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I think this is one of my favorite videos.

NO IT IS NOT 240 HORIZONTAL LINES, VHS HAS THE 525 LINES LIKE TELEVISION, THE 240 REFERS TO VERTICAL LINES AND IT IS NOT EVEN TRUE SINCE IT IS DEFINED IN BANDWIDTH MESURED IN MEGAHERTZ.

One thing I dislike, specially about HBO MAX platform is that the films there are entirely cropped to Scope 2.39:1, films like Interestellar doesn't have the image expanding into 1.78:1 as it should be, the same with Dune Part II which is not in the original 1.90:1 size. Nonetheless, I can still see Interestellar the proper way in internet pages but the expanded format of Dune Part II is anywhere.

amazing work

I’m Meisner trained. I find that connection and being grounded in what I’m actually doing/feeling and what brings the actual life of the character is what makes me the best. As well as working off my partner and intentionally listening and letting them affect me.

this video is so well made. this is now my Transformers 2

so good, thanks.

Why don't these people just try acting?

Not the biggest fan of this modern idea of method acting. Acting is inherently a performance and you should embrace that. Also this modern method acting won't help you much on stage anyway.

When I saw Dune Part Two in IMAX I was filled with a sense of awe each time at the scene where Paul rode the sandworm. Literally jaw dropping awe. As much as I understand that the aspect ratios for home release are meant to accommodate smaller screens, I can't help but be saddened that nommater how nice of a setup I make for myself at home, I cannot capture that feeling of awe again because the movie simply isn't available to me in that format.

Interested

Blushing on queue is the sign of a great actor.

I remember first discovering widescreen, I loved that you could get the original theatrical exhibition on VHS and I lapped them up much as I could. When I found out what imax was and how it looked and how they didn’t want imax ratio films at home for consumers it just pissed me off. I love movies and film but I refuse to spend money on imax tickets since it’s all about them making money. There’s nothing wrong with making money but I’m giving them my money.

Yeah, I did the pan and scan for the HBO acquired movie “Conformation” in 2016. It was originally shot 2.39. At the time 2.39 was not an allowable aspect ratio, rule was 178 only. Too bad the movie very cinematic in widescreen. It made me sad to pan and scan it.

Joaquin Phoenix is the reason Why I became a method actor as his performance in Joker (2019) blew my mind, and while I was watching the film, I always knew Phoenix would win the Oscar, which he's waited for a long time.

Typical comment from someone who is not creative. Now, Hollywood is not the king of creativity, so looking for examples of lack of creativity in Hollywood cinema is cheating XD Postada: vocal fry is very annoying.

I could give a flying FK about the "directors intent". plus most are cropped to shit because of muh "cinematic feel". CinemaCrapScope SUCKS.

You're my new favorite cinema video essayist. This essay is SO GREAT. Your analysis, choice of references and depth of field reflects a tremendous intellect. Excited to find this channel.

Well, obviously. Nothing is imagined in a vacuum. Literally _only_ nothing can be imagined or constructed in a vacuum. Humans initially got their mental images from the environment and other humans. Then those images and concepts got used and slightly modified to fit a different location or framing than what they were used for before. And that process just continues to the present. They're applied at a different time. They're combined with other derivative concepts and images that create a unique _combination_ of things. All sets of things are built from already existing particulars and subsets.

Ah yes... the famous Wesley Craven horror "The Holes Have Eyes". Was this video made by an AI? It sure wasn't made by people "who love movies and everything that goes into making them". FFS... the god damn poster you're talking about is IN THE FRAME, From The Frame. YOU CAN READ THE TITLE! IT IS THERE!!!

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One of the best documentary film on this director I have ever seen

Great essay!

Such an inspiring and insightful piece, thank you for putting in the time to create it.

Excellent video essay.

This is a really well made video, but it feels like it's missing some subtext. Let's ignore semantic words like "stealing" and "borrowing" and simply ask, when does an homage cross a line? When does having an original idea warrant artistic credibility and when does copying a scene warrant criticism? Those are more difficult questions and I think it would be interesting to see an exploration of the answers.

Ridley Scott’s film “Legend” pays homage to Cocteau’s “Beauty and the Beast”

Lovely. Thank you.

great video I loved it

4:00 Greta Gerwig: ‘you can give ‘faster’ / ‘slower’ but that’s usually not useful’… David Fincher through the entire filming of “The Social Network”:

Booooooooo

I love that you're giving VFX and CGI their due. That time period in the late 80s, early 90s really ushered in a new era of filmmaking.

19:26 Charlotte Wells can be casted for Isabella Rossellini

The world rises your son now.. the internet raises your son

This is a truly good video. I watch TH-cam all the time but it’s rare to find a video with as much substance and this one. Thank you.

It is a reality that many movies disappear from common knowledge over time. Humanity is about carrying on the torch. How will future generations know about Dancing with the Wolves and the principles it carries without watching Avatar? Isn't that the purpose of storytellers?

great video essay, thank you!!

Im an actor trying to make my 1st film in NYC and wondering if anyone is interested in helping 😎

I know if I ever become a famous actor I'm going to make stuff up whenever asked about my process. Like say I found a shady doctor in a third world country to stop my heart and revive me to prepare for a role that I die in. Or give my kid up for adoption only to adopt them after the directors cut got released if my character loat their kid. I'll encourage the cast and crew to verify these claims and give them the freedom to make up stuff on their own if asked which I'll confirm are true.

This video essay should have 10 million views

what is that music at about three minutes fifty five...?

Who is jeremy strong?

Thanks

The fact I'll never see Dune how its meant to be seen ever again because home release only has the widescreen is 100% bullshit

If anybody has read the script of "The Little Women" written by Greta Gerwig, you'd find this movie is so badly directed. None of the actors have pulled their weight. There are such clear moments in the script that make a scene magical and the actors have paid no heed to it and just rushed through them. For eg the last train scene where Fredriech says "i have nothing to give to you, my hands are empty", Jo's character holds his hand and says "no they are not"-now look at what Saoirse Ronan has done in the scene. The only thing that the script maybe did not have was an inherent rhythm. The only element of structure that pops out is the back and forth in time. Was that what led to this rushing? I wish somebody who has read what Greta wrote would interview here about how she directed it.

Brilliant video!!!

This videos needs to be an hour long

You didn’t show Repo Man while Paul Thomas Anderson was talking about Robby Müller. It’s been years since I’ve heard that interview, but I think they get on the subject of Müller there because they’re talking about Repo Man.

Lars von Trier's films are super liberating. I had much more convictions about strict filmmaking processes in order to create a top tier piece, but quite literally everything changed since I've started watching his works. And by the way, willing to understand his decisions I also changed my way of preparing for someone's films. Similar to David Lynch he leaves so many hints about his vibes and worryings and overall moods of his works in his interviews and stories. My most rewatchable director.

What I’ve seen from film in the last few decades seems to shun the beautiful in the same way it shuns transcendence.