Discussion
Let’s make some lists of great “moments out of time.” We’ll build a “Museum of Moments.” If yours are chosen for the museum, you may win a prize! (Then again, you may not.) Please post your responses to the following topics on the class message board.
- Describe two remarkable uses of lighting or lenses that you remember.
- Name one unusual use of filmstock, if you can.
- Give us five of your favorite dialogue quotes.
- Describe five of your favorite “looks.”
- List five of your favorite memorable film actions.
July 19, 2011 at 11:13 pm |
1. One remarkable use of lenses occurs in the movie “Saving Private Ryan.” Tha wide screen shots and panoramic views along the beach are simply incredible. They use a lot of aerial shots that are just breathtaking. The tracking shots of specifc soldiers also really enhance the feeling you being there. you experience these things with them. The camera moves so swiftly that you feel as if you are really there. The film, “Narnia,” as well as the newest “Alice in Wonderland” portray some awesome lighting. They really give off a feeling of a magical place through the way the lighting is done. In parts of happiness, such as with Aslan it tends to be lighter and much brighter giving off a safer more magical feeling. During scenes involving the White Witch it tended to be darker and more gloomy like the constant winter filled forest in order to evoke a more scared reaction in the viewer.
2. I’m not entriely sure what would be considered an unusual use of filmstock but during the movie, “Pearl Harbor,” the director decided to use a technique during one of the scenes that I found particularly interesting. It involved eliminating the dialogue and background noise and replacing it with an intense song. The movement is also slowed down a bit and the camera appears more smoky or fogged as if to really enhance and evoke intense emotion and feelings pertaining to the horrible tragedy these people are living through.
3 “May the force be with you”
“Live long and prosper”- Spock
“You are the world’s worst drug dealer”- Stu “The Hangover”
“Do not tell me it can’t be done” – FDR in “Pearl Harbor”
” Well that worked out nicely”- Jim Carey “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
4. I really love the “big” picture, so I tend to be a fan of aerial views and shots that involve a lot of widescreen panoramic views I really feel more in control and informed when I see this angle, although this may be because I’m short and I feel more empowered. But from the time I can remember, I always loved looking outside an airplane window and seeing how miniature houses looked from up there. Another angle that I love simply because it makes me feel more involved in the film is a ground view where the camera looks up and you perceive things for their actual size. Another angle I really think is cool is when something can be viewed from all angles because the camera not the people is rotating in a full circle. Scenery is very important to me because it sets the tone for the film, so to me I like panning wherever the film is taking place as long as it pertains to the film and plays an important role.
5. Jim Carey knocking himself out with a hammer in “The Grinch,” Barbossa’s eye roll in “Pirates of the Carribean, the whole gang dancing in “Grease,” Mrs. Krank chasing the ham in “Christmas with the Kranks.” and lightsaber fights in “Star Wars”
July 26, 2011 at 10:44 am |
1. In Saturday Night Fever, lighting was used to capture the effect of the excitement on the dance floor. The director used lighting that was reflected off of a large mirrored globe to emphasize the atmosphere around the spinning dancers. The lighting in that scene added to the excitement of the dance. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick used a variety of lenses to create the outstanding special effects of the movie. For example, it appears that special wide lenses were used to depict the space craft as it traveled through the vastness of space. Planets, moons, meteoroids, and space ships were all visible in one wide-angle shot.
2. In Schindler’s List, director Stephen Spielberg used black and white film stock to create stark contrasts. The director was attempting to show the horrors of the Holocaust amid the gray and bleak landscapes contrasted with the white snows of winter. He was trying to show the vastness of the deaths that were occurring on a daily basis in the concentration camps. He singles out one little girl in this bizmal setting to be singled out as wearing a red coat.
3. “Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.” – Dory from Finding Nemo
“Don’t let the beard fool you. He’s a child!” – Stu from The Hangover
“Just smile and wave boys. Smile and wave.” –Skipper the Penguin from Madagascar
“Say hello to my little friend.” – Al Pacino from Scarface
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” –Roy Scheider in Jaws
4. Steve Martin’s look with his long nose in Roxanne
The 3 actors with their long cone-shaped heads in Coneheads
Jon Heder’s goofy and nerdy look from Napoleon Dynamite
Marlin Brando’s evil look in Godfather
Angelina Jolie’s sophisticated and conceited look in Mr. and Mrs. Smith
5. Steve Carell talked on the news with his squeaky voice in Bruce Almighty.
The baby throws up on actor Reese Witherspoon in Four Christmases.
Hansel challenges Derek Zoolander to take off his underwear in Zoolander
Jesse and Chester try to order Chinese food, but are annoyed by the “And Then Lady” in Dude Where’s My Car?
Alan shaved off his hair when he was drunk in Hangover 2
July 28, 2011 at 5:58 pm |
1. One memory of a remarkable use of lighting is in the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”. I thought that the use of lighting to create a futuristic aura in the spacecrafts was well done and allowed the audience to fell engaged in what they were watching. I also recall a remarkable use of lighting in the movie “Finding Nemo”. I thought it was incredible that the filmmakers could realistically recreate light in the ocean. I specifically remember the light hitting the coral and the fish when Nemo and his friends are at the drop-off by themselves. I am constantly floored that they could make the light look so real.
2. I haven’t been able to come up with an unusual use of filmstock. I’ve searched on the internet and I haven’t found an example of an unusual use.
3. Favorite Dialogue Quotations:
–“I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.” – Marlon Brando as Don Corleone in “The Godfather”.
–“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you…stranger.” – Heath Ledger as The Joker in “The Dark Knight”.
–“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” – Christian Bale as Batman in “Batman Begins”.
–“No, venti is twenty. Large is large. In fact, tall is large and grande is Spanish for large. Venti is the only one that doesn’t mean large. It’s also the only one that’s Italian. Congratulations, you’re stupid in three languages.” – Paul Rudd as Danny in “Role Models”.
–“You see George, you’ve really had a wonderful life. Don’t you see what a mistake it would be to just throw it away?” – Henry Travers as Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
4. Favorite “looks”:
–Heath Ledger’s look as The Joker in “The Dark Knight”.
–Clint Eastwood’s grouchy, uptight look in “Gran Torino”.
–James Stewart’s desperate and crazed look in “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
–Will Ferrell’s look of innocence in “Elf’.
–Sylvester Stallone’s exhausted but triumphant look in “Rocky”.
5. Favorite actions:
–Zachary Quinto as Spock tugging his shirt to straighten it in the new “Star Trek”. This is memorable because Spock did this in the television series.
–Mel Gibson as William Wallace yelling “Freedom!” in “Braveheart”.
–Al Pacino as Michael Corleone giving his brother the kiss of death in “The Godfather Part II”.
–Keanu Reeves as Neo bending backwards and dodging bullets in “The Matrix”.
–Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson standing at the bow of the ship with his arms spread in “Titanic”.
July 30, 2011 at 11:37 am |
1. One great use of lighting would have to be in the movie “Across the Universe.” They use lighting to give a psychedelic feel to the movie which is set to take place in the 60′s. Another great use of lighting would be in “2001: A Space Odyssey” where they use dark lighting to display the bleakness and the vastness of outer space and bright lighting to give a futuristic quality to the inside of the space ship.
2. A great example of unusual film stock would be in “The Wizard of Oz” when it switches from black and white to color once Dorthy leaves Kansas. This was very inovative at the time it was made especially since most movies were in black and white.
3. “If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.” – Into the Wild
“Eat my shorts.” – The Breakfast Club
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” – Dirty Dancing
“Men are rats. Listen to me, they’re fleas on rats. Worse than that, they’re amoebas on fleas on rats. I mean, they’re even too low for the dogs to bite. They only man a girl can depend on is her daddy.” – Grease
“I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding put what that is.” – Zoolander
4.Robin Williams’ man to woman look in “Mrs. Doubtfire”
John Travolta’s matronly look in “Hairspray”
Audrey Hepburn’s classic and elegant look in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
Anne Hathaway’s geek to chic look in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Jeff Bridges’ western and slightly crazy look in “True Grit”
5. The parade scene in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”
In “Saving Private Ryan” when all of the American soldiers plan to trap and kill the Germans and also try and keep Private Ryan alive towards the end of the movie.
The scene in “Black Swan” when Natalie Portman turns into a bird during her dance performance.
The scene in “Superbad” when Seth and Evan try to steal alcohol from the party they’re at without getting killed or beaten up.
Another scene would be in “Night at the Roxbury” when Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan are dancing in the car and Chris keeps constantly breaking the windows.
August 4, 2011 at 4:29 pm |
1. In “Ocean’s 11” (2001), a scene near the end implements remarkable lighting technique when light from a hotel fountain illuminates all of the characters’ faces. In “The Prestige” (2006), many scenes occur on a stage and as such actual stage lights frequently spotlight the actors.
2. In “Casino Royale” (2006), the opening scene was shot using RX-2222 black and white film stock. This is unusual because modern movies are generally shot entirely in color.
3. “That last hand. Nearly killed me.”- Daniel Craig (James Bond) in “Casino Royale” (2006)
“You hear that? She called me a noble steed. She thinks I’m a steed.”- Eddie Murphy (Donkey) in “Shrek: the Third” (2007)
“Don’t ever let somebody tell you… You can’t do something. Not even me.”- Will Smith (Christopher Gardner) in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (2006)
“Ta-da! I’m Sebastian! The whale-washing dolphin!”- Jack Black (Lenny) in “Shark Tale” (2004)
“This is the LAPD. We’re the most hated cops in all the free world. My own mama’s ashamed of me. She tells everybody I’m a drug dealer.”- Chris Tucker (Carter) in “Rush Hour” (1998)
4. Sylvester Stallone’s (Rambo) gritty and serious look in “Rambo” (2009)
Johnny Depp’s (Jack Sparrow) goofy look in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003)
Javier Bardem’s (Anton Chigurh) lifeless, scary look in “No Country for Old Men” (2007)
Robin William’s (Andrew Martin) robotic look in “Bicentennial Man” (1999)
Ben Stiller’s (David Starsky) 70s style look in “Starsky and Hutch” (2004)
5. The free-running chase scene in “Casion Royale” (2006)
When E.T. tries to heal someone with a fake knife through their head in “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982)
The gas fight in “Zoolander” (2001)
When they blow up the city in “Fight Club” (1999)
Forrest runs from the car and breaks off his leg braces in “Forrest Gump” (1994)
August 5, 2011 at 2:19 am |
One remarkable use of lighting that I remember was in the movie Bruce Almighty (2003) when God and Bruce both climb up the latter into a very light white room at the top of the building in which god proves himself to Bruce, Another good use of lighting is in the movie Taken (2008), when he is trying to get information out of a local and the only light in the room illuminated the entire room, that’s one powerful light!
2. One use of unusual film stock is in harry potter when Dumbledore takes the vials of his memory and puts them in the water and for a couple of seconds the film is black and white. Until the memory becomes clear.
3. “You’re going to need a bigger boat” Roy Scheider–Jaws
“A martini shaken, not stirred.”-Sean Connery- Goldfinger
“Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac…It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!”-Bill Murray- Caddyshack
“I’ll be back” Arnold Schwarzenegger- The Terminator
“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” -Tom Hanks- Forest Gump
4. Pinoccio’s look when he is lying in Shrek.
The look of the people’s faces on the beach when they see the shark in jaws for the first time.
The look on Bruce’s face in Bruce Almighty when he finds out he has powers.
Voldemort’s face when he find’s out he didn’t kill Harry potter in the final movie.
The gingerbread man’s look in Shrek when the evil king breaks off his foot.
5. When The guy in taken kills the person that bought his daughter at the end.
The Brain control part in Dinner for Schmucks.
When the Criminal in the Outsider bumps into the cop that was trying to save the bank.
When Will Ferrill Streaks throughout the city until he meets his wife in the middle of the street in Old School.
The Toga party in Animal House.
August 5, 2011 at 9:53 pm |
1. One remarkable use of a lense that i have seen is in a depiction of a bug’s point of view using a fish eye lense. A remarkable use of lighting that i have seen is in 2001: A space odyssey when the black slab is brought into play.
2. An unusual use of filmstock that i have seen is in the movie Cloverfield where the entire movie is portrayed in the view of a moving camera
3. “I’ll be back,” “Get to the chopper,” “Come with me if you want to live,” “Squidward, the sky had a baby from my cereal box,” and “Life is like a box of chocolates…”
4. -Saving Private Ryan: when the captain looked at Ryan and said “Earn this”
-Harry Potter 4: Cedric’s expression as he lay dead
-Forrest Gump: when Forrest stopped running and had thought all that he needed to think.
-Saving Private Ryan: D-day invasion, the look of the captain as everything slows around him.
-Braveheart: when he lays dieing and yells freedom
5. -Karate Kid: the crane kick
-The Dark Night: Prison inmate throws the control to blow up the ship out the window.
-Inception: Spinning the top
-Lord of the Rings-Fellowship: The “you shall not pass” staff-slam.
-Star Wars: Vader throws Sideus off the edge.
August 8, 2011 at 2:32 pm |
1. One remarkable uses of lighting or lenses that I remember from previous movies I’ve watch include the lens used in the Titanic when Rose is standing on the very front of the ship with her arms spread out and Jack is standing behind her holding her. You can see the ship and the surrounding ocean around her and it’s one of the most memorable scenes in the movie. And a great use of lighting in my opinion is from the scene in ET when ET and the little boy are looking up into the light. It makes it look as if ET is in fact very real and that was very impressive for that time period.
2. One unusual use of film stock is during the movie The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. When the pirates finally discover the fountain of youth. There is very little lighting in the area, and yet everything can be seen very well with great details. The lack of lighting gives it a very eerie feeling without taking anything away from the viewers.
3. My five favorite quotes from movies include:
- “My momma always said, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.’” – Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump
- “Yo, K, gonna need a little more back up here than we thought.” – Jay, Men in Black
- “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” – Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz
- “The most wonderful thing about tiggers, is I’m the only one.” – Tigger, Winnie the Pooh
- “Anyway, my Mum always says thing have a way of coming back to us in the end.” – Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter
4. My favorite looks include:
- Johnny Depp from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Orlando Bloom’s character in Lord of the rings
- Sherlock Holmes’ character in Sherlock Holmes
- Johnny Depp from Pirates of the Caribbean
- It the clown from Stephen King’s, It
5. My five favorite memorable film actions include:
1. Taken, when the father is tracking down his daughter to save her and kills everyone in his way.
2. Lakeview Terrace, when the police officer living next door gets shot by all the other police officers for hiding his gun.
3. Bad Boys 2, when the two FBI agents pretend to be exterminators to enter the house of the drug lord.
4. Cow Boys and Aliens, when Ella is climbing up the alien space ship to blow it up.
5. Spider Man, when Spiderman is hanging upside down in front of Mary Jane and she pulls his mask down to kiss him.
August 8, 2011 at 2:41 pm |
1. Lighting and lenses are two essentials to a great film. Some films have more memorable lighting and lenses use than others. One remarkable use of lighting that I remember comes from the movie 300. The whole movie uses excellent lighting, but one particular scene stands out to me. It is the scene where the Spartans are driving the Persian soldiers off the edge of a cliff. They have the sun in the background giving the Persian soldiers a sort of ‘silhouette’ look while the Spartans red capes and golden helmets stand out against the sunlight. Another us of lighting comes from the film Sucker Punch. It’s the scene where Babydoll jumps up to kick in the face of the Samurai with the machine gun. The area behind the Samurai is dark and foggy from outside and the area behind Babydoll is bright from the light of the Samurai’s tracers leaving the machine gun.
2. An unusual use of film stock that comes to mind is in a scene from North by Northwest. It’s the scene where Roger is in Kendall’s compartment on the train and he is holding her in his arms and the camera gets a close up on her face. The lighting around her face and on her face gives me the impression that she’s in a dreamy state of mind/she’s in love.
3. Five of my favorite dialogue quotes:
• “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”- Wiseman from Sucker Punch
• “…Bond. James Bond.”- James Bond from Dr. No
• “I’ll be back.”- Terminator from The Terminator
• “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.”- Henry Hill from Good Fellas
• “For neither can live while the other survives”- Dumbledore from Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part II
4. Five of my favorite looks:
• Voldemort with his ‘snake like’ body from the Harry Potter series.
• Jake Sully’s tall ,blue and agile avatar from Avatar
• Mad Hatter’s mercury induced craziness, wild red hair, white face, and ragged top hat from Alice In Wonderland
• The Joker’s scared, poorly painted clown face from The Dark Knight
• Derek Thompson tooth fairy costume from Tooth Fairy
5. Five of my favorite memorable film actions:
• Matrix, when Neo leans back to dodge the slow moving bullet.
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part II, when Harry’s and Voldemort’s spells meet in the middle and it goes back and forth while they’re fighting to the death.
• King Kong, when King Kong is at the top of the Empire State Building holding Ann and swapping down fighter planes.
Godzilla, where Godzilla comes through the city destroys everything.
• Shutter Island, when Teddy goes through the revelation that he’s crazy and he is one of the occupants at the Asylum.
August 8, 2011 at 5:27 pm |
1.One use of lighting was effective in the latest Harry Potter film, the scene that is the best example is when Harry dies (sorry to spoil the movie for some) and he is in a “Train station” that looks completely sterol and white. Another use on lighting is when you slip back in time to look at some of Harry’s past memories and they are all in black and white but some items are in color to show importance.
2. An unusual use of film stock is in Harry Potter when you seemed to focused of him but the camera goes blurry but one section of the screen is still clear which helps you transition your attention to the new designated area.
3. “Noah (to Allie): If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.” -The Notebook
“Jack: That’s one of the good things about Paris: lots of girls willing to take their clothes off” -Titanic
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” – Gone with the wind
“I’ll never let go, Jack. I promise.” – Titanic
“My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” – Forest Gump
4. The look of Bella’s face after she punches Jacob in the face. -Twilight
The look of Lord Voldemort’s face when the “dead”Harry Potter gets up a runs.-Harry Potter
Noah Calhoun’s face the first time he lays eyes on Allie. – The Notebook
Forest Gump’s face when he realizes Jenny’s son is his son. – Forest Gump
Edward Cullen’s face when he realizes Bella isn’t dead.- Twilight
5. The facial expression when Bella punches Jacob in the face and breaks her hand. – Twilight
The look of Forest Gump face and body language when he runs and his leg braces break off. – forest Gump
When Rose slaps Cal Hockley in the face. – Titanic
One action is when Mrs. Weasley kills bellatrix. – Harry Potter
In the movie 21 when the main character Ben gets beat up by the casino managers. – 21
August 8, 2011 at 5:43 pm |
1. One remarkable use of lighting was in the movie “Pearl Harbor” during the scene when the Japanese began the war. In this scene the lighting went from very bright to dark and gloomy. This made the whole mood in the movie completely transform and really capture the emotion in the scene. A remarkable use of lens is found in the movie “Soul Surfer.” This use is shown durning the scene Bethany gets attacked by a shark. Before the attack the camera zooms in and out on Bethany and around her making her the main focus.
2. A great example of unusual filmstock is in the movie Blindside durning the scene when Micheal has flashback’s because of the way they go from the past back to the present and vise versa.
3.
-”You said we’re a team. One person struggles, we all struggle. One person triumphs, we all triumph.” – Coach carter
-”Don’t you dare lie to me boy.” – The Blindside
-”I don’t associate with people who blame the world for their problems. You are your problem. You are also your solution.” -Bridesmaids
-”Gandhi said that whatever you do in life will be insignificant. But it’s very important that you do it. I tend to agree with the first part.” – Remember me
-”The bachelor party. The whole night. It’s… Things got out of control and, uh… we lost Doug.”- The Hangover
4.
-The Notebook: Allie’s face right before she faints when she sees the picture of Noah in the Newspaper with the house he built for her.
- Bridesmaids: Annies face when she get’s in an argument with a teenager at her work
-The Replacements: Jimmy McGinty’s face when he see’s Shane Falco come back to the stadium to play the last play of the season.
-The Blindside: Coach Cotton’s face when he see’s Micheal Oher for the first time playing basketball.
-The Hangover: Stew’s Face when he see’s the lion in the bathroom.
5.
-The fight scene at the end of Crazy Stupid Love between all the men.
- When Jumbo scores his frist touchdown in The Replacement’s.
- Bianca punches Joey in the face for her sister Kat in 10 Things I Hate About You.
- When Bethany’s bestfriends family saves her life after she gets attacked by a shark in Soul Surfer.
- The fair scene at the end of Grease.
August 8, 2011 at 10:02 pm |
1)Pans Labyrinth shows extraordinary use of lighting by using candlelight to establish the fact that it isn’t current times but is instead a period piece. Also, the lighting gets darker and darker throughout the movie as hope dwindles as well as the sanity of the Colonel. In fact, the most depressing and hopeless scenes are nearly impossible to see. However, the happiest scenes are always very well lit and celebratory showing that there is hope. Another film that used extraordinary lighting was Shawshank Redemption. During Andy’s escape, the lighting is very dark since there was a thunderstorm going on around him. When he is finally free of prison lightning strikes illuminating his suroundings with a beauty he never saw while in a prison cell.
2)The Wizard of Oz is a good example of an unusual use of film stock. While Dorthy is in Kansas, everything has an achromatic color scheme. However, while in Oz, every color is very bright and exuberant. giving the world a completely different feel.
3) -”The first rule of Fight Club is do not talk about Fight Club”-Tyler Durdan from Fight Club
-”Check out the brain on Brett”-Jules from Pulp Fiction
-”What’s in the box”- Brad Pitt in SE7EN
-”I’ll tell you a riddle. You’re waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you don’t know for sure. But it doesn’t matter. How can it not matter to you where that train will take you?”-Mal from Inception
-”You’re gonna need a bigger boat”-Chief Brody from Jaws
4)-Robert Neville seeing Fred in the streets in I Am Legend
-Gollum while falling into Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings:Return of the King
-Jodie Foster describing the screaming lambs to Hannibal in Silence of the Lambs
-Forrest Gump looking for Bubba before Bubba dies in his arms in Forest Gump
-Eddie Valent discovering Judge Doom is a toon in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
5)-Edward Norton crying over his brothers body in American History X
-Edward Scissorhands carving the ice sculpture in Edward Scissorhands
- Wesley standing up shortly after dying in
The Princess Bride
-Buzz Lightyear actually flying in Toy Story
-Edward Norton shooting himself in the face in order to kill Tyler Durdan in Fight Club
August 9, 2011 at 11:23 am |
1.In the movie E.T., when Elliott was pedaling his bike in mid-air, with the full moon in the background and E.T. was in his basket, the lighting was almost like a silhouette. Also, in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still, when the alien just emerged from the U.F.O., the spacecraft had an enormous amount of blinding light being emitted from it.
2.I cannot come up with an unusual use of filmstock. I have searched many sites and am still unable to find a useful example.
3.“Yesssss!” – Napoleon Dynamite. “E.T. phone home” – E.T. “May the force be with you” – Star Wars. “Bond. James Bond” – Casino Royale. “We’re going to need a bigger boat” – Jaws
4.Arnold Schwarzenegger’s emotionless face. – The Terminator. Drew Barrymore’s scream. – E.T. Peter Billingsley’s gaze when he saw the BB gun in the store. – A Christmas Story. Ted Knight’s reaction when a yacht plows through his own boat. – Caddyshack. Tom Cruise’s cocky look when he explains his inverted jet maneuver. – Top Gun.
5.The low fly by that spills coffee on the guy in the tower. – Top Gun.
Harry’s look when he sees Hagrid perform magic for the first time. – Harry Potter. When Riddick gets up to show Carolyn his eyes. – Pitch Black. The scene when the semi flips end over end. – The Dark Knight. When the Terminator defends John from the two criminals. – Terminator 2 Judgment Day.
August 9, 2011 at 6:27 pm |
1. Moulin Rouge’s lighting is very memorable to me. It’s an intense romance movie and the lighting adds to the effect. The lighting has almost a blue cast, and there is a hint of a pink hue leaning towards the soft, saturated style of a romance. When the film is at a turning point, or a very important point, the lighting becomes darker and more intense and it portrays the feelings and distress of the character. As for a lenses effect, the lenses that were used in 2001: A Space Odyssey was something that popped out at me. It was easy to see everything in a single scene because of either the panoramic type lenses or the wide lenses. Everything, such as the space scenes showing the spacecrafts and meteors, were easily depicted and expressed so the audience could get the full effect of the film.
2. In the Movie Silence of the Lambs, the film stock strikes me as unusual. The movie itself is a very intense movie and the use of color and lighting seems very drab and dull to me. The colors seem muted when the action is not happening but in contrast the colors were very bright and vivid. In one scene set in an elevator, the walls and even clothing colors were very dull and colorless compared to the vivid and grotesque scenes of the blood and body.
3. “If you’re a bird, I’m a bird”- The Notebook
“I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who’s ever lived: I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.”- The Notebook
“I’m history! No, I’m mythology! Nah, I don’t care what I am, I’m free!”- Aladdin
“With enough courage, you can do without a reputation”-Gone With the Wind
“Live by the bone, die by the bone.”- Bones
4. Dumbledore’s (Michael Gambon) wizardly and regal look from Harry Potter.
Kierra Knightly’s transitional look from elegant and rich to a mannish and pirate look in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Charlie Chaplin’s look in The Gold Rush movie that was a very simplistic and comical look with his small mustache and worn out clothing.
Nicole Kidman’s flashy and somewhat elegant look in Moulin Rouge
Johnny Depp’s classy, more reserved look in Finding Neverland
5. In Titanic, as the ship is sinking and the bow of the boat is straight up in the air, and the only sound in the night is the screaming and the rushing water, and people are trying to swim away and there are people falling and jumping of the boat trying to survive.
In Marley and Me when Josh Grober looks in the house window and sees his wife dancing with Marley.
In the end of Finding Neverland, after the mother dies and Johnny Depp are sitting in the park remembering and talking about her.
In the Narnia: Prince Caspian the last battle when even the trees and earth are fighting back against the Telmarines.
In The Guardian, the ending rescue scene where Kevin Costner sacrifices himself and releases his belt but Ashton Kutcher catches him and says “I won’t let go” but Costner unstraps his glove and falls anyways and you see him hit the water right as a huge wave crashes over his body.
August 10, 2011 at 2:54 pm |
1. One of the instances where I saw phenomenal uses of lighting were in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2. The scene where Voldemort and his deatheaters are attempting to destroy the force field surrounding Hogwarts really looks magnificent considering the darkness of the surrounding scenery, and the contrast of the intense lighting effects that come from the force field. Another instance of great lighting was in 2001: A Space Odyssey when Dave was traveling through space at the speed of light.
2. Im not completely sure what film stock exactly is, however there are several instances when movies with a specific character will be talking about a past event in which case the color of the film usually changes to either dull colors, or black and white to indicate that the plot is not in current time.
3.
1. “Why so serious?”- The Joker
2. “My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’” – Forrest Gump
3. ” Be gooooood”- E.T.
4. “With great power, comes great responsibility”- Peter Parker(Spiderman)
5. “This is Sparta!” – The Spartan King Leonidas
4. 1.Jim Carrey’s hiliarious facial expressions in “Dumb and Dumber.”
2. The creepy yet splended look of the Joker in “The Dark Night”.
3. Voldemorts evil grin when he is about to attack Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2.
4. Ron Weasleys terrified look every time he encounters spiders.
5. Tony Stark’s epic Iron Man’s suit.
5.
1. When Aragorn and his army are at the black gates in “The Lord of the Rings: the return of the king” and he says calmly: “for Frodo” and then charges forward.
2. The epic battle scene between Harry and Voldemort when both of there spells are colliding into eachother.( Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows part 2)
3. In the new Star Trek film when Spock’s small space ship is about to be destroyed by enemy missles but then the USS Enterprise warps in to destroy the missles and to rescue him.
4. When the Titans football team win the championship in “Remember the Titans”.
5. When Ben and his friends and family find “the city of gold” in “National Treasure 2″.
August 11, 2011 at 1:51 pm |
1. A remarkable use of lighting that comes to mind happens to be in one of my favorite movies, Back to the Future Part 2. When Doc and Marty come back to what they think is the “normal” version of 1985, they come back to a destroyed and run down alternate version of 1985 where the antagonist, Biff, runs everything. When they were in the year 2015, Hill Valley was clean, it was daytime, and everything seemed to be normal. When they got back to their “nightmare” version of 1985, everything was very dark and grungy, which I believe was the director and cinematographer implying that all was not well. A remarkable use of lenses that I can remember was in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off when Cameron gets mad and starts kicking his dad’s Ferrari. When they were trying to turn the car’s mileage back, he did not think of the possibility that the car could take off if he kicked the blocks out from under the car. The car takes off through the glass a few stories up and crashes into the woods behind Cameron’s house. The tracking shot that they used was amazing because it showed the car’s fall in slow motion, which made the viewer suspenseful and in anticipation of what was going to happen next.
2. One unusual use of filmstock was in the movie “Forrest Gump” when the film makers digitally put Forrest in many historic scenes captured on film. He met President Kennedy, among others, and it actually looked like Tom Hanks was there shaking his hand.
3.
“You married your cousin? …Is he a second cousin?”- Sweet Home Alabama
“ Show me the money!”- Jerry Maguire
“ I see dead people.” – The Sixth Sense
“ Fish are friends, not food.” – Finding Nemo
“I just don’t think that Brooke could’ve done this. Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don’t shoot their husbands, they just don’t.” – Legally Blonde
4. favorite looks:
Helena Bonham Carter’s disheveled look as Beatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter
Anne Hathaway’s makeover in Princess Diaries
Liam Neeson’s frantic and crazed look throughout Taken
Christopher Lloyd’s mad scientist look in all of the Back to the Future movies
Sam Rockwell’s look as a creepy inmate in the Green Mile
5. D-Day invasion in Saving Private Ryan
The colosseum fight scene with the tigers in Gladiator
When Doc shows Marty the time machine for the first time in Back to the Future
When Jack Byrnes hooks Greg Focker up to the lie detector machine in Meet the Parents
When Truman finds out that his whole life is being filmed for a reality TV show in the Truman Show
August 13, 2011 at 6:19 pm |
1. One use of remarkable lighting that I remember is from the movie “Water For Elephants” when they use the lighting (or lack of) to portray that a serious or somber scene is occurring or they are foreshadowing. Also a use of lenses that was noticeable was in “Lincoln Lawyer” when they would show a panoramic view of the roads while a high speed chase was in progress and it increased the tension you felt of what was going to happen next.
2. I think there was good use of film stock in cartoon movies like “Bambi” because they had to integrate drawings on a colored film stock.
3. “You talking to me?” Robert De Niro in the Taxi Driver
“I’ll have what she’s having.” Lady in diner in When Harry Met Sally
“Yeah, baby, yeah.” Austin Powers
“There’s a thirty percent chance that it’s already raining.” Karen in Mean Girls
“They’ve done studies, you know. Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.” Anchorman
4. Jack Sparrow in any of the Pirates of the Caribbean but especially the one where he has eyes painted on his eye lids. But I love how they portray him as a pirate because I think his outfit is perfect, especially for his character.
Reese Witherspoon plays a circus performer in Water For Elephants and I love her performing outfits especially in the scenes when she is with the elephant.
Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz also has a great look because it is what you’d picture for a girl in a small, homely town to be wearing and it fits her personality well.
The Joker in the Batman movies outfit was great too because it was so out there and matched the villainous character that he was.
Harry Potter’s outfits in the Harry Potter movies were fantastic because they are unique school uniforms that are befitting of wizards.
5. Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty parting his tomato soup “red sea”.
When the witch melts in The Wizard of Oz.
The fight scene in The Karate Kid.
When Marilyn Monroe is standing over the drafty vent in the road in The Seven Year Itch.
When E.T. Flies across the sky in the bicycle in E.T.
August 16, 2011 at 12:17 am |
1. A remarkable use of lighting I remember vividly takes place in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Bellatrix and her fellow death eaters land outside the Burrows in the middle of the night and Harry takes chase to Bellatrix. During this whole sequence the light creates an eerie glow that brings out the usually bland colours that surround the Borrows. The only way to describe it is as a pure white light being shown on the landscape without a soft box, so the result is a very “hard” light.
2. I cannot really say that I’ve seen a particularly unusual use of filmstock.
3. “If you were sitting in your office, we’d be having this conversation face to face”- Jason Bourne to Noah Vosen in The Bourne Ultimatum
“You’re a wizard, Harry.”- Hagrid to Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
“When somebody asks me a question, I tell them the answer.”- Jamal to Inspector in Slumdog Millionaire
“A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day.”- Aragorn addressing the armies of Rohan and Gondor in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
“Earn this.” Capt. Miller to Pvt. Ryan in Saving Private Ryan
4. -Christopher Nolan’s chilling rendition of the Joker in The Dark Knight
-Matt Damon’s classic western look as La Boeuf in True Grit (2010)
-Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly’s childish look in Step Brothers
-Jason Isaacs’ pale, disheveled look after being broken out of Azkaban in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pts. 1 and 2.
– Morgan Freeman’s god-like look in Bruce Almighty
5. -Jamal kissing Latika’s scar at the end of Slumdog Millionaire.
-Luke finding out he is Darth Vader’s son.
-When Hamish throws William Wallace’s sword onto the battlefield at the end of Braveheart to signal that they will fight.
-When the bomb blows up behind Sgt. Thompson at the beginning of The Hurt Locker
-When Frodo offers to take the One Ring to Mordor in Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
August 16, 2011 at 1:23 pm |
1. One amazing use of lighting I can remember is from Buried. The entire film was shot from inside a coffin-like box where Ryan Reynolds has been buried alive. The lighting was so remarkable because the only light source in any of the scenes was from a lighter, cell phone, flash light, or glow stick. I think this particular use of lighting enhanced the dramatic and tense feeling of the film. In the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl there are many incredible shots with a wide angle lens of “Rumrunner’s Isle” where Jack and Elizabeth are marooned. The wide angle lens was used to capture the entire side of the island and draw us, as viewers, into the scene, rather than taking the shot with a standard lens from far away.
2. I’m unsure as to what an unusual use of film stock would be but I think The Parent Trap (1961) is certainly unique in the way it was filmed. Hayley Mills played two roles: identical twins Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick. Both characters were in the same scene together many times throughout the film. In order to have it appear as if Hayley Mills was in fact 2 different people, each scene involving both characters (if a body double wasn’t used) would be shot twice, once with Mills playing Susan, once with Mills playing Sharon. Both shots would then be overlapped and spliced to form the final image.
3. “Maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue. And maybe we can actually never have it no matter what.” – Christopher Gardner, The Pursuit of Happyness
“And you ate the whole… wheel of cheese? How’d you do that? Heck, I’m not even mad; that’s amazing.” – Ron Burgundy, Anchorman
“No scenario? I see every scenario, I see 50 scenarios, that’s what it does Carl – it puts me 50 moves ahead of you.” – Eddie Mora, Limitless
“If you let my daughter go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.” – Bryan, Taken
“Was I trying to say Raymond and it came out Rain Man?” “Yeah” “You? You’re the Rain Man?” Charlie and Raymond Babbitt, Rain Man
4. -Shirley Temple’s curly hair and smile in any of her movies
-Christopher Plummer’s immaculate appearance in The Sound of Music
-Macaulay Culkin’s surprised face in Home Alone
-Steve Carell’s uncharacteristic solemn and depressed look in Little Miss Sunshine
-Helena Carter’s evil and chilling look in the Harry Potter series
5. -Harry’s reaction when Sirius falls through the Veil in Death Chamber in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
-Jim Carrey pulling the moon closer in Bruce Almighty
-The top continuously spinning at the end of Inception
-Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst upside down kiss in Spiderman
-Julie Andrews spinning and singing in the mountains in The Sound of Music
August 16, 2011 at 3:14 pm |
1. One remarkable use of lighting that stuck out at me was in the recent movie, The Help. The lighting had a darker hue when Aibileen and Minnie were telling their story to Skeeter, which helps create the hushed and secretive atmosphere.
2. I am not able to think of an example of film stock.
3. My favorite five dialogue quotes are:
1. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.”-Gone with the Wind
2. “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to be loved and loved in return.”-Moulin Rouge
3. “I’m going to make an offer he can’t refuse.”- The Godfather
4. “You have the voice of an angel. Your voice is the combination of Fergie and Jesus.”-Step Brothers
5. “If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.”-The Notebook
4. My five favorite looks are:
1. The look Shawn Spencer gives in Psych when he poses for a picture.
2. Keira Knightly’s thrust jaw in most of her movies.
3. The Joker’s crazed face in The Dark Knight
4. Ben Stiller’s model face in Zoolander
5. Harry Potter’s smug grin
5. Five most memorable film actions are:
1. When Darth Vader announces to Luke that he is his father
2. When you find out Kevin Spacey is actually Keyser Soze in the Usual Suspects
3. When Rachel Dawes dies in The Dark Knight
4. When they find Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan
5. When John Coffey takes away Warden Moore’s wife’s cancer
August 16, 2011 at 7:08 pm |
1. Both of the two examples I think of involve lighting. One is from the first Narnia. It is where the kids are running from the White Witch in the snow with the beavers. I remember watching behind the scenes on this and it was all green screens and up above was lanterns that they used to portray sunlight. Before I saw that, I thought they were really outside doing this scene. The other example is one I know was manmade but when I saw how much they put into it, I was stunned. From Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, all the scenes that take place on a ship had lighting that covered the ceiling of a plane hangar and multiple 100 foot cables.
2. An unusual use of filmstock is in the Twilight Saga where Edward is telling Bella how he and Esme were turned into vampires. It flashes back to both of them in a hospital and the scene is in dull colors and kind of blurry symbolizing it happened in the past.
3. “Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!”-Dory from Finding Nemo
“‘Ello poppet.” – Pintel from Pirates of the Caribbean
“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”- Inigo from The Princess Bride
“I’ll be back.”- Terminator from The Terminator
“Houston, we have a problem.”- Jim from Apollo 13
4. Jack Sparrow’s face in David Jones’ locker when he watches his boat move away on its own – Pirates of the Caribbean
The point when it goes slow-mo and Neo dodges the bullets –Matrix
The Joker’s smile –The Dark Knight
The random kid on his bike when he sees Mr. Incredible lift the car – The Incredibles
Gandalf’s face when he reveals himself in the woods – Lord of the Rings
5. The last fight scene after the giant decepticon ship crashed – Transformers
Jack Sparrow’s obnoxious hand movements – Pirates of the Caribbean
When the Golden Army puts itself together after they fought them forever – Hellboy
The Chinese naked guy pops out of there trunk – Hangover
Neytiri is in the woods fighting and all you here is a voice and drums. Then you see a horse on fire, running through the dying forest – Avatar
August 17, 2011 at 6:02 pm |
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1. One remarkable use of lighting that I can remember is in the movie Lord of the rings: The Two Towers at the end where the Calvary charge down from the hill and the sub is behind them blinding the orcs waiting below. Another is in the movie The Ring when the evil girl climbs out of the well the entire scene has a bluish look that intensifies the mystery and horror of the scene.
2. I can’t think of a scene with a unique use of film stock. After searching online I can’t seem to find any description of a movie with it used.
3.
Rose. Rose. Rose! Rose! Who’s dead? -Moon Struck
Surly you cant serious?
I am serious and don’t call me Shirley. – Airplane
I am not a Eunice Burns I am thee Eunice Burns. – What’s up Doc
I’m never coming back to school! Never! –Billy Madison
Ah, this is hopeless. We’re gonna get noplace if we’re gonna continue listening to this old bag. – It’s a mad mad world
4.My favorite character looks come from The Dark Night. I really like how the joker looks and how Harvey Dent looks after he becomes two face. My second favorite look is slick look of the characters in oceans 11. My third favorite is the washed out look of The book of Eli. My fourth favorite is the colorful look of Avatar. My fifth favorite is The Ring where everything has a bluish tint on it.
5.When Adam Sandler beats up the alligator in Happy Gilmore
When Joseph Gordon-Levitt is fighting in the hallway with no gravity in the movie inception.
In Terminator 2 when Arnold Schwarzenegger helps up Sarah Connor and says, “ come with me if you want to live”
In Scream when Sidney knocks the t.v on the killer at the end.
In Forest Gump when Forest saves Bubba’s life in vietnam.
August 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm |
1. One remarkable use of lighting I thought was shown in the 2009 film, Star Trek. All of the colors were so vibrant and contrasting upon the Enterprise ship. The lights were so bright that you could see glares from the internal lights coming off the equipment and windows. I’m sure J. J. Abrams really tried hard to make it as futuristic and bright as possible. Another film or series of films that really focuses on the light of the mood is the Lord of the Rings films. Throughout all of the films Peter Jackson does a great in portraying the events from the books. In the areas where he’s not able to give the right emotions with the dialogue and expressions, he helps with light to set the correct mood.
2. Similar to what I was talking about earlier about the Lord of the Rings films is that they have some of the best cinematography I’ve ever seen. All of the outside, landscape scenes in New Zealand are just magnificent. And to catch all of this action around the untouched planes of the wild there was a great way to portray the very early and fictional ages the story was set in.
3. “then you’re going to love me”-Christian Bale in The Dark Knight
“made it”-Olivia Wilde in Tron Legacy
“alllll righty then”-Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura
“mmm, that jacket’s tight son, yaaaa meeaan”-Marlon Wayans in Scary Movie 2
“fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering”-Frank Oz in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
4. John Malkovich’s big and tall look in Mice of Men
Nicholas Cage’s long haired and tough look in Conair
Mike Myers’ cat look in The Cat in the Hat
Aaron Eckhart’s burnt, two-face look in The Dark Knight
Sigourney Weaver’s look as a giant blue cat in Avatar
5. When the ring and Smeagol fall in to the lava at Mount Doom in LOTR: The Return of the King
When Austin Powers gets stuck in the hallway with his kart in AP: The Spy Who Shagged Me
When Darth Vader throws the Emperor into the pit of the Death Star in Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
When Doc Holliday kills Johnny Ringo in Tombstone
When Wolverine escapes the lab where he gets injected with the comet metal in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
August 18, 2011 at 4:50 pm |
1. An interesting use of lighting I have seen is in The Dark Knight. Throughout the movie, there are long spans of dark lighting to add to the feeling of suspense and danger.Also in Dark Knight, scenes with the Joker are usually well lit and bright and showed the detail and intensity of the Joker’s expressions. Another great use of lighting is when Dorothy and Toto are transported from dark, dreary Kansas to bright and colorful Oz. The drastic change in color in lighting is so interesting and beautiful and can catch a viewer’s eye easily.
2.An interesting use of filmstock is used in The Parent Trap. In The Parent Trap, with Lindsay Lohan, she plays the roles of twins Hallie and Annie. When Annie and Hallie are in the same shot, it obviously couldn’t have been shot at the same time. Lindsay had to film a scene as Hallie, then separately as Annie and the shot was combined to
show them together.
3.“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer”- The Godfather II
“Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary”-Dead Poets Society
“Nobody puts Baby in the corner”- Dirty Dancing
“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But, you can either run from it or, learn from it”- The Lion King
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
4.Favorite Looks
Adam Sandler’s juvenile look in Billy Madison
Judy Garland’s innocent look in The Wizard of Oz
Rosario Dawson’s grunge look in Rent
John Travolta as a woman in Hairspray
Reese Witherspoon’s cheery, happy look in Legally Blonde
5.Favorite Moments
When Rose and Jack are holding on to each other in the freezing ocean in Titanic
The final battle between Benjamin Martin and Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot
When Jake Sully is turned into an Na’vi in Avatar
When Nemo and Marlin are reunited in Finding Nemo
Alfalfa and Spanky winning the go-kart race in The Little Rascals
August 19, 2011 at 12:42 am |
1) A remarkable use of lighting that I remember is from the movie “Charlie St.Cloud.” There is a scene where Charlie and Tess are running through the graveyard and forest at night. It is unmistakably dark out, but there are streams of light shining in between the trees and it allows Charlie to see the silhouette of Tess running in the night. The use of lighting made a beautiful scene and was extremely creative. A great use of lenses is in the movie “Soul Surfer” when Bethany is in the hospital. Before she wakes up it flips to a beautifully shot scene in the ocean. The camera is under water and captures the entire wave and her moving silhouette as she rides by. It’s remarkable as it looks like it is shot from beneath and behind the wave.
2) It was really hard for me to imagine a good example of unusual filmstock, but I eventually came up with “Twilight.” There is one scene where Bella gets bitten and Edward has to suck the venom out of her wound. While he is doing that, Carlisle tells him he can stop now, but it’s impossible for Edward to stop. The sounds of the action disappear and an emotional song begins to play. The slow motion and dramatic music really helped to create the tension and to imagine the torture he was going through. If he didn’t stop, he would kill her, the one he loved.
3) Favorite dialogue quotes:
-“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.
What a stupid lamb.
What a sick, masochistic lion.” – Edward and Bella in “Twilight”
-“Luke, I am your father.” – Darth Vader in “Star Wars”
-“I want all of you, forever, everyday.” – Noah in “The Notebook”
-“And GED? What does drunk driving have to do with school?” – Joanne in “Stick It”
-“Tina, come get some ham.” Napoleon Dynamite
4) Some of my favorite looks include:
-Johnny Depp’s flamboyant look in “Pirates of the Caribbean”
-Wei Wei’s confused look in “Stick It”
-Mia’s dorky look in “Princess Diaries”
-Edward’s traditional look in “Twilight”
-Dumbledore’s grandfatherly look in “Harry Potter”
5) Favorite film actions:
-Liam Neeson’s various action scenes throughout the movie “Taken”
-Mel Gibson enduring torture in “Braveheart”
-Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet running to find each other while the ship is flooding in “Titanic”
-The final scene in “Inception” where you don’t know if the top remains spinning or not
-When the Lindsey has to escape from Mr. Harvey’s house in “The Lovely Bones”
August 19, 2011 at 10:24 am |
1) One remarkable use of lighting and lenses in the movie “Bedtime Stories”. There’s a scene where Adam Sandlers’ character goes into battle at the Colosseum in Medieval times. I remember seeing the colors and contrast and the camera zoomed in and out, along with the bright effect of the lighting. Also, in the movie “Soul Surfer”, there was a scene when Bethany went night surfing with a bunch of her friends, they were all playing around and knocking each other off their boards and making erratic splashes, and the camera was shot from underneath the water. It created suspense, because you knew that there was a shark attack that was supposed to happen (although in this scene it didn’t), you were hanging on my the edge of your seat.
2) I’m not positive if this is totally right, but an unusual use of filmstock would be in Johnny Depp’s version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the scene where the go into the white room where the television transfers take place, Mike TV goes into a “transmitter” machine and gets transported across the top of the screen, to a small doll size version of himself to the opposite side of the room.
3)
- “May the force be with you”-Star Wars
-”No. Not you fat Jesus, sit down”- Police officer in The Hangover
-”I’m sorry that people are so jealous of me… but I can’t help it that I’m so popular. “- Regina George in Mean Girls
-”I shall call him squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my squishy.”- Dory in Finding Nemo
-”Bloody Hell” -Ron Weasley in Harry Potter
4)
-Spider-man’s super hero suit in the Spider-man movies
-The Grinch’s hairy green lanky body- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Steve Carrell’s nerdy, “mommas boy”,slow portrayal as Brick Tamland in Anchorman
-Jack Sparrow’s rough pirate look in Pirates of the Caribbean
-Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum fat, chubby, and almost perfectly rounded bodies in the newest Alice in Wonderland.
5)
-Inception’s endless spinning top at the end of the movie
-When Dorothy wakes up from her nightmare/dream in The Wizard of Oz
-When Peter Parker( as Spider-man) and Jane share their “upside down” kiss in the first Spider-man.
- Beach Yoga in Couples retreat
- When Alan walks into the bathroom in the Hangover, and finds a Tiger.
August 19, 2011 at 3:31 pm |
1.One remarkable use of lighting that I remember was the scene in Goodfellas when Jimmy, Tommy, and Henry are digging out the dead body to move to another location. The red illumination from the back-lights of Henry’s Pontiac Grand Prix set the dark mood through the dastardly deed that was occurring. Although the scene is uplifted by Tommy’s comedic input, the red that shows through the foggy night really sets the scene, and makes a memorable part in the movie. Another use of lighting that really stands out is in Zack Snyder’s “300”. This movie has all kinds of lighting throughout, to show the good guys and the bad guys in it. Having this representation helps to really flourish in the epic fight scenes, you know who is standing for what, without having to ask.
2. I couldn’t really think of a movie that I’ve seen with film stock change.
3.Favorite Quotes:
-“Careful man, there’s a beverage here!” – ‘The Dude’ from The Big Lebowski
-“ I mean funny like I’m a clown, I amuse you?” Tommy DeVito from Goodfellas
-“Especially if you think the mission is FUBAR” Captain Miller from Saving Pirvate Ryan
-“Give her the shot!” Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction
-“Go ahead, make my day” Harry Callahan from Sudden Impact
4. Favorite Looks:
-Jeff Bridges’ raggedy bath robe and sunglasses bum look that he wears in “The Big Lebowski”
-Ray Liotta’s vast selection of gangster looking suits in “Goodfellas”
-Heath Ledger’s intimidating smeared make-up and purple suit crazed look in “The Dark Night”
-Daniel Radcliffe’s round glasses and wizadry uniform magical look in the “Harry Potter” movies
-Christian Bale’s pale skin, his unhealthy and dark look from lack of sleep in “The Machinist”
5. Favorite Actions:
-When John Travolta’s drug dealer stabs Uma Thurman in the heart with an adrenaline shot in “Pulp Fiction”
-When teenage Henry Hill is running away from the explosions of the cars that he caused in “Goodfellas”
-When Barry Pepper is protecting Vin Diesel from the sniper, and precisely firing his bullet into the scope of the enemy’s rifle, killing him in one shot in “Saving Private Ryan”
-When Eli Roth is hitting his bat against the echoing tunnel, letting the Nazi soldier know exactly what is about to happen to him in “Inglorious Basterds”
- When Roy Scheider throws chum over the side of the boat, and he sees the shark shoot out of the water for the first time in “JAWS”
August 19, 2011 at 5:07 pm |
1) Out of the limitless amount of movies I have viewed I can easily recall two occurrences where the lighting and lenses were used remarkably. For example in the movie Inception, the camera lens has an effect in many scenes of this movie, that gives viewer a feel as if they are right in the action. A good example of amazing lighting is definitely found in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. For a movie made in a time where lighting was just coming into the filming world, this film incorporates excellent bright lights to contrast the dark space setting.
2) The use of unusual filmstock can be found in the movie Limitless. In this film the main character undergoes extreme changes when he takes a certain pill. When he is on this pill, the lighting of the movie is bright and has sharp contrasts to show how the pill has effected him. When he is off the pill, the screen shows dullness, with very vague use of color and gives the movie a very dark and gloomy feel.
3) “If you build it, he will come” – Field of Dreams 1989
“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” – Forrest Gump 1994
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” – JAWS 1975
“Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son” National Lampoon’s Animal House 1978
“Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face! Good day to you, madam!” – Uncle Buck 1989
4) Johnny Depp’s dreaded beard look in “Pirates of the Caribbean”
Ed Helms’ hungover and beaten up-self in “The Hangover”
Al Pacino bent over, gangster look in “Scarface”
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s human and cyborg look in “Terminator”
Roy Scheider’s stressed and worries look in “JAWS”
5) Al Pacino snorting out of a mountain of cocaine in “Scarface”
Zach Galifinakis’s ‘Who Let the Dogs Out” dance and singing in “The Hangover”
Adam Sandler getting beaten up by Bob Barker in “Happy Gilmore”
Will Ferrel streaking in “Old School”
Tom Hanks running with “Bubba” in his arms while being shot at in Vietnam in “Forrest Gump”
August 20, 2011 at 10:01 am |
1.One remarkable use of lighting is in the movie Men in Black in the Head quarters everything is very bright and easy to see even though there are aliens in there. Another remarkable use of lighting is in the movie Sherlock Holmes when Sherlock is disguised as a homeless man while he is following the heroine and the shadow is cast across his face making it difficult to see his face but everything around him is very clear.
2.One unusual use of film stock is in the movie Cloverfield where the entire movie is filmed by a handheld camera.
3.Five favorite dialogue quotes:
1. “I’m having a VERY good day.” –Jay Trotter in “Let it Ride”
2. “Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?” –Bluto in “Animal House”
3. “Not at the table, Carlos.” –Alan Garner in “The Hangover”
4. “I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.” -Derek Zoolander in “Zoolander”
5. “Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion!” –Jeremy Grey in “Wedding Crashers”
4.Five favorite looks:
1. Dr. Evils evil look in “Austin Powers”
2. Will Ferrell’s crazy look in “Zoolander”
3. Johnny Depp cocky attitude in “Pirates of the Caribbean”
4. Stu’s look of surprise when he see’s he has a face tattoo in the “Hangover Part II”
5. Peter Parker’s look of amazement when he realizes his powers in “Spiderman”
5.Five memorable film actions:
1. When Long Duk Dong falls out of a tree and yells, “Ooh. Sexy Girlfriend.” In “16 Candles”
2. When Snape kills Dumbledore in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
3. When Jack Sulley comes back to life from the power of the tree in “Avatar”.
4. When Ricky Bobby wins his first race in “Talladega Nights”.
5. When Darth Vador reveals that he is Luke’s father in “Star Wars”.
August 20, 2011 at 10:50 am |
1. Out of the many movies that I have seen in my life, a few stand out that had particularly remarkable uses of lighting. One of those movies is “The Matrix,” which uses its lighting to distinguish the real world from what is known as The Matrix. The lighting also gives the movie a futuristic semblance, which makes it the perfect atmosphere for such a surreal, yet intriguing plot. Another film that comes to mind is one more recently viewed, “2001: A Space Odyssey.” These unique uses of lighting create an ominous, yet realistic setting in space by keeping a mostly achromatic color scheme.
3. Favorite quotes:
“No, try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.”- Yoda “Star Wars”
“The darkest of night comes before the dawn.” –“The Dark Knight”
“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or… learn from it.” –Rafiki “The Lion King”
“That ain’t no etch-a-sketch. That’s one doodle that can’t be un-did, home skillet.” –“Juno”
“You know, I speak whale.” –Dory “Finding Nemo”
4. Favorite “looks”
-Mike Myers’ many looks in “Austin Powers.” My favorite being Fat Bastard.
-Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort in “Harry Potter”.
-Andy Serkis as Gollum in “Lord of the Rings”.
-Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks in “Star Wars”.
-Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean”.
5. Favorite Actions:
-Edward Norton caught fighting himself in “Fight Club”.
-When Meryl Streep throws down her coat in “The Devil Wears Prada”.
-Tom Hanks crying “Wilson!” in “Castaway”.
-When Emma Stone sews an “A” onto all her clothes in “Easy A”.
August 20, 2011 at 5:05 pm |
. One use of remarkable lighting is when in The Matrix (1999) after Neo gets shot he starts to see everything in the matrix’s green coded letters. Another remarkable lighting scene is in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) when Harry is holding the prophecy and it lights up his face.
2. An unusual use of filmstock is in Charlie and the Chocolate factory everything outside the factory has dull colors of grey and white and inside the factory it has colors that are bright and happy such as green, red and purple.
3. “That’ll do, Donkey. That’ll do.” – Shrek in Shrek (2001)
“I’m not mad, I’m proud of you. You took your first pinch like a man and you learn two great things in your life. Look at me, never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.” – Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas (1990)
“Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident.” – Brick Tamland in Anchorman (2004)
“If you break someone’s collar bone, that’s a good thing, that’s what the medic’s for. Otherwise he’s just sittin’ around.” – Phil Weston in Kicking and Screaming (2005)
“I gotta find Bubba!” – Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump (1994)
4. Will Ferrell (Chazz Micheal Micheals) in Blades of Glory (2007)
Heath Ledger (The Joker) in The Dark Night (2008)
Bill Nighy (Davy Jones) in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa) in Rocky (1976) after the final fight
Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
5. When Rocky Balboa runs up the stairs in Rocky (1976)
The cafeteria scene in Animal House (1978)
The race scene getting across the Mexican Boarder in Fast & Furious 4 (2009)
The bathroom scene in Get Smart (2008)
When Jack Sparrow tries to escape from London, England in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
August 20, 2011 at 6:16 pm |
1. A remarkable use of lighting and lenses that I remember was in the movie “Star Trek” (2009), when a young Captain Kirk (about ten years old) stole his mom’s boyfriend’s car. The lighting and lenses use is terrific, because you get really good wide shots and panoramic views of the speeding car down a dirt road. You also get very nice close ups of inside the car, where you see all the excitement unfold right in front of you. And the realistic excited face on the young Captain Kirk. The lighting really helps set that excited mood and just makes the whole scene very vibrant and happy. Another example of great lighting is in the movie “Daybreakers”. In this movie the lighting around the vampires was very dark, but very naturally light around the humans. The back round of the vampire scenes was very darkly lit with greyish and blue lights illuminating the scene. The human scenes where almost always in the in the natural sun, which gave the scenes a lively look.
2. I do not know an unusual use of filmstock.
3. Five of my favorite dialogue quotes:
‘My precious’ – by Andy Serkis (Gollum) in “Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers”.
‘Houston, We have a problem’ –by Tom Hanks (Jim Lovell) in “Apollo 13”.
‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’. -by Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) in “Mary Poppins”.
‘We can stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I’m making waffles!’ – Eddie Murphy (Donkey) in “Shrek”.
‘If you’re from Africa, why are you white? ‘
‘Oh my God, Karen, you can’t just ask people why they’re white.’ – by Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Cherbert (Karen and Gretchen) in “Mean girls”.
4. Five of my favorite looks:
– Reese Witherspoon’s happy charming look in “Legally
Blonde”.
– Johnny Depp’s creepy way of looking innocent in “Edward
Scissorhands”.
– Tom Cruise being unrecognizable as the hilarious/crazy
producer in “Tropic
Thunder”.
– Will Ferrell’s kooky weird fashion designer character
in “Zoolander”.
– Tom Hank’s brave Captain of a platoon look in “Saving
Private Ryan”.
5. Five of my favorite actions:
– In “10 Things I hate About You”, the scene where Bianca’s
dad makes her wear the
fake pregnant belly.
-In “The Lion King”, the scenes at both the beginning and
end of the movie when all
-the animals are gathered at Pride Rock celebrating the
birth of a new prince.
– In “ Matilda”, the scene were she goes to the library
everyday when she was little.
– In Pretty Women”, the scene where Julia Roberts puts her
hand in the jewelry box,
and Richard Gere snaps it shut, and she laughs.
– In “Where The Wild Things Are”, the scene were all the
wild things have a big dirt clot war.
August 20, 2011 at 10:16 pm |
1. One incredible use of lighting I can remember is in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (the third of the star wars saga released but commonly referred to as the sixth episode). During the battle between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, Luke slashes a power trip and the lights dim down and the only thing glowing is the bright ominous lights of the lightsabers they wield. It really brings out the mood of the scene, the battle between light and dark and the struggle to realize who oneself is and at what point the struggle isn’t worth it. The lighting really helped exclaim the darkness that each of them felt and the light caused by lightsabers showed how they battled themselves while they battled each other as it has to be difficult for a father to fight a son, or a son to fight a father to the death.
2. I cannot recall a unique film stock even with some amounts of internet research. Most film stocks have been used many times and have become less unique so I can’t say that one just pops into my mind.
3. “There’s only two men I trust. One of ‘em’s me, the other one’s not you”, Con Air (Nicolas Cage)
“I’ll be back” The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
“The past can hurt. You can either run from it or learn from it.” (The Lion King)
“Stupid is as stupid does”, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)
“Keep your chin up, someday there will be happiness again.” (Robin Hood)
4. The Jokers look in “The Dark Night” (Heath Ledger)
Hancock’s look in “Hancock” (Will Smith)
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s look in “The Terminator”
Jack Black’s want-to-be rocker look in “School of Rock” (and basically every other movie he stars in)
Captain Jack Sparrow’s look in “Pirates of the Caribbean” (Johnny Depp)
5. Captain Jack Sparrow’s attempted escape from imprisonment being thwarted by the fat, lazy blacksmith.
The Joker dressed up as a nurse walking away as he blows up the hospital in “The Dark Night”
The transformation of Nicholas Cage into the Ghost Rider in “Ghost Rider” (although I didn’t enjoy the movie I found that scene interesting.)
The slow motion actions of when Sherlock Holmes is fighting in “Sherlock Holmes”
The battle between Luke and Darth Vader in “Star Wars”
August 21, 2011 at 1:00 am |
1. One remarkable use of lighting is the movie The Ring. The dark and gloomy conditions on the TV when the girl comes out of the well can put fear into the minds of anyone. Another great use of lighting is at the end of the last Lord of the Rings movie when the sun breaks through the clouds and the darkness is lifted.
2. I have not in the slightest clue what film stock is or how to identify it in movies.
3. My 5 favorite dialogue quotes are, “Show me the money”- Jerry Maguire, “You can’t handle the truth”- A Few Good Men, “If you build it, he will come”- Field of Dreams, “Yo, Adrian!”-Rocky, and “Here’s Johnny”-The Shining.
4. Some looks I like is Dr. Evil’s evil look in Austin Powers, Johnny Depp’s comical look in Pirates of the Caribbean, Mel Gibson’s painted face looked in Braveheart, Robert De Niro’s angry look in Meet the Parents, and Jon Heder’s unintelligent look in Napoleon Dynamite.
5. My most memorable film actions are the beginning D-Day scene of Saving Private Ryan, Kramer busting into Jerry’s apartment in Seinfeld, Jonah Hill getting hit by the car in Superbad, Keanu Reeves dodging bullets in The Matrix, and in The Hangover when the Asian guy pops out of the trunk with a crowbar and attacks Stu, Alan, and Phil.
August 21, 2011 at 1:14 am |
1. a. Towards the end of the Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne emerges from the pipes and is lit by the lightning to symbolize the enlightenment of his escape.
b. In the film Memento, when Leonard wakes up in his motel room and searches around, the balck-and-white combined with bright lighting gives a surreal, hazy feel to the scene.
2. One unusual use of filmstock can be seen in the movie Fight Club, in which throughout the movie random images are inserted into the film for a split second so they can barely be recognized or understood.
3. a. I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. The enemy was in us. - Platoon
b. Mac… they said you escaped. I knew you wouldn’t leave without me. I was waiting for you. Now we can make it, Mac; I feel big as a damn mountain. - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
c. I must admit I didn’t think much of Andy first time I laid eyes on him; looked like a stiff breeze would blow him over. That was my first impression of the man. - The Shawshank Redemption
d. The arsonist has oddly shaped feet. - Anchorman
e. Look, a guy who builds a nice chair doesn’t owe money to everyone who ever has built a chair, okay? They came to me with an idea, I had a better one. - The Social Network
4. a. Jack Nicholson’s maniacal, caveman-like facial expression when he is frozen at the end of The Shining is iconic.
b. Alex’s pained, horrified look as his eyes are being held open by hooks so he cannot look away from the shocking images on the screen in A Clockwork Orange is another one of my favorites.
c. The Joker stands, hunched over, in the middle of the street as he taunts, “Come get me!”
d. Clint Eastwood holds out his finger and thumb in the classic gun gesture with an angered look on his face before pulling his real pistol from his coat pocket in Gran Torino was extremely intense.
e. Clem, (Kate Winslet) with her deep blue hair sprawled out on the ice beneath her as she lies next to Jim Carrey on the frozen lake in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind symbolizes their deep emotional connection.
5. a. Jack Nicholson riding on Mancini’s shoulders in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
b. George McFly punching out Biff in Back to the Future.
c. Bradley Cooper drinking drug-infused blood in Limitless.
d. Zach Braff driving his grandfather’s military bike with the sidecar in Garden State.
e. The death star obliterating planets in a white cloudy explosion in Star Wars.
August 21, 2011 at 2:13 am |
1. A remarkable use of lighting comes from the film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Scull. One scene features Indiana climbing into a led fridge just before an atomic bomb goes off. The beam of light from the bomb overtakes the entire town. Another scene using remarkable lighting comes from the film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. When harry needs money for shopping Hagrid takes him to Gringott’s Bank. When they open his ‘safe’ Harry’s face is lit by the large pile of gold.
2. A fantastic example of unusual filmstock is found in the film, The Wizard of Oz. While the setting of the film is in Kansas each scene is in black and white. After leaving Kansas the film is overtaken by a variety of vibrant colors.
3. “Stay golden Ponyboy” The Outsiders
“There’s no place like home.” The Wizard of Oz
“It’s alive! It’s alive!” Frankenstein
“Surely you can’t be serious?!” “I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley.” Airplane
“E.T. phone home.” E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
4. Daniel Radcliffe’s look of triumph in Harry Potter
Jonah Hill after getting shot with an adrenalin needle in Get him to the Greek
Mike Myers when he says, “evil” in Austin Powers
Ross Bagley when he sings, ” I’ve got a pickle…” in Little Rascals
Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean
5. Mel Gibson as William Wallace yelling, “Freedom!” in Braveheart.
Kuno Becker as Santiago Munez shouting, “Yeah!” in Goal: the Dream Begins
Alexander Gould as Nemo reuniting with his Dad in Finding Nemo
Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump running his friends to safety in Forrest Gump
Sean Astin as Rudy being carried by his teammates off the field in Rudy
August 21, 2011 at 9:49 am |
1) One remarkable use of lighting that I can recall is the scene in “Pirates of the Caribbean” when the curse of the black pearl is first introduced. When the pirates are under the moonlight, their skeleton shows. Then, immediately as they get back into the darkness, they appear to be normal again.
Another remarkable use of lighting is during the film, “Alien” (1979). Ellen Ripley is sitting in the pilot seat of an aircraft, when the space ship in the distance explodes and creates a strong beam of light. The light is so powerful, that she cannot keep her eyes open. This use of lighting is very unique compared to the history of lighting in filmmaking.
2) An unusual use of film stock is the film “Double Indemnity” (1944). The unusual part about it is that it’s a black and white movie that was created after the invention of technicolor in 1916. The filmmakers decided to produce a black and white film anyway, because it was a film noir (a cynical drama, or a crime film), and the lack of color gave the film an edgy feeling.
3) a. “The truth is you’re the weak, and I’m the tyranny of evil me. But I’m trying, Ringo. I’m trying real hard to be the shepherd.” –Pulp Fiction
b. “You don’t know about real loss, ‘cause it only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you’ve ever dared to love anybody that much.” –Good Will Hunting
c. “I have seen boys like these, younger than these; their arms torn out, with their legs ripped off. But there aint nothing like a sight of an amputated spirit.” –Scent of a Woman
d. “You just had a near-life experience!” –Fight Club
e. “Three shall be the number thy shall count, and the number of the counting shall be three.” – Monty Python
4) a. The Sixth Sense, “I see dead people”
b. The Notebook, when Allie says yes to Lon’s proposal
c. Liar Liar, when Jim Carrey looks up to say, “I’m kicking my ass”
d. The Hangover, when Zach Galifinakis says “So tonight, I make a toast”, and he slits his wrist
e. The Pursuit of Happyness, when chris gardner gets the job
5) a. The Matrix, when Neo bends backwards to dodge bullets.
b. Five Easy Pieces, when Robert says, “You see this sign?” and pushes the plates off the table towards the waitress.
c. The Titanic, when Roses’ fiancé is chasing her, and he stops running to say, “I put the diamond in the coat, and I put the coat on her!”.
d. Little Miss Sunshine, when Olive performs her dance at the talent competition.
e. Cast Away, when Chuck loses Wilson in the middle of the ocean, and jumps into the water to get him back.
August 21, 2011 at 11:57 am |
1. In “The Prestige” , in many scenes happened on a stage and they would reflect lights on the actors during the film. In “2001: A Space Odyssey” when they would use the light effects to make it feel like we are in space.
2. In “The Wizard of Oz” their is unusual filmstock because it switches back from black and white to color image in various parts of the movie.
3. Five of my favorite dialogue quotes are in order:
1. “I’ll be back.”- Terminator from The Terminator
2. “Why so serious?”- The Joker
3.“ Yesss!” – Napoleon Dynamite.
4. “Bond. James Bond.”- James Bond
5. “This is Sparta!” – The Spartan King Leonidas
4. Five of my favorite “looks” are in order:
1. The look of the people’s faces on the beach when they see the shark in “Jaws” for the first time.
2. In “Forrest Gump” when Forrest stopped running and had thought all that he needed to think.
3. The Joker’s scared, poorly painted clown face from “The Dark Knight”
4. Voldemort’s face when he find’s out he didn’t kill Harry potter in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″.
5. Edward Cullen’s face when he realizes Bella isn’t dead in the “Twilight”.
5. Five of my favorite memorable film actions are in order:
1. The crane kick in “Karate Kid”
2. In “King Kong” when King Kong is at the top of the Empire State Building holding Ann and swapping down fighter planes.
3. In “Toy Story “” when Buzz Lightyear actually flies.
4. In “The Dark Night” when the Prison inmate throws the control to blow up the ship out the window.
5. In “The Replacement’s” – When Jumbo scores his first touchdown.
August 21, 2011 at 12:17 pm |
1. I would say one remarkable use of lighting i’ve witnessed was in the movie Twilight. The scene happens when Edward Cullen is in the Voltary and then he opens the double doors to a whole world of bright light. The sunshine is shining down in the courtyard. Another one was definitely the first film we had to watch, 2001: A Space Odyssey. The uses for light were bright and opposite to the dark space.
2. An interesting show that contains film stock would be Vampire Diaries. This one girl plays her aunt in the future.
3. 5 of my favorite dialogue quotes:
1) “4 for you Glen Coco, you go Glen Coco”-Mean Girls
2) “We should of emptied out the dust buster, on account of the dust”- Horrible Bosses
3) “What is this, I can’t have sex with other girls and I can’t have sex with my wife”..”That’s marriage”- The Change-Up
4) “I am Iron Man”- Ironman
5) “Did you steal my cookies!?”- The Rise of the Planet of the Apes
4. 5 of my favorite looks:
1) Count Olaf look of evil in The Series of Unfortunate Events
2) Voldemort look of power in Harry Potter
3) Heath Ledgers look as the Joker in the Dark Night
4) Kevin James silly look as the mall cop in Mall Cop
5) Steve Carrell as the sad old man getting girls in Crazy Stupid Love
5. 5 of my favorite movie actions
1) Spiderman and the Green Goblet in Spiderman
2) Mark Wahlberg fighting in the ring in the Fighter
3) The group of newscasters fighting in Anchorman
4) Avatar, the na’ivi people fighting the humans
5) Captain America and his crew are fighting against Hitler and the Germans in WW2.. in Captain America
August 21, 2011 at 1:39 pm |
1. In the movie Paranormal Activity the one remarkable use of lighting is when the scene is shown through the camera used to try and capture an image of what is haunting the couple. When the scene is shown through that one camera the whole scene has a blue lighting affect to it thus turning everything into a blue print. Another extrordinary use of lighting was in the movie Anastasia when the evil dead guy comes and tries to destroy Anastasia the clouds get dark and everything around just becomes darker thus creating a suspision as to what is going to happen.
2. In animated shows such as Bugs Bunny film stock is used. Film stock is a photographic film on which filmmaking of motion pictures are shot and reproduced. The animator draws little pictures on each page and when it is flipped through the allusion of the pictures moving occurs. I’m not sure of what an unusual use of film stock would be.
3. -”What’s up Doc?” – Bugs Bunny
-”I shall call him squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my squishy.” -Finding nemo
-”Me love you long time.” -Full metal jacket
- “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.” -Dodge Ball
-”Yeah, baby, yeah!”-Austin Powers
4. – Jodie Foster looks like Pepermint Patty from Charlie Brown.
- Robert Pattinson looks like Gargamel from the smurfs.
- Topanga from Boy meets world looks like Fiona from shrek.
-Zooey Deschannel and Katey Perry.
-Benjamin Mckenzie and Russel Crowe
5.- When Bugs Bunny goes up to Elmer Fud and starts eating his carrot then says “What’s up Doc?”
- When Donkey made the popping noises in Shrek and Fionas ears on the way to Far Far Away.
- When Ret Butler says to Scarlet O’hara “Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn.”
- A moment in Forest Gump when Forest Gump says “Momma always said lifes like a box of chocolate.”
- In the Titanic when the ship sinks and 1517 people die out of 2223 people.
August 21, 2011 at 3:06 pm |
1. In Battlefield L.A. the lighting was outstanding. Every battle scene or depressing scene had a Smokey, dark effect to it or if it was a great scene, in which the Marines won, the scene was bright and shining. In Holes the lighting was used in an opposite way than usual. The bad scenes were brightly lit and the good scene, at the end, was dark.
2. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, there was a scene that can only be described as unusual use of filmstock. The scene showed the captain of the spaceship running along a track built into the walls of the ship. The camera seemed to stay while the backdrop, or scene, moved.
3. My favorite dialogue include:
- “I’ll be back…” – Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator
- “We’re going to need a bigger boat” – Roy Schneider in Jaws
- “Retreat…hell we just got here” – Aaron Eckhart in Battlefield L.A.
- “First the monkey, now my hat? This day has been a nightmare” – Alan from The Hangover 2
- “You turned my beautiful Prius into a nightmare” – Will Ferrell in The Other Guys
4. My favorite looks include:
- Dan Aykroyd’s pointy head in The Coneheads
- Al Pacino’s Evil-facial expressions in The Devil’s Advocate
- Chris Farley’s Dopey-facial expressions in Blacksheep
- Adam Sandler’s funny face in Litte Nicky (When he’s the devils son)
- Will Ferrell’s Oblivious look in the Other Guys
5. My favorite actions include:
- The first battle scene in Battlefield L.A
- The final boxing round in Rocky 4
- When the USS Nimitz launches the giant air assault on the Japanese attack force over pearl harbor, only to have it recalled before they attack, In The Final Countdown
- The Scene where Matt Damon runs through all the doors, that led to a different door somewhere in New York, in The Adjustment Bureau
- When the investigation team rescues Jason Batemen in The Kingdom
August 21, 2011 at 3:09 pm |
1. One remarkable lighting use i remember was recently from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The lighting made space look so dark and mysterious while at the same time making the inside of the spaceship seem very futuristic. Another instince i remember is from Limitless when ever the main character took this pill that allowed him to use 100% of his brain the lighting would get very bright and made it seem as though he was seeing everything for the first time.
2. An ususual use of film stock could be paranormal activity where alot of the scenes are from the perspective of what are supposed to be video cameras within the house to catch view of abnormal things taking place.
3. Fish are friends, not food… – finding nemo There’s a thirty percent chance that it’s already raining – mean girls
Bend, and snap – legally blonde
I’m not supposed to be within two hundred feet of a school… or a Chuck E. Cheese – the hangover
Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim. – finding nemo
4. Robert Pattinsons vampire look in Twilight
Natalie Portmans deranged look in Black Swan
Taylor Swifts dumb blonde highschooler look in Valentines Day
Daveigh Chases look as the evil girl from the well in The Ring
Anne Hathaways look as the white queen in Alice in Wonderland
5. When the dad rescues his daughter in Taken
When Bianca punches Joey for her sister
In the movie the Box when the husband and wife go through these water portals
When Will Ferral tries to burry his new step brother in a grave
When the Chinese guy jumps out of the trunk and beats up the guys in the hangover
August 21, 2011 at 3:13 pm |
1. In “Eastern Promises” there’s a fight scene in a steam room, the dark and damp look was recreated extremely well and led to an extremely suspenseful and terrifying few minutes. Also, in “Rocky” where Sylvester Stallone is training alone and remembering the advice of his old trainer, the lighting really sets the tone and actually got me pumped up too.
2. I can’t think of any unusual uses of film stock.
3.Give us five of your favorite dialogue quotes:
From “Notorious”- “Mr. Webber? Yesterday you said I was gonna end up a garbageman.”
“That’s right. If you keep cutting class, that’s exactly what you’ll become.”
“Well, I found out a teacher makes $24,000 a year, and a garbageman makes $28,000 a year. I’m gonna make $4,000 more than your dumb ass.”
“You’ve got to ask yourself one question… Do I feel lucky? Well do ya?” – Dirty Harry
“Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me.” – Benjamin Braddock
“I’d rather kiss a wookie” – Princess Leia
“Apparently, my son was on something called “Acid,” and was shooting a bow and arrow into a crowd.” – Ed Harken
4. Describe five of your favorite “looks”
-”Blue Steel” from Zoolander
-Ron Burgundy’s look of pain
-Johnny Depps’s shyness in “Edward Scissorhands”
-Heath Ledger’s pursed lips as The Joker
- Captain Jack sparrow’s look of distaste
5. List 5 memorable film actions
- Brick Tamland killing a man with a trident in “Anchorman”
- Borat Sagdiyev kidnapping Pamela Anderson
- King Leonidas kicking Xerxes messenger into the well
-Pre-Battle speech in Braveheart
-Chase scene from Bullit
August 21, 2011 at 4:03 pm |
1. One particularly interesting use of lighting was in the movie Bad Boys 2. The feeling of Miami (hot and sunny) was captured perfectly with copious amounts of lens flare majorly highlighting the direction where the sun was coming from.
2. I couldn’t quite think of any unusual uses of film stock.
3. “Rosebud…”-Charles Kane: Citizen Kane
“I am the Law!”-Judge Dread
“English Mother******!!! Do you speak it?”: Jules Winnfield- Pulp Fiction
“ Snakes. What did it have to be snakes?”: Indiana Jones
“….and it’s my job to steal and rob…GrAAAAAAAAVes!!!!!”: Grave Robber- Repo! The Genetic Opera
4. - The tall imposing GeneCo building from repo the genetic opera.
- Jules and Vincent in “Pulp Fiction” in their new clothes (short shorts, and crappy t-shirts) after ditching their old due to the blood stains.
- Tony Montana sulking at his desk with a huge pile of cocaine on it, as his world crashes in on him (Scarface).
- The Massive platform built by Dr. Manhattan on mars in the film “Watchmen”.
- Heath Ledger’s Joker outfit in “The Dark Knight”.
5. -The American sniper in “Saving Private Ryan” saying prayers under his breath as he pops Nazi after Nazi from a church tower.
- Homers massive “D’oh!” in the Simpsons Movie.
- When Leonidas throws his spear which cuts Xerxes face (300).
- Tallahassee hitting a zombie with his car door (Zombieland).
- In “The Patriot” when Mel Gibson throws his axe into the back of a British soldier.
August 21, 2011 at 4:56 pm |
1. 2001 a space odyssey used impressive lighting in space to show the actual solitude and loneliness that the scientists were feeling during their travels. THe hangover also used a great scene where the camera almost seams attached to the doctors head, as he is walking around and it makes you feel dizzy as well; connecting you to the movie.
3. “I’ll be back”
“Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what your going to get”
“I believe what ever doesn’t kill you makes you stranger”
“Houston, we have a problem.”
“Say ‘hello’ to my little friend”
4.Jack sparrow – Pirates of the
brad pitt- fight club – dirty tough guy
harry potter last movie, prepared to die
leonardo dicaprio 1950′s detective
cillian murphy in batman begins as scarecrow
5. inception the top almost falling at the end
the prestige as the ball bounces to hugh jackman and he gets shot
the pirates of the Caribbean where jack sparrow gets eaten by the kraken
jack black kicking baxter of a bridge(anchorman)
the jocker exploding the hospital dressed like a nurse
August 21, 2011 at 5:06 pm |
1. “Bad Boys 2″ Near the end where the group are at the Cuban mine field, the lighting shows more on the characters followed by a comedic scene. “Ocean’s Eleven” The scene torward the end where the light shines on each character’s face
From the fountain of the hotel.
2. In Harry Potter the Half Blood Prince where they use the memory liquid vial to travel through memories, the scene is black and white and then goes back to full color.
3. “If you ain’t first, you’re last!” – Will Ferrel from Taladega Nights
“Say hello to my LITTLE FRIEND” – Al Pacino from Scarface
“Enough is ENOUGH, I have had it with these (censored) snakes on this (censored) plane!!!”
- Samuel L. Jackson from Snakes on a Plane
“What does Marcellus Wallace… look like?” – Samuel L. Jackson from Pulp Fiction
“THIS IS SPARTA!!!” – King Leo from 300
4.Steve Martin’s look with his long nose in Roxanne
Will Smith’s drunken bum look in the movie Hancock
Jon Heder’s nerdy look in Napoleon Dynamite
Samuel L. Jackson’s mustache and beard in Pulp Fiction
Borat with his “American Suit” in Borat
5. When King Leo kicks the persian into the death hole in “300″, The scene where Morgan Freeman was shot with a golden bullet from an extremely far distance in the movie “Wanted”, Tony Montana blasting the goons that were invading his mansion only to be shot from behind by a shotgun and point blank range in “Scarface”, Samuel L. Jackson interrogating the scared associate in “Pulp Fiction”, All the pokemon crying in “Pokemon the First Movie”.
August 21, 2011 at 6:08 pm |
1. In the movies 2001: A Space Odyssey and Citizen Kane, they both had very good lighting throughout the whole movie of each of them. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, the lighting during the middle of the movie on the space ships are excellent and creative. Citizen Kane uses there lighting effects in a different way. Instead of using them for action shot, Citizen Kane uses most of its lighting in order to change between each scene. The lighting is also used very differently in Citizen Kane because Citizen Kane is a black and white movie unlike 2001: A Space Odyssey.
2. In this film they use an unusual usage of film stock since the gun smoke is an orange color. Other than that, from what I have research, I can’t find any more unusual usages of film stock in any film.
3. “Why are you so sweaty…….I was watching cops”-Stepbrothers.
“Don’t let the beard fool you. He’s a child”-The Hangover.
“Ta-da! I’m Sebastian! The whale-washing dolphin”-Shark Tale.
”Want to know how I got these scars? My father was a drinker and a friend. And one night, he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn’t like that. Not one bit. So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me, and he says: ‘Why so serious?’ He comes at me with the knife – ‘Why so serious?!’ He sticks the blade in my mouth. ‘Let’s put a smile on that face!’ And why so serious?”-Dark Knight.
”Fish are friends, not food.”-Finding Nemo.
4. The Jokers face in the Dark Knight throughout the whole movie.
Lennys face in Finding Nemo when his father realizes Lenny is dressed as a dolphin.
Dales face in Stepbrothers when Brennan is burying him alive.
When talking about camera angles, I tend to like the camera angles attached to a car during a car chase in a movie.
Another look I like is the different creative uses of any camera angle that is new
5. The last race in the movie Death Race
Many of the action scenes in Transformers and Transformers 2
The D-Day Battle on the beach in Saving Private Ryan
In Spider Man 2 when Spider Man stops the train from falling off the edge of the bridge
Any action scene in the Bourne Supremacy
August 21, 2011 at 8:15 pm |
1. A remarkable use of different lighting was in any Harry Potter movie when the scene becomes creepy or mysterious all the lights are dimmed and the scene becomes dark and mysterious. An amazing use of lenses was in the new movie super 8 when the kids are at the railroad station, the lens makes the street lights spread and appear much brighter and blue.
2. I have not seen any unusual uses of film stock but I do know how it would be used. Some would use a black and white film stock to show gloominess or they would use an antique film stock to set the scene as old times.
3. Who’s on first- Bud Abbot, Naughty nineties
Luke I am your Father- Darth Vader, Star Wars
You cant handle the truth!- Col. Nathan R. Jessep, A few good men
E.T. phone home- E.T., E.T. the extraterrestrial
May the force be with you, Star Wars
4. In saving private Ryan Tam Hanks war hero look
In patriot Mel Gibsons old colonial look
In North by northwest the main characters old fashioned classy look
In super 8 the kids late 70’s look
In pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrows colonial pirate look
5.In Forrest Gump when Forrest starts running
In star wars when Luke jumps off the tower in cloud city
In the beginning of Fast 4 the chase scene
In transformers 3 when the Chinese guy takes two pistols out to fight a Decepticon
In Lord of the rings when the hobbit put the ring on
August 21, 2011 at 8:26 pm |
1. One remarkable use of lighting was in the movie Avatar when the creators computer generated all of the plants to fluoresce in a night time set environment. This scene drew your eyes away from the main characters and focused on the massive bizarre world around them that you wouldn’t have noticed as well without this lighting. Another different use of lighting is in the movie ET where the characters were flying in front of the moon. This scene put the light behind the bicycle and illuminated that object by illuminating the background.
2. A special use of film stock was in the movie the wizard of oz. during this time colored films were just coming out. Film stock was used to differentiate between reality of Kansas and Dorothy’s depiction of a strange new world – oz.
3. You’ll Always Remember This as the Day You Almost Caught Captain Jack Sparrow – Pirates of the Caribbean: the curse of the black pearl
The names Bond, James Bond – 007 movies
I’d say diplomacy has failed. – Avatar
There’s a bomb in the podium! – vantage point
“Do you think they could derail a train?”
“They changed every traffic light to get us here. The woman, she called me on a stranger’s cell phone who happened to be sitting next to me – never met the guy in my life. And then they broke me out of maximum security custody in a way I’m not even going to describe to you because it sounds crazy, and then they lift us off the face of the earth and drop us into this shitpile. She could probably derail a train, she could probably turn a train into a talking duck!” – Eagle eye
4. Jack sparrows look when he wakes up on the island and all the alcohol is burning- pirates of the Caribbean: the curse of the black pearl
Dolorous Umbridge’s look when she’s smiling – deathly hallows part 1
Dennis Nedry in the first Jurassic park when he is blinded by the dinosaur while trying to get back to his truck – Jurassic Park 1
Marie’s look at the end of the Bourne Identity when Bourne enters her shop.
5. While one characters in a gunfight “You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.” And then pulls out a grenade launcher. – inception
The whole first battle scene with the vampires – Van Helsing
Going to warp speed and finding that a mistake had been made- star trek
All of the characters yelling when the wall fell down-saving private Ryan
The scene where the army blows up the tree – Avatar
August 21, 2011 at 8:36 pm |
1.) One example of a remarkable use of lighting was in the 1999 film; The Green Mile, when John Coffey resurrected Mr. Jingles, Del’s mouse after it was crushed under a boot of another inmate. As John brought the mouse up to his mouth, his hands began to glow…giving the effect of a supernatural event taking place.
Another example of a remarkable use of lighting was in the movie E.T. when E.T. is riding in the basket of the bike, and as they pass the moon, Elliott and E.T.’s silhouette is shown on the moon. That scene is the most memorable to me.
2.)I couldn’t find any unusual uses of filmstock.
3.) “Stupid is as stupid does” -Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)
“Rise and Rise again, until lambs become lions” -Robin Hood (Russell Crowe)
“FAT! FAT! FAT-FAT-FATTY-FAT!!!” -The Producers
“E.T. phone home” -E.T.
“Say Hello to my lil friend” -Scarface (Al Pacino)
4.) 1. More of the growth of a “look”, but the evolution of the different James Bonds.
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator Series.
3. Heath Ledger as the Joker
4. Ben Stiller in Zoolander…how all of his modeling poses are all the same look haha
5. Christian Bale in the Prestige
5.) 1. The Car chase in Unknown
2. When Neo dodges the bullets in the Matrix
3. When William Wallace is tortured till his death at the end of Braveheart
4. The stand-down during The Kingdom
August 21, 2011 at 9:56 pm |
1. In the movie Soul Surfer, there was one specific scene that demonstrated a remarkable use of lighting. The scene was when actress AnnaSophia Robb, playing Bethany Hamiloton, has her traumatic shark attack and goes into shock and then has a mirage of surfing thru a tunnel wave towards a bright white light.
Another remarkable use of lighting is in Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 2. The scene when Harry dies and goes to the train station that is bright white everywhere.
2. An unusual example of filmstock is portrayed in the movie “the notebook.” The movie is a frame story in which they jump back and forth in time throughout the movie.
3. “I’m a peacock, you got to let me fly!” – the other guys
“Tried to walk and chew gum at the same time Bella?” “I punched a werewolf in the face.” “Bad ass.”- Eclipse
“I’m gonna leave this (curtain) open! Cause, it’s called civil rights! This is the 90s!”- Bridesmaids
“our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we’ve touched”-remember me
“I’m not supposed to be within two hundred feet of a school… or a Chuck E. Cheese”-The Hangover
4. The scene in Soul Surfer when Alanna sees her best friend since birth Bethany get her arm eaten off by a shark.
Marlin’s face when he finally gets reunited with his son Nemo.
Diane Hirsch seeing the twin towers go down and all the ashes.
The look Ally Craig gives her dad when he slaps her.
Molina’s face when she sees Bethany catch a large wave that could possibly knock Molina into second place and knock Bethany into first place.
5. Annie trying to get the cops attention and driving like a gangster.
When Marley attempts to jump out of the car and only gets halfway.
Chris Gardener gets his machine taken away and he has to chase after the guy.
Christopher Gardener drops his toy in the middle of the street and doesn’t have time to retrieve it.
Joker blowing up the hospital.
August 21, 2011 at 10:28 pm |
1. One very good use of lighting was in “2001: A Space Odyssey”. The outer space was so bleak and empty, but it was light up some how. Also, inside the space ship it was so bright. It felt like the future. Another good lighting scene in a movie was in “Bruce Almighty”. It was clever how when God climbed up the ladder it was so incredibly bright.
2. An unusual use of filmstock in a movie is in “The Wizard of Oz”. It begins in black and white, but then it turns to color.
3. -“B-e-a-utiful.” Jim Carey in Bruce Almighty
-Dale Doback: “I manage a baseball team.”
Nancy Huff: “Oh, little league?”
Dale Doback: “Fantasy league.” John C. Reilly and Mary Steenburgen in “Stepbrothers”
-”My branch is absorbing the Stamford branch, or as I like to put it, ‘my family is doubling in size.” Steve Carell in “The Office”
-“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Tom Hanks in Forest Gump
-“He has me, his brother from another mother.” Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 3
4. -Chris Tucker’s confused face in “Rush Hour 3”
-When Johnny Depp runs in “Pirates of the Caribbean”
-The Jokers’ face in “The Dark Knight”
-Steve Carell’s face when he makes the weird voice in “Bruce Almighty”
-Zach Galifianakis in “Dinner for Shmucks”
5. -Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly’s music video in “Stepbrothers”
-The first dinner scene in “Talladega Nights”
-The Ipod Shuffle play in “The Comebacks”
-Brandon T. Jackson and Robert Downey Jr. arguing in “Tropic Thunder”
-Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan dancing in the car in “A Night at the Roxbury”
August 21, 2011 at 10:33 pm |
1. One remarkable use of lighting was in the movie “Its Kind of a Funny Story.” The majority of the film is shot on a set that is a mental hospital but the lighting just was so surreal that it was as eerie and grim as you have pictured in your own mind. Another example of a great use of lighting is in the movie “Twilight.” The rainy town of forks, as described in the books, was just as gloomy and rainy in the movie. Overlooking the mountains of Washington the foggy and dim light set aided to the melancholy mood.
2. I have not been able to come up with any unusual uses of filmstock.
3. Five of my favorite dialogue quotes are:
- “Hasta la vista, baby.” -Terminator 2
- “There’s a 30% chance it’s already raining!” -Mean Girls
- “How dare you? She’s a nice lady!” -The Hangover
- “Run Forrest, Run!”- Forrest Gump
- “Fish are friends, not food.” -Finding Nemo
4. Five of my favorite looks are:
- Zac Efron’s classy look- 17 Again
- Reece Witherspoon’s professional look- Legally Blonde
- Anne Hathaway’s imaginative look- Alice in Wonderland
- Katherine Hiegel’s formal look- 27 Dresses
- Natalie Portman’s animal like look- Black Swan
5. The Dark Knight- The Joker throwing a playing card on the table saying “Here’s my card.”
Stick It- All the gymnasts scratch at the meet.
Freaky Friday- The change between the mother and daughter.
Fast and Furious- The drivers revving the engines before the race.
The Adjustment Bureau- when the couple reaches the top flight of the stairs on the roof overlooking the big apple.
August 22, 2011 at 12:18 am |
1.One remarkable use of lighting i can think of is in the film The Ring. The entire film feels gloomy and dark, even though the characters are walking around during the day. The film 30 Days Of Night also comes to mind when thinking about exceptional lighting. It give the audience a sense of complete isolation though lighting.
2.One movie that comes to mind is the movie Schindler’s List. It uses very bleak film stock for dramatic effect. This makes the scenes feel more vivid and intense.
3.
“Here’s looking at you, kid.”-Rick Blaine, Casablanca
“Show me the money!”-Rod Tidwell, Jerry Maguire
“Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”-Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz
“I’ll be back.”-Terminator, The Terminator
“I’m king of the world!”-Jack,Titanic
4.
Benjamin Braddock’s awkward look in The Graduate
Marion Crane’s anxious look in Psycho while she is being murdered
Tony Montana’s bad guy look in Scarface
Audrey Hepburn’s chic, polished look in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Jack Torrance’s psychotic look in The Shinning
5.
When Edward Norton’s character shoots himself in the face in Fight Club
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman’s characters share a passionate kiss in Casablanca
the melting of the witch in The Wizard of Oz
Uma Thurman’s character getting stabbed in the heart with an adrenaline in Pulp Fiction
Rocky Balboa running up the stairs in Rocky
August 23, 2011 at 10:54 pm |
1. Two remarkable uses of lighting that ive seen in films would have to be The Dark Night which would almost be a lack there of lighting which is turn produces a very dark theme and sets a mood during the movie. Another use of lighting that i found remarkable would have to be any old movie that is in black and white. These types of films add a definiton or dramaticism to light that cant be seen in color movies.
2. Not sure if ive seen to many uses of different filmstock in a movie that i can recall.
3. you stay classy sandiego – Anchoman, Yo ..Addriene – Rocky Theres got to be something more to life then looking really really really redicously good looking – zoolander, How about that ride in…i guess thats why they call it sincity hehe – The Hangover, The frist rule to fightclub .. dont talk about fightclub – Fight Club
4. Heath Ledger As the Joker , Also his look in The Patroit when he gets stabbed, Blue steel, Magnum, El Tigre Derek Zoolander,
5. Voldemort dieing in harry potter, Last scene of inception, the fight with mel gibson in the patriot, The fightscene in anchorman, Sleepwalking in StepBrothers
August 24, 2011 at 7:34 pm |
1. One use of remarkable lighting that I can remember is the way the light was used in “2001″ when they showed the excavation sight on the moon. The way the light was just so on the monolith where you could barely see it really added to the mystery of that whole subject in the film. One use of strange lenses I’ve seen are in skateboarding films when they use the fish eye lens I think this gives it a great affect.
2. One use of filmstock I’ve seen is in the movie “Sin City” where everything is in black and white except for the color red. This is really cool for the action scenes where the red blood really stands out.
3. “Luke, I am your father” -Star Wars.
“I often feared that the sins of my past would come back to haunt me. But the consequences are more than I can bare.” -The Patriot
“Very Nice!” -Borat
“Welcome to Costco, I love you.” -Idiocracy
“Great Scott!” -Back to the future.
4. The way Jim Carrey looks cartoony in “The Mask”
Beef Supreme’s half serious half stupid look in “Idiocracy”
Voldemort’s snake-like look in the Harry Potter series.
The cross-eyed guy’s idiotic look in “The Waterboy”
Robert De Niro’s murderous look in “Cape Fear”
5. The rehabilitation scene in “Idiocracy”
The final battle scene in “Saving Private Ryan”
The scene in “The Losers” when the hacker guy shots his “finger gun” at the guards and they get shot by the sniper.
The scene in “Shooter” when Mark Whalburg has to ru out of Baltimore to get away from the FBI after being framed for an assassination.
The scene in “Black Hawk Down” when all the Somalians are surrounding the helicopter and the soldier gets taken.
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August 28, 2011 at 5:18 pm |
1. One of my most favorite uses of lighting was in all of the star wars movies, when the death star would travel in light speed, this was a perfect picture combined with the darkness of space. Another favorite use of lighting of mine was in fast five, when they drive this classic car off of a cliff down into a river, the slow motion picture combined with the shadow of a bridge was truly fantastic.
2. One use of film stock I liked was in the movie “Sin city” where everything was black and white except for somethings were red.
3.
1. “My name is Forest, Forest Gump” – Forest Gump
2. “May the force be with you” – Star Wars
3. “This is Sparta!” (300)
4. “Gentlemen, my Lady, You will always remember this as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow
(Pirates of the Caribbean)
5. In Dumb and Dumber when harry gets shot with a bulletproof vest on Llyod says: “What if he shot you in the face.”
4.
1. “Bumblebee” in transformers
2. When the main character takes the pill in “Limitless”
3. The sniper takes out the enemy sniper in “Saving Private Ryan”
4. Jim Carrey’s facial expressions in “Dumb and Dumber.”
5. Willy Wonka – Played by Johnny Depp
5.
1. The fighting scenes between autobots and decepticons
2. The part in Battle: LA When they had to target the alien station
3. In the “Green Hornet” When Kato fights off the street thugs.
4. In “SpiderMan” When Peter Parker first fly’s with his webs.
5. In “300″ When the Spartans fight the Persians
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