In a way, film editors are given the permission to play the role of ancient Gods all the time, by stitching the mangled wombs of invented universes with a beatified cut. Their work takes place inside a dark, lacuna-like space. But for them, this bleak cosmos might as well be a glorious, crystal dome among white clouds and […]
The definition of short film varies tremendously in terms of its length. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for example, considers it “an original motion picture that has a running time of forty minutes or less, including all credits”. While this list considers movies with running time of fifty minutes or less. It includes […]
“I believe that truth has only one face: that of a violent contradiction.” -Georges Bataille. Human beings… we are tangled individuals. We misunderstand people as much as others misunderstand us. We latch on to no duty and responsibility on responding for the nature of our behavior. This lack of justification for our actions, force us […]
If character choice drives the story, dilemma is the storytelling element that engages us to it. Choice will only be as good as the situation that precedes it. If choice is a response to your character´s personality, then you can only truly know your character, if you introduce the proper challenge for him to confront. […]
There is definitely something appealing about the word trilogy. In any art, but in cinema especially. Whenever somewhere in the world someone says, “You know, I really loved Fassbinder’s Lola,“ or, “Man, I finally saw that Oldboy movie; it’s really something else!,“ on nine out of ten of the occasions the answer will be, “Yeah, […]
By now, nearly everyone is familiar with the term mashup – the fusing of seemingly incongruent or disparate elements to create a hybrid of sorts. And while it may be considered an innovation in web design or music, as far as moviemaking is concerned, the concept has been around for a while, even before Jesse […]