New David Lynch film Inland Empire shot on DV

I'm not very articulate, but i have to atleast try and get this off my mind because the aesthetic he chose for this film is very intentional and beautiful. I saw it at the NYFF, and i think he would have had a terrible looking film if he used the DVX. I agree the DVX has a more filmic aesthetic about it, but what Lynch was going for didn't need that. The PD150 has more of a raw feel to it- if Lynch used a DVX it would come off as Lynch trying to make something look like film because he didn't want to spend the money on it. Whereas using a less film like camera, he is able to exploit the motion attributes of digital video intentionally - he obviously WASN'T trying to get a film-like look from video. although the transfer to 35mm was beautiful. blah. i hope that was comprehensible.

oh yeah... IT'S AWESOME.
 
If anyone is willing to sell me their tickets to the Lynch appearance at the Brattle Theatre in Boston December 3, I will pay good $$$

mike
 
My copy of Eraserhead is almost worn out. It truly is an incredible piece of work. The soundtrack is amazing and the film itself has so much behind it. These are all opinions and everybody is certainly entitled to his or her own.

However, its worthy to note that In 2004, the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

It is a challenging film and, of course, when it first screened it reportedly generated the highest percentage of audience walkouts recorded. Frankly, I think we need more works that challenge an audience and make people uncomfortable due to disturbing them rather than simply attempting to use shock or "gross out" material.

I love the fact that the film is open to so many interpretations. Lynch has said he has yet to read one that matches his own.

Spend some time reading the reviews and learn about the making of the film and you likely will come to a better appreciation of it. Of course, you may just be one of those people anxiously awaiting the PowerRangers movie and you don't really ask anything intellectual from your film viewing. If so, great. Just recognize that a lot of people here take their films seriously and look for art beyond entertainment.
 
Robot Justin --

Did you just compare somebody who fast forwarded eraserhead to the war in IRAQ?

Ok.:thumbup:

-- Dean
 
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Dean Bull said:
Robot Justin --

Did you just compare somebody who fast forwarded eraserhead to the war in IRAQ?

Ok.:thumbup:

-- Dean
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Uhh... Kind of!

Let me clarify:

I would say that the type of mindset that would fast-forward through Eraserhead is the same type that would go into a war based on pre-conceived notions rather do the due diligence to understand the situation in as much of its entirety as it can be understood.

I don't want to get political here, but my point is basically that Eraserhead (more so than many other of Lynch's films, which could be seen as moving into self-parody) is a watershed moment in film history - it is unique, vulgar, sexual, beautiful, ugly, and absolutely independent. It is also a pretty popular movie. Sure, people like Anger and maybe even what's her name... She did Meshes of the Afternoon... Were exploring the occult and psychoanalysis through film, but Lynch brought it all together in a cohesive (if non-linear and difficult to penetrate) whole. And has consistently been able to build a bridge to a wider audience - one outside of art school.

I would just like to see more respect paid to films that are auteristic. I'm not defending "weird" movies so much as movies that are motivated, unique visions that push cinema in new directions.
 
I'm guessing the reason Mr. Lynch is using the PD150 is it's legendary performance in VERY low light. And Lynch is always trying to get darker shots.
Also in the article here, he talks about how he loves autofocus: "It has this thing called‘automatic focus’ that is great."
 
VIVA ERASERHEAD


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wow, i just read that David Lynch used the sony PD-150 in Inland Empire (coming to LA on December 15th) and was going to come here to start a thread, but looks like im way behind on this issue.. lol

Can't wait to see this film, check out the wikipedia on it. Supposedly Lynch never used a script and made up the dialogue and scenes as he shot it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inland_Empire_(film)

"[SIZE=-1]Heineken? **** that ****! Pabst Blue Ribbon!"[/SIZE]
 
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I just saw the film at the IFFR (International Film Festival Rotterdam, in Europe) and I am very impressed. Lynch somehow managed to create a film with more layers to it than Lost Highway & Mulholland Dr. added together!

Thoughts on the film, anyone?

EDIT: Hmm - can't see why my post was moved - it's about the film in general, not about the camera...
 
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Looks like a Sony PD-170 (It definetly says "Sony"). It doesn't look to be a Z1.
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...Lynch also spoke of his new film in production, Inland Empire, starring Laura Dern and Jeremy Irons, which is shooting with a Sony PD150. "I discovered DV making small experimental films for my Web site and fell in love with the medium because it’s so lightweight. It gives you so much freedom with a much smaller crew [and] longer takes and you’re able to do things you can’t do with a film camera," Lynch explained, adding wryly, "It has this thing called‘automatic focus’ that is great. It makes film cameras seem very absurd. DV is not up to the quality of film right now but it’s getting closer and closer. We’ve done tests for Inland Empire and it looks very good."...

http://www.studiodaily.com/main/careers/5574.html
 
I'm going to go against the grain here and say I hated Inland Empire. I saw it at the chicago music box premiere. I was very eager to watch it, but by the end, I was dying to get out of there. I didn't even stick around to listen to Lynch answer questions.
My main issue with IE was the cinematography-or more like lack of it. The handheld shots were terribly shaky, and the the 'in the nostrils closeups' got annoying right away. Again, I really wanted to like it, but I felt that Lynch was to far up his own @ss on this one.
 
I think that the reason most digital experiments done by hollywood don't work it's because they are not used to exploiting the potentiality of digital film. I've seen much better stuff (visually) done here.
 
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