great thread!!
thanks for taking the time, Ryan.
hopefully some day i could write one of these informative threads in the business forum.
edit: this and Perrone's thread should be stickies, i think.
so this is a director and producer type question.
i've read that, once upon a time, most (if not all) films were shot in a studio. then a few 'revolutionary' filmmakers decided that it was better, and cheaper, to shoot on-location. then hollywood followed suit. not that hollywood made their...
if you haven't seen it, do.
it's one of the funniest movies i've seen in a while. didn't know it was a show, and it had a previous movie also.
trailer:
http://www.alltrailers.net/trailer-park-boys-countdown-to-liquor-day.html
imdb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1337032/
I have read, time and again, that the start of a story, the theme, the moral, the driving force, should be the first consideration before doing an outline. I'm inclined to believe that. But, what I found frustrating was, coming up with something like 'stealing is bad', 'violence begets...
so... i wanted to ask this question in both the directing and writing sections, but figured i'd just ask it once here.
what are, if any, artistic movements, or techniques that influence your work?
you know how there is surrealism, expressionism, dada, psychedelic, stuckism, etc. what...
(a little rant)
personally, i hate it. very rarely is it done properly.
aesthetically, it's like vomiting on a perfectly good picture.
the popularity of the shaky camera is what happens when people get hung about technique rather than art.
yes, there are moments where it might be useful...