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I've managed to pull off about 90% of that stuff at one time (at least) in my career. ::) :-/ :D
 
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I broke 2 of those rules while making my last short.

But one of them wasn't my fault! We were in a really small bathroom and there were very few angles we could get. So one of them HAD to be using the mirror.
 
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NOT a good call. Sorry Pookie, I disagreed with nearly everything the authors had to say, including their approval of zooms, verses dolly shots.

These people sound like just the kind of community college stuffy pompous drama professors that I despise so much.

I can just see these sneering, black-turtleneck-wearing fops crushing the life out of a naive yet impressionable film school class.

Great directors have made use of all of these 'pitfalls', the question is to know when to employ them.
 
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I don't feel that you should avoid all those 'cliches' intentionally. Some of the best directors have used many of those types of shots. However, you need to be aware of the reasons why you use them and the potential criticisms for incorporating such in your movies.

imo...
 
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I want to make a film comprised entirely of zooms.

This is my new mission.
 
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[quote author=speedbump link=board=Offtopic;num=1107239649;start=0#7 date=01/31/05 at 23:05:37]NOT a good call.  Sorry Pookie, I disagreed with nearly everything the authors had to say, including their approval of zooms, verses dolly shots.

These people sound like just the kind of community college stuffy pompous drama professors that I despise so much.

I can just see these sneering, black-turtleneck-wearing fops crushing the life out of a naive yet impressionable film school class.

Great directors have made use of all of these 'pitfalls', the question is to know when to employ them.[/quote]


Either you need to get a sense of humour, or you should think about changing your name to "pothole" ;)
 
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[quote author=TC link=board=Offtopic;num=1107239649;start=0#9 date=01/31/05 at 23:07:45]I want to make a film comprised entirely of zooms.[/quote]

Don't forget to add a pan or two.
 
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[quote author=Terry_Lasater link=board=Offtopic;num=1107239649;start=0#14 date=01/31/05 at 23:18:49]Good ol' whip pans and snap zooms - the shots that defined the '70's.  :D ;)

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Dont forget the porn music!

(yes, I should have modified my last post for that, but I'm not quite awake....had a bad dream and looking for some cheer before schlepping back to bed...no hijack intended, so disregard this drivel)
 
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I have a sense of humor, but I don't think the authors wrote this piece in a spirit of fun. They really are sick of what they see as the same old crap from their students.

I can identify with this sentiment, to some degree. But it just sounds to me like this is criticism without alternative suggestions for how to deal with a failure on the student's part to tell a story effectively.
 
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