C200 Teasers

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rob norton

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I shot these teasers on the C200 for an upcoming theatre production ('Boy Swallows Universe' (the book is awesome, play should be amazing)).

The teasers serve to reveal the talent playing the main characters, existing somewhere between the theatrical stage and a movie, without feeling too much like either:




 
rob norton said:
I can't even watch movies anymore.
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People are saying this... sometimes I feel the same...

BUT A) maybe it's just hard to carve out 2 hours straight, both schedule-wise and attention-wise, and B) maybe they just don't make them like they used to

My wife and I recently watched Matilda over 3 sessions on my phone while snuggling on the couch. It's one of the best children's films ever made, and it was my wife's favorite growing up. I think she's seen it dozens of times. I've seen it before with her. It's an incredible marriage of directing, cinematography, and writing, and I was sad when we finally finished it. It was a nice reminder of what the movie-watching experience can be. On a technical level, it was a reminder of the care and craftsmanship that used to go into even little movies, as well as the classic tropes and conventions/3-act structure of Hollywood storytelling that have somewhat fallen by the wayside
 
ahalpert said:
People are saying this... sometimes I feel the same...

BUT A) maybe it's just hard to carve out 2 hours straight, both schedule-wise and attention-wise, and B) maybe they just don't make them like they used to

My wife and I recently watched Matilda over 3 sessions on my phone while snuggling on the couch. It's one of the best children's films ever made, and it was my wife's favorite growing up. I think she's seen it dozens of times. I've seen it before with her. It's an incredible marriage of directing, cinematography, and writing, and I was sad when we finally finished it. It was a nice reminder of what the movie-watching experience can be. On a technical level, it was a reminder of the care and craftsmanship that used to go into even little movies, as well as the classic tropes and conventions/3-act structure of Hollywood storytelling that have somewhat fallen by the wayside
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Good point, I'm definitely a combo of A and B. I need to make a list and stick to rather than choosing randomly and being let down. And ban myself from dvxuser.
 
ahalpert said:
People are saying this... sometimes I feel the same...

BUT A) maybe it's just hard to carve out 2 hours straight, both schedule-wise and attention-wise, and B) maybe they just don't make them like they used to

My wife and I recently watched Matilda over 3 sessions on my phone while snuggling on the couch. It's one of the best children's films ever made, and it was my wife's favorite growing up. I think she's seen it dozens of times. I've seen it before with her. It's an incredible marriage of directing, cinematography, and writing, and I was sad when we finally finished it. It was a nice reminder of what the movie-watching experience can be. On a technical level, it was a reminder of the care and craftsmanship that used to go into even little movies, as well as the classic tropes and conventions/3-act structure of Hollywood storytelling that have somewhat fallen by the wayside
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B. One only has to look at the amount of people who will binge several seasons of a show in a few days or weekend, which usually means sitting and watching for hours and hours on end. Way longer than a typical movie. If it’s engaging and interesting and entertaining, I’ll watch “indefinitely”... Okay, a little hyperbole, but you get my point. Most of the Harry Potter movies, which are long by typical movie standards, I watched every second of and felt like some could have been even longer. I can binge 3, 4, 5 or more episodes of series that I like at a time. Some of the Marvel movies I was tapping my foot and looking at my watch, becaue I couldn’t wait for them to be over, because they were so un-interesting and un-engaging.
 
Run&Gun said:
B. One only has to look at the amount of people who will binge several seasons of a show in a few days or weekend, which usually means sitting and watching for hours and hours on end. Way longer than a typical movie. If it’s engaging and interesting and entertaining, I’ll watch “indefinitely”... Okay, a little hyperbole, but you get my point. Most of the Harry Potter movies, which are long by typical movie standards, I watched every second of and felt like some could have been even longer. I can binge 3, 4, 5 or more episodes of series that I like at a time. Some of the Marvel movies I was tapping my foot and looking at my watch, becaue I couldn’t wait for them to be over, because they were so un-interesting and un-engaging.
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That's a good point, although I think TV has a different relationship to your attention span. You always have the feeling that you can jump off whenever you want. The story cycles to a conclusion every hour or half hour. And depending on the format (if it was written/edited for broadcast), there will be reminders of what's happening every 5 or 10 minutes.

But yeah, clearly people can still sit still and watch for hours on end. I wasn't as big into the HP movies tho
 
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