Mark Harris
Pain in the ass
Saw Herzog's latest at IFC last night. Was sold out for all but the 11:40.
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/caveofforgottendreams/
As usual, I didn't think the 3D really added much to it. I think he used it largely though to try to show how some of the prehistoric men were actually using the contours of the cave walls in their art. But it suffered from the usual 3-D dimness, which is a bummer.
The art itself is really breath-taking. And shockingly complex considering it was made 32,000 years ago by cavemen living side by side with Neanderthals. And it's something you'll never get a chance to go see yourself, so I think the movie is worth it for that alone.
I'm a big herzog fan and this one did not disappoint. He does a nice job of bringing the awe in thinking that you're connecting with these ancient people through their art. Much of the art looks very very fresh, like it might have been painted last week. This is due to the fact that the cave was sealed about 20,000 years ago by a rock slide.
Also, they made good use of a remote-control helicopter with camera attached. The opening shot starts slowing and steadily dollying down a row in a grape vineyard, then gradually the camera climbs to over 100 feet into the air. Was really pretty impressed with how they used that thing in a lot of cases. They also used it to get shots of the scientists and crew walking on a narrow catwalk along the side of the mountain.
Inside the cave itself, they got very clean images even though they were only using hand-held light panels(due to restrictions by the French Government about what you can bring in and how long you can stay). So a lot of contrast, but the images were still very very clean.
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/caveofforgottendreams/
As usual, I didn't think the 3D really added much to it. I think he used it largely though to try to show how some of the prehistoric men were actually using the contours of the cave walls in their art. But it suffered from the usual 3-D dimness, which is a bummer.
The art itself is really breath-taking. And shockingly complex considering it was made 32,000 years ago by cavemen living side by side with Neanderthals. And it's something you'll never get a chance to go see yourself, so I think the movie is worth it for that alone.
I'm a big herzog fan and this one did not disappoint. He does a nice job of bringing the awe in thinking that you're connecting with these ancient people through their art. Much of the art looks very very fresh, like it might have been painted last week. This is due to the fact that the cave was sealed about 20,000 years ago by a rock slide.
Also, they made good use of a remote-control helicopter with camera attached. The opening shot starts slowing and steadily dollying down a row in a grape vineyard, then gradually the camera climbs to over 100 feet into the air. Was really pretty impressed with how they used that thing in a lot of cases. They also used it to get shots of the scientists and crew walking on a narrow catwalk along the side of the mountain.
Inside the cave itself, they got very clean images even though they were only using hand-held light panels(due to restrictions by the French Government about what you can bring in and how long you can stay). So a lot of contrast, but the images were still very very clean.