Filmmaker Videos
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Jamie Stuart’s NYFF51, Shot on the Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera
Jamie Stuart was back at the New York Film Festival this year, getting up to his usual antics, except this time with a hot new camera, the Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera. (You can read his review of the camera here.) Look out for appearances by a host of film luminaries who graced NYFF this year — Alexander Payne, Spike Jonze, Tom Hanks, the Coen brothers, John Goodman, Tilda Swinton and Rooney Mara — plus cameos from Glenn Kenny and, um, me.
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A Homemade Amusement Park in Italy
From the “communications research center” Fabrica comes this lovely documentary short film, Al Pioppi, about an Italian restauranteur who, for 40 years, has been building homemade rides and attractions in the forest around his establishment. For him, it’s not just advertising but also an inquiry into existence and mortality.
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The Shining as an 8-Bit Video Game
From Cinefix, here is Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining reimagined, with surprising effectiveness, as an 8-bit video game. (Hat tip: Daring Fireball.)
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“25 New Face” Andrew Thomas Huang’s New Atoms for Peace Music Video
Andrew Thomas Huang, one of our “25 New Faces” this year, sadly missed out on the annual gathering for newly inducted alums in Tacoma because, he said, he was in London for the whole summer. He didn’t say what project he was working on exactly, but it turns out to be have been, very excitingly, a music video for Thom Yorke and Flea’s band Atoms for Peace. This great promo for “Before Your Very Eyes” is yet another dream collaboration for Huang, whose previous two music videos were for Sigur Rós and Björk.
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Trailer Watch: Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson’s sensibility has, I suppose, always been somewhat “European,” so it’s not a big stretch for him to be extending his storytelling realm to include one of the great cities of Central Europe in The Grand Budapest Hotel. And he certainly seems to be having fun with this star-studded, 1920s-era romp, which may be the most visually lavish and designed film of his career to date. On the surface, the film looks like a companion piece to Jiri Menzel’s I Served the King of England, which tackles similar subject matter but with a comic bite and political engagement that […]
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Gordon Willis: “I Never Got Fired”
Gordon Willis, the legendary cinematographer who shot The Godfather and Annie Hall, reveals in this clip from Craft Truck‘s cinematographer series how to be a valuable crew member and the norm of the relationship between the director and d.p. Watch the full interview here.
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Jillian Mayer on How to Hide from Cameras
25 New Face Jillian Mayer has long been attuned to the impact of technology on identity and personal expression. Here, she offers a helpful tutorial to those worried about biometric tracking, face recognition and the profusion of surveillance cameras on our streets.
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What Would You Do with Daniel Radcliffe and Ten Minutes?
Director Joe Connor was recently given ten minutes to make a short film with actor Daniel Radcliffe. The 26-year-old director and the star of the current Kill Your Darlings met for just a few moments, quickly tossed around some ideas and settled on the theme of fear. The resulting short, Wait, is a nicely pitched essay about stage fright that will resonate with anyone who has felt their heart pace as they prepare for public speaking.
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Thinkmodo Scores Viral Hit with Carrie Coffee Shop Prank
The New York-based Thinkmodo has specialized in the best form of advertising on the internet: viral content that is shared freely by viewers and placed by editors — like this one — on websites free of charge. “Thinkmodo mashes-up viral fun with marketing function to create effective viral video campaigns for brands,” they write on their site. “Our unique strategy generates tremendous online engagement and valuable earned media coverage worldwide.” Case in point is their latest, advertising Kim Peirce’s upcoming Carrie remake, which I learned about from the Twitter feed of U.K. mentalist Derren Brown, who declared it “magnificent!” (The […]
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Banksy’s Rebel Rocket Attack Video is Genius
From a new YouTube account, BanksyNY, graffiti’s greatest talent has posted a new video, entitled “Rebel rocket attack.” We’re deep into production on our Fall issue of Filmmaker, so I’ll post this with a minimum of comment and say only this: Watch.
