Oh man, have I just geeked out big time. The Dark Knight Rises prologue has just been revealed by filmmaker mastermind, Christopher Nolan. My nerd senses have been tingling for quite awhile with the buzz going around for this film. I'm so excited that I sat online refreshing my browser constantly for news on the released prologue. The opening of the movie. Wow. Last time, the prologue opened with the DC and WB logos over fire and explosions. This time its over what looks like cracking class, and the Bat-symbol is made out with broken glass. Batman will be broken! Then the movie opens with Gordon talking at Harvey Dents eulogy saying, "It will be a long time until someone inspires us the way he did." Then we cut to a field and a jeep driving towards a small plane. They get out and some of these men are in black hoods, they're prisoners who worked for the masked man, terrorist leader Bane. Dr. Pavel meets with a CIA agent by the airplane and they get on. I'm assuming the CIA agent is protecting the Dr. Pavel because he has information on Bane. Well it turns out one of these "prisoners" which are now all on the plane, one of them is Bane himself. He takes over the plane and a larger plane flies on top of the smaller one. Men jump out with hooks and lines and they drag the smaller plane. Man this is cool, its like James Bond meets Inception. Bane kidnaps Dr. Pavel and they do a blood transfussion in mid air? They pump some of Pavels blood into this dead guy so that when the plane crashes, police or whatever will analyze the blood and it will come up as Dr. Pavels. Clever. So Bane gets hooked up on a line and grabs Pavel and they hang there as the smaller plane falls and crashes. It all reminded me of the sky hook scene from The Dark Knight. But oh my god, this was so cool. I have no clue how Nolan pulled this off with IMAX cameras let alone any. The score was pretty awesome as well incorporating the new "Bane theme" which is this awesome chanting. Overall this has gotten me even more hyped for The Dark Knight Rises. I almost cried in excitement, that's how much of a nerd I am.
5 out of 5 ! For ultimate Batman Badass!
If you're interested, here is the new chanting sound, which according the the new leaked trailer for the film means, RISE!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Double Review - Hugo and The Muppets
Finally getting caught up with movie seeing and recently I finally saw two films getting critical praise, Martin Scorsese's, "Hugo" and the revival of the popular puppets, "The Muppets." I loved both of these films so much and I need to talk about why, especially because this is a film making blog. I'll start off with Hugo.
Hugo 5 out of 5
Hugo is a film about a boy who lives in a train station in Paris in 1931. He steals parts from the toy shop to try to fix a broken automaton which is like a wind up figure. We find out later in the movie that his father has passed away in a fire, him and his father had been working on the broken automaton which his father had found in the museum. The toy shop has parts that Hugo needs, but he is caught trying to steal by the shop owner. The shop owner takes Hugo's blueprints for the automaton and tells him that he must earn it back by fixing things in the shop. Hugo agrees and also meets the shop owners goddaughter, Isabelle.
I don't want to give away to much because the ending of the film is what really counts. What is so great about it is that it is a giant homage to the silent film era. My favorite quote from the film was, "Time hasn't been kind to old movies." This is still relevant today. People do not appreciate movies as an art as they should be. And people do not appreciate old movies. This movie is definitely for film nerds and film lovers. Its all about the preservation of art, and life itself. A friend of mine who attended a press screening of this film said he was almost in tears when he heard a child in the audience as his/her parents if they could watch silent movies and they wanted to know more about silent movies. Wow, the film nerd in me just wept tears of joy. Great film, go see it.
The Muppets - 4.5 out of 5
They're finally back. Kermit and the gang that we all loved as children. This time they are back with their best film since the first Muppets film. This time the film was written by comedian and all around puppet enthusiast, Jason Segal. In my opinion he was perfect for this movie. A fun, self aware, and emotionally impacting Muppet movie is just what I needed. All the same Muppet gags are back, celebrity cameos, and a lot of jokes about previous movies. They like to reference the 70s and 80s a lot which was the hay day of the Muppets. Kermit even has an "80's Robot." The fact is, everyone has kind of forgotten about the Muppets for quite a long time. And boy do they make you feel awful for doing that. The gang has been broken up for many many years and they really lay it on thick that people have forgotten about them, yeah they lay it on thick, but it makes you feel awful. Those poor Muppets. Anyways, this was a great film for the entire family and hopefully gets a new generation of kids to want to see the previous Muppets films and learn more about them. The Muppets rock.
Hugo 5 out of 5
Hugo is a film about a boy who lives in a train station in Paris in 1931. He steals parts from the toy shop to try to fix a broken automaton which is like a wind up figure. We find out later in the movie that his father has passed away in a fire, him and his father had been working on the broken automaton which his father had found in the museum. The toy shop has parts that Hugo needs, but he is caught trying to steal by the shop owner. The shop owner takes Hugo's blueprints for the automaton and tells him that he must earn it back by fixing things in the shop. Hugo agrees and also meets the shop owners goddaughter, Isabelle.
I don't want to give away to much because the ending of the film is what really counts. What is so great about it is that it is a giant homage to the silent film era. My favorite quote from the film was, "Time hasn't been kind to old movies." This is still relevant today. People do not appreciate movies as an art as they should be. And people do not appreciate old movies. This movie is definitely for film nerds and film lovers. Its all about the preservation of art, and life itself. A friend of mine who attended a press screening of this film said he was almost in tears when he heard a child in the audience as his/her parents if they could watch silent movies and they wanted to know more about silent movies. Wow, the film nerd in me just wept tears of joy. Great film, go see it.
The Muppets - 4.5 out of 5
They're finally back. Kermit and the gang that we all loved as children. This time they are back with their best film since the first Muppets film. This time the film was written by comedian and all around puppet enthusiast, Jason Segal. In my opinion he was perfect for this movie. A fun, self aware, and emotionally impacting Muppet movie is just what I needed. All the same Muppet gags are back, celebrity cameos, and a lot of jokes about previous movies. They like to reference the 70s and 80s a lot which was the hay day of the Muppets. Kermit even has an "80's Robot." The fact is, everyone has kind of forgotten about the Muppets for quite a long time. And boy do they make you feel awful for doing that. The gang has been broken up for many many years and they really lay it on thick that people have forgotten about them, yeah they lay it on thick, but it makes you feel awful. Those poor Muppets. Anyways, this was a great film for the entire family and hopefully gets a new generation of kids to want to see the previous Muppets films and learn more about them. The Muppets rock.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Filming
Once your shooting schedule is in place, and storyboards have been created, you are ready to film. Their are a lot of things to consider when you're shooting. Cinematography is one of them. I can't begin to explain the importance of good shot composition and camera movements. Cinematography also includes the lighting in the shot. When composing shots, think about the Rule of Thirds. I'll leave you with a video better explaining these things.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Problems with 3D films today
Listen to my PODCAST dealing with the problems of 3D films! My Mic was acting a little strange so if you hear a few crackles I apologize.
http://dylancarver.podbean.com/2011/11/20/problems-with-3d-films/
http://dylancarver.podbean.com/2011/11/20/problems-with-3d-films/
Sunday, November 27, 2011
The boring but most crucial stage
I know I've posted about Pre-Production already, but I'll post this just because it is such a crucial stage and scheduling and budgeting is a must. This video shows more of what its like for an Indy filmmaker like myself.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Development and Pre-Production
The first stage in making movies is coming up with a great story and writing a screenplay out of it. Development and Pre-Production include tasks like, screenplay writing, casting, story boarding, location scouting, etc. To me this is probably the most difficult stage just because of all of the planning and writing you have to do. Coming up with a great story is becoming increasingly difficult because almost everything has been done, you just have to search your imagination to find a story that you want to tell. After the screenplay has been written, which can be re-written at least 20 times before you get it right, you have to plan your shoot. Storyboards and shot lists are what you need to make in order to go into your Production phase and know what you're doing and looking for. I can't explain all of the steps in Pre-Production so I'll leave you all with an awesome video I found.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
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