Cinematographically Speaking

[robey77]

I just watched Interiors from the collection that Liz....you, gave me for Christmas. It was such a strong peice; a true character study. The aesthetic was very grey and sterile, which makes for a dry watch, but it really contributed to the overall emotion of the film. Rom recently tried to do a character study excercise with this young couple

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[themightybotox]

I have some issues with Interiors. A lot of it rings incredibly false to me and the characters seemed contived and pretentious. The one major exception to that, I think, is the Maureen Stepleton character. Her character is fascinating and her perfomance is fantastic.

[robey77]

I have to disagree. I think that the characters served as more of a vehicle for Allen to give his thoughts about life. I mean, I can see why you'd think they're transparent but in this case I think it was nessesary to use these semi-architypeal characters to buttress the overall notion about...well, I guess, pretentious people. But I gotta say that I loved the dialogue. It was so sharp and logical. Different Strokes I guess...oh and you're wrong.

[duhimthecaptain]

you, in a skinny tie! I can't believe it. does UVA have any courses in 16mm filmmaking? I can share all my knowledge with you but it will be hard and expensive on your own. do you have access to a Steenbeck? if you know anything about f-stops/aperture from still photography, it's not much of a stretch from there, except when you mess with frame rate or do dissolves/other in-camera effects, or if you do pixelation. and then you just need to do some math, which all makes sense once you understand how the camera works.