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Showing posts with label Moonrise Kingdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moonrise Kingdom. Show all posts
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Friday, May 04, 2012
B-Footage, Behind-the-Scenes of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Watch at your own risk. Will alter your perception of the Wes Anderson illusion within seconds.
All B-rolls are like that but this is particularly garish and raw and, considering the precisely framed yet dreamy quality of 'Moonrise Kingdom', this footage will have a more severe effect than usual.
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All B-rolls are like that but this is particularly garish and raw and, considering the precisely framed yet dreamy quality of 'Moonrise Kingdom', this footage will have a more severe effect than usual.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
New Clip from 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Another Very Properly Photographed Clip from 'Moonrise Kingdom' -- Record Player
Love how frenetic characters and events are captured by Anderson with such a disciplined camera. Framing and blocking are just so, and the camera stays still, which provides a solid palette for things to unfold and allows the viewer to more easily appreciate the quirks of both behavior and dialogue.
In fact, except for judicious and flawless dolly shots the camera doesn't move. Pans and (god forbid) zooms are not used. The actors comes to us, we don't follow them around. Even cuts don't seem to exist. They're there, but don't seem to be.
Anderson's highly polished non-technique gives these clips breath of life and makes you forget you're watching a movie.
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In fact, except for judicious and flawless dolly shots the camera doesn't move. Pans and (god forbid) zooms are not used. The actors comes to us, we don't follow them around. Even cuts don't seem to exist. They're there, but don't seem to be.
Anderson's highly polished non-technique gives these clips breath of life and makes you forget you're watching a movie.
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2 Clips from 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Man, Wes Anderson executes some tight framing. These guys hit their marks -- exactly. For instance, in the first clip at :10 -- the arrow hitting the ground. Pure Anderson. Nobody else would think to or want to do that.
Blocking (at :37) is tight. Watch the guy in the back, behind the boy with the patched eye -- he starts out too far to his left but adjusts so he's not blocked. Look at his eyes -- he's taking direction from someone off camera. However, to his credit, he never spikes the camera and stays in character the whole time.
In the second clip the framing is very precise, even for people in the background.
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Blocking (at :37) is tight. Watch the guy in the back, behind the boy with the patched eye -- he starts out too far to his left but adjusts so he's not blocked. Look at his eyes -- he's taking direction from someone off camera. However, to his credit, he never spikes the camera and stays in character the whole time.
In the second clip the framing is very precise, even for people in the background.
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' Character Poster/Snap Shot
Whoever directed this still (I'm assuming Anderson did) they did a good job. Every actor nailed their character. I like the color negative/print look. Great campaign.
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Thursday, March 08, 2012
Poster for Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' Demands Attention
Atmospheric. Quiet. Doesn't try even a bit.
A simple trailer, one unassuming poster, and this movie is at the top of my list.
Not many movies (read: directors) create this kind of stir this easily. The 'auteur effect'... Ridley Scott/Prometheus certainly has it. We clamor over stills, speculate about what imagery in trailers indicates regarding plot/character, soak up fake TEDtalks. We can't wait.
The campaign for 'Alien' had everyone talking. People were clawing to see that movie. The image, both in TV commercials and on posters, of the cracked egg and that tag "In space, no one can hear you scream" -- people loved that. 'I love when the egg cracks. That's so scary! What's going to come out of there?' and 'Remember. In space, no one can hear you scream. It's true! There's no air, and you need air for sound to travel so if you scream in space no one will be able to hear you. Scream as loud as you want -- nobody will hear'. We'd stop and think about the implications, looking at the floor or staring into space. We didn't have a clue what the movie was about, but posters and commercials made us love it. I saw 'Alien' opening weekend. Changed my life. Part of the reason I'm typing these words now, decades later.
'Star Wars' comes to mind, too. "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." Come on -- that rocks. Another reason I like movies so much. Another reason I'm sitting at the keyboard now.
It's the inverse of the 'John Carter' bluster which, after gobs of trailers, a dozen generic posters, loads of clips and featurettes, and over a hundred stills, has created little more than confusion and consternation, and managed to dilute anticipation. Cost a fortune, too. Too bad. (I'll stop writing about that now).
'The Hunger Games' has a pretty good campaign. People want to see that. The anticipation, though, can be attributed to the fact the novel is a bestseller not the promo materials, which are plain to say the least.
It's hard to think of other campaigns that had the kind of effortless grace as 'Moonrise Kingdom'. It's easy to predict when the next one will be, though -- whenever Wes Anderson releases his next movie.
Beautiful poster. Lovely.
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A simple trailer, one unassuming poster, and this movie is at the top of my list.
Not many movies (read: directors) create this kind of stir this easily. The 'auteur effect'... Ridley Scott/Prometheus certainly has it. We clamor over stills, speculate about what imagery in trailers indicates regarding plot/character, soak up fake TEDtalks. We can't wait.
The campaign for 'Alien' had everyone talking. People were clawing to see that movie. The image, both in TV commercials and on posters, of the cracked egg and that tag "In space, no one can hear you scream" -- people loved that. 'I love when the egg cracks. That's so scary! What's going to come out of there?' and 'Remember. In space, no one can hear you scream. It's true! There's no air, and you need air for sound to travel so if you scream in space no one will be able to hear you. Scream as loud as you want -- nobody will hear'. We'd stop and think about the implications, looking at the floor or staring into space. We didn't have a clue what the movie was about, but posters and commercials made us love it. I saw 'Alien' opening weekend. Changed my life. Part of the reason I'm typing these words now, decades later.
'Star Wars' comes to mind, too. "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." Come on -- that rocks. Another reason I like movies so much. Another reason I'm sitting at the keyboard now.
It's the inverse of the 'John Carter' bluster which, after gobs of trailers, a dozen generic posters, loads of clips and featurettes, and over a hundred stills, has created little more than confusion and consternation, and managed to dilute anticipation. Cost a fortune, too. Too bad. (I'll stop writing about that now).
'The Hunger Games' has a pretty good campaign. People want to see that. The anticipation, though, can be attributed to the fact the novel is a bestseller not the promo materials, which are plain to say the least.
It's hard to think of other campaigns that had the kind of effortless grace as 'Moonrise Kingdom'. It's easy to predict when the next one will be, though -- whenever Wes Anderson releases his next movie.
Beautiful poster. Lovely.
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