Trailer: Cave of Forgotten Dreams

From the director of Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog, a spell-binding documentary about reconnecting with our past.

The Art of the Title

An interesting montage of how the titles of films evolved in time.

A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.

theartofthetitle.com includes an array of film and tv title design from all around the world in order to honour the creative artists behind the titles which we are so familiar with and we've seen over and over again in a matter of minutes (or seconds) in our favourite films.

Click here to visit the official site.

Walter Murch says...

"Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does."

Walter Murch, ACE
- Film Editor & Sound Designer


2 time Oscar Winner:

1. - The English Patient (Best Film Editing - 1997)
2. - Apocalypse Now (Best Sound - 1980)

Cartoon Movie, Lyon 2011

A very interesting forum that took place in Lyon, France, between the 2-4 March that brought together 700 professionals in the animated feature field. It is very interesting to note that it took place in the very place where cinema was born.

Official Poster of the Event. Designed by Jean-Loup Felicioli.

Presently, Euronews is featuring the event on its Lifestyle section. Watch the feature online here.

Visit the official site here.

Here are some videos (trailer & extract) of already produced animated features:

Chico & Rita
by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal & Tono Errando



Une vie de chat | Extrait 1 | Au cinéma le 15... by Folimage
A Cat in Paris
by Alain Gagnol & Jean-Loup Felicioli



To view the entire list of selected projects, click here.

Science of the Movies: Motion Control

Yesterday's Science of the Movies episode on Discovery Science Channel, tackled the subject of Motion Control, and host Nar Williams, with his unique take on things, explored how this works in various situations.

Motion Control is described as ways of how you could bring your camera undercontrol with the ability to repeat the same movements precisely through the use of a computer.

MILO

Meet Milo...the super robo-cam.  Here is how Milo can perform the same movements (zoom, track, dolly, rotate on its axis...) and actions (including focusing) in the same way precisely every time.  All Milo needs is one faithful controller.

Here is a video tutorial on the industry's leading software used for Motion Control, Flair by MRMC:



Here is a showreel made entirely of Motion Control footage:

Sergei Eisenstein says...

"The most important thing is to have the vision. The next is to grasp and hold it. [...] You must hold and fix it in your memory and senses. And you must do it at once."

- Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet Filmmaker
(from Film Form, p. 261)

Trailer: I'm Here

Ordinary is no place to be.

Another work of art by Spike Jonze, director of Where The Wild Things Are.

I'm Here Trailer from We Love You So on Vimeo.

Trailer: Nostalgia for the Light

A seemingly interesting documentary which I'm sure is worth a view. From what I have read, parting from the vastness of the universe, the documentary turns its focus "in an opposing and inward" point of view.

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