Looking at the differences between the 1992 Theatrical Cut of Alien 3 and the 2003 Assembly Cut Special Edition. It’s almost like two different movies, but which is better?
Alien 3 has been a divisive film for 30 years now, garnering many different reactions. Could the film serve as an allegory for the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s?
The editing and post-production of David Fincher‘s Mank.
Netflix’s Mank was leading 2021 Oscars nominations with 10 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. First assistant editor Ben Insler opens up the editing timeline of the film and shares insights on the editing and workflow process.
This show celebrates Ryan’s love for film, games, art and entertainment through personal retrospective analysis that aims to explore what made them so good.
Time stamps:
00:00: The Story & Characters 04:20: The Intense Filmmaking 08:37: The Panic Room Explained 12:27: Ending Spoilers
The Unmaking Of Movies. In-depth accounts of the ‘Greatest Movies Never Made’, Prominent ‘what ifs?’. Behind the scenes looks at canceled movies, lost projects, and the reasons why some projects went down in flames of development hell… Superman, Batman, Iron Man, Spider-Man, He-Man, Aliens, Hellboy, Robocop,and many more!
David Fincher has long been signed to produce a movie adaptation of Eric Powell‘s cult comic book: The Goon, published by Dark Horse, to be co-directed by Tim Miller and Jeff Fowler of Blur Studios with an original screenplay by Powell.
Video contains test animation for the David Fincher / Blur Studios / Dark Horse Entertainment produced film The Goon. Based on the Dark Horse Comic series by Eric Powell. Clancy Brown and Paul Giamatti provided the voices for this test. All artwork & footage belongs to its respective creators.
This video essay examines the innovative use of sound recording and mixing in David Fincher’s Mank (2020). Whilst Mank received a limited theatrical release, the film is most widely available via the Netflix streaming platform. The essay takes as a starting point the rerecording and spatialisation of the soundtrack, with a focus on the home viewing experience. Donnelly argues that the re-recording process used on Mank’s soundtrack could potentially suggest a method by which films released into the domestic market could retain the reverberant sonic signature of cinematic exhibition. The published screenwork draws upon interviews with Fincher’s sound designer Ren Klyce, as well as the work of experimental composer, Alvin Lucier in order to better understand the experience of listening to Mank in our own rooms.
After watching a few David Fincher films I realised that one way he presents a cinematic world which is an exaggerated version of real life is through the weather.
0:00: Introduction 0:50: Seven 4:08: Sponsored Message 5:06: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 7:48: The Social Network 9:00: Conclusion
Music: Rhythm Scott – ‘Tribal Splash’ Dear Gravity – ‘Finish Remember Begin Again’ Doug Kauffman – ‘The River Brethren’ We Dream Of Eden – ‘After the Storm’ Ottom – ‘Quiet Street’
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In this edition I’ll look at Jeff Cronenweth, who, to a large extent, is responsible for popularising a style of ‘dark cinematography’, through his work on movies such as Fight Club or The Social Network.
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3 Things That Working With Jeff Cronenweth Taught Me About Cinematography
Darius Khondji is a cinematographer who is able to adapt images into almost any form to mimic the style of whichever director he works with, while subtly mixing in some of his own photographic traits. In this episode of cinematography style, I’ll break down the work of Khondji by examining his philosophy on photography as well as some of the gear which he uses to execute these ideas.
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