Pudovkin’s 5 Editing Techniques
A brief look at some of Vsevolod Pudovkin’s theories on editing as well as some examples from more recent movies.
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Colour and meaning in The Matrix universe
In answer to a fairly simple question on Quora – In Matrix Revolutions, what’s going on when Neo and a sentinel appear to merge? – Chris Peters (citing Philosopher Ken Wilber) wrote this wonderful explanation of what the different colour gradings mean in The Matrix universe:
The Matrix universe is themed around 5 colors, Green, Blue, Yellow, Red and White, which represent different levels of our existence.
Thousandth Street is a short SF film with a strong Blade Runner vibe. It’s really not much more than a FX reel, but it’s very stylish.
Creating the World of Oblivion
A behind-the-scenes look at “Oblivion” (2013) and the film’s innovative in-camera special effects with director Joe Kosinski, lead graphics animator David “dlew” Lewandowski, and design director Bradley “Gmunk” Munkowitz.
io9 has a detailed look at the new bridge of the Enterprise from Star Trek Into Darkness.
I’m in total agreement with commenter MonkeyT:
So where are the actual dynamic words and numbers people communicate with? All the consoles are either video game controllers or playskool desks.
“How much antimatter do we have?” “Err… three out of four glowing buttons, sir.”
“How fast are we going?” “No red lights yet, sir. All blue.”
“Red-thingy moving toward the green-thingy. I think we’re the green-thingy…”
In the 2009 movie we barely got to see the bridge, and what we did see was a blur of fast editing, a camera that never settled down and that infamous lens flare. Into Darkness probably won’t need a detailed set that looks like it might be the center of operations for a functioning starship either, it just needs flash. Shame really.
The bridge of the JJ Enterprise
A detailed look at the new bridge of the Enterprise from Star Trek Into Darkness.
All trousers: The Novo digital cinema camera
The Novo digital cinema camera (a re-housed $400 GoPro Hero3) + Angenieux Optimo 15-40mm lens ($45k) =
This crazy thing:
They do say the lens is the most important part of the camera!
The Novo is 20% thinner than the GoPro Hero3, but keeps all the key functionality including WiFi. It’s capable of 4K, though for a decent FPS you’ll want to keep it closer to standard HD.
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