Archive for the Filmmaking category
The Avatamsaka Sutra (Hwa-Om-Kyung) 화엄경
by 10k films on April 29th, 2010
The Avatamsaka Sutra (Hwa-Om-Kyung) 화엄경. Written and directed by Jang Sun-woo. Starring Oh Tae-kyung, Won Mi-kyung, Lee Ho-jae, Lee Hye-young, Kim Hye-seon, Lee Dae-ro, Dokko Young-jae, Shin Hyun-joon. Cinematography by Yoo Young-gil. Produced by Taehung Pictures. 126 min, 35mm, color. Winner of Alfred Bauer Award at 44th Berlin International Film Festival. More here and here
Salesman by Maysles Brothers
by 10k films on January 29th, 2010
“Salesman” is a 1969 direct cinema documentary film directed by brothers Albert and David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin
“Salesman” – See characters summary clip here
The films of Akira Kurosawa
by 10k films on January 27th, 2010
The Films of Akira Kurosawa - Chronological list
Books about filmmaking – a few recommendations
by 10k films on January 14th, 2010
On Film-making by Alexander Mackendrick and Paul Cronin
The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook by C Jones and G Jolliffe
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje
The Film Director as Superstar by Joseph Gelmis
Screenwriters’ Masterclass by Kevin Conroy Scott
The Film Director’s Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques by Judith Weston
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television by Judith Weston
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field
Devotional Cinema by Nathaniel Dorsky
David Mamet: On Directing by David Mamet
Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman
Ozu: His Life and Films by D Richie
The Films of Akira Kurosawa by D Richie
A Hundred Years of Japanese Films: A Concise History by D Richie
How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media, Multimedia: Language, History, Theory by James Monaco (Theory)
Which Lie Did I Tell? by William Goldman
Herzog on Herzog edited by Paul Cronin
Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder
The Citizen Kane Book by Pauline Kael
Zen and the Art of Screenwriting 2: More Insights and Interviews by William Froug
I Lost it at the Movies by Pauline Kael
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
by 10k films on January 9th, 2010
Documentary on film director Akira Kurosawa. Alex Cox / First broadcast in 1999
Akira Kurosawa Digital Archive opens
Akira Kurosawa – News, Information and Discussion
Akira Kurosawa: Influences and Influence – Documentary
by 10k films on November 29th, 2009
Akira Kurosawa: Influences and Influence Part 1
Akira Kurosawa: Influences and Influence Part 2
The Desert – Lawrence of Arabia (1962) David Lean
by 10k films on November 18th, 2009
The Desert – two classic scenes from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) directed by David Lean
Ikiru (生きる “To Live”) by Akira Kurosawa
by 10k films on November 13th, 2009
Ikiru (生きる “To Live”) is a 1952 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. Read more
An iconic scene from the film is from the last few moments in Watanabe’s life, as he sits on the swing at the park he built. As the snow falls, we see Watanabe gazing lovingly over the playground, at peace with himself and the world. He starts singing Gondola no Uta. Read the text of the Gondola no Uta song.
Soy Cuba – Я Куба – I am Cuba // great cinematography
by 10k films on October 18th, 2009
Cinematography Sergey Urusevsky
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Cuba
Mono no aware
by 10k films on September 17th, 2009
Mono no aware (物の哀れ mono no aware, lit. “the pathos of things”), also translated as “an empathy toward things,” or “a sensitivity of ephemera,” is a Japanese term used to describe the awareness of mujo or the transience of things and a bittersweet sadness at their passing. The term was coined in the eighteenth century by the Edo-period Japanese cultural scholar Motoori Norinaga, and was originally a concept used in his literary criticism of The Tale of Genji, and later applied to other seminal Japanese works including the Man’yōshū, becoming central to his philosophy of literature, and eventually to Japanese cultural tradition.
The word is derived from the Japanese word mono, which means “things” and aware, which was a Heian period expression of measured surprise (similar to “ah” or “oh”), translating roughly as “pathos,” “poignancy,” “deep feeling,” or “sensitivity.” Thus, mono no aware has frequently been translated as “the ‘ahh-ness’ of things.” In his criticism of The Tale of Genji, Motoori noted that mono no aware is the crucial emotion that moves readers. Its scope was not limited to Japanese literature, and became associated with Japanese cultural tradition (see also sakura).[1]
Notable manga artists who use mono no aware-style storytelling include Hitoshi Ashinano, Kozue Amano, and Kaoru Mori. The quintessentially “Japanese” director Yasujiro Ozu was well known for creating a sense of mono no aware, frequently climaxing with a character saying a very understated “ii tenki desu ne” (it is fine weather isn’t it?), after both a familial and societal paradigm shift, such as daughter being married off, against the backdrop of a swiftly changing Japan. Norwegian Wood by the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami is an example of this feeling as well[citation needed].
Some Western scholars have compared it to Virgil’s term lacrimae rerum.[2]