Ten Thousand Films weblog » Filmmaking http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k Documentary film production - Links, videos and miscellaneous Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:57:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 “Everyone is now an auteur” – Jean-Luc Godard http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2011/08/everyone-is-now-an-auteur-jean-luc-godard/ http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2011/08/everyone-is-now-an-auteur-jean-luc-godard/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:46:15 +0000 10k films http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/?p=730

Godard in the 60s, with Anna Karina

Jean-Luc Godard: ‘Film is over. What to do?’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/12/jean-luc-godard-film-socialisme

À bout de souffle – the interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f74KrPjvtt4

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‘Of Gods and Men’ film

]]> http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2011/03/of-gods-and-men-the-last-supper/feed/ 0 The Avatamsaka Sutra (Hwa-Om-Kyung) 화엄경 http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2010/04/the-avatamsaka-sutra-hwa-om-kyung-%ed%99%94%ec%97%84%ea%b2%bd/ http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2010/04/the-avatamsaka-sutra-hwa-om-kyung-%ed%99%94%ec%97%84%ea%b2%bd/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:26:15 +0000 10k films http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/?p=395

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

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“Salesman” is a 1969 direct cinema documentary film directed by brothers Albert and David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin

“Salesman” – See characters summary clip here

]]> http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2010/01/salesman-by-maysles-brothers/feed/ 0 The films of Akira Kurosawa http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2010/01/the-films-of-akira-kurosawa/ http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2010/01/the-films-of-akira-kurosawa/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:14:10 +0000 10k films http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/?p=274 The Films of Akira Kurosawa - Chronological list

The Films of Akira Kurosawa - Chronological list

]]> http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2010/01/the-films-of-akira-kurosawa/feed/ 0 Books about filmmaking – a few recommendations http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2010/01/books-about-filmmaking-some-recommendations/ http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2010/01/books-about-filmmaking-some-recommendations/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:02:29 +0000 10k films http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/?p=262 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

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Documentary on film director Akira Kurosawa. Alex Cox / First broadcast in 1999

Akira Kurosawa Digital Archive opens

Akira Kurosawa – News, Information and Discussion

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Akira Kurosawa: Influences and Influence Part 2

]]> http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2009/11/akira-kurosawa-influences-and-influence-documentary/feed/ 0 The Desert – Lawrence of Arabia (1962) David Lean http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2009/11/the-desert-lawrence-of-arabia-1962-david-lean/ http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/2009/11/the-desert-lawrence-of-arabia-1962-david-lean/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:36 +0000 10k films http://www.tenthousandfilms.com/10k/?p=188

The Desert – two classic scenes from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) directed by David Lean

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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.

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