Forever and always my favorite director will be Tim Burton. In many's eyes, he's seen as strange, repetitive, or nothing special. To me, he's everything. His films have inspired me to be who I am. I know it sounds dramatic, but I've been a fan of his since before I can remember, literally. My first memory is when I begged my mom for Nightmare before Christmas in an Albertson's movie center 1999, when I was three years old. I threw a fit, screaming and demanding my mom buy this movie for me. I would come home everyday from preschool and watch either Jumanji or Nightmare Before Christmas. I knew his name by the time I was five, and demanded to watch more of his films. Slowly I have come to the point where there is still only one movie of his that I have not seen: Ed Wood. I have watched every other one, and I love them all, some more than others. Out of all of the Tim Burton movies, my favorite is the one that most people either do not know or do not know is his work: Big Fish. It's so different from his normal movies, but it is still distinctly his. I love the storyline, I love the cinematography, I love everything about it.
Without Tim Burton's creepy, yet beautiful, movies, I would not be who I am. I would probably be dull and boring. Tim Burton gave me a spark of creativity through his films that has lasted to this day.
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New post, same thing. I'm going to be making a short film in the style of Tim Burton. I'm not going to be doing his normal style, however. None of the creepy spirals or anything. I want to focus on his spots of color that he has. He always has contrasting colors in his film, unless he makes a point to have otherwise, like in 9. Below are some examples of what I'm talking about.
Here is the big fish trailer. This is the main Tim Burton movie that this will be focussed on, because I want to really have the natural look along with the pops of color.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3YVTgTl-F0
Here is a picture of Pee Wee Herman from Peewee's Big Adventure
http://images3.static-bluray.com/reviews/4929_1.jpg
And here is a picture of the contrast between Edward's dull appearance and the vivid background
http://www.deppimpact.com/gallery/albums/caps_es/edward141.JPG
And here is the trailer to Edward Scissorhands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M94yyfWy-KI
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Oscars 2014
Hey guys, sorry this is late, but I'm here to discuss the Oscars.
This is the first year I have ever watched the Oscars all the way through and actually knew most of the films, though I actually didn't watch any of them. I had heard critiques, good and bad, about all of them, though, so I had an idea of what was what.
I went into the Oscars biased because I wanted two movies to be nominated: Saving Mr. Banks, and the Book Thief, both of which were not nominated. I was furious, because both of them deserved to be. Especially the Book Thief. Such an incredible movie.
But I digress. I loved Ellen hosting the Oscars, because, let's face it, everyone loves Ellen. The Oscars are always so serious, and I love how Ellen, along with J-Law and Benedict Cumberbatch, were livening it up. It is a serious event, but it doesn't have to be so uptight.
Most of the speeches were like they always are: simple, sweet, and thankful. But a few stuck out. The one that stood out the most was Jared Leto's speech. I'm sure everyone's seen or at least heard of his speech. I'm just impressed he could fit so many topics into one 1-2 minute speech. That takes talent. But he was well spoken, and it was the best speech of the night, in my opinion.
I personally agree with the choice of Matthew McConaughey as best actor. I have seen parts of Dallas Buyer's Club, and he definitely deserved it. I also agree with the best director choice, Alfonso Cuaron, for Gravity. That movie is completely stunning, and I am thrilled that it won so many awards.
This has been my Oscar review. ^_^
This is the first year I have ever watched the Oscars all the way through and actually knew most of the films, though I actually didn't watch any of them. I had heard critiques, good and bad, about all of them, though, so I had an idea of what was what.
I went into the Oscars biased because I wanted two movies to be nominated: Saving Mr. Banks, and the Book Thief, both of which were not nominated. I was furious, because both of them deserved to be. Especially the Book Thief. Such an incredible movie.
But I digress. I loved Ellen hosting the Oscars, because, let's face it, everyone loves Ellen. The Oscars are always so serious, and I love how Ellen, along with J-Law and Benedict Cumberbatch, were livening it up. It is a serious event, but it doesn't have to be so uptight.
Most of the speeches were like they always are: simple, sweet, and thankful. But a few stuck out. The one that stood out the most was Jared Leto's speech. I'm sure everyone's seen or at least heard of his speech. I'm just impressed he could fit so many topics into one 1-2 minute speech. That takes talent. But he was well spoken, and it was the best speech of the night, in my opinion.
I personally agree with the choice of Matthew McConaughey as best actor. I have seen parts of Dallas Buyer's Club, and he definitely deserved it. I also agree with the best director choice, Alfonso Cuaron, for Gravity. That movie is completely stunning, and I am thrilled that it won so many awards.
This has been my Oscar review. ^_^
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