Saturday, October 21, 2006

Pot pourri



Some new additions to "crazy peoples' lairs"...

Simpsons - "My mother the carjacker"
Homer thinks a clue in a newspaper clipping is a message from his long lost mother.

Fade to black
I saw this movie back in college. Not worth renting even for the nostalgia value. The protagonist's room is obsessively covered with movie memorabilia, the first step in his descent into movie-inspired psycho killing.

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Production advice

Turn your boring movie into a Hitchcock thriller

Production kelp, hamburger style

My student Carlo bought some life-size plastic seaweed off Ebay for his spectacular underwater scene. It comes from Disney's 2,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride. Still lots available.



Green screens

My Name is Yu Ming (on Shorts! Vol. 3)
Shot on DV white-balanced off plum to create greenish image.

November
Shot on DV white balanced to create greenish and other color effects.

Daredevil, courtroom scene
Shot on film, yet delightfully green

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