The laundry room set really is a laundry room. Note the
fragrance-free All in this test shot.
Well, after more testing that shadow approach didn't work. But I think I have a handle on the bird scene now. I was going to call this post "I REALLY have it figured out now," but who would believe me? It's kind of like calling a computer file "final.jpg." You know you're going to have to make changes to it and then call it "the_REAL_final.jpg." Then after more changes you end up calling it "the_REAL_final_this-is-really-it.jpg" and you'll never know which one is the right one. So that's why you should version your files.
I have to remember that film is literal. You just gotta show it. You can't hide behind mist or screens. The trick is to figure out how to show it without being heavy-handed or silly. I might actually have to get a real bird. I was thinking of a Finch.
Saw The Illusionist tonight. Sort of like Sanjuro for magicians. It starts great, gets worse, then gets a lot worse. If you haven't figured out the film halfway through you haven't seen any movies after 1990. Ed Norton's performance is wondrous. I loved the lecture/magic show featuring the orange tree. I heard Jessica Biel was a last-minute sub. I'm not sure exactly what her appeal is. Also, if they're in Austria, why are they all speaking with English accents? Probably the worst visual effects I've seen since Revelation. They could have titled the film Displacement Map City, especially since Rufus Sewell co-stars. There's just something about those Czechoslovakian effects houses (see UPP).
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i heard 2 reviewers on the radio debating The Illusionsist - one had it on her 10 best list, the other called it "fussy".
I'm finding that The Illusionist is making its way to quite a few top 10 lists. Ed Norton was great, but it's one of those things that makes me wonder "has the world gone mad?"
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