No.13385
Is pic related the ultimate example of a gimmick flick?
Literally the only thing anyone went on about when it was released was the pretense of being one continuous shot. Any criticism at all was deflected by "dude one take lmao" in the minds of the plebs who raved about it.
Thought the plot was thin and predictable? But dude it was all like one take. Casting a bit weak? Dude it was one take. Compositions lacking any artistic merit or visual language leading to massive blocks of dialogue? Dude it was all one take.
Post other gimmick flicks and your reasons.
____________________________
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.13387
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
Timecode is probably forgotten by most people (if they ever knew about it at all). It's another single shot film but the screen is divided into 4 parts. The four cameras follow different characters who interact with each other in real time. It's a cool concept but the film is fairly dull. As someone said on youtube,
>Time Code-Director Mike Figgis divides up the screen to tell four stories at the same time. They're all boring.
The better execution of the same idea is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDem_3xr_3M
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.13389
>>13387
I wish I could find a better clip of Timecode. However that glimpse is representative. Often there's only action in one corner. The other corners have actors staring into space or doing very little.
I have a lingering affinity for this kind of flawed experimentation though. It was the just about the only adventurous filmmaking I could find before torrent sites or youtube existed. This particular film has a lot of "indie" stars of the 90s like Stellan Skarsgard who seemed to be in every one of these kinds of films.
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.13392
Yes.
/thread.
>inb4 /threading your own post
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.13393
>>13387
Timecode doesn't count because the resulting image has been around since the 1900's.
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.13399
Lady in the Lake was shot entirely POV style. This doesn't always work so well. They didn't have handheld movie cameras in 1947, so there's not too much realistic movement. The viewer feels somewhat anchored in place with the POV of a statue.
But I like this film regardless. It's a fun idea and they made a respectable attempt to create something different.
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.13400
>>13399(Checked.)
>They didn't have handheld movie cameras in 1947,
But they did.
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.13401
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.13403
>>13400
For shooting 35mm? Anyway they mostly used large heavy cameras for that movie.
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.13405
>>13403
Oh well specify, handheld cameras for other films existed before then.
Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
