Evening brothers
I’m kinda busy at the moment, and writing
two blogs last week has left me kinda over this whole blog thing so I’m going
to write a pretty short blog this week.
Theme Of The Week
The Coen Brothers
There are many great pairs of filmmaking
brothers to talk about, and in theory it is a very solid strategy. One brother
can direct the crew and handle the visual side of things, while the other
directs the cast and acting side of the production. Then in post-production one
brother could handle editing and the other sound and color grading. Any
division of labor when it comes to something as big as a feature film is a good
thing. It doesn’t always work out, but one case that has brought a hefty amount
of classic cinema is the Coen brothers.
With such films as ‘The Big Lebowski,’
‘Fargo,’ and ‘Burn After Reading’ to their name, it is easy to see the
advantages in this filmmaking duo. They even have a fake name for their editor
who doesn’t exist because they edit their films together. And if you’ve ever
tried to edit a film, it is something best done with someone who get along with
very well.
Comedies, dramas, tragedies, thrillers,
they’ve been around the block in terms of quality content. Filmmaking is something
that is very easily taken to a personal level, and having someone else
compromising that can seem like a personal attack. It just goes to show that
being open to co-operation and respecting the people closest to you, you can
form lasting and fruitful relationships.
Favorite Song Of The Moment
‘Nemesis
King Koopa’ from Super Mario Galaxy. An epic and operatic piece that plays
during most of your boss battles with the great turtle dinosaur during the
game. It builds and swells as the battle goes on, adding in the choral parts
giving added amounts of epic and weight to the showdown.
You know it seems like we’re putting music
from video games a lot more than actual singing music. Maybe next songs of the
moment from each of us has to be from an actual album? Take that as next weeks
challenge.
To wrap up
My next film is about a scout leader
finding a lost child in nature just after sunset. It is meant to be dark and
forboding, and set up some kind of horror film with supernatural creatures and
everything. I’ll probably never write, but it was a fun little film to write.
Till next time.
Daniel Lyons.
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