As I see it, in the Indie low/no budget range, developing our own style and look is what we should be exploring, instead of a Hollywood Studio look.
When a Hollywood director chooses to use close-ups and blurry shots for action scenes, he is not blasted as he should be for making junk and chastised for not knowing what he is doing, but rather praised by critics for developing a new style of film making. Take for instance, the last Bourne movie and SALT. Real action fans that have seen these movies hate the blurry shots and wonder what the director and editor are covering up.
So, in our line of work, I'm all for making our own look and style in making a movie. Filmmakers need to be more open minded to new styles of looks, editing, and doing action.
Two years ago, I saw a group of filmmakers ripping a lady filmmaker to shreds because she made an experimental film and the filmmakers were unfamiliar with experimental films.
In the independent field especially, filmmakers should be open to a wider range of style and also recognize new styles and looks a filmmaker may be trying out. There should not be just one way of designing a look for a science fiction or a horror movie, as examples.
When a Hollywood director chooses to use close-ups and blurry shots for action scenes, he is not blasted as he should be for making junk and chastised for not knowing what he is doing, but rather praised by critics for developing a new style of film making. Take for instance, the last Bourne movie and SALT. Real action fans that have seen these movies hate the blurry shots and wonder what the director and editor are covering up.
So, in our line of work, I'm all for making our own look and style in making a movie. Filmmakers need to be more open minded to new styles of looks, editing, and doing action.
Two years ago, I saw a group of filmmakers ripping a lady filmmaker to shreds because she made an experimental film and the filmmakers were unfamiliar with experimental films.
In the independent field especially, filmmakers should be open to a wider range of style and also recognize new styles and looks a filmmaker may be trying out. There should not be just one way of designing a look for a science fiction or a horror movie, as examples.
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