Saturday, January 24, 2015

Kuleshov Effect

The original Kuleshov Test, showing how editing/juxtaposing a single shot (man's face) with different objects/scenes changes our reading of that shot.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Ken Burns talks about STORYTELLING

Documentary film maker Ken Burns talks about his formula for a great story, 1+1=3. His directing credits include: The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, The National Parks.

Ken Burns: On Story from Redglass Pictures on Vimeo.

The "Ken Burns Effect" is now part of most video editing software.  Many examples of panning or zooming in on a photo in this first episode of "The Civil War"







Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Ira Glass on Storytelling

Ira Glass, host of This American Life, explains in 4 videos, the basics of storytelling and the creative process (it ain't easy!).

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Walter Murch, Sound design of THX 1138

Some great videos on this page from the THX 1138 DVD extras.  Murch explains how he designed the sound for George Lucas' first film. 


One sample: