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N.33 | "Metropolis" (humans as machine cogs through blocking, composition and staging) plus more

N.33 | "Metropolis" (humans as machine cogs through blocking, composition and staging) plus more

Also: an example of the establishing shot from "Game of Thrones", an update on the short film I'm writing and the end of film school is almost here.

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.32 | "300" (the eyeline match: motivating the cut and building tension) plus more

N.32 | "300" (the eyeline match: motivating the cut and building tension) plus more

Also: a high-angle shot (HA) example from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "The Shawshank Redemption", testing my camera codecs to understand the technology.

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.31 | "Bridge of Spies" (Spielberg’s 4 simple shots to film dialogue) plus more

N.31 | "Bridge of Spies" (Spielberg’s 4 simple shots to film dialogue) plus more

Also: a point of view (POV) example "Terminator 2: Judgement Day", the school’s short film is being edited in DaVinci Resolve, keeping busy by practicing more and more.

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.30 | "No Country for Old Men" (building tension through stillness - hotel shootout scene) plus more

N.30 | "No Country for Old Men" (building tension through stillness - hotel shootout scene) plus more

Also: an insert POV shot example from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", a bunch of lessons on the business of making movies.

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.29 | "The Goldfinch" (a very bad opening hook example) plus more

N.29 | "The Goldfinch" (a very bad opening hook example) plus more

Also: James Cameron on how to choose a lens to tell the story, 2 lessons learned after filming the school's 10-min short.

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.28 | "The Terminator" (club scene breakdown: skyrocketing tension and converging storylines) plus more

N.28 | "The Terminator" (club scene breakdown: skyrocketing tension and converging storylines) plus more

Also: a low-angle example from "2001: A Space Odyssey", shooting a short-film at film school this very moment, watched 2 movies this week

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.27 | "Lucy" (juxtaposition example: creating meaning without dialogue), the “extremely crude” way of learning filmmaking plus more

N.27 | "Lucy" (juxtaposition example: creating meaning without dialogue), the “extremely crude” way of learning filmmaking plus more

Also: an OTS example from "No Country for Old Men", film school's film project to start next week and a nano film for practice in the pipeline

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.26 | "Seven Samurai" (9 cut to movement examples), 10 rules on working with actors from Jodie Foster plus more

N.26 | "Seven Samurai" (9 cut to movement examples), 10 rules on working with actors from Jodie Foster plus more

Also: a clean single shot example from "Melancholia", a 10-minute short film started with film school, and I broke my foot...thank you life!

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.25 | "Us" (the split diopter: telling a story that unfolds at different focal points), Rodriguez on film school vs my experience plus more

N.25 | "Us" (the split diopter: telling a story that unfolds at different focal points), Rodriguez on film school vs my experience plus more

Also: a crowd shot example from "Hot Fuzz", shooting a 10-min film at school, learnt a ton by completing a nano film by myself

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.24 | "The Silence of the Lambs" (Clarice meets Lecter: a masterclass in film storytelling), asking your actors to perform the physical task plus more

N.24 | "The Silence of the Lambs" (Clarice meets Lecter: a masterclass in film storytelling), asking your actors to perform the physical task plus more

Also: a dirty single shot example from "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark", working on nano, micro and short stories

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.23 | "American Fiction" (establishing primary theme through dialogue, action and humor), Scorsese on the value of a shot plus more

N.23 | "American Fiction" (establishing primary theme through dialogue, action and humor), Scorsese on the value of a shot plus more

Also: a two-shot example from "At Eternity’s Gate", working on a nano solo film (my 5th) to keep practicing following Robert Rodriguez's approach.

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
N.22 | "The Verdict" (using a red scarf to direct the attention), do not think like the amateur artist plus more

N.22 | "The Verdict" (using a red scarf to direct the attention), do not think like the amateur artist plus more

Also: a clean single shot example from All Quiet On The Western Front, writing for film school and practicing filmmaking inspired by the masters.

Davide Di Prossimo
Davide Di Prossimo
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