Moviewatch: eat.pray.love
I went to watch "eat pray love", the now movie with Julia Roberts the other day. After having read some rather crushing reviews, my expectations were quite low. But, I do have to admit, I was positively surprised. While Julia Roberts plays a woman who I found slightly...
Moviewatch: The American
Just saw "The American", the new movie with George Clooney. Well, it certainly wasn't what I expected... which is usually pretty bad. But first things first. The marketing campaign and the trailers suggested a "lone assassin type guy shoots his way around for ultimate...
Blinky and the Brain
I've just finished reading In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing by Walter Murch. What can I say, it's one of those books I think every aspiring moviemaker (be it in the role of camera man, editor, director or producer) should read. Of course there is...
The harsh climate of Swiss movie making
Comment of a person responsible for a location when asked whether we would be allowed to shoot a scene there: "This man is either crazy or considers us complete idiots." A simple "NO" would probably have been enough... *sigh* Remo
Cheating DoF
I've got a "prosumer" videocam with the usual "infinite" DoF (depth of field). One of the first things I tried to do is to fake it in After Effects (CS5). The original: As you can see, it has no change in sharpness/focus across the whole picture.... NOT what I was...
Moviewatch: Resident Evil 4
Last weekend, I went to see Resident Evil 4, mainly because I kind of liked the first 3 and of course because I just can't pass a movie by that has Milla Jovovich in it... First of all, it was only shown in 3D, so I had to watch it with those silly glasses (on top of...
Notizblock oder Popcorn? Lehrer oder Unterhalter?
Achtung, dieser Post kann Zynismus und Sarkasmus beinhalten. Zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen fragen Sie Ihren Arzt oder Apotheker... Notizblock oder Popcorn? Lehrer oder Unterhalter? Immer wenn ich Filme anschaue (oder auch Bücher lese), dann kommt bei mir (stark...
Kurzfilm – Schnurzfilm
Achtung, dieser Post kann Zynismus und Sarkasmus beinhalten. Zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen fragen Sie Ihren Arzt oder Apotheker... Kurzfilm - Schnurzfilm Kurzfilme sind doof. Wieso? Weil keiner ins Kino geht und Geld bezahlt, um einen zu sehen. Wieso macht man dann...
The second short movie: Stomp!
My second ever short movie has been posted to Vimeo: Original Entry http://www.vimeo.com/14161463 (the actual entry for http://www.5-10-20.ch) Extended Cut http://www.vimeo.com/14359615 Enjoy Remo
The first short movie: Water!
My first ever short movie is out: Water. Check it out at Vimeo: Extended cut: http://www.vimeo.com/14160254 Original cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peCHuL5QUss Cheers Remo