Ultimate filmaker's guide to film noir

Found excellent article about film noir:
> http://filmmakeriq.com/2010/08/ultimate-filmmakers-guide-to-film-noir/ <

Examples of typical elements of film noir:

* Lighting
- low key (one key light with fill light/reflector)
- shadows
- Chiaroscuro

* Focus
- deep focus

* Unconventional camera angles
- low, wide, skewed (Dutch angle)

Harrison Ford making a point

Nic Cage saga continues..

(From http://twitpic.com/4jgqpe)

Update!:
>> Evolution of Nic Cage's hairstyle in pictures !

Ricky Jay - Cards as Weapons

If you have any idea who Ricky Jay is, this is something you have to -at least- skim trough!

>> Scribd. Cards as Weapons << (you can also download the pdf-book for free) One page example:

The Perfect example of everything wrong in a movie

Perfect (actually the rest are better than the first):

(What is wrong, parts: 1.Everything 2. The audience is expected to accept too many things that we are and are not told)

The rest:
Part 2/9
(3. The Plot 4. Love and marriage 5. Send in the clones)
Part 3/9
(6. Bright lights, dumb city)
Part 4/9
(7. Tell me you love me)
Part 5/9
Part 6/9
(8. Why is Samuel L. Jackson in Star Wars movie?)
Part 7/9
(9. George Lucas ruins the light saber and the force all in one scene)
Part 8/9
(10. The dissolution of tension: bigger is not always betterer 11. Big dumb ending)
Part 9/9
(12. Oh, George)

Why I rather don't watch Oscars

A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever
(powered by Cracked.com)

However, I was pleased to notice the day after that Waltz & Jeff had been given the award.

Things put to correct perspective

Click for a larger view!

Chad Vader

Muahhahhhhhahhhhhh!



More here:
> Chad Vader, season 1 Playlist
> Chad Vader, season 2 Playlist
Geek. So very geek. But excellent.

David Lynch: Problem Solver!

Follow-up for the previous post. I found this from the net and must absolutely share!!



More Problem Solving:
> David Lynch Problem Solver Playlist
More Lynch stuff from the same group:
> David Lynch & Crispin Glover's Big Box Office Blockbuster Playlist
Even more Lynch stuff from the same group:
> More Lynch Videos Playlist

and last but not least, the actual website:
> http://www.mynameischrisdotson.com/ <

Truer words were never spoken!

Geekest thing of the week, especially with those yellow letters.

Ryanair, oh why Ryanair?

Recently I found a news item telling that Ryanair is seriously thinking about toilet charge!! (read it here). Then, it became evident that they are in a bit of a cash trouble indeed:


Courtesy of The Coast Of Yemen from B3ta

Personally I got kind of love-hate relationship with this airline. I love it, it reminds me of Mile High (and I liked the service -normal service mind you- what I got there -no PUN intended) but then again I'm not quite sure how to respond to these kind of cut-backs!

Found it from B3TA and ...

.. absolutely _had_ to share these!


courtesy of barryheadwound

No wonder those explosions always happen!
Here's also USB-HAL (courtesy of Squiggy) for interested.

Found it from B3TA and ...

.. absolutely _had_ to share this!



Courtesy of SqueakyG

No Caruso joke gets ever old!

Found it from B3TA and...

.. absolutely _had_ to share this!

Hilarious!