10 Cloverfield Lane poses so much potential for future engagement in low -
budget filmmaking as moviegoers now are craving the humble slices lying there beside sensational large - scale events.
It poses so much potential for future engagement in low -
budget filmmaking as moviegoers now are craving the humble slices lying there beside sensational large - scale events.
Not exact matches
In the end, Imperial Dreams doesn't break any new ground when it comes to
filmmaking, but the story it's telling is just
as powerful
as any big
budget film being released nowadays, if not more.
While watching this film, it's very hard to ignore the low -
budget feel, especially if you are into
filmmaking as much
as I am.
During the shoot of John Cassavetes» momentous 1970 film Husbands, BBC documentarians visited the low -
budget production to chronicle not only the pioneering director's
filmmaking process but also his collaboration
as an actor with co-stars Peter Falk and Ben Gazzara.
He mentions these pitfalls in big -
budget filmmaking with good humor, but it's difficult not to view his work
as an also - ran epic.
There's a certain class of low -
budget indie
filmmaking that's become almost its own recognizable style — full of ordinary people just trying to find happiness in unorthodox ways, hand - held close - up shots, montages of locations (easily recognized if you live in the area where they're shot, but not particularly tied to the story, which could take place anywhere) with light music underneath, a tendency to shift focus amateurishly (though I think often on purpose
as part of the style), a lot of contemplative pauses and awkward conversations.
However, when you look at «Me and Earl»
as a movie and not a demonstration of low
budget, arthouse
filmmaking, it comes off
as an all - too cliche and cookie - cutter summer dramedy.
Working unobtrusively but consistently in a decadent Hollywood that's doubled down on sci - fi / fantasy / superhero franchise tentpoles
as the end - all - be-all of action movies, Jaume Collet - Serra has been diligently and often ingeniously pursuing another
filmmaking model, that of the mid-range
budget standalone genre picture.
While low
budget, «They All Come Out» is an interesting film that does offer a different point of view and look at the prison system,
as well
as an intersting blend of documentary and narrative
filmmaking.
Stone used employed guerrilla
filmmaking techniques to get the job done on a tight
budget, with his young stars humping equipment and the crew doing
as many
as 55 setups a day.
Paul Thomas Anderson for teaching me that it's ALL about the script and if you have the right actors directors don't have to do anything on set but be a fan, Lumet for his films and his book, a young directors» must read, Coppola for his courage in
filmmaking, Steven Soderberg for refusing to ever be put in a box and pushing the form
as far
as he can, Kathryn Bigelow for giving masterclasses in action, James Cameron for Terminator 2 and prove big
budget cinema can still be perfect cinema, Sean Penn for bringing his acting chops to directing, David Mamet for his scripts and his dialogue, Nolan for having more heart than most people seem to give him credit for (Memento, Rises, Inception and Interstellar all made me cry.)
Only when the script and visuals stray too far from the source does the film lose its way, getting bogged down in the mechanics of big -
budget action
filmmaking and ponderous dialogue
as it works toward a way - too - tidy, sentimental finale.
Gerwig eventually made it to New York, by way of Barnard College, where she studied English and philosophy, and was cast in a small role in Joe Swanberg's 2006 film LOL, an early entry in the low -
budget, naturalistic style of
filmmaking known
as mumblecore.