Sentences with phrase «on shaky cam»

It did not at all rely on shaky cam and cheap jump scares to set a frantic mood to scare the audience.

Shot with heavy reliance on shaky cam and a cinema verite style, the aesthetic is designed to produce an easy, conversational atmosphere from which events can degrade.

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This understanding is what produced the ShutterGrip Smartphone Camera Controller, a sturdy smartphone attachment that cuts down on that shaky - cam feel while letting you comfortably snap photos on -LSB-...]

On this week's episode of Film Club, A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky talk Jason Bourne, the fifth entry in the superspy franchise, which reunites star Matt Damon with shaky - cam maestro Paul Greengrass.

This was before the era of shaky bungee cam filmmaking, and, in retrospect, it seems like a bonus that you can actually tell what is going on during all of the action.

Cowperthwaite's direction is specific and confident, especially in one extremely complex battle scene where — unlike in a lot of films nowadays that over-rely on shaky - cams and quick - cuts — you can tell what is happening, who is doing what, and why.

Gone is the first movie's over-reliance on frantic shaky cam cinematography, which added a level of frenetic electricity but often at the cost of things like spatial geography or character placement.

And in fairness to [Paul W.S.] Anderson's champions, most of them praise the director not on any highfalutin philosophical grounds, but rather for his spatially coherent action sequences staged with a minimum of the shaky - cam aesthetics and nerve - jangling editing that have become the dominant m.o. of the post-MTV Hollywood blockbuster.

Flinging special effects shots of alien spacecraft bombing buildings and shaky - cam confusion to the soldiers on the ground just isn't enough of a story to keep a nearly two - hour film afloat, and not long after the film starts does it run out of anything but the most basic ideas on what to do with its characters and where they should go.

Marshall knows how to work with a star studded casts, and his handle on action cinema is impressive, opting for choreography over shaky cam theatrics or CGI heavy fight sequences (as many first time action directors tend to do).

With the new film comes a new director, Francis Lawrence, who gives us less character touches but more emphasis on action (thankfully, with less of the shaky - cam effects of Gary Ross), which may please those looking for the dystopic film to just keep moving, even if it seems to skip some narrative steps along the way.

The Russos also struggle a bit with some of the action sequences, over-relying on disorienting quick cuts and Paul Greengrass shaky cam that obscures the power of movement.

Based on this early footage, Gilroy has traded in the frantic shaky cam and kinetic editing that director Paul Greengrass favored in Bourne Supremacy and Bourne Ultimatum, in favor of the steadier, but still exhilarating approach of Doug Liman in Bourne Identity.

In the studio with The Beach Boys, Pohlad draws on his documentary experience to play shaky - cam fly on the wall.

Sure, there are 15 minutes of epic planet collisions, beautiful shots of two people riding horses under low - lying fog, and people looking moody with a planet imposed in the sky, but most of the movie's running time is terrible shaky - cam that can't even keep itself stable on its characters, often shaking off to the walls of a room and refocusing abruptly.

On the one hand, most people seem to agree that he did an admirable job of translating Suzanne Collins» popular dystopian sci - fi thriller into cinematic form; on the other hand, some of Ross» stylistic choices with Hunger Games (specifically, the disorienting shaky cam / editing approach) left many viewers feeling disgruntleOn the one hand, most people seem to agree that he did an admirable job of translating Suzanne Collins» popular dystopian sci - fi thriller into cinematic form; on the other hand, some of Ross» stylistic choices with Hunger Games (specifically, the disorienting shaky cam / editing approach) left many viewers feeling disgruntleon the other hand, some of Ross» stylistic choices with Hunger Games (specifically, the disorienting shaky cam / editing approach) left many viewers feeling disgruntled.

Lastly, although I found it to be rather effective, some viewers who are susceptible to motion sickness when watching shaky camerawork may be put off by Kidd's reliance on the steady - cam, which never sits still for a second.

To director Brad Anderson's credit, he does his best to visually elevate proceedings above their painfully televisual material through heavy use of helicopter shots on the one hand and leering, shaky - cam close - ups on the other.

Creep follows Aaron as he gets to know his subject over the course of a single day, and while the usual nitpicks against found footage are on display — I advise against eating while watching because the shaky cam could have an adverse effect — the device is incredibly effective.

Despite the fact that we found numerous shaky - cam versions in all their glorious YouTube quality, this one had us standing on edge so we just had to wait for a nice, clean and undeniably amazing version of the VGAs debut trailer of the new and modernized Medal of Honor, developed by EALA and DICE and published by EA.

Meanwhile cutscene length is far better judged and features heavy use of shaky cam, something I'm normally against as movie directors these days rely on it far too much, but it's artfully done and combined with long, single camera shots.

The demo ended with a large boss battle — shaky cam video above — where the party took on a troll.

Bring on the shaky - cam footage!