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Bad Day at Black Rock…
Fingers crossed, but there may just be a very real possibility that I may get my hands on the famous laserdisc commentary of Bad Day At Black Rock, which Paul Thomas Anderson has attributed as his...
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John Sturges schools you on filmmaking – part I – process
Phew…finished it, right at midnight. Most would simply upload the entire thing and not waste time. But not me, I guess this is my obsessive, detail-oriented nature, where I have to have everything done...
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John Sturges schools you on filmmaking – part II – storytelling
Part 2 of the selections from Bad Day at Bad Rock. I know everyone on here wants to listen to the full thing – but in all seriousness this is the meat of the commentary, these two sections. I’m going...
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Cigarettes & Coffee – Visual Analysis – Part I
I am going to assume everyone reading this, even the most noob beginners, have some understanding of shots – if not, you should teach yourself the vocabulary of it because if you expect to be an...
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Paul Thomas Anderson on Max Ophuls & emulating other filmmakers
It is no secret that PTA is a master emulator: Robert Altman, Jonathan Demme, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Mikhail Kalatozov, Francois Truffaut and Max Ophuls amongst the most obvious ones....
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Paul Thomas Anderson on filmmaking – part I
First part of a series of informative selections from PTA and Philip Baker Hall together. PTA is a known cinephile who comes from the same camp as Quentin Tarantino. A man who had immersed himself in...
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Philip Baker Hall & PTA on filmmaking – part III
Both men break down the 15+ minute Motel scene in Sydney. Philip Baker Hall also talks about the differences and challenges between cinema and theater acting and directing.
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Paul Thomas Anderson on filmmaking – Part I
Learn from an autodidact filmmaker in this first half of a two-part selection. Follow me on Twitter Subscribe to my YouTube channel
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Paul Thomas Anderson on filmmaking – Part II
Part II of the promised two-part selection of PTA’s thoughts on filmmaking. Follow me on Twitter Subscribe to my YouTube channel
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