While at Disney in 1982, Burton made his first short, Vincent, a six-minute black-and-white stop motion film based on a poem written by the filmmaker, and depicting a young boy who fantasizes that he is his hero Vincent Price, with Price himself providing narration. The film was produced by Rick Heinrichs, whom Burton had befriended while working in the concept art department at Disney. The film was shown at the Chicago Film Festival and released, alongside the teen drama Tex, for two weeks in one Los Angeles cinema.
Burton’s next live-action short film, Frankenweenie, was released in 1984. It tells the story of a young boy who tries to revive his dog after it is run over by a car. Filmed in black-and-white, it stars Barret Oliver, Shelley Duvall (with whom he would work again in 1986, directing an episode of her Faerie Tale Theatre and Daniel Stern. After Frankenweenie was completed, Disney fired Burton, under the pretext of him spending the company’s resources on a film that would be too dark and scary for children to see. – Wikipedia
The term “frame rate” is used to indicate the number of individual frames or images that are displayed per second in a film, television or computer game.
From the late 1920s, 24 frames per second has been the standard frame rates used for film, while 30 or 25fps is the standard used for TV.
24 frames per second was chosen not because it is the minimum or maximum frames the human brain can process, but because it is the middle ground between quality and cost (using higher frame rates would increase the size of the video and therefore the cost, while using lower frames would negatively affect the quality).
Nowadays, filmmakers are trying out shooting at higher frames per second. An example is director Peter Jackson who should The Hobbit at 48fps, and James Cameron who has revealed he will be shooting Avatar 2 at 60 frames per second.
The good folks over at Aputure created this video that goes deep into frame rates.
Although there is criticism about this new development, Cameron argues that shooting at higher frame rates enhances 3D feel and clarity. Whichever side you’re on, here are 8 times when you may consider shooting at frames different from 24fps:
1. If you are making Old fashioned films (16fps)
If you are shooting retro movies, you do not want to shoot at 24fps.This is because in those days, films were shot at 16 frames per second. So if you are trying to recreate that vintage look, 16fps should be your frame rate.
2. Classic Animations (12fps)
Back when cartoonists had to painstakingly draw every picture, animations were created in 12fps instead of 24. Nowadays, CGI makes it possible to create animations at whatever frame rate you like. Animators who want to create the classic look still shoot 12fps.
3. Action Sequences (21/22fps)
If you are shooting action Sequences, you should shoot at a slightly lower rate than 24fps. This way, the action looks more intense and fast when played at 24fps.
4. If you Want The Video Look (30fps)
Most TV broadcasts are aired at 30fps (for NTSC broadcast). This “TV look” at 30 frames per second has been adopted by filmmakers filming sitcoms, soap operas, and reality television.
5. When Shooting Commercials or Epic B-rolls (60/120/240fps)
If you are shooting for commercials or B-rolls, you may want to consider shooting at these frame rates. This is because shooting at these rates allow you to slow the footage down, which is common in commercials and B-rolls.
6. Ultra HD Films
Ever since Peter Jackson shot and released The Hobbit: An unexpected journey at 48fps giving the movie an ultra realistic film look, other filmmakers have also started shooting at higher frame rates.
7. Sports (300fps)
The frame rate for sport is much higher than 24fps. It is actually 300fps. Shooting at such a high frame rate allows the footage to be slowed down by one-tenth of its frames to fit TV broadcast frame rate of 30fps. It also allows viewers to watch the action at higher frame rates during high speed replay.
8. Science (Super High FPS)
When shooting for science, you have to shoot at super high frame rates. This is necessary so scientists can better observe things like explosions or cellular division. Scientists at NASA have a camera that can shoot at one trillion frames per second used, to study the motion of light.
So there you have situations that will require you to shoot at frame rates different from 24fps.
Check out this video by Filmmaker IQ, the history of frame rates.
This is a pretty amazing short film created by a master craftsman. Is Vertical Cinema a thing? Sure seems like it. Go on a journey through cinema history is reimagined for the vertical screen in Damien Chazelle’s “The Stunt Double,” a short film shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Watch as classic genres are flipped on their side, from action movies to silent films, spy flicks to westerns, reframing, and modernizing the movie magic we know and love.
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As a teenager, Steven Speilberg was already making films. One of his first was Escape from Nowhere. A war movie inspired by the stories of his family’s experience in World War II. Listen to Speilberg explain it below.
I’m Here is a 2010 sci-fi romance short film written and directed by Spike Jonze. The film is a love story about two robots living in Los Angeles where humans and robots co-exist. The plot is based on The Giving Tree, and the main character is named after Shel Silverstein. The film’s robots were created by Alterian, Inc., a Los Angeles-based effects company notable for their costume design for Daft Punk.
The film was funded by and is a promotion for Absolut Vodka, featuring the tagline “A Love Story in an Absolut World” on the promotional poster. Music from the band Sleigh Bells is prominently featured. The film made its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. – Wikipedia
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In his NEW short filmReflection on Isolation, which was shot on his entirely on his iPhone, legendary directorMartin Scorsese discusses how “anxiety” set in during lockdown, after an initial “relief” that his heavy 2020 workload had been temporarily lifted.
The director has shot a new home-made iPhone short film about his experiences of isolation during the Coronavirus pandemic. It premiered on Lockdown Culture on BBC Two.
Scorsese, who was nominated for an Oscar for The Irishman earlier this year, said he
“Didn’t realize that the lockdown was going to be so intense”.
The 77-year-old film-maker said about his new film with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro:
“We had been working so hard on so many different projects, and things were spinning and spinning and spinning, and suddenly it was a crash, and a stop. At first, it was a day or so of a kind of relief. I didn’t have to go anywhere or do anything. I mean, I had to do everything, but I didn’t have to do it then. It was a kind of relief. And then the anxiety set in.”
Scorsese added:
“Ultimately I found I was… you’re with yourself, and time takes on another aspect. Experiencing that time, meaning, whereas before I thought, you’re sitting there doing nothing. But, no, you’re existing – that’s one thing. I have been in this room, basically, with no end in sight – still in a sense with no end in sight, for me anyway, [and] a sense of relief settled in and a real sense of freedom, because you can’t do anything else.
It was great to see Scorses just make a film with his iPhone. Enjoy.
The most complete version of Steven Spielberg’s 1964 first independent film. The full movie is 140 minutes in length but has never been seen by the public.
Firelight is a 1964 science fiction adventure film written and directed by Steven Spielberg at the age of 17. Made on a budget of $500, the film was, in a manner of speaking, Spielberg’s first commercial success, as it was shown at a local cinema and generated a profit of $1.
“I counted the receipts that night”,
Spielberg has recalled,
“And we charged a dollar a ticket. Five hundred people came to the movie and I think somebody probably paid two dollars, because we made one dollar profit that night, and that was it.”
Although Firelight is Spielberg’s first film made, it is not seen as his directorial debut. The film widely seen as his feature-length directorial debut is Duel (1971), although “L.A. 2017”, his long-form episode of The Name of the Game, precedes it. – Wikipedia
Tramway (Polish: Tramwaj) is a 1966 short silent film by Polishdirector Krzysztof Kieślowski, produced while he was a student at the Łódź Film School. The film is included as an extra feature on the American and Artificial Eye Region 2 DVD releases of Kieslowski’s A Short Film About Love.
The film shows a boy who sees a girl on a tram as it is leaving. He runs after the tram and finds himself on board alone with the girl. They exchange glances, then she falls asleep against the window. The boy gets off the tram and looks at her through the window, then decides to run after the tram again. – Wikipedia
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Why is it that it can be the simplest things in life that eliminate your self-worth. That seven-minute short film, “This is John,” shows a man coming home and struggling to record the perfect voicemail message.
If you haven’t seen their $3 short film, This is John, that got into Sundance and launched their careers take a look:
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Lars Von Trier’s 1980 student film short ‘Nocturne‘ is an experimental piece that centers on a young woman awakened by shattered glass and terrified by sunlight.
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