Barry Sonnenfeld & The Coen Brothers on BLOOD SIMPLE (1984)
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2020
- Joel & Ethan Coen, and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld recall how and where various sequences from "Blood Simple" were shot and some specific ideas about the film’s visual design before and during the shooting process.
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This is an incredible, informative conversation. The exact thing other filmmakers are interested in. Thank you.
This in sheer informative value equals four years of film school. I wasted my money! This is just magnificent. If Ms. Spielberg, Scorsese and Fincher could just do the same thing, I would not have to die anymore. I ´d be in heaven already.
so great seeing these guys pick apart a masterpiece.
I really enjoyed this! I've seen "Blood Simple" 7 or 8 times and remember every scene, so it was fascinating to hear how it was filmed and produced.
1:02:54 Kathryn Bigelow/s first feature as director was actually The Loveless (1981) Near Dark, the film Barry Sonnenfeld is referring to, was made six years l8R in 1987
I think this is their best film. Loved it! Becoming better at operating the cameras or the lights, doesn't make a better film. Blood Simple has a distinctive look, and they do more experimentation with the camera (successfully) than most of their other films. I think they were having fun! Cool, cool film noir.
The self-deprecating trio, haha. Plus, it's pretty funny how much they razz Barry. And Barry's "Over-the-shoulder was difficult for me."
This is AMAZING!!!! Thank you for posting this.
I lived in Midland for a few years. That photo at 0:47 seconds gives me chills. I literally have seen that shitty skyline from the same angle, most likely the same road.
legends
23:10 > Joel -- that's the focus puller, we can't figure out why he wasn't behind the camera. Barry -- but it might explain why the shot's out of focus 🤣🤣🤣
Scary how much they seemed to know about lighting and lenses for it being their first film in any case, I feel so intimidated, what ever looks cool would probably be my idea.
What they are pretty much saying is that they didn't knew. There's a lot of discussion about unjustified lights, which means "somebody didn't know how to naturally light the set".
The lesson that I got from this video is to storyboard really well, with drawings of shots that you probably saw in other films, and try to replicate them on the day of the shooting. In other words, to be really prepared and to know your material, instead of trying to wing it
This is hilarious.
Why?
@@carlosalonsoperez2445 self-deprecation.
13:12 The part where Joel complains about not getting rid of the orange sign.
at 51:00, they describe the shot that starts with CU of Fran and ends with her head hitting pillow.... producers stole that and used it in Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch.
Every single discussion with Sonnenfeld and the Coens is mostly the brothers subtly calling out his hackiness as a DP. 👌
Also, at 19:06 we get the exact moment Barry decided not to mention his work as a porn cameraman, "industrials, and . . ."
The Rialto Report shoot do
A podcast interview with. Maybe they’ve already asked.
But a minute later he says the bar scenes from the first day looks like porn. Hahaha
they keep talking about the house in East Hampton...I assume they mean NY or is there an East Hampton Texas?
This from the criterion disc?
Yes.
Instructive that the mistakes and flaws they point out as seasoned professionals are the very things that give the film its style and character. Mixed color temperatures, unmotivated camera movements and light sources, aggressive color... They almost sound like rule-bound film school professors discouraging a freshman (their younger selves).
They're ruthless picking themselves and their choices apart. All they see are the flaws.
I remember reading the book “My First Movie” when I was younger and just being blown away at how much the Coens hate(d) Blood Simple. I still love it.
28:42 LMFAO
The amount of times they all fret about "motivated' lighting greatly illustrates how UNimportant that is if the lighting is following the drama.
4:06 --- "Isn't Fran soft?" You betcha, yah. X3
Oh yeah?
I think it's their best movie because they hardly knew what they were doing. A lot of competent mediocrity, with spectacular exceptions, followed!