“…so much of creating a beautiful image involves numerical principles. Many classic films have made use of the number known as the “Golden Ratio” (1.618), as well as the visual device known as One-Point Perspective (a way to make a two-dimensional plane look three-dimensional), and now Vimeo user Ali Shirazi has put together a visual essay on the use of these, and other visual principles, in Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood.
Read more (and watch videos that explain this more):
http://nofilmschool.com/2013/12/mathematical-breakdown-cinematography
What I’m Watching
What I’m Watching… ’Masters of Sex – Season 3′
According to Robert Lloyd, the Los Angeles Times television critic, the show is a "handsome thing, another well-dressed romp through the American mid-century, when things (we imagine) were simpler and (so we like [...]
What I’m watching…François Truffaut documentary: ‘La Leçon de Cinema’
The documentary examines Truffaut’s life and career in astonishing totality, highlighting selected clips from many of his best and most-loved films, including under-appreciated gems like his crackerjack movie-within-a-movie, Day for Night, and [...]
What I’m Watching… ‘Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht’
Nosferatu the Vampyre is a 1979 West German art house vampire film written and directed by Werner Herzog. Its original German title is Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht ("Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night"). The film is [...]
What I’m Watching…’Three Colors: Red’ Krzysztof Kieślowski
An incandescent meditation on fate and chance, starring Irène Jacob as a sweet-souled yet somber runway model in Geneva whose life intersects with that of a bitter retired judge, played by Jean‑Louis Trintignant. [...]
What I’m Watching… ‘Trois Couleurs : Bleu’
Another film I revisit often. This time to closely observe the cinematography by Slawomir Idziak. Amanda http://www.amazon.com/Three-Colors-Criterion-Collection-Blu-ray Most Popular Posts in 2016 Recent Comments 'This [...]
What I’m Watching – ‘Blow Up’ Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni 1966
From an article by Roger Ebert: Michelangelo Antonioni's "Blow-Up" opened in America two months before I became a film critic, and colored my first years on the job with its lingering influence. It [...]
What I’m Reading
What I’m reading – ‘The Greatest Wisdom – A Philosopher, Poet and Athlete’ by Zac Scy
Excerpt from her post: "This morning I woke up to the news that the greatest of all time, Muhammad Ali, had passed away. I’d like to share some of his quotes and thoughts with you [...]
What I’m reading – Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
“This extraordinary, wildly entertaining book sheds new light on the Age of Disruption. What does it take to make a meaningful difference? And how can you apply this insight to your own life? By debunking [...]
What I’m reading… Joy St James aka ‘The Scholarly Slut’
Her latest post: Trumpschmerz She describes herself as a postmodern Moll Flanders. Adventuress, transgressor, verbal ecdysiast, and yogini. Recovering prude, former nerd, brainy bimbo. Her essays and erotica have appeared in various print anthologies and [...]
What I’m reading… Sexuality in Western Art
The book covers art from the so-called "prehistoric Venuses," cave paintings and carvings and takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the whole of western art (with a few diversions to eastern art such [...]
What I’m reading: Two Decades Naked by Leigh Hopkinson
From the article in The Guardian Is working as a stripper honestly empowering? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself since I quit stripping 18 months ago, after spending two decades naked. It’s also a [...]
What I’m reading… ‘David Bailey’s Democracy’
From An Introduction by Desmond Morris... When viewing these portraits it is important to make a distinction between nudity and nakedness. To me, these are naked bodies but they are not nudes. Traditionally the nude [...]
What I’m Listening To
What I’m listening to… Rolfrolf ‘Scared of Your Love’
Lyrics Source: rolfrolf.com I heard you’ve been here asking for me I never thought I’d see you around didn’t expect you’d be looking for me in this part of town My [...]
This had been a sad year for music…
George Martin, producer for The Beatles, dies aged 90, Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician. He is sometimes referred [...]
What I’m listening to…. Mike Oldfield – ‘Tubular Bells’
I actually prefer listening to the 1973 release on vinyl. Here is a pic of one version I must hunt down. Embedded HQ audio from Youtube for those of you who haven't [...]
