So it goes.
So, I'm James, but you can call me Bubba if it's that important to you. I'm a Film and Video Studies major as well as a Journalism major. I write a lot and sometimes I make little movies. Someday I hope to make big movies. I enjoy film and television. Also video games. And the internet. Also I have a great girlfriend Named Melanie, who I have been with for a very long time.
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A Propos De Nice Jean Vigo
This was the first of a Criterion Collection blu ray that I got for christmas that had all the films of Jean Vigo. Jean Vigo was this brilliant filmmaker that has inspired countless directors and other people. Her only ever made four films in France in the 30s before he died of tuberculosis at 29.
This was his first, it’s 22 minutes, and it’s a bit experimental and a bit surreal, but the themes he is playing with and exploring are really great. Its sort of a travelogue of the city of Nice. He uses a combination of hidden camera stuff and staged stuff to try and evoke the fear that people will eventually get to where they can’t really distinguish between real life and whats in the movies, as well as playing with different camera speeds and types of score to evoke different feelings in the audience. Its really great and you should watch it.
