I thought it would make a wonderful addition to dots and spaces, to have included this trailer from a film I very much enjoyed, and which holds a special place in my heart. I learnt so much about what moving pictures could do, and with so much style and beauty, suspense, sophistication and poetry, the sort of film that makes you want to make movies. I worry that it's such a classic that it will become a sort of Robert Doisneau poster, so familiar it looses impact. But really, it's vital, alive and bristles with ideas. A template for any film-maker of worth.
Really enjoying this superb video and the equally superb band playing. Seem to be so busy at the moment, with various projects getting off the ground and some exciting news about work. I'm enjoying this time, working with some people with a great sense of their own abilities, extraordinarily generous with their time and immensely encouraging.
Fireworks in the sky all around me as I type, and possibilities are endless.
So called in order to give the audience a little chance to rest between dialogues, this footage is has been put together from Ozu's films. It's serene and peaceful, I love the movement and the detail in the shots. He often takes the alternative shot, displacing the usual view.
We watched Claire Denis' beautiful film 35 Shot of Rum last night, and it was Ozu influenced, an intimate portrait of a broken family, a widowed father and his daughter. The shots of the trains talk about systems, links, journeys and routine. I love that school of film making which is about reading people, talking about how we interact with each other, how we live through our relationships. There are so many observed moments, dispassionate and yet intimate. I loved it. I love the pace of Claire Denis' film making, everything unfurls slowly, a mystery and a journey. If you're not familiar with her work, I would recommend Beau Travail.
Beautiful film using a John Lennon radio interview, directed by designer Anthony Burrill. It's such a pleasure hearing John talk, and I love the shots of the roberts radio, honestly, go and get one.
Fascinating documentary about the huge amount of plastic floating about the oceans. There's a point in the pacific where currents bring all the pollution together and the number of parts of plastic per parts of water is dangerously high. Whilst there's no actual floating island, that you can see, its because the plastic has broken down into so many small parts and as one of the crew say, its not the coke bottle you see, but the millions of particles that make up that coke bottle that have been dispersed through the ocean. Some amazing bits, for instance, they find few orange or red plastic particles, because these are what the fish eat...and we eat the fish.
This is part 1 of 3, head to the VBS site for more - an exciting channel, with some great content.
