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Hsiao-hsien Hou
Flight of the Red Balloon
Hey, balloon! Come here. Are you coming? Come on. Are you listening? If you come… I’ll give you something. Something bigger than you can imagine. I’ll give you a hundred candies. Two million caramel bars. Anything you want if you come. It’s not listening. Balloon, are you coming or not? You heard me. So you’re … Continue reading
Writing with a Camera: A Take on Long Take Tracking Shots
Next week, Doc Salvatron and I will be collaborating on back-to-back posts about The Red Balloon, the classic short film by Albert Lamorisse, and the feature film it inspired, Flight of the Red Balloon, by Hsiao-hsien Hou. This week, inspired by the style of Hsiao-hsien Hou and by a film I watched called Nine Lives, … Continue reading
A Director’s Choices in Two “Good” Movies (Part 2)
Continued from last week’s post on Hsiao-hsien Hou: The question of intent comes up a lot when I watch a film. Whether we finish the movie or walk out, whether we hit the pause button or fast forward, whether we watch the entire thing in one sitting or not — a movie (and by this … Continue reading
A Director’s Choices in Two “Good” Movies (Part 1)
As a filmmaker, I’m always looking for visually interesting, unique, and above all efficient ways to present a scene. This leads me to take long walks around town, taking naps, consuming beer and espresso, and cooking — anything to create a “visual buzz”, which usually comes to me in the moments after exhaustion, grogginess, or … Continue reading