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Colour in film

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THE SPLIT SCREEN

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thinkin about chelsea girls and why andy warhol chose to use a split screen. I havent seen the movie yet, but i think its online. Found this interesting video - TRIPTYCH PHOTOS FROM THE RENAISSANCE. 3 painted panels that are hinged together and can be folded shut/opened brian de palma "its a kind of meditative form. You can go very slowly with it, because there's a lot to look at" reminds me of that Greta Gerwig interview i watched about long shots and how they include more/say more. Interesting Reviews of Chelsea Girls: https://letterboxd.com/cvall96/film/chelsea-girls/ https://letterboxd.com/antonomasia/film/chelsea-girls/ Like the photo of nico

ALICE COOPER PHOTO!

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2am on a friday night and what am i doing with my time? watching david bowie interviews on youtube.... there was a mention of america and not being able to accept the glam of the early 70s and how even alice cooper ended up having to tone down the drag. and then i thought??? ???? I didnt kniw alice cooper did draG??? (turns out it just meant wearing tights/womens items/make up and not the Drag we know today) but when i googled him on google images this really cool photo came up and idk who its by but I loved it. The juxtaposition interested me, i love how the photo is generally gothic and horrific in some way but then a gentle flower blooms near the centre.. and also the lighting and colour tone is very soft and gentle. I think its interesting how in some way, in my opinion, it suggests the theme of identity and layers and how people present themselves on the outside and personality, etc. if that makes sense? ???????????????? 

medieval shit

Scaramouche - a stock clown character of the commedia dell'arte (comic thetrical arts of italian literature) Beelzebub - one of the 7 princes of hell. peter binsfeld prepared a classification of demons in 1589 known as the Princes of Hell which was based on the 7 deadly sins. LUCIFER - pride MAMMON - greed ASMODEUS - lust LEVIATHAN - envy BEELZEBUB - gluttony SATAN - wrath BELPHAEGOR - sloth pied piper of hamelin

how to lengthen your life

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INTERESTING. Time & pace. childhood - first 10yrs feel longer. has to do with novelty. more new unpredictable challenging experiences, the longer they will feel. more same days the faster it will pass by. childhood feels long bc its the cauldron of novelty. we must become explorers, find novelty. we have grown bored of a world we havent begun to study properly. The pioneers of making life feel longer in the way that counts are not dietitians, but artists.rintroduces us to ordinary things. Cezanne looked closely at apples as if he had never seen one before. Savouring time, appreciating. Live more deliberately.  walk in an unfamiliar part of town, ask an old friend about a side of their life, lie in the grden and look at the stars.

Videos I've been watching

ACTORS ON ACTORS Kate Winslet & Saorise Ronan. 'Acting is just being' v. interesting Also been watching Todd Haynes/Carol interviews and it just reminded me of how much i love him omfg wig mentioned saul leiter as a reference for the imagery inspiration!! made me think about photography in film and i am excited for the next year to study photography more in depth as to apply it to other visuals.

working on screenplays

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I keep seeking resources online to help develop screenplay idea however a lot of them are very standard and corporative that evolve around the industry. its annoying to have to filter out these things as what I want is things that will help me develop ideas and show other film examples, etc decided to watch interviews on other writers speaking. Started off with Greta Gerwig as she is a recent writer that most likely has interviews available online. also tried james ivory but there isn't any of him on writing specifically. might watch some videos of him later off topic and see where that goes. NOTES: - tries to let characters talk to her. Writing is about listening to your characters as they can tell you things you didn't even know they had in them. - takes a long time to write a script & by the end spent a lot of time with characters, like she has hung out with them. - film is collaborative art form and she gives character/story to other people - actors. ...

MAGGI HAMBLING

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FOUND THIS COOL VIDEO !!!!!!!!!!! ON MAGGI HAMBLING WHO I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF B4  below is the video and screenshots of what caught my eye as i was first watching it.