Stanley Kubrick

[trendland]

little correction for not to be missunderstood :

......you will wonder about...the visual effects of Kubrick....
IF YOU COMPARE with Malik "The Tree of Life" :

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[trendland]

......next correction : Kubrick's P R O L O G .....of course (not Epilog)....

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[GLS]

Yes - buy the way I just did not saw the Revenant! But what I saw from a preview was exiting.

You should watch it. The cinematography is stunning (Lubezki is a very talented DP). It was shot mainly on the Alexa 65, which is the digital equivalent of 65/70mm film.

 

[abruzzi]

Kubrick didn't usually keep stuff, if I'm not mistaken. If it didn't make it to the final cut, it was usually destroyed. This is why there's almost zero deleted scenes or outtakes available for his films.

An interesting exception is the "happy ending" on the theatrical release of Blade Runner had some aerial shots taken from unused "The Shining" footage.

 

[darkosaric]

I found this interesting.

And the moment I was thinking that I don't want any more lenses ... after watching this - I want to buy Nikkor 180mm f2.8 .

 

[trendland]

You should watch it. The cinematography is stunning (Lubezki is a very talented DP). It was shot mainly on the Alexa 65, which is the digital equivalent of 65/70mm film.

Yes I know (Lubezki is REAL talented) - obviously a lot more talented than we could ever be together.... On the other hand it has allways to do with chances. And Lubezki was able to realize his chances perfectly because Jon Toll was not exactly an amatheur!
Yes - and I miss that movie in cinema. 2 hours ago I had a short look to order the DVD/Blue Ray!
I will watch it next !

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PS : I know the "Mini Alexa" what should be the equivalent to 35mm Movie Film!
Not to me (from my point) the Mini Alexa has much resolution but KodakVision 50D has also very much of it!
But next with 8k the discussion about "enough " resolution will find its end.

 

[halfaman]

Kubrick was very well know for being quite obsessive with details and a tireless controller in all areas of film production (including the script translations and dubbing to foreing languages). He worked with a reduced staff of collaborators on the set and the DoP was sometimes just a mere assistant or advisor.

Everything in each shot must agree with his very precise vision of the story. Framing, light, composition, color, location, dialogue, costumes, acting (endless repetitions!)... The lens collection is something relatively new but it matchs very well with the character of Stanley.

 

[Nokton48]

DSC01430 by Nokton48, on Flickr

I think he would have approved of this. It's an uber speed 159mm F2 B&L super Cinephor I'm in the process of adapting to my 9x9cm Plaubel Makiflex. The lens is intended for 35mm and 70mm theatrical movie projection.

 

[warden]

An interesting exception is the "happy ending" on the theatrical release of Blade Runner had some aerial shots taken from unused "The Shining" footage.

No kidding? That's very cool trivia. I'd not heard.

 

[GLS]

No kidding? That's very cool trivia. I'd not heard.

Yeah apparently Ridley Scott asked him for a few minutes of footage and Kubrick sent him something like 17 hours worth

 

[trendland]

Yeah apparently Ridley Scott asked him for a few minutes of footage and Kubrick sent him something like 17 hours worth

Francis Ford Coppola would have offered some kilometers off takes from "Apocalypse Now"
while Studio Bosses begann to want him dead, because he lost their money to hire hundreds of
philippine people to build up his set he would feel confortable in the philipines jungle.

But Coppola wasn't killed from John Ashley - he spent the millions he got from godfather I +II and
he gave all his other money he have incluiding adjucation insurance of his daughter and his
(and his wifes) house into the budget. (For not to be murdered from Paramount killers).

His money he spent as co producer allowes him to rebuild his set (after monsum storm) and
proceed with filmwork.

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PS : Guess he got his money 20 times back....

 

[MartinCrabtree]

Saw Bladerunner 2049 in a theater. Enjoyable and well shot IMO.

 

[Nokton48]

I have Bladerunner 2049 on DVD and I have watched it many different times. I think it holds up.



This Kubrick interview in quite interesting, regarding "The Shining". Enjoy

 

[cooltouch]

Well, this makes a lot of sense to me. I've long been a big fan of Kubrick and what I like best about his films is the cinematography. Whether Clockwork Orange, or 2001, or especially Barry Lyndon. I clearly recall scenes of such clarity that the lenses used to make them possible must have been truly outstanding.

 

[MartinCrabtree]

Singing in the Rain creeps me out nowdays.

 

[abruzzi]

Singing in the Rain creeps me out nowdays.

It’s hard to hear that song and not think of Alex.

 

[CMoore]

Singing in the Rain creeps me out nowdays.

Does that song have something to do with S. Kubrick.?

 

[Mackinaw]

Does that song have something to do with S. Kubrick.?

A Clockwork Orange.

 

[MartinCrabtree]

Does that song have something to do with S. Kubrick.?

Never seen "A Clockwork Orange?" it's a rather disturbing scene in a disturbing movie. Not that I didn't enjoy it but sometimes things just bug ya.

 

[trendland]

Does that song have something to do with S. Kubrick.?

Violent scene in clockwerk.....

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PS : Most clockwerk scenes are violent.......

(Hardcore at this time - today it is normal working in many films)

 

[CMoore]

Never seen "A Clockwork Orange?" it's a rather disturbing scene in a disturbing movie. Not that I didn't enjoy it but sometimes things just bug ya.

Yeah, i saw it once, in....... 1979-1980.
Other than the fact that it was disturbingly sick, i cannot remember too much about it.
I never saw it again.

 

[trendland]

This here is the housebreaker

scene were Kubrick layed the "singing in the rain " soundtrack as a "disturbing" and thwarted element.

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