Storytellers have long understood that contrast creates intrigue. And so we David & Goliath; Icarus and Daedalus; King Kong & Ann Darrow (Fay Wray). The power of contrast works not only with characters but also when juxtaposing two different scenes. A celebrated example is the baptism/murder sequence in “The Godfather.” For a contemporary example, we consider “HomeSkool,”…
read more →According to the TV Tropes wiki, the phrase “Torn from today’s headlines” was originally used by Warner Bros. in the 1930s. They used the catchphrase “to promote the gritty realism of their ‘social problem’ films.” Now, almost a century later, New York-based filmmaker Jeffrey Turboff has continued that tradition with “Homebody,” a gripping six-minute film…
read more →When making documentaries of living people, filmmakers typically arrange for their subjects to talk about themselves. Although used less frequently in fiction films, the same technique can provide intimate and dramatic moments. Self-revelation in a drama is usually done in voice-over while the character carries out a defining activity, such as running a marathon or robbing…
read more →Like many great films, Tom F. Pardo’s “Submerged” reveals the beauty below the ocean’s surface. But Pardo’s movie also explores the significance of silence and isolation in the modern world. Shot on an iPhone 8, “Submerged” won the Grand Jury Prize and Public’s Choice Award at the Plug Film Festival. A citizen of the world, the director is…
read more →“Embrasure” is an extraordinary first film, which was the Fiction category winner in the FiLMiC Pro competition. The saga of the film’s production is also dramatic, as the novice director Jared Brown overcame numerous problems ranging from drunken tourists ruining the sound in a key scene to a near editing-app catastrophe. Brown, a Londoner living in…
read more →The ocean’s vastness has inspired a great many movies. Using a GoPro, Swiss filmmaker Simon Helbling adds to the sea drama genre with “For the Sea Which Is a Shining Desert.” This remarkable short film about survival was honored as the Best Swiss Film at the 2017 MoMo Film Festival. Currently earning a master’s degree…
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