travis betz » rough cuts http://travisbetz.com where the chicken tastes like people! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:23:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Rated T – Living in Oblivion http://travisbetz.com/rated-t-living-in-oblivion/ http://travisbetz.com/rated-t-living-in-oblivion/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:07:00 +0000 travis http://travisbetz.com/?p=713 Interested in reading what the critics are starting to say about Lo? Click HERE to read our first two reviews! While you’re there you can always rate the film 10 stars…I mean, if you’re bored…and love me…or want to make love to me…or want to make love to me cause you’re super bored. 

 

For anyone who’s ever tried to make a movie, Living in Oblivion is shot to close to the heart. The film, written and directed by Tom DiCillo, is a hilarious and eerily accurate depiction of what it’s like to be on the set of an independent film. Steve Buscemi plays the director of the film as he deals with all the highs and lows of movie making on a very small scale. You don’t have to be a filmmaker to love this movie, but for those that are, you are promised to laugh a lot as well as experience a few stings of anxiety. 

 

Living in Oblivion proves that to be in this business, you have to be bat-shit crazy! Long live cinema!

 

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Travis

]]> http://travisbetz.com/rated-t-living-in-oblivion/feed/ 3 Rate T – The Celebration http://travisbetz.com/rate-t-the-celebration/ http://travisbetz.com/rate-t-the-celebration/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:36:00 +0000 travis http://travisbetz.com/?p=589 The Celebration is a film out of Denmark that will make your world very uncomfortable…but that’s how I like my cinema! Writer/Director Thomas Vinterberg is one of the creators of the Dogma film movement of the mid-90′s (along with Lars Von Trier). When making a Dogma film there are a number of rules you must follow in order to get right down to bare-bones essence of storytelling.

1. Only available and natural lighting may be used.

2. All sound must be recorded on set. (no post foley)

3. All shots must be handheld.

Pulling off a movie with these rules is no simple task. Most movies rely very heavily on lighting the proper shot or adding the proper sounds and music in post. But if you’re shooting Dogma then you have your work cut out for you. The Celebration is a…well…celebration of how this particular film style can be used to enhance the story.

As you know, plot summaries bore me to tears…but here’s the basic basics: Man returns home for his father’s 60th birthday with the entire family. At dinner he delivers a speech that will change the entire dynamic of the family forever. If you want more summary then look it up…cause I ain’t writing no more. It’s best going in knowing as little as possible.  This is truly a dark and incredible film. Do check it out.

Much love

Travis

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