the exaggerated trend of hand-held film needs to stop!

John Sprung · August 22, 2007

.... a lot of the time i'm high so i drift off ....

Maybe that's how it's done -- the shaky camera operation, I mean.... ;-)

-- J.S.

Paul Bruening · August 22, 2007

I used to own Gance's Napolean on tw0 VHSs but lost them in a divorce. It was a fine movie. How is it pertinent to shaky cam?

Greg Traw · August 22, 2007

Gance used a lot of shakycam work in the scenes when Napoleon comes back to Paris... And when was this film made? Hmmm...

Paul Bruening · August 22, 2007

I didn't recall that. Netflix doesn't have it. Dang! Amazon doesn't have it either. Now, you've got me curious. I always remember the scenes of Napoleon playing war on the playground as a child. I also remember the cutaways to shots of complex math representing Napoleon's tactical thinking. I loved the split screen type wide screen technique.

Chris Graham · August 22, 2007

Being high and incomprehensible should really help your career.

probably does. I'm 26, make $93K a year. Live in NYC. I think I'm doing just fine. How about you? I mean if you think Scorsese's nasal cavity is the prettiest thing then perhaps you need to do documentaries on the actual people within the industry. i mean internet chat forums have been around for more than 40 years. btw, i'm being sarcastic

Brad Grimmett · August 22, 2007

probably does. I'm 26, make $93K a year. Live in NYC. I think I'm doing just fine. How about you? I mean if you think Scorsese's nasal cavity is the prettiest thing then perhaps you need to do documentaries on the actual people within the industry. i mean internet chat forums have been around for more than 40 years. btw, i'm being sarcastic

That makes perfect sense.

Chris Graham · August 22, 2007

just remember, Brad. The Steadier the better!

Jason Maeda · August 24, 2007

"Being high and incomprehensible should really help your career."

obviously you've never met Chris Doyle...or ANY fashion photographer, for that matter! ha ha, seriously, though. I personally know big shooters who pretend to have thicker accents than they really have in order to seem more elusively genius than they would if they spoke perfect english. Then again, back in the day "reciprocity test" was our code for doing coke behind foamcore, so I'm sure we aren't all that coherent. Still, the quality spoke for itself...

jk :ph34r:

Greg Traw · August 24, 2007

I like how this thread has turned into a "big balls" contest of sorts. Keep doing coke and comparing yourself to the likes of Martin Scorsese: I'm sure you're just as talented as him too (now that's being sarcastic as hell)... By the way, nobody has mentioned what kind of car they drive (even more sarcastic)? I can keep going if you like?

Guest User · August 24, 2007

I used to own Gance's Napolean on tw0 VHSs but lost them in a divorce.

Somehow I'm getting images of you playing the 2 tapes together on 2 television sets that you placed next to each other.

Chris Graham · August 24, 2007

hey guys in all honesty i'm cool with everybody. life's too short to make enemies. =) by the way did I mention that life's too short to make crazy & fast moving-frame-images within film? =P

Paul Bruening · August 25, 2007

Well, it's been a while since I had them. I recall that it was Coppola's release of Gance's work. I watched it on my big screen so maybe it was a DVD version of it and not my VHS version that had the split screen- side by side images.

Jason Maeda · August 25, 2007

" I can keep going if you like?"

yes, for your 8th post ever, please "keep going".

jk :ph34r:

Chris Graham · August 25, 2007

I like how this thread has turned into a "big balls" contest of sorts. Keep doing coke and comparing yourself to the likes of Martin Scorsese: I'm sure you're just as talented as him too (now that's being sarcastic as hell)... By the way, nobody has mentioned what kind of car they drive (even more sarcastic)? I can keep going if you like?

i don't need a car in nyc. the reason why girls have such great asses in this city is because everybody walks! when its spring time fashion wear or the fall, foiget about it! ass a thon =) i'm really drenched into the couture fashion scene here. young 19 yr old russian models and coke. hotness! yes it is a sad world but nobody's perfect.