So, what is the project? It's a short film paying homage to the French New Wave, a film movement that rejected traditional storytelling techniques that were prevalent in 1950's French mainstream cinema (referred to as "tradition of quality"). Most of the filmmakers involved in the New Wave wanted to experiment with new, radical methods of celluloid storytelling and focus on current social issues at the time. These filmmakers saw themselves as critics using filmmaking to critique the conformist atmosphere of France's cinema; they also contributed to the Cahiers du Cinema, a print publication for film criticism. Many scholars credit Francois Truffaut (The 400 Blows) and Jean-Luc Godard (Breathless) for christening this movement. Though popularity for the New Wave faded away by the late 1960's, the impact it left can be seen in many films today, including those of current Hollywood directors like Quentin Tarantino (you're gonna be seeing that name a lot in this blog, so get used to it) with his 1994 hit Pulp Fiction (the dance scene between Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace was inspired by the dance scene from Godard's Bande a part).
Anyway, back to my project, it's a nod to the French New Wave, plus the work of Jean-Pierre Jeunet (if you don't know him, get the fuck off and go watch Amelie now). Twilight Conversations follows a struggling artist/cartoonist who finds a potential muse. He follows her to a local cafe, where they discuss inspiration and whether or not it exists anymore. Really, it's them having a conversation while the movie employs cinematic techniques found in the French New Wave. I'm nearly finished with pre-production and hope to enter into production in July, with mid-August being saved for post (as well as getting ready for school to start back up). Things are going slower than expected with other things going on in other places in life, but they can only slow me down.
Anyway, back to my project, it's a nod to the French New Wave, plus the work of Jean-Pierre Jeunet (if you don't know him, get the fuck off and go watch Amelie now). Twilight Conversations follows a struggling artist/cartoonist who finds a potential muse. He follows her to a local cafe, where they discuss inspiration and whether or not it exists anymore. Really, it's them having a conversation while the movie employs cinematic techniques found in the French New Wave. I'm nearly finished with pre-production and hope to enter into production in July, with mid-August being saved for post (as well as getting ready for school to start back up). Things are going slower than expected with other things going on in other places in life, but they can only slow me down.
