tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097174198975311812.post7459304761709231222..comments2019-12-22T03:31:25.667-08:00Comments on cinephile: Humpday and the value of mumblecoredanhoweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982737174417779513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097174198975311812.post-64468378027739044462010-06-01T23:32:36.076-07:002010-06-01T23:32:36.076-07:00a large budget is not needed to create compelling ...a large budget is not needed to create compelling images. Robert Rodriquez made <i>El Mariachi</i> for only $7000, and that film looked great.danhoweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982737174417779513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097174198975311812.post-38764652809002666832010-04-28T15:59:30.134-07:002010-04-28T15:59:30.134-07:00I see what you are saying about creating deliberat...I see what you are saying about creating deliberate, compelling, and well composed images in what is inherently a visual medium, but I think that requires a different type of forethought. The kind of forethought that requires a script and a budget. Improvisation is what saves mumblecore films from bad acting. The lack of lighting, and the use digital camcorders that don't swap out thousand dollar lens save mumblecore films from large budgets.<br /><br />I think you're right Humpday could have been a staged play. In the past, people might have wanted films to specialize in what made the medium of film unique and not like live theater, but now... live theater is dying, if writers write up plays like Humpday, they must not get staged or seen, and I doubt they make money. I think these type films fill the void left from live theater.J Roland Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354440753990392929noreply@blogger.com