Another Movie Guide

Since the dawn of film making, Hollywood has been producing legends. These legends, whether they are actors, actresses, or directors are responsible for taking the community at large and transporting them for two hours into a world that is unlike any they have known. Entertainment is a necessary commodity in today’s world as it is becoming more and more necessary to step out of our own stress-filled lives for a while and envelope ourselves in the usually brighter, more dazzling world of entertainment Hollywood legends.

Marilyn Monroe

Born Norma Jeane Baker, Marilyn Monroe is probably the most recognizable female Hollywood icon on the planet. She spent a lot of time in orphanages and foster homes until 1937 when she was 11 years old. Originally typecast as a dumb blond, her innate sensuality coupled with a childlike innocence has rendered her one of the sweethearts of Hollywood. Some of her films have included: Dangerous Years, Love Nest, Monkey Business and Gentleman Prefer Blondes.

Elvis Presley

Aside from being a musical giant, Elvis Presley also made a number of films and is one of the most favorite of entertainment Hollywood legends. He is known as “The King of Rock and Roll” or simply, “The King.” The bulk of Presley’s movies were made in the 1960’s, making 31 in all. Some of the more popular movies included: Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock, Loving You, GI Blues, and Blue Hawaii.

Cary Grant

Born in 1904 in England, Cary Grant has been nominated for 2 Oscars. He has had another 14 wins and 11 other nominations for his work in such movies as That Touch of Mink, The Grass is Greener, Father Goose, and None but the Lonely Heart. He is also known as Mr. Cary Grant and Archibald Leach.

John Wayne

Also known as Michael Morris and Duke Morris, John Wayne was born in 1907 and is on the American Film Institut (more…)

Independent short films may be categorized in categories such as video art, film poem, narrative and music. Here are some examples;

1. Insect Clutched Stick by Garth Simmons (video art)

2. Transit by Little Song Films (film poem)

3. The End by Remy Marlot (narrative)

4. For Love by Olivia Louvel (music)

Some independent short films express the poetics of the moving image. In fact, here is a quote for independent short films; ‘the mechanism that produces cinematic images is, among all forms of human expression, that which most closely resembles the mechanism of the human mind in the way it works, or better yet, that which best imitates the workings of the mind during sleep. A film is like an involuntary imitation of a dream.

Animated short films are very interesting to watch, and pixar short films are some of the best. Here is how pixar short films make these animated short films.

1. Pitching of a story idea

2. Writing of the text treatment

3. Drawing of story boards

4. Recording of voice talents

5. Reel making by the editors

6. Creating of look and feel by the art department

7. Sculpting and articulation of models

8. Dressing of sets

9. Laying out of shots

10. Animation of the shot

11. Shading of sets and characters

12. Lighting for the sets and characters

13. Rendering of computer data

14. Addition of final touches

In fact, pixar short films undergo four stages; development, pre-production, production and post production. The story line is created during development. Technical challenges are addressed during pre-production. The actual animated short films are made during production and post production is where the final polishes are put on.

Some feature films from Pixar are Cars, Ratatouille, Wall and Up. Some short films are Lifted, One Man (more…)