Week Film School Hulu was 7: Post-production

In an interview with NPR, the famous editor Walter Murch (Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now) described his work as "a cross between a short and a cooking brain surgeon."

The job of an editor is very complex. Pastors as the last movie, reorganize, splice, cut, shape and rushes to mood, tension and structure of the film to breathe. Under the direction of a great editor checks frameless, without contribution - either in action or filmmaking -. Goes in this last week of the Summer Film School Hulu underestimated to investigate these unsung heroes, such as celebrating carry the film through the final stages of production.

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1) Without the sun

The film report of fluid travels, Chris Marker Sans Soleil explores the changing nature of memory, time and their effect on our perception of history. With techniques elliptical editing wedding documentary found footage, sends the film to us living cityscape marking Tokyo in the jungles of Guinea-Bissau in Africa in the alien landscape of Iceland, and Back in Japan, where we attended a religious ceremony in honor of cats. With all this splendor, Sans Soleil free of synchronous sound and used an invisible narrator (reading the diary of a fictional travel camera man who took the pictures that we see caught) that the binding force of matter. The synthesis of writing sight and sound simultaneously is sustainable and ephemeral, like someone trying to remember - and re-experience - a distant memory.

Later in the film, Marker shows his affection for Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, which ". Impossible memory, insane memory" on it as an attempt to discover a The memory and time wind up in an endless spiral as a marker present images of Vertigo puts images always stay in San Francisco, to recreate scenes from Hitchcock. Output is sharp and precise alignment in a frame on his plan Vertigo live-action corresponding Without the sun, while the narrator draws a comparative deconstruction of Hitchcock movie, the inability to "live with the memory without distorting them into question . "memory is a type of personal armor that protects us from the harsh injustices of objective truth and allows us - both as a filmmaker and the audience - to rewrite history, as required by the needs of the present.

- Naveen Singh

2) Breathless

Be the first feature film by Jean-Luc Godard breath revolutionized the way films processed. He made the jump cut a viable option to compress the narrative time. The plot is very informed by the popular film culture before 1960: a young bat is on the trail of the police with his American girlfriend. But the energy of the film has little to do with the plot and everything was shot with the way the film is loose and the endless invention of film editing.

Consider Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and is removed from the beginning of the movie car in a robbery in this clip. Not to keep jumping dishes continuity of time and space, but it is an emotional logic of Michel tear through France. The film forces the viewer to see how Michael sees himself (as cool, but playful, full of energy and passion) and Godard's style is like the crazy movie stream of consciousness - that is the recognized life as it is, or at least the way we like to be in the eyes of our mind.

- Christopher Rowe

Landscapes 3) Manufacturer

More than any other genre is reflected in the editing room, the structure of the film. In a typical production documentation, hundreds of hours of footage and then the content editor that has some 90 minutes to reduce.

A witness documentary processing in the manufactured by Jennifer Baichwal landscapes in which Baichwal follows Edward Burtynsky Photographer captures diverse as the world were to be seen shaped by the landscapes of industrial production. One of the many stunning shots of the film is a shot of the Chinese production workers lining up to take control of their managers. The spacious underscores the strength of identically dressed workers and also serves to highlight the lack of individualism in the room. This plan will be followed by a cut to Burtynsky photo of the event, then cut to Burtynsky photo in a gallery space with visitors who correspond meet through it. This sequence represents the ability Baichwal output Transcend not only time but also space. As a result, viewers a better understanding of the power of images to the social and economic Burtynsky communicate situations for the rest of the world.

- Kelly Lin

4) Primer

In "First", two scientists accidentally discover time travel, and this affects your life slowly, over and over again. It is fast paced but slow and dark, and completely immersive.

In this clip, Aaron and Abe learn that time travel can happen right under their noses. As both try to understand what happened to make, the amount is nervous, hectic and a little incoherent, which corresponds to the activity of the brain. But as we agree that that processing slows, so that we get to spend a little more time with each shot to the conclusion. This gives our unconscious mind some space again - a way of saying, "we moved here," as the characters in the story.

- Jonathan Katz

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5) Rashomon

6) The Pianist

Vocational links:

1) 10 hours of effective modification of all time - some of the best editing in the film is that the assembly draws us so deeply in history, we are not even aware that the process of post-production is underway. This CineFix video takes some of the most famous films of our time and how the different writing techniques to achieve size. After watching this video, check out another short-form content CineFix to educate all on and entertain the filmmakers and moviegoers like.

2) Visual Vashi - Vashi Nedomansky of Led Editor, this blog gives an insight on the editorial workflow and the logic behind the editorial decision by him and other editors made in business.

3) cutting techniques LA Video Director - This blog shows more editorial cuts in cinema be used with gifs to save it.

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Having adopted the Cut

Famous editor Sergei Eisenstein, to work on his latest movie. As you can probably see, he took his job very seriously.

When putting together a puzzle, each piece is part of a predetermined set. There is a picture on the box, and that's what you get. If you have more space and the image of the games, you know you are.

With question is not so simple.

Carefully selected plans, camera movement and all shows end up in the same place, the proverbial puzzle box, ready to be set by the publisher. Was released to the movie, the story was taken up has been (probably custom) not say that! . The editor is as much a storyteller as a writer, and control many aspects of the film, including:

Tempo: change sets the pace of a scene. Quick cuts and cuts that do not conform to enhance the feeling of intensity. The action sequences and crazy chases are known for many quick cuts - they go a long way! But something as simple as a family discussion about the dinner can be an intense war during processing leads us to the table.

Act and react: They say "action responds," and the question is not strikingly different from white, it is important to see a sign, how they talk, but it's almost more important to see how. other characters to react! An experienced editor can mix a movement response time and adjust various recordings, sometimes to create different lines.

In his book "In a wink," Academy Award-winning editor Walter Murch speaks of "the piece of blackboard," before the board small film shot and call the "action". During this twenty-second piece of film was never in the movie, maybe the actor had the right expression on his face. Murch says that all caught on film is fair game for editing.

Continuity: We've all seen Flubs continuity errors, missing things in line, etc. We believe that we are smart enough to realize. Believe it or not, these types of errors found in the bottom of the list of importance to a publisher. When choosing between an amazing performance by an actor or make sure that the lamp in the background does not move, the editor uses the power at all times.

The bottom of the chamber cut: Not every time, is in the film. Perhaps that you took the driving and a half, who liked the director simply do not work. Perhaps the actor is trying to focus, to disturb the feeling of the scene. It is the responsibility of the publisher to be separated from Upper situations, and use the pieces that were given to telling a story in the best way possible.

And ... that's a Wrap!

The question is abstract and virtually unlimited. Choose tempo and shot power is a great responsibility of the narrative. The films are made or broken in the editing room. The next time you see a movie, try to pay attention to the cuts - you will probably find it to be forgotten quickly and they find themselves back in history. Big problem affects us on a subconscious level and disappears in the film.

This is the last blog of the Summer Film School Hulu. We hope that you have seen and learned something you did not know before the films in a different way!

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"Party Down" coming to Hulu. Dress accordingly.

Although the summer shutdown, there are many reasons to party for the weekend 3 days, the day of work, the imminent return of Fall TV early summer be still. Here on Hulu, we have another great reason to leave the party hats - Original comedy Party Down Starz comes exclusively on Hulu!

From ^{Friday, August 29,} all episodes of Party Down will be available to hear exclusively on Hulu Plus. The first five episodes of the series are available for those Hulu.com time with limited advertising.

This means you will soon be able to celebrate all the episodes of the cult comedy that mediocre job and with a cast of Hollywood stars of comedy, including Emmy Award-candidate Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex) and Jane watch Lynch (Glee ) and Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation, Step Brothers), Ken Marino (Marry Me, Burning Love), Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars), Martin Starr (Silicon Valley, Knocked Up) and Emmy ® Award-winner Megan Mullally (Will & Grace fame).

Hulu is a good choice for the target cult comedies, though - needless to say - we are very happy. And to ensure that we celebrate this news with a proper party, we have some of the employees of the Party Down catering asked for professional advice in the area:

"I like to follow what I call the" s Ron Donald D'fill three for successful Party 'distribution of food, drinking water, so do not get drunk and ends in the back of a van, Remind everyone a map again. "- Ron Donald

"The key to a great party is the expectations low, very low, that an open bar and ...?" - Henry Pollard

"What business I'm pretty firm" That's what you always say when you mix with the producers or Pumas most manufacturers ....? "- Kyle Bradway

"I think the games a bit lacking, especially Hollywood parties I mean, who with fake people and all that self-centered-Oh, I need to answer this call This is my agent wants employees..." - Casey Klein  

"Well, if you want a part of High Quality that nobody in Hollywood seems to care more, that's why I'm not a script yet only three people needed sold: Sulu from Star Trek Vitaly Chernobyl novel Snowcras clock and legendary Disco Sci Fi AF Gordon Theodore Author Done "- Romain Beers ..

"Well, that's all I know, that the parties are usually full of important people, if you try to break into show business, it is important to impress these people to open to everything, I mean everything be ... "- Lydia Dunfree

"My old friend Ed actor lived alone in a studio for years and could never land a role to a star. 60th Birthday, he decided to act to end. A week later he died. So do not make important life decisions .. a party or any other special occasion In addition, you must order extra cheese is important to use a lot of cheese. "- Constance Carmell

"No time limit to reach a h'ordeuvre for 15 minutes use black stick for a fraction of a bathroom one hour I think that's unfair business God who did this ....?." - Uda Bengt

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Week Film School Hulu was 6: Animation

Imagine: A character is sitting on a table and takes a sip from a glass of water.

Worldwide live action, this plan would set up 15 minutes and shoot. In the world of animation, this could seemingly simple action three months. Not only the characters and scenarios designed, rigged, and the model, but the noise in the consumption of natural and put the glass on the table should be included; the movements of the character, the character's clothes, President, and water should be encouraged, and even if we start this scene was designed in traditional 2D.

Welcome to the world of animation, when artists start with a blank canvas and this blank canvas to build a world. Hulu Teams Film School this week to a variety of styles and animation, as managers use their tools to worlds to explore create extend beyond our wildest imagination. Was

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1) Sita Sings the Blues

Director: Nina Paley
Nina Paley of "Sita Sings the Blues" is a charming and unique collage of animation and narration son, who, taken together, demonstrates the ability of a moderator Copyright pioneering vision with almost complete creative control. On average, the film offers the possibility of a purer paternity action live as it limits the controversial question of the paternity quota in many different roles. "Sita" has different stories about the history of traditional Indian Ramayana turbulent love between Sita and Rama careless lover. Paley was finally able to film through a Creative Commons license, spread the use of music, which can be copyrighted by the other (in a chapter of the film, Sita Sings Annette Henshaw Jazz Age). In addition to his role as narrator Paley, "Sita" is a form of spiritual realization of his artistic credo. Paley is an advocate of free culture -. "Copying is not theft" is best summed up in the title of his original song,
Christopher Rowe

2) The Secret of Kells

Director: Tomm Moore
The 12 principles of animation, such as the Secret of Kells shown

3) The Muppets Take Manhattan

Directed by: Frank Oz

Dolls as "entertainment" is a polarizing topic among passionate fans, but there is no denying that the gameplay is deep rooted in the simple concept of animation artists encourage inanimate objects to tell a story. As in film and traditional pencil paper, this effect is not only scenes that were "learned", but also by the sounds and movements of objects in order to create the illusion that everything achieved real.

Operatively with Jim Henson puppets, hand manipulates the head and mouth, while the other manipulates the hands and arms. For this reason, the faces of the dolls are to remain static when the emotion is predominantly expressed by tone of voice and arm movements. With his powerful voice and aggressive arm movements, we can say that Miss Piggy is stormy; Kermit is affable, because their permanent thoughtful eyes and gentle movements.

"Muppet" characters from Jim Henson is a final example of the use in the films puppets. In "The Muppets Manhattan conquer" to take the group of blurred characters with large eyes, to the streets of New York. With the magical doll, sing these leather items, dance, and feel sadness and happiness, and experience what it means to work in Diners, broke and with failed dreams in the big city.

Sheila Selig

4) The Secret of NIMH

Directed by: Don Bluth

Worship many entertainers established date, the film The Secret of NIMH on traditional animation techniques, the history of a country, which is based the help of the mouse from a colony of rats, the other seeks to try to say to save their sick child. In many ways, the story is as compelling as the film itself behind the film.

Flash back to 1979 Disney Animation Studios was in production at the Fox and the Hound. Animator Don Bluth, did not stop with the production methods increasingly computerized satisfied and Disney wanted traditional animation techniques of Walt Disney used in the revival of the decade to do in 1930 with a motley crew of sixteen animators from Disney, Bluth left the studio to form Don Bluth Productions. His first feature film was the secret of NIMH. Placing a deeper focus on the body language of the characters and backgrounds explained Bluth team has in creating one of the best animated films of all time later spawn succeeded Bluth functions such as An American Story, The Land Before Time and All dogs go to heaven.

Kelly Lin

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5) Tatsumi

6) Alois Nebel

7) My Dog Tulip

8) The Cat in the Hat

Vocational links:

1) CartoonBrew - The must-see destination for information on the latest news and trends in the animation industry. Be sure that the movie preview Entertainment Guide to animation movies are to review published this year, as well as his collection of the best students and short studies on the Internet.

2) Monsters University Progression Reel - takes a village to make an animated movie these days. In this video is before they see published in its final form as many different computers affect the images.

3) ParaNorman: This Little Light - If your interest in the field of stop-motion animation, then you will definitely enjoy this making-of video ParaNorman participants LAIKA the extensive process that goes into creating a movie prop, a little Light. The latest trailer function LAIKA, Los boxing Rolls here.

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The secrets of animation: an exploration of the basic principles behind the Secret of Kells

Whether your interests are in CG or stop-motion, traditional 2D or puppet, there is a famous set of 12 principles in the center used to give the illusion all these forms of life. Powered by Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, is to cultivate the goal of these principles to realism and style. Examine their use in selecting film Summer School Hulu, The Secret of Kells.

The Secret of Kells tells the story of Brendan, a young monk in search of a legendary crystal that can be used to complete the Book of Kells.

1) Squash and Stretch - Squash and Stretch is the expansion and compression of the body of a figure to create the illusion of weight and volume. In this scene, compression and extension is used to determine how the two mentors brother and brother Brendan Tang Assoua, differ not only in height but also in the way their bodies move to form expressions.

2) Expectation - Facilitators use the public early preparation for future action. In this scene Brendan slope goose falls out before you, to make the book the line.

3) Manager - That is the concept that every attitude or action that takes a character must clearly communicate goals, attitude, mood, reaction or a sign. Compare these images of Brendan different scenes. Watch as each position is different from the other and expresses a clear emotion. If you were to make a silhouette of the pose of the character, you will still be able to say that they have different poses.

4) Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose - to process more than the product related, this principle highlights the two main methods of producing animation: to make straight and pose. Animation in a straight line is very popular in stop-motion animation. In this process, the facilitator will lead a frame at a time, in chronological order. Pose to Pose is to create key poses below, then add in the average "load" is.

Pose to Pose: To promote this scene from The Secret of Kells, leaders first developed for these key positions Brendan and his mentor, Brother Aidan, and then went to the site to other animation studios in Brussels, Belgium, Brazil, Hungary and fill action between these positions.

Straight Ahead: On the contrary, according to the 2012 ParaNorman, stop-motion animation used LAIKA production process in a straight line, moving his numbers a little, take a picture, and repeating again society (this is gif a period ParaNorman how. animators Norman was able to live.)

5) Follow through actions and accumulation - follow through on the idea that when a character stops or perform an action, continue to move their body parts at different times. This is a little hard to see, but if you look closely, you will notice that when the magic forest fairy Aisling jumps, lands on a rock body, but her hair still for some pictures progress.

Linked to the idea by following covert action. This concept assumes that if the body moves, inevitably some parts move faster than others. In this scene, to take note, as the philosophers Colum Cille arm poles move faster than the rest of the body rhythm.

6) slow and fast slow - Most action framework it seems a delaying action. Images appear less action there is, in addition to the action. Therefore, during the animation of an action scene, animators add more drawings of the parts of the plot, less halfway, and towards the end, creating the effect of a slow and a slow start. In this scene out as the action seems to slow down when the bell the highest and the bottom of its arc and is accelerated when the bell in the center of the arc.

7) Arcs - Almost every action in life have an expiration anything circulate around them. And often encourage presenters share an arcuate path. Sometimes this principle can be exaggerated to add appeal to the character, as in this stunning animation curvature Aisling hair!

8) A second action - This is an action that helps to complete the main action of a scene. For example, in the scene where Brendan foot, movement of the legs and feet of the character are the most important measures, while the movement of the arm, head and body movements of the character are subtle secondary actions in the scene.

9) Distribution - The integration of different designs in the area of influence, is a host to be able to imitate the laws of physics to produce a slow, flowing movements or sudden, rapid movements, as seen here.

10) The exaggeration - Add exaggeration includes the extension of the facial features of his character poses and expressions to a better understanding of their movements. Therefore, the principle of exaggeration, it is clear to the public that this goose is horrified!

11) Hard drawings - This principle postulates that the basic ideas of traditional design in context, it should also be applied in the world of entertainment. This character sheet shows how artists designed cat Pangur Ban brother Aidan, taking into account the different positions the character and outlook that can be described.

12) Call - This concept is difficult to define, but easy to identify. In other words, the claim relates to the idea that the images should be able to develop a connection with the audience. This does not necessarily mean that the image should be cute and cuddly, but the screen activities of public interest. In The Secret of Kells, the filmmakers used a variety of different shapes and textures to inspire the public, including the magnificent triptych tuning.

With the 12 principles of animation, is the secret of Kells able not only believable, but also to achieve a fascinating history. For more information about the process that went into the creation and the secret of Kells, visit the Secret of Kells official blog and wiki page.

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Original Awesomes Hulu for a third season back and promises three times the AWESOME!

I am very pleased to announce today that Hulu original AWESOMES our friends Seth Meyers and Mike Schuster has been renewed for a third season. The second season of the animated series for adults to continue every Monday with new funny episodes.

When we created the first season of the Awesomes two years ago, we knew it would be a great success for Hulu. With a growing fan base from season to season and a cast with some of the funniest people on television, it was a natural decision for us to renew the series for a third season.

I can not wait to see what "Prock" and his minions fight crime have in store for us!

About what:

The Awesomes follows the story of the greatest super heroes in history, the AWESOMES, and what happens after most of them are gone, and the motley crew that takes place. The second season premiered on Hulu August 4, 2014 and featured a cast of new characters of Amy Poehler, Will Forte, Maya Rudolph and Kate McKinnon expressed.

Co-created by Seth Meyers and Mike Schuster, the AWESOMES is adult entertainment at its finest. The series combines the excitement of comic stories with the unique comic voice, the co-creators Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker (Late Night with Seth Meyers) and an all-star cast of characters stars like Seth Meyers, Ike Barinholtz show Bill Hader, Taran Killam, Rashida Jones, Paula Pell, Josh Meyers, Kenan Thompson, Bobby Lee, Steve Higgins, Emily Spivey and Bobby Moynihan.

The Awesomes is executive producer Seth Meyers, Mike Schuster and Andreas Singer and Broadway Video is a co-production with Hulu Broadway Video (Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Tonight Show), Bento Box Entertainment (Burgers Bob).

Week Film School Hulu was 5: Costumes and Sets

Where and when the story takes place and as we are to this design reflect the landscape of the film? There is the setting of the film on the reality or fantasy elements based on? What do the characters and how your clothes reflect your thoughts and feelings? These are just some of the questions that run through the mind of the costumes and designers in the process of film production.

When the architects of the visual environment of the film, the costumes and set designers create stunning visual experiences, to overthrow the viewer into the world of cinema. For this week film school Hulu summer we honor their work with a playlist of movies to use the visual style of craft materials. Each film presents, we outline a particular color or an ensemble piece, to cultivate visual experience.

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1) Earth Girls Are Easy

Valley girls and exotic Hunks: Costumes Cool Earth Girls Are Easy by Rookie magazine writer, Marie Lodi.

2) Ghost Busters

Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge and Suzy Benzinger

Production Designer John DeCuir

Although the design of the global garment Ghostbusters used skillfully in general as a way to reveal the character (sarcastically Venkman, for example, she dresses like a substitute teacher neglected), the most beautiful garment is clearly consistent Ghostbusters worker and his weapon, the proton clusters. The uniform is the work of costume designer and Suzy Benzinger Theoni Aldrege, while the Proton Pack - equal parts of clothing and accessories - was created by John DeCuir and production design team.

The Ghostbuster blue uniform transmit the work ethic of the crew neck and is comparable to that of a caretaker or exterminator celebration. Also, the packaging design proton seems improvised, as if it made in a garage in hiking equipment and castings of nuclear reactors. After all, better to bring something to pull down spirits stupid chains positron iridescent particles (the negative energy of the ectoplasmic spirits naturally counteract). It is the combination of costumes and accessories are identity Ghostbusters and arrogance, to create inspiring many followers on the versions of home.

Do not cross the streams.

- Naveen Singh

3) Computer Chess

Costumes: Mikaylah Bowman

Andrew Bujalski Computer Chess has difficulty performing sound art piece: It is an absurd comedy in the 1980s with an aesthetic of found footage that eventually adjusted to the surreal chaos. Should go and during the leadership of Mr. Bujalski deserves much credit for these different ambitions keep part of a coherent whole lot of credit for the success of tonal wardrobe supervisor Mikaylah Bowman.

The costumes in computer chess achieved many goals that are seemingly at odds with each other. The costumes are discrete and clear enough to the suspension of disbelief, who believe for a viewer further, that this is the "real life" is recorded for documentation purposes, but increased enough to give the impression that the characters are "types" - caricatures you (or nightmare) know in a dream. The costumes are correctly set in the 1980s, to a sense of authenticity and timeless enough to create the spirit of true nerd calls. It's all there in the vessels and expressions Patrick Reister: the world as you know, and the world that you previously only dreamed in all its mundane and strange, ridiculous glory.

Christopher Rowe

4) Hook

Costumes: Anthony Powell

Stage: Norman Garwood Lewis & Garrett

Traveling in a world of pirates, fairies, mermaids and children lost in an adult Peter Pan Return to Neverland to save his children from the clutches of the evil Captain Hook to this popular feature. A candidate for the Academy Award for both the costume and set design, a visual treat hooks, a backdrop of the ocean Hook (Dustin Hoffman a wig), Pedro (played by the late, great Robin Williams) offers, and other players explore.

While there is much to do in this complex function to discuss the purpose of the title of the film, Bright hook prosthesis, plays a key role in the film at a time, identify our villain symbolizes their experiences from the past and the fight against the loss of Peter Pan. In addition, it serves as a daily reminder of the nature of what was lost and what leads to avenge him.

Kelly Lin

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5) Grand Beauty

6) Grey Gardens

7) Whale Rider

8) Primer

9) Charade

10) Bill Cunningham New York

11) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Vocational links:

1) 45 Iconic Fashion Films selected by the authors in the journal Stylist

2) 17 costumes reveal their favorite fashion film and TV - very interesting reading with costume designers for shows such as Breaking Bad and scandal discuss the meaning behind their visual options.

3), as the mood of the film production designer Christopher Guest is set -. "Playground Pictures" The designer behind the legendary projects such as the waiting mockumentary Spinal Tap negotiations expert in working with clients and play an

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