Sunday, 25 September 2016

Mumblecore

The loose team of film school filmmakers known as Mumblecore were smart and didn't write a manifesto or demand adherence to their cult of filmmaking. The films often rely on handheld camera-work but never veer into nausea inducing shaky cam style.

Mumblecore's heritage includes Yasujiro Ozu, John Cassavetes, Richard Linklater, and probably even Larry David

Godfather of Mumblecore Andrew Bujalski,

The Puffy Chair - $15,000 budget Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass


Josh, the main character, wants it as a present for his father. He bought it online and his brother and girlfriend tag along to pick it up. opening sequence of the film starts with the cliche boombox playing outside a girls house. due to the film having a low budget the sequence isn't as loud as hollywood films. the text showing only last for 30 seconds which in comparison to the spectre has far less is short ( 3 mins 50 secs ). because of the films being independent and with a small crew, there isnt much information that needs to be said.

mumblecore films are said to be more about the dialogue and relationships between characters than the plot (characters are said to be usally between 20s to 30s).

by using inexpensive technology and relying on the Internet for publicity and distribution

Naturalism – both in performance and dialogue – is a key feature of almost all mumblecore films.[2] Early mumblecore films tended to feature non-professional actors but later on some have ( anna kendrick and orlando bloom)

Naturalism where all characters were the product of their environment". Actors behave 'as they would', not 'as they could'. This means that an actor would act exactly as they would in real life, given the circumstances they are in. This may mean performing actions with your back to the audience, or talking with your mouth full for example, if that is how you would do it in real life. A realist scene represents life, but makes it more accessible to an audience
7000-7,000,000



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85cmTNBH42k

looking at the film greenberg it has similar styles of mumblecore design. a simple decorative typography. the title sequence is not a film in its self but an actual part of the film. hollywoods title sequences become an 'art form' in its self where the designer creates an abstract or illustrations seperatly. looking at these two films you can tell that the focus is about creating a connection with the characters.







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