David Lynch on communicating with Film

This is the way David Lynch thinks he can communicate abstract thoughts and intuition through filmmaking. Something you can see in most of his master pieces.

Oscars: Best picture for "Argo"

Argo wins the best picture at the Oscar´s 2013. Ben Affleck tells us the journey he took to make this movie.

2001: A Space Odyssey - Meaning of the monolith

Another in-depth analysis from Rob Ager, this time reveailing the meaning of the monolith of Stanley Kubrick´s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

If you want to know more about Rob Ager or see more film analisys visit his website. http://www.collativelearning.com/

Cornelia Dahlgren's - Aquarius Dreams (Music Video)

Martyn Thomas has used a very interesting technique to create a music video for Cornelia Dahlgren.

You can also see the making of to discover the way it´s been done.

Steven Spielberg's techniques and themes

This video gathers the beauty of Spielberg´s cinema vocabulary and grammar, comparing it with other films that maybe inspired him.

"The Shortfilm Of The Week" - I´m here

I'm Here is a 2010 sci-fi romance short film written and directed by Spike Jonze,  also well known for directing music videos and unique movies.

Park Chan-wook - Visual Style

Park Chan-wook has created one of my favorite’s trilogies in cinema, the vengeance trilogy. This video gathers some takes and shots of his great cinematic style.

Taxi Driver Storyboards by Martin Scorsese

It is important to visualize the film in the early stages of the production; Martin Scorsese storyboards some of his film. His drawing technique is simple but you get a clear idea of the final picture he has in his mind. This is a great example of storyboarding for "Taxi Driver"

Ang Lee - On filmmaking

Ang Lee discusses his career in this interview for HBO Directors Dialogue at the 50th New York Film Festival.

Visual Effects Breakdown - "Flight"

When I watched the film “flight” by director Robert Zemekis I wondered how much it was done in CG and how much it was real, especially during the plane sequences. It felt real most of the time.

Atomic Fiction "Flight" VFX Breakdown from Atomic Fiction on Vimeo.

Michael Haneke - Documentary

If there is a film director that inspires me it is Michael Haneke, probably the most controversial director alive. When you watch any of his films you will never forget them.
This is a documentary about Haneke in his own world.

Dead Space's Glen Schofield - D.I.C.E. 2013

"The art of inspiration". This is the keynote speech by "Dead Space" creator, Glen Schofield. In this conference Glen shared the steps he uses to feed his brain before starting to work on a project. Glen is also responsible for tittles like, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. 

"The Shortfilm Of The Week" - Fist of Jesus

Friday has finally arrived. I have decided to start a new weekly section, "The Shortfilm Of The Week". Today I will start with this incredible production, Fist of Jesus, directed by Adrián Cardona & David Muñoz. I hope you enjoy it.

Takashi Miike- Greatest film moments

There isn´t that many film directors with enough energy to make one film a year. Takashi Miike is one of the few that can make up to seven films in one year. And none of them will leave you indiferent. Below is a recopilation of clips extracted from some of his films.

Darren Aronofsky: Reel Life, Real Stories

This is the story of Darren Aronofsky and how he became a film director.

David Fincher on responsibilities

Director David Fincher talks about some of the things he likes to achieve when directing films.

Terry Gilliam - Cut out animation

This is an extraordinary video tutorial by a young Terry Gilliam showing us his technique in cut out animation.

Richard Kelly on 'Donnie Darko'

Richard Kelly directed Donnie Darko when he was 25 years old, in this interview you will find the way he did it.

"Hold Your Horses" and "Awolnation" (Music Videos)

A friend of mine at work is looking for references to do a music video with friends. He found this interesting music video titled "70 Million" by Hold Your Horses. A piece of art.

 "Sail" is a music video by Awolnation. I like it and I just wanted to share it.

Dredd 3D - The Beauty of Slo-Mo

The moments of peace and tranquility in Dredd 3D were done in very extreme slow motion. This is featurette explains how they did this visually stunning new drug concept.

Paperman Shortfilm - Making Of

This is the making of, of an animated shortfilm using CG animation and traditional animation. In this clip we will see the technique that Disney have used to develop this interesting shortfilm.

Neil Gaiman: Inspiration.

What happens when you ask Neil Gaiman: Where do you get your ideas from?  Here it is the brilliant answer!

Danny Boyle & Darren Aronofsky; On Writing and Development

Two of my favorite film directors sharing the way start developing their projects. This is priceless.

 

Steven Spielberg: War Is Hell

I love the way this article begins: "I had to shoot this sequence one step at a time because that’s the way the Rangers took the beach: one inch at a time."

It is an article of Steven Spielberg explaining the way he shot the D-Day invasion that opens Saving Private Ryan, for me is still one of the most shocking and realistic battles scenes on film.

Movie Screenshots

http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/movies/screenshots

Another good website to get cinematography composition references through screenshots.

Robert Rodriguez: The first & original 10 Minute Film School

This is an episode from a BBC 2 program broadcasted in 1993,  Robert Rodriguez has the opportunity to teach a class of film students everything there is to know about film-making in just ten minutes. This is the first of the '10 minute film school' segments that Robert Rodriguez does for all his films.

MovieClips.Com

This website gathers a huge number of movie clips. It´s a great reference of filmmaking, very well organized. You can arrange the clips by director, genre, theme...

The clip below shows an interesting collection of falling scenes.