Filmography in Focus: Recent Episodes

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On the Filmography in Focus Podcast, we dive deep into the filmography of directors, franchises and genres to bring the themes and techniques used into focus. We can then track either the evolution of these directors over time, or see what signature styles stay timeless. By viewing the complete body of work, we hope appreciate each individual standalone film more. Plus we get the chance to fill the holes in our host's movie watching credentials and catch up on directors, franchises and genres he should have seen by now.

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TL;DL - I will be doing Filmography in Focus on an ad hoc basis so that I don't burn out my enjoyment for movies, and based on when we have films back in theaters that can seed my movie themes for each month. On hiatus until Chris Nolan's Tenet returns to theaters.

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The Curtain Rises by Kevin MacLeod

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Director: Steven Spielberg (Pre 1990)

Letterboxd List: https://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi/lists/ Films Referenced: Amblin, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1941, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET The Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Color Purple, Empire of the Sun, Always, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Video Essays Referenced

  • Back to the Cinema - Rearview Mirror Shots in the films of Steven Spielberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d0Tr9xT1fk
  • Collative Learning - The Hidden Depths of Raiders of the Lost Ark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKFDWeYMPJk
  • Dark Corners Reviews - The Films that Made Indiana Jones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqYU9v4Mq-Y
  • Entertain The Elk - Spielberg: How to Introduce Characters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQLJDxp2FEI
  • Every Frame a Painting - The Spielberg Oner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q4X2vDRfRk
  • Fandor - 3 Ways Spielberg Builds Nail Biting Suspense - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ5XB9eDVM4
  • Geoff Stone - Empire of the Sun How Spielberg Films Human Connection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDw2oqsz31M
  • Films&Stuff - Indiana Jones The Fundamentals of Action - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSmS69qf_9Q
  • IMDb - A Guide to Steven Spileberg Films | Director’s Trademarks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-C01T0kw74
  • Le Movie Geek - Steven Spielberg in 6 Minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq9qRjVFm4c
  • Make Stuff - Creative Hooks: How Spielberg Does Action - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKnh73CpwKc
  • Now You See It - The Dolly Zoom: More Than a Cheap Trick - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5JBlwlnJX0
  • Patrick H Willems - Steven Spielberg and the Horror Inside Blockbusters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWqyNE6ok14
  • Sher J - How Reflection Tells the Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Hjj0m6BYU
  • Steven Benedict - Steven Spielberg’s techniques and themes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uCBYFHRHU0&
  • Studio Binder - Steven Spielberg Directing Style Explained (Point of Thought) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XjJMFD-Vz8
  • The Discarded Image - Jaws How Spielberg Creates Suspense on the Beach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Tq91Sq-94
  • The Take - You Know It’s Steven Spielberg If… - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAE0BtSTUy8

Next Month's Theme: Vietnam War Films

Leterboxd Link: https://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi/list/fif5-vietnam-war-june-2020/

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Episode Music

The Curtain Rises by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5007-the-curtain-rises License:

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Director: David Fincher

Letterboxd List:

Films Referenced

  • Se7en
  • The Game
  • Fight Club
  • Panic Room
  • Zodiac
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Social Network
  • The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
  • Gone Girl
  • Select Music Videos

Video Essays Referenced

  • A Matter of Film - Se7en Why Less is More
  • Art of the Title - David Fincher a Film Title Retrospective
  • Criticole - Fincher’s Movement
  • The Discarded Image - How David Fincher Uses Pop Music
  • Every Frame a Painting - David Fincher - And the Other Way is Wrong
  • Film Radar - Fight Club The Beauty of Sound Design
  • Film Radar - How David Fincher Became a Filmmaker
  • Film Understood - Gone Girl: The Epitome of David Fincher
  • Flick Fanatics - David Fincher
  • Indie Film Hustle - David Fincher - The Bleeding Edge (The Director Series)
  • Kaptainkristian - David Fincher - Invisible Details
  • The Lookout - The Colors of David Fincher and Bong Joon-Ho
  • MixCinema - Every Fridges Scenes from David Finchers Films
  • Mr Nerdista - The Game - David Fincher and the Lonely Protagonist
  • Nerdwriter1 - How David Fincher Hijacks Your Eyes
  • Patrick H Williams - David Fincher & The Craft of Music Videos
  • Slate - David Fincher Sees the World in Two Colors: Yellow and Blue
  • The Seventh Art - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Video Essay
  • StudioBinder - Why is David Fincher a Genius - Directing Styles Explained
  • Trash Theory - Tyler Durden is Whoever You Want Him to Be
  • Tyler Mowery - Cinematography Analysis - Zodiac
  • Tyler Mowery - Zodiac - Attaching an Audience To A Character’s Obsession
  • Tyler Mowery - Case Study - David Fincher & The Social Network

Next Month's Theme: Steven Spielberg Pre-1990 - Letterboxd Link: https://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi/list/filmography-in-focus-stephen-spielberg-pre/

Credits Email: filmographyinfocus@gmail.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FilmInFocusCast

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filmography-in-focus/id1500216245

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia

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Episode Music

The Curtain Rises by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5007-the-curtain-rises License:

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Director: Bong Joon-Ho

Letterboxd List: https://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi/list/filmography-in-focus-bong-joon-ho-episode/

Films Referenced

  • Barking Dogs Never Bite
  • Memories of Murder
  • The Host
  • Mother
  • Snowpiercer
  • Okja
  • Parasite

Video Essays Referenced

  • Accented Cinema - Parasite: Mastering the Basics of Cinema
  • Akshay Pradeep - Bong Joon-ho - Suspense in Sound
  • Birth.Death.Movies - Bong Joon-ho's Visual Techniques
  • Birth.Death.Movies - Bong Joon-ho Discusses PARASITE, Genre Filmmaking And The Greatness Of ZODIAC
  • CineFix - Snowpiercer - What's the Difference?
  • Criswell - Memories of a Murderer/Zodiac - Perspectives & Perception
  • Every Frame a Painting - Mother (2009) - The Telephoto Profile Shot
  • Every Frame a Painting - Snowpiercer - Left or Right
  • Every Frame a Painting - Memories of Murder (2003) - Ensemble Staging
  • Fandor - A Girl and Her Monster: The Monster Films of Bong-Joon Ho
  • Film Radar - Exploring Visual Language and Symbolism in "Parasite"
  • Flick Fanatics - Why Parasite is a masterpiece
  • Just Write - How Parasite (And Every Bong Joon-ho Film) Critiques Class
  • Kubrickscube - The Rhythm & Balance of 'Parasite'
  • Little White Lies - A Beginner’s Guide to Bong Joon-ho
  • The Lookout - [The Politics of Parasite]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_fOMQqC_zM)
  • The Lookout - The Colors of David Fincher & Bong Joon-ho
  • Mandarin Cat Visuals - Boon Joon Ho's Slapstick
  • Nerdwriter - Snowpiercer: The Artist As Historian
  • Nerdwriter - Parasite's Perfect Montage
  • Nicholas Smith - Bong Joon-ho and the Globalization of South Korean Cinema
  • Renegade Cut - America Is the Monster - The Host
  • Rhino Stew - Why SNOWPIERCER is a sequel to WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
  • The Ringer - Bong Joon-Ho: What Makes the ‘Parasite’ Director a Master
  • Script Sleuth - Screenwriting Secrets in Memories of Murder
  • Spikima Movies - Mother (2009) - Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece
  • Thomas Flight - The Visual Architecture of Parasite
  • Thomas Flight - The Cinematography of Parasite
  • TIFF Originals - Bong Joon-ho 봉준호 : Expect the Unexpected | PARASITE | TIFF 2019
  • TIFF Originals - The Signature Moves of Bong Joon Ho | TIFF 2017
  • Trois Couleurs - Bong Joon-Ho: Symmetries // Symétries

Next Month's Director: David Fincher Letterboxd Link

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The Curtain Rises by Kevin MacLeod

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Director: Makoto Shinkai

Letterboxd List: https://letterboxd.com/ninjaboi/list/filmography-in-focus-makoto-shinkai-episode/

Films Referenced

  • She and Her Cat
  • Other Worlds
  • Voices of A Distant Star
  • The Smile
  • The Place Promised In Our Early Days
  • 5 Centimeters Per Second
  • A Gathering of Cats
  • Children Who Chase Lost Voices
  • Someones Gaze
  • Garden of Words
  • Cross Road
  • Your Name
  • Weathering With You

Video Essays Referenced

  • Beyond Ghibli - Shinkai - Not Separation, But Connection
  • Bonsai Pop - Your Name: What's Missing In Life
  • Cinemanalysis - Kimi No Na Wa - The Beauty of Connection
  • Digibro - Makoto Shinkai: A Genius Hack Filmmaker
  • Digibro - Weathering With You: Pathetic Beauty
  • Gigguk - The Perfect Anime
  • Glass Reflection - your name: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Shinkai
  • Jesse Tribble - Waiting With Makoto Shinkai
  • konradnoises - Your Name - A Lesson on Light and Perspective
  • Like Stories Of Old - Your Name - What Makes Us Happy?
  • Mother's Basemeent - How Makoto Shinkai Became "The New Miyazaki"
  • Nerdy Shenanigans - Your Name (Kimi No Na Wa) - How to Frame A Story
  • Patrick Kim - Kimi No Na Wa (Your Name) Analysis | Ties That Bind
  • Sage's Rain - Makoto Shinkai - Love at a Distance
  • Tested - 2D Animation in the Digital Era: Interview with Japanese Director Makoto Shinkai

Credits

Email: filmographyinfocus@gmail.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FilmInFocusCast

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filmography-in-focus/id1500216245

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A Ninjaboi Media Production

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinjaboiMedia

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Episode Music

The Curtain Rises by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5007-the-curtain-rises

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Email: filmographyinfocuspodcast@gmail.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FilmInFocusCast

A Ninjaboi Media Production

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Episode Music The Curtain Rises by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5007-the-curtain-rises License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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