Monthly Archives: February 2012

Kodak goes to war

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With the recent tragic news of Kodak filing to bankruptcy*, I started thinking about the legacy of Big Yellow. These are some completely amazing 4″x5″ Kodachromes from 1942/43.  They seem to be a kind of documentation of the war effort … Continue reading

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Great Storytelling

Are there are rules for storytelling ? Here’s a pretty good set of rules and questions from Pixar. Follow the link above, but here they are reprinted… #1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. #2: … Continue reading

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How Orson Welles lit Citizen Kane

This is a fascinating insight into the working relationship between Orson Welles and his cinematographer Gregg Toland ASC on Citizen Kane. Welles apparently spent the first week shooting Citizen Kane unaware that it was the DOP that set the lights, … Continue reading

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