I really wanted to take a look at Two Lane Blacktop as an example of a film made with very limited resources.
I think the film is a real testament to Hellman’s ability to keep very familiar scenery interesting. When you consider about 3/4′s of the movie is based in cars and the rest at rest stops, service stations etc. its amazing that the film doesn’t get crazily monotonous.
Take a look at shot 22 -27 its all shot in and around the service station but the frame is always interesting without being cluttered. I especially love how the supports split up the frames.
There is a really amazing textural quality to the film, and I would use this as exhibit A in the trial of Film Vs Digital.
Ahh, where would cinema be without Monte Hellman?! Quite unfortunate, cinema’s ignorance of him; there are very few American filmmakers as distinctive and beautiful.
Also, I like that there’s people out there creating blogs such as these. I also started a blog with the same plan (altlikeness). However, I have to admit your design of displaying images kicks my ass.
Monte (i call him that cus were tight like that) has a new movie coming out at some point this year hopefully, I really cant wait to see it, hopefully he hasn’t lost that something special he has.
I would really like to cover the Shooting and Cockfight, but the DVD’s aren’t the best quality so I dont know if the stills would be either.
I like your blog, I didnt realise how much parralel thought was out there, I guess it really goes to show that if you have an idea you better act on it before someone else has the same idea and does. I dont think I would have started this blog if I had waited even a week!
I really wanted to take a look at Two Lane Blacktop as an example of a film made with very limited resources.
I think the film is a real testament to Hellman’s ability to keep very familiar scenery interesting. When you consider about 3/4′s of the movie is based in cars and the rest at rest stops, service stations etc. its amazing that the film doesn’t get crazily monotonous.
Take a look at shot 22 -27 its all shot in and around the service station but the frame is always interesting without being cluttered. I especially love how the supports split up the frames.
There is a really amazing textural quality to the film, and I would use this as exhibit A in the trial of Film Vs Digital.
June 30, 2010 at 11:50 am
Ahh, where would cinema be without Monte Hellman?! Quite unfortunate, cinema’s ignorance of him; there are very few American filmmakers as distinctive and beautiful.
Also, I like that there’s people out there creating blogs such as these. I also started a blog with the same plan (altlikeness). However, I have to admit your design of displaying images kicks my ass.
July 4, 2010 at 7:52 am
Monte (i call him that cus were tight like that) has a new movie coming out at some point this year hopefully, I really cant wait to see it, hopefully he hasn’t lost that something special he has.
I would really like to cover the Shooting and Cockfight, but the DVD’s aren’t the best quality so I dont know if the stills would be either.
I like your blog, I didnt realise how much parralel thought was out there, I guess it really goes to show that if you have an idea you better act on it before someone else has the same idea and does. I dont think I would have started this blog if I had waited even a week!
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