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S2E07 - Blocking in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

S2E07 - Blocking in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

FromFilm Formally


S2E07 - Blocking in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

FromFilm Formally

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Nov 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Okay, folks, it's time for blocking! The pre-planned arrangement, movement, and posturing of characters in a frame is one of a director's most artistically demanding on-set tasks, and nobody blocked a scene better than Sidney Lumet (whom we've already talked about once this season). Screenwriter and Lumet mega-fan Cameron Carpenter joined us to talk about the blocking in Lumet's swan song, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke. We also found time to talk about the film as an early example of digital cinematography, and chatted about how critics responded to the presence of a naked woman in the film (not well) and directorial batting averages.
Released:
Nov 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (51)

Film Formally gets granular about how movies work by studying a technique or trait through its best examples. Independent filmmakers and friends Devan Scott and Will Ross leverage years of experience watching and making movies to bring you spirited and approachable conversations, offering brick-by-brick analysis and discussions about how films work.