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24 Frames: The History of Hollywood Gimmicks (Part 1 of 3)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
By the end of the 1950′s, an unprecedented chain of events had radically altered Hollywood’s studio system, breaking down their oligipoly over theater chains and allowing actors and directors to walk free from their contracts. It was then that independent films first gained an audience, with various directors, domestic and foreign, contributing to a lively underground of experimental films. What [...]
24 Frames: How Sloppy Filmmaking Became Synonymous With Style
Friday, January 22, 2010
Whenever I sit down to watch a movie, especially an amateur or student film, I try to determine how much of it, if any, is bad story or simply bad style. Usually, it’s a mix of both, but slightly more of a stylistic problem. Increasingly, I’m beginning to see this phenomenon crop up in bigger, [...]