La Coquille et le clergyman (The Seashell and the Clergyman) (1928) by Germaine Dulac. With Music composed and orchestrated by Giovanni Palumbo.
Germaine Dulac
"It isn't enough to simply capture reality in order to express it in its totality; something else is necessary in order to respect it entirely, to surround it in its atmosphere, and to make its moral meaning perceptible…" Germaine Dulac
Fievre (Fever) (1921) by Louis Delluc
Louis Delluc
La Coquille et le clergyman (Part 1)
La Coquille et le clergyman (Part 2)
La Coquille et le clergyman (Part 3)
Fievre (Fever) (1921) by Louis Delluc * Note that the intertitles for this film have been lost
The main criteria used was could I watch and enjoy the film over multiple viewings. Some films are great but you don’t necessarily want to watch them again. All the films I list here meet the criteria of holding up over time and remain enjoyable through multiple viewings. They are my personal favorites!
It’s an eclectic list including American and International, old and new, drama, mystery/suspense, romance, fantasy, musicals, and comedy.
How to apply aged film look to video in final Cut Pro
by Tara Swenson
Uploaded on Feb 2, 2010
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Recently, I learned first hand that Super 8 film, while incredibly beautiful, is not incredibly dependable. So, rather than delve into a pool of misery, as I naturally resolved to do, I figured that it is worth while to learn how to apply aged film effects to video, and share it here with you. That way those of us who can't afford to purchase film when we completely mess up our exposures and have to re-shoot everything will have an alternative to turn to....
From my own experimentation in Final Cut Pro 6, I have learned to create this effect in about 7 steps. It is important to apply the filters in the order they are presented; applying them in a different order will have different effects on the look of the video.
So...
1. Select the clip in the Sequence and click Modify → Speed (or right click/control click the clip in the sequence to bring up the speed adjuster).
Old cameras shot film at different frame rates. Super 8 cameras would shoot at 12, 18 and 24 frames per second, unlike some video cameras that shoot at 30 frames per second. Adjusting the speed so that it is a little slower, somewhere between 60% and 80%, will add authenticity to the overall look.
2. Video Filters → Blur → Gaussian Blur
Play around with the various settings within Gaussian blur. The Blue Gaussian blur setting will have a totally different look than the Red Gaussian blur setting. I like to start off with about the radius at about 2 on the Luminance blur, personally.
3. Video Filters → Stylize → Add Noise
First, I drop the amount down to .14, then change the type to Gaussian Noise (Film Grain) which is a uniform color. Last, change the Blend Mode to Subtract, which creates a more subtle effect.
4. Video Filters → Color Correction → Color Corrector 3-Way
Play around with the different levels of Black, Midrange, Highlight and Color controls. I like to warm up the look of video, which naturally has a natural light/blueish tinge to it by bringing the color into the direction of reds, oranges, yellows or sepias. It takes a little experimenting to see what looks best.
5. Video Filters → Video → Flicker Filter
Turn the amount up to Flickr Filter (Max).
6. Video Filters → Video → Strobe
This will add the choppy, less smooth look of film (video is too smooth, which is one of the things that gives it away as video). I usually bring the Strobe Duration down to 1 or 2.
After this, there are a variety of other things you can do. Maybe adjust the RGB Balance (Color Correction → RGB Balance) or play around with the various Levels (Image Control → Levels). I find that altering the Arithmetic (Channel → Arithmetic) can bring about some really cool color effects.
After you are satisfied, the final step after rendering is to go to File → Export → Using Quicktime Conversion.
Click on the "Options" button in the first window that pops up. Here you can click "Filter" which will bring you to Movie Settings. Click "Special Effects" , then "Film Noise" and you will be able to adjust the levels of Hairs, Scratches, Dust and Fading on the "film". Different levels will have very different affects on the final product. Play with different levels to achieve your desired look.
This is only one of the many techniques that are available to create an aged film look for video. I personally am still learning, and there is still a lot I don't know about the intricacies of Final Cut Pro 6. If you have any tips or advice on the subject, or know of another way to create this effect, please email me at kavi.xiu@gmail.com
An excellent tutorial of color grading for DSLR video
(for Windows environments but applicable to color grading in general)
Nice analogish music video shot with an iPhone using the Nexvio 8mm app:
more at: http://wwww.nexvio.com/
9 Variations on a Dance Theme by Hilary Harris (1966-1967)
Between 2 Deaths by Wago Kreider
*Note: Nice use of cross dissolves between actual scenes of the famous Hitchcock film Vertigo and location footage shot by the director to match the Vertigo scenes.
At La Chope des Puces club Paris, 1978 http://www.lachopedespuces.fr/
By far the most renowned Gypsy Jazz venue in Paris is the self-proclaimed 'Temple of Gypsy Jazz', La Chope des Puces. Located a few steps from the bustling Sunday flea markets in the outskirts of Paris, Le Marché aux Puces, this small and intimate bar is also near the area where the father of gypsy swing lived and played. A large mural of Django sets the stage and the walls are decorated with the guitar cases and photos of gypsy-guitar masters of years gone by. La Chope hosts weekly Gypsy Jazz concerts on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, where many maestros stop by regularly to play, such as Ninine Garcia, Tchavolo Schmitt and Patrick Saussois. The place comprises a concert room, a restaurant serving traditional French cuisine and a Gypsy Jazz music school, which is sponsored by Ninine Garcia. Concerts start from 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays and continue until around 7pm. Address: 122 Rue des Rosiers Saint-Ouen 93400 Metro: Porte de Clignancourt Tel: 0140 112 880
Ecole de Musique Jazz Manouche at La Chope des Puces Paris
At Le QuecumBar London for 100th Birthday of Django Reinhardt
A meme (pron.: /ˈmiːm/; meem) is "an idea, behavior or style that spreads from person to person within a culture." A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate and respond to selective pressures.
The word meme is a shortening (modeled on gene) of mimeme (from Ancient Greek μίμημα Greek pronunciation: [míːmɛːma] mīmēma, "something imitated", from μιμεῖσθαι mimeisthai, "to imitate", from μῖμος mimos "mime") and it was coined by the British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene (1976) as a concept for discussion of evolutionary principles in explaining the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. Examples of memes given in the book included melodies, catch-phrases, fashion and the technology of building arches.
The word meme originated with Richard Dawkins' 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Dawkins cites as inspiration the work of geneticist L. L. Cavalli-Sforza, anthropologist F. T. Cloak and ethologist J. M. Cullen. Dawkins wrote that evolution depended not on the particular chemical basis of genetics, but only on the existence of a self-replicating unit of transmission—in the case of biological evolution, the gene. For Dawkins, the meme exemplified another self-replicating unit with potential significance in explaining human behavior and cultural evolution.
...you must be consciously willing to let yourself be happy.
...the days weave in and out...and all the animals help you.
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