Thursday, July 28, 2011
Making-of-Documentary...coming soon
Monday, July 25, 2011
Tower of Books Part 3: Martin Scorsese
'I get angry about the way things are and the way people are. I get very involved in stories and the way a character behaves and the way the world behaves. More than anger, I think, maybe it's caring about how characters behave, how the world behaves...I have to get sometimes rather upset wit my myself or a situation before I can really start working, thinking clearly. Some other people can do it very quickly...but they don't put their heart and soul into it. I'm one of those people who does. It's every minute of the day and night.'
-Martin Scorsese
This is one the many fascinating quotes by who some have called the greatest living American director (or possible the greatest living director period). I see Mr. Scorsese has one the most passionate director's alive. After reading this amazing book 'Conversations with Scorsese' by Richard Schickel, I have a better understanding of why Mr. Scorsese is where he is and why he has received such high accolades over the years. This man loves, loves, loves film...he loves old hollywood pictures, he loves history, and the way people lived in the ancient times, their rituals, their beliefs, the moral codes they lived by, no matter what time period it is, he is fascinated by it. Mr. Scorsese can remember back when he was around 5 years old what movies had a impact on him. I love it when he speaks of the emotional core of a scene. This is key for him because this is what the movie viewer remembers from a scene, how it emotionally impacted them. He speaks of his parents, the neighborhood he grew up in, how there was always opera playing in his house and other kinds of music being heard around him. What makes Mr. Scorsese the great director he is, is that he knows how to incorporate what he has experienced in his life throughout the years (all the way when he was a little boy) and put it into a scene so that in the end the movie comes full circle, whether it's in a disturbing way, a fierce, romantic way, it's always his way. The struggles, pain, financial problems-he's so real, honest, and hardcore about how he speaks in this book about life, making movies, and what it really means to endure. Him and Orson Welles are prime examples of perservence in this very, very competitive art form called: Cinema.
'I'd like to make something that has some body-something that one would not only be able to enjoy as entertainment, but also to think about. That means being moved by it or repulsed by it at times. To leave the theater saying, You know what, that's a very interesting point of view.' -Scorsese
-Martin Scorsese
This is one the many fascinating quotes by who some have called the greatest living American director (or possible the greatest living director period). I see Mr. Scorsese has one the most passionate director's alive. After reading this amazing book 'Conversations with Scorsese' by Richard Schickel, I have a better understanding of why Mr. Scorsese is where he is and why he has received such high accolades over the years. This man loves, loves, loves film...he loves old hollywood pictures, he loves history, and the way people lived in the ancient times, their rituals, their beliefs, the moral codes they lived by, no matter what time period it is, he is fascinated by it. Mr. Scorsese can remember back when he was around 5 years old what movies had a impact on him. I love it when he speaks of the emotional core of a scene. This is key for him because this is what the movie viewer remembers from a scene, how it emotionally impacted them. He speaks of his parents, the neighborhood he grew up in, how there was always opera playing in his house and other kinds of music being heard around him. What makes Mr. Scorsese the great director he is, is that he knows how to incorporate what he has experienced in his life throughout the years (all the way when he was a little boy) and put it into a scene so that in the end the movie comes full circle, whether it's in a disturbing way, a fierce, romantic way, it's always his way. The struggles, pain, financial problems-he's so real, honest, and hardcore about how he speaks in this book about life, making movies, and what it really means to endure. Him and Orson Welles are prime examples of perservence in this very, very competitive art form called: Cinema.
'I'd like to make something that has some body-something that one would not only be able to enjoy as entertainment, but also to think about. That means being moved by it or repulsed by it at times. To leave the theater saying, You know what, that's a very interesting point of view.' -Scorsese
Monday, June 20, 2011
Themes of the Year
Lately I've been fascinated with image, persona, the way a woman sees herself. And how these thoughts of how should they look can be abused, taken to the extreme-whether it's them doing plasic surgery, getting lifts, or simply putting on- what I call their 'mask'-Makeup.
In the last short movie I directed 'Beautiful Women Wake Up Early' is a story that touches on vanity and sexuality. This is just a small dose, there is story that I still have in mind to do about plastic surgery...a major topic (esp. in Hollywood) in various places. In Brazil there are many getting plastic surgery, as well as Japan. High percentages. This fascinates me because it's so psychological. It's all in the mind how we want to be seen and how we see ourselves...and where our influences come from to why we want to look-dress-a certain way.
The other major theme/topic that keeps popping up is the relationship between father and daughter. This is something I've tackled in my lastest scripts-'My Angry Summer' (due to go into production Summer 2012), 'Begin' (feature length), 'Identity' (short-in post production) and the upcoming short 'A Thousand Kisses Before Death' (due to begin production this fall). It's a topic that doesn't grow old and that should be depicted more on screen because the importance of it I don't think people really get it as of yet. The major role of the father figure in a young girls' life and how if this relationship isn't developed in a nurishing way, it has a profound effect on the daughter, and can possibly have a ripple effect for the next generation.
These stories are leading into the feature length epic 'The Lost Breed'. This movie is to be the kick off to a massive trilogy that dares to go into the murky corridors of the underworld life of prostitution and human trafficking. This is serious business.
After coming off of directing 'Beautiful Women Wake Up Early' , my directing and approach to movies has changed-for the better-I dare not to turn back-nothing is mediocre-nothing is impossible.
In the last short movie I directed 'Beautiful Women Wake Up Early' is a story that touches on vanity and sexuality. This is just a small dose, there is story that I still have in mind to do about plastic surgery...a major topic (esp. in Hollywood) in various places. In Brazil there are many getting plastic surgery, as well as Japan. High percentages. This fascinates me because it's so psychological. It's all in the mind how we want to be seen and how we see ourselves...and where our influences come from to why we want to look-dress-a certain way.
The other major theme/topic that keeps popping up is the relationship between father and daughter. This is something I've tackled in my lastest scripts-'My Angry Summer' (due to go into production Summer 2012), 'Begin' (feature length), 'Identity' (short-in post production) and the upcoming short 'A Thousand Kisses Before Death' (due to begin production this fall). It's a topic that doesn't grow old and that should be depicted more on screen because the importance of it I don't think people really get it as of yet. The major role of the father figure in a young girls' life and how if this relationship isn't developed in a nurishing way, it has a profound effect on the daughter, and can possibly have a ripple effect for the next generation.
These stories are leading into the feature length epic 'The Lost Breed'. This movie is to be the kick off to a massive trilogy that dares to go into the murky corridors of the underworld life of prostitution and human trafficking. This is serious business.
After coming off of directing 'Beautiful Women Wake Up Early' , my directing and approach to movies has changed-for the better-I dare not to turn back-nothing is mediocre-nothing is impossible.
Monday, June 13, 2011
'Beautiful' Stills Pt.3
Pic. 2. Keith B. (dir.) Pic. 3 Keith B. (dir.) & Nicole P. (actress) Pic. 4 Keith B. (dir.)
Photos by Raul G.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
'Beautiful' Stills Pt. 2
Photos by Raul G.
'Beautiful' Stills
Pic 1. Nicole P. (actress) Stephen L. (director of photography) Keith B. (director, writer, producer) Pic 2. Raimonda S. (actress) Pic 3. Aija T. (actress)
Photos By Raul G.
Friday, June 10, 2011
bittersweet days with the 'Beautiful' Ones
After nearly 40 scenes, more than 100 shots, with some of the most 7 incredible characters later, a bittersweet feeling erupts inside me. Making my new short movie, 'Beautiful Women Wake Up Early' in 5 days, it has happened at a pace where I haven't let it all sink in. It feels almost like a dream. I was surrounded by a dream cast with a dream crew. We were all connected, focused to bring out the best in the scenes and doing a great job with choreographing each scene.
In the past 13 years that I've been making movies, this has been one of the best times of my life directing a movie. There were so many laughs and precious moments to hold onto. The movie is one of the most uniquely photographed ones of mine, thanks to my wonderful cinematographer Stephen Leon. What a creative mind this man has...and my P.A., Raul Garcia, was incredible!!
Note: To Raimonda S., you are such a thrill to work with!!
In the past 13 years that I've been making movies, this has been one of the best times of my life directing a movie. There were so many laughs and precious moments to hold onto. The movie is one of the most uniquely photographed ones of mine, thanks to my wonderful cinematographer Stephen Leon. What a creative mind this man has...and my P.A., Raul Garcia, was incredible!!
Note: To Raimonda S., you are such a thrill to work with!!
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