While written in different time periods, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth seem to have an underlying commonality; using the power of literary nonsense, they react against and critique societal ideals and values, whilst subtly urging children to stray away from convention and conformity. At the beginning of each story, the child protagonists are shown to be oppressed by their societies in different ways. Alice’s Victorian society seems to be
Quentin Tarantino: Digital vs. Analog Cinema Quentin Tarantino’s auteur is one that speaks of gore, racism, and certain shot techniques. Above all, the aspect that Tarantino is best known for in his long history of filmmaking is the fact that he only uses traditional, or analog, filmmaking techniques. In fact, Tarantino believes that digital cameras used to shoot film will lead to the eventual demise of filmmaking. His views and ideas of digital vs. traditional filmmaking and how his films could
“Sin City” (2005) used various camera and special effects to recreate a world created on static flat medium onto a moving medium. Robert Rodriguez worked with Frank Miller; the artist of the “Sin City” comics, although not legally co-directors they both took on directing positions in filming the film. There was also the guest directing of Quentin Tarantino in a scene with Dwight played by Clive Owen and Jackie boy played by Benicio Del Toro. The cinematography of the film is impressive because it
resourceful, being creative, using the rubber band versus a lot of technology, and not being ashamed about it.” ~ Robert Rodriguez Who says you can’t make a successful movie without spending millions of dollars? Robert Rodriguez, a successful Chicano film director, knows all about pinching pennies while making a film. Just ask him, he’ll be honest with you. Robert Rodriguez is known for directing, writing, and editing some of the biggest Hollywood movies. What sets him apart from other