Fredstuff.com » movies http://fredstuff.com/blog Hi. I'm Fred. I live in Stockholm, Sweden. I like: Music, TV, Gadgets, Technology and the Webs. I also like to try out new things on the web and when I do I will write about it here. I've been blogging since 2005, mostly in Swedish. This is my first all English blog - Welcome! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:41:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How To Make A Crappy Trailer http://fredstuff.com/blog/tv-movies/how-to-make-a-crappy-trailer http://fredstuff.com/blog/tv-movies/how-to-make-a-crappy-trailer#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:26:54 +0000 Fred http://fredstuff.com/blog/?p=9031 I saw a movie yesterday, it’s was Luc Besson’s “Les aventures extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)” or “The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec” in English. I thought I’d post the trailer on Facebook to recommend it to my friends. When looking for the trailer on YouTube I once again found a great example of how a movie can be completely destroyed when trying to “Hollywoodize” it and make it accessible to a wider audience. First, have a look at the “Americanized” trailer:

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It feels cheesy and light. Well, you might not even notice that so here, take a look at the original French version. Even though there are no subtitles you get a completely different feel — the correct feel of this movie. Here:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Am I right or am I right? If this was about two different movies; which one would you go see? I might have skipped it all together if I had seen the “Hollywood” version of the trailer. Luckily I didn’t see any trailer, I just trusted a friend. So, how was it? Well, it was rather good.

Link:
The movie @ IMDB

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Yes, Hans Zimmer, the world renowned composer I wrote about not long ago needs your voice for the next Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises. Go to the site and listen to the example audio, then record your own voice. It’s simple really although the chant you are supposed to sing is a bit strange. I’ve not recorded my own voice yet but I will. You don’t have to sing; you can talk or even whisper the chant. If you’re into this sort of thing, I think it might be fun.

Link:
Project page

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What made me log in to my WordPress install and start typing? Well, it’s the video above of course! Being somewhat of a tech head I already knew a LOT of stuff is shot in front of a green screen, I’ve even tried it myself on my previous blog. Everyone knows about the use of computers in TV and Movies these days, I mean — it’s not a secret only people on the inside know about.

I’ve seen a bunch of behind the scenes stuff from movie productions and TV sets but the thing is — I had no clue the use of green screen was this prolific. It seems like every damn scene, no mater how bland or insignificant, is shot with the help of computers with 3D software. When I first saw the video I was kind of upset, I felt stupid for not realizing that what I’m watching isn’t… real. Amazing stuff none the less.

Stargate Studios, the company behind this modern day witchcraft is based in Pasadena CA. Some of the TV-shows they’ve been involved in includes; Eli Stone, Mad men, Grey’s Anatomy, Lipstick Jungle, Monk and The Office. The list goes on and on forever but the thing is — these are shows without special effects, right? You know what I mean, don’t you? Sure, there are tonnes of effects in Heroes and Stargate Studios is behind that too — but that’s a thing I can understand.

I just realized that Stargate Studios is also a Visual Effects company. Maybe that’s why my brain refused to accept the fact that these effects are everywhere. They are not special, they are visual, you don’t notice them and I guess that means they did a pretty good job. Haha!

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