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Jeff Bugbee
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Learn filmmaking concepts. Explore vignettes of film history. Discover new releases at festivals. Ruining the movie since 2020. Celebrating cinema one scene at a time.
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Apr 3, 2021
Forced Perspective & The Gate (1987) With Jesse Gee
Never speak the words and be ready to blast the demon king as my guest Jesse Gee and I break down the movie, The Gate (1987). A young Stephen Dorff takes on the gate to hell and all its minions as it opens in his backyard. As a late 80s flick, be ready for hair-sprayed bangs and neon fashion and some amazing practical camera and costume effects.
Smoke Cookies– Roger George Special Effect:
https://rogergeorge.com/products/smoke-cookies
Forthcoming Film Festival: Panic Fest
The fest kicks off April 8th and runs through the 18th 2021. You can pick up a $135 Virtual pass for all films and panels.
https://panicfilmfest.com/tickets/
Movie Magic Minutes: Alice Guy-Blaché
The Paris Review - The Forgotten Mother of Cinema https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/12/07/the-forgotten-mother-of-cinema/
Alice Guy-Blaché - Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Guy-Blach%C3%A9
Alice Guy Blaché – Women Film Pioneers Project:
https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-alice-guy-blache/
Film School Fact: Forced Perspective
Great video: Forced Perspective in Lord of the Rings │ Scale a person to Hobbit Size with Practical Effects : https://youtu.be/p-GIo3J8Slg
Check out Film Church on the web: https://filmchurch.org
Mar 27, 2021
Framing the Shot & THX-1138 (1971) with Dominic D'Angelo
Take a trip inside the world of wires and computer controlled civilization in the 1971 release of THX-1138, the first feature length film by George Lucas. An experimental sci-fi excursion to a future society governed by consumerism and android police officers. Join Jeff Bugbee and Dominic D’Angelo and ponder the mostly avant-garde film from the early 70’s.
Forthcoming Film Fest:
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF)
April 06th through 18th - www.bifff.net/
Movie Magic Minutes and Women’s History Month:
Thea von Harbou - https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-thea-von-harbou/
Film School Fact: Framing the Shot - Camera Shots
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-camera-shots/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_shot
Check out Film Church on the web: https://filmchurch.org
Mar 19, 2021
Rule Of Thirds & The Honeymoon Killers (1970) With Megan Bugbee
If you like true stories and true crime, lend your ear to our discussion about The Honeymoon Killers from 1970. This film was written and directed by Leonard Kastle and was made in 1969. It is based on the story of the Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez serial killing spree in the late 1940s.
Forthcoming Film Fest March 1st through the 31st: athenafilmfestival.com
For Movie Magic Minutes and Women’s History Month, we learn about the life and times of filmmaker, Alma Reville.
https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/alma-reville/
The Film School Fact covers the Rule of Thirds.
Great Article: https://www.cgdirector.com/rule-of-thirds-in-film/
More on the filming of Honeymoon Killers:
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/20/movies/behind-the-filming-of-the-honeymoon-killers.html
“Forces of Attraction” Music by Scott Holmes under Creative Commons license https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes#contact-artist
Check out Film Church on the web: https:filmchurch.org
Feb 26, 2021
Diegesis & Starman (1984) with Jason Dinges
Crash land with us on FilmChurch this week as we break down Starman (1984) directed by John Carpenter. In this epic episode, we share our “to the best of our knowledge” research on behind the scenes and a full story analysis.
Our Film School Fact: Diegesis or diegetic elements, a concept that includes in-story or outside the storied world elements as they apply to filmmaking.
Movie Magic Minutes: Considering the origins of Aliens assisting with the building of the pyramids in the documentary Chariots of the Gods.
Check out the Forthcoming Film Fest: SXSW Online 2021
https://www.sxsw.com
‘Starman’ Stirs Up A Storm from Sci-Fi Fans and Experts:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-01-18-8501040368-story.html
Official Starman trailer:
https://youtu.be/SOMyCjQzk4w
Check out Film Church on the web: https://filmchurch.org
Email podcast@filmchurch.org OR filmchurch@aol.com
Feb 21, 2021
Studio Production & Miracle (2004) With Madox Bugbee
Put on your hockey skates and get on the ice to learn about the movie Miracle (2004). Madox and I talk about the true-life events leading up to the 1980 winter games at Lake Placid. We also touch on what a studio production company does and how the line producer handles almost everything when it comes to planning and coordination.
Check out the Kids Film It Festival Friday March 5th 2021: http://www.kidsfilmitfestival.com
Idol of the Crowd article : https://slate.com/culture/2014/06/idol-of-the-crowds-celebrate-the-nhl-s-stanley-cup-finals-by-revisiting-john-waynes-forgotten-hockey-movie.html
Email Film Church at podcast@filmchurch.org
Feb 13, 2021
Mise-en-scene & Dogtooth (2009) With Joni McNeill
SPOILERS! The Lobster (2015) & Dogtooth (2009)
Pull out your dogtooth in preparation for this episode and escape into a crazy patriarch dominated world of a family who you never want to meet. Joni McNeill and I unleash our film school nerd and break down our thoughts on the Yorgos Lanthimos film, Dogtooth. But first, did you know Hitchcock's last unfinished film project was called The Short Night?
Film School Fact: what is mise-en-scene and be sure to check out BFI Future Film Festival: https://www.bfi.org.uk/future-film-festival
Yorgos Lanthimos interview:
http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/2010/04/05/dogtooth-interview-with-giorgos-lanthimos/
Listen to Lost Rhetoric:
https://lostrhetoric.buzzsprout.com
Email: podcast@filmchurch.org
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Feb 4, 2021
Shooting Ratio & Lolita Lolita Lolita with Megan Bugbee
WARNING! MATURE AUDIENCE ONLY. Megan and I take on the novel, script and movies around the story of Lolita. We cover Slamdance Film Festival 2021 and discuss what a shooting ratio is and talk about what happened when Stanley Kubrick made Lolita and threw out the script written by Vladimir Nabokov.
Forthcoming Film Fest: https://slamdance.com
The Dark Side of Lolita - https://airmail.news/issues/2020-10-24/the-dark-side-of-lolita
Lolita: a screenplay - https://archive.org/embed/lolitascreenplay00nabo
Chronology of Nabokov’s Life and Career - https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1zxsk0k.4
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Jan 28, 2021
Critical Flicker Fusion & The Big Bus (1976) with Jason Dinges
In this introductory episode, learn about Critical Flicker Fusion and Apparent Motion. Then delve into The Big Bus (1976) as we discuss the cast and crew as well as movie story details so be prepared for spoilers (which take place later in the podcast)!
Check out White Riot: https://www.modernfilms.com/whiteriot
More on Critical Flicker Fusion: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/1997/09/10/how-they-put-the-motion-in-motion-pictures/abae7c0e-dc66-4889-a52d-f25e363657b4/
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