Tag Archives: Influences

Brick (2005 d.Rian Johnson)

Posted on January 14, 2010 by

(A more detailed piece on ‘Brick’ can be found in the Workbook)      After DeeJay and I decided to work together he asked me to watch the 2005 Neo Noir Film Brick as a source of inspiration. The film was like … Continue reading →

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Similar Ideas

Posted on January 12, 2010 by

Today (12/1/10), DeeJay Nye and I discussed some of the ideas we had for this module. Ironically, we both had similar ideas regarding a graphic novel. Whereas I wanted to create a film that aesthetically was straight from the pages … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Film Idea

Posted on December 30, 2009 by

I can’t say that I am an avid fan of Graphic Novels but I find their artwork, presentation and essence of film noir inspiring. Over the past five years several Graphic novels including Sin City, Watchmen and 300 have all … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 7, 2009 by

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” The Coen Brothers took influences from 14th Century stories and poems and I would like to borrow something from a novel too. The quote above is the opening line … Continue reading →

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Influences

Posted on December 7, 2009 by

As students, we are constantly being made aware of the results of plagiarism. Plagiarise and you’re out of University. But all of a sudden we are being told it is OK to borrow or rather be influenced by other peoples … Continue reading →

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Solaris vs Event Horizon

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

After reading up about Solaris, I realised there are some striking resemblances in the film Event Horizon. In Solaris the character Kelvin finds a woman in his room which he has barricaded and he realises that it is his dead wife … Continue reading →

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