He had a methodical mind. Before he made films he was a chess hustler, so he understood the importance of process. He knew that a film is composed of shots, and that each shit must lead logically into the next. So he fastidiously made sure each shot was as well composed as it could be, and that it set up the one following it. It was really as simple as him just understanding what the basic components of a film are, and demanding they all be the highest quality. That's why he took so long on preproduction and shooting, and why he made so few films.
>each shit
heh
True post though. Also his thorough process of filming the actors was probably quite effective. He shot scenes over and over again. I reckon he did that so he had a wide variety of material to choose from in the editing process, it's been reported that when actors asked him what he'd "wanted" they'd get non-answers in reply. Many say films are made in the editing room and less empowered filmmakers would probably envy Kubrick for having such a diverse array of individual performances to choose from. It's probably why films like the Shining are so goddamned peculiar. Shelley Duvall's reading of "We're all gonna have a reaal good time!" doesn't sound natural at all. I can't imagine any actor making a conscious choice like that, however talented or untalented they may be. But it's subtly perfect. And I feel like that's what you get when an actor has given up trying to go for a specific thing, and has abandoned any notions of efficiency, and has in effect dropped their ego and are simply acting on instinct, from within.
David Fincher has adopted this approach in some of his films, it's not for everybody but the to me it makes scenes feel very intense and potent.
Even unconsored e-girlta would be ass. Instead of 20 something who cant act you get 12 something who cant act. And it would one and half hour of an uppity europe guy perving over breastless chic. Serisously, even the book is ass. The first half works because it has tensure of this creep forcing himself into a family but than it turns into one of the most boring road trip over america. >we visit a tourist trap; 1.50 dollar entrence 1 dollar per child >I payed her to suck my dick. Than I took her the money
>even the book is ass
I personally prefer the chink version >Rorita, right oh my rife, file oh my roins. My sin, my sore. Ro-Ree-Ta: the tip oh the tongue taking a tlip of thlee steps down the parate to tap, at thlee, on the teeth. Ro. Ree. Ta. She was Ro, prain Ro, in the molning, standing fole feet ten in one sock. She was Rora in Sracks. She was Dorry at schoor. She was Doroles on the dotted rine. But in my alms she was arways Rorita. Did she have a pleculsol? She did, indeed she did. In point oh fact, thele might hah been no Rorita at arr had I not roved, one summel an initiar gilr-chird. In a plincedom by the sea. Oh when? About as many yeahs befoah Rorita was boln as my age was that summel. You can alway count on a mulderlel foh a fancy plose styre. Ladies and gentermen oh the julie, exhibit numble one is what the selaphs, the mininfolmed, simper, nober-winged selaphs, envied. Look at this tanger oh tholns
This is something I forgot to mention. He was a professional photographer before he went into movies, so besides knowing each shot had to be good, he also knew how to make them.
I never fully appreciated his lighting expertise until I watched "2010: The Year We Make Contact"
Similar (if not the same) sets and yet looks nowhere near as good. Kubrick was a mad homie.
> avengers: endgame
Is this bait >kubrick: endgame
And I must say that yes endgame was an efficient movie. And I fricking hate capeshit. In fact that was the last superhero anything I’ve seen.
After all, they named it End game
I'm not kidding when I say this when I feel my brain waves change whenever I watch 2001. It is the only movie I can think of with that hypnotic of an effect during my viewing experience, as if my normal beta waves get turned to alpha waves, as if Kubrick is trying to talk to me on a subconcious level about where our species has come, where it hopes to go, and how me viewing that means that I too play a role in that very history and future, no matter who I am or what I do. Scenes like when Bowman or Poole are outside of the ship and you hear that constant hiss followed by the normal breathing sounds (made by Kubrick himself) as you watch them slowly drift in space and unconciously begin synchronizing your breathing with the sound you hear, the hum of the Discovery's engine and ambience with the quiet voices of the actors and HAL speaking softly and without much emotion. The entire film, from the music before the opening credits right into that same music at the black screen at the end, is designed from start to finish to put you into a trance like state. I can't describe it any other way.
He had a methodical mind. Before he made films he was a chess hustler, so he understood the importance of process. He knew that a film is composed of shots, and that each shit must lead logically into the next. So he fastidiously made sure each shot was as well composed as it could be, and that it set up the one following it. It was really as simple as him just understanding what the basic components of a film are, and demanding they all be the highest quality. That's why he took so long on preproduction and shooting, and why he made so few films.
>each shit
heh
True post though. Also his thorough process of filming the actors was probably quite effective. He shot scenes over and over again. I reckon he did that so he had a wide variety of material to choose from in the editing process, it's been reported that when actors asked him what he'd "wanted" they'd get non-answers in reply. Many say films are made in the editing room and less empowered filmmakers would probably envy Kubrick for having such a diverse array of individual performances to choose from. It's probably why films like the Shining are so goddamned peculiar. Shelley Duvall's reading of "We're all gonna have a reaal good time!" doesn't sound natural at all. I can't imagine any actor making a conscious choice like that, however talented or untalented they may be. But it's subtly perfect. And I feel like that's what you get when an actor has given up trying to go for a specific thing, and has abandoned any notions of efficiency, and has in effect dropped their ego and are simply acting on instinct, from within.
David Fincher has adopted this approach in some of his films, it's not for everybody but the to me it makes scenes feel very intense and potent.
Good post.
Don’t tell me about your politics so I’m not drawn to dismiss you
Don't worry brother, I'm anarcho-fascist.
e-girlta is incredibly boring and i don't like the shining at all. I could easily switch those off.
Most of his other movies are good though.
i'll give him a pass on e-girlta. he couldn't make that movie with the censorship in those days.
Even unconsored e-girlta would be ass. Instead of 20 something who cant act you get 12 something who cant act. And it would one and half hour of an uppity europe guy perving over breastless chic. Serisously, even the book is ass. The first half works because it has tensure of this creep forcing himself into a family but than it turns into one of the most boring road trip over america.
>we visit a tourist trap; 1.50 dollar entrence 1 dollar per child
>I payed her to suck my dick. Than I took her the money
>even the book is ass
I personally prefer the chink version
>Rorita, right oh my rife, file oh my roins. My sin, my sore. Ro-Ree-Ta: the tip oh the tongue taking a tlip of thlee steps down the parate to tap, at thlee, on the teeth. Ro. Ree. Ta. She was Ro, prain Ro, in the molning, standing fole feet ten in one sock. She was Rora in Sracks. She was Dorry at schoor. She was Doroles on the dotted rine. But in my alms she was arways Rorita. Did she have a pleculsol? She did, indeed she did. In point oh fact, thele might hah been no Rorita at arr had I not roved, one summel an initiar gilr-chird. In a plincedom by the sea. Oh when? About as many yeahs befoah Rorita was boln as my age was that summel. You can alway count on a mulderlel foh a fancy plose styre. Ladies and gentermen oh the julie, exhibit numble one is what the selaphs, the mininfolmed, simper, nober-winged selaphs, envied. Look at this tanger oh tholns
He's just got an eye for it
This is something I forgot to mention. He was a professional photographer before he went into movies, so besides knowing each shot had to be good, he also knew how to make them.
Everybody knows that. That's why it helped him with the shot compositions. And that's also why all his scenes are really pleasnt to look at.
I never fully appreciated his lighting expertise until I watched "2010: The Year We Make Contact"
Similar (if not the same) sets and yet looks nowhere near as good. Kubrick was a mad homie.
Too methodical. I like films that feel organic, not engineered
>films that feel organic
What are your favorite ones?
I'm not a teenager so I don't have "favorites" but an example of what I mean would be avengers: endgame
> avengers: endgame
Is this bait
>kubrick: endgame
And I must say that yes endgame was an efficient movie. And I fricking hate capeshit. In fact that was the last superhero anything I’ve seen.
After all, they named it End game
An... efficient movie.
What the hell does that mean? I mean, what do you mean by that?
Great eye for photography. One of the rare filmmakers where you don't need a filmmaking background to gain critical acclaim.
>Muh shining
Only hipsters pretend to like his films because they ain't on any streaming services so they need to "collect" them
kys
If you really believe this, then you are probably really dumb. Poor you, I bet you have a terrible job…
Is that Kubrick?
Because iv tried to watch the shining 4 different times and can't last more than 10mins
e-girlta is boring 2bh. The book is better
Why did he even do e-girlta? The book is boring too.
I'm not kidding when I say this when I feel my brain waves change whenever I watch 2001. It is the only movie I can think of with that hypnotic of an effect during my viewing experience, as if my normal beta waves get turned to alpha waves, as if Kubrick is trying to talk to me on a subconcious level about where our species has come, where it hopes to go, and how me viewing that means that I too play a role in that very history and future, no matter who I am or what I do. Scenes like when Bowman or Poole are outside of the ship and you hear that constant hiss followed by the normal breathing sounds (made by Kubrick himself) as you watch them slowly drift in space and unconciously begin synchronizing your breathing with the sound you hear, the hum of the Discovery's engine and ambience with the quiet voices of the actors and HAL speaking softly and without much emotion. The entire film, from the music before the opening credits right into that same music at the black screen at the end, is designed from start to finish to put you into a trance like state. I can't describe it any other way.
>the black screen at the end
the monolith