Side by Side really demystifies the movie industry, featuring interviews with world-famous directors such as Martin Scorsese and James Cameron as well as cinematographers, editors and visual effects artists who work behind the scenes to create silver screen magic.
Directed by Christopher Kenneally, the 2012 documentary that aired on PBS was produced and hosted by actor Keanu Reeves, who displays a more intellectual side than in some of his movie roles (anyone remember Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?).
Side by Side will also be of interest to techies and gearheads, since it details the history of film/video technology, such as the invention of the charge-coupled device (CCD), which made videotape possible and put "filmmaking" in the hands of everyday people.
Some insights from the movie industry folks interviewed in Side by Side:
The Downside of Traditional Celluloid Filmmaking
"It’s like painting with the lights off." - Director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) on the unpredictability of film to capture quality images.
"There was always too much waiting for me. With film, there’s always that momentum problem." - Actor John Malkovich on the fact that the complexity of celluloid causes long delays while filming.
The Upside of Traditional Celluloid
"These young editors don’t always have the time to sit back and think about what you’re doing. With film, you did." Editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia).
"When they hear the money running through the camera, everybody brings their A game. ” - Cinematographer Reed Morano (Frozen River) on the fact that film cameras make a distinctive sound when operating, and is therefore taken more seriously than digital technology.
The Downside of Digital Filmmaking
"Now we actually have less control. We give away our product and anybody can take it then and manipulate it." – Cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind).
"I just don’t feel it has the latitude to enable me to do what I want to do. You can’t overexpose it... and still have something in the image." - Cinematographer Wally Pfister (The Dark Knight).
The Upside of Digital Filmmaking
"You could shoot surreptitiously. It makes the editor's job easier because [with traditional celluloid] they’re often plowing through masses and masses of material." – Director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire).
“Not having to lug film magazines up and down this ravine for days on end in 100-degree weather and being able to shoot on a flash card and change magazines in 15 seconds, that alone was huge for us. It resulted in a better movie.” - Director Steven Soderbergh on the benefits of using digital cameras to make the 2008 epic Che.
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Side by Side will also be of interest to techies and gearheads, since it details the history of film/video technology, such as the invention of the charge-coupled device (CCD), which made videotape possible and put "filmmaking" in the hands of everyday people.
Some insights from the movie industry folks interviewed in Side by Side:
The Downside of Traditional Celluloid Filmmaking
"It’s like painting with the lights off." - Director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) on the unpredictability of film to capture quality images.
"There was always too much waiting for me. With film, there’s always that momentum problem." - Actor John Malkovich on the fact that the complexity of celluloid causes long delays while filming.
The Upside of Traditional Celluloid
"These young editors don’t always have the time to sit back and think about what you’re doing. With film, you did." Editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia).
"When they hear the money running through the camera, everybody brings their A game. ” - Cinematographer Reed Morano (Frozen River) on the fact that film cameras make a distinctive sound when operating, and is therefore taken more seriously than digital technology.
The Downside of Digital Filmmaking
"Now we actually have less control. We give away our product and anybody can take it then and manipulate it." – Cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind).
"I just don’t feel it has the latitude to enable me to do what I want to do. You can’t overexpose it... and still have something in the image." - Cinematographer Wally Pfister (The Dark Knight).
The Upside of Digital Filmmaking
"You could shoot surreptitiously. It makes the editor's job easier because [with traditional celluloid] they’re often plowing through masses and masses of material." – Director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire).
“Not having to lug film magazines up and down this ravine for days on end in 100-degree weather and being able to shoot on a flash card and change magazines in 15 seconds, that alone was huge for us. It resulted in a better movie.” - Director Steven Soderbergh on the benefits of using digital cameras to make the 2008 epic Che.
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