Comments on: More Thoughts on Michael Mann / 'Public Enemies' http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/more-thoughts-on-michael-mann-public-enemies/ Tue, 22 May 2012 13:13:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Doehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/more-thoughts-on-michael-mann-public-enemies/#comment-2768 John Doe Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:12:41 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=2848#comment-2768 Its a question for the audience, I personally found the poor resolution abundance of compression noise, wide shots just plain and simply soft due to the lack of resolution and the total and utter lack of colour timing consistency took me out of the picture on so many occasions that I was unable to emotionally engage emotionally with the story.<br><br>I found this a shame as the standard of performance, composition and direction seemed up to the usual standards.<br><br>That said, a if a film looks like youtube does the mass audience really care ? It is often said that the you tube aesthetic empowers the audience as they feel like they could have done as well. Its a question for the audience, I personally found the poor resolution abundance of compression noise, wide shots just plain and simply soft due to the lack of resolution and the total and utter lack of colour timing consistency took me out of the picture on so many occasions that I was unable to emotionally engage emotionally with the story.

I found this a shame as the standard of performance, composition and direction seemed up to the usual standards.

That said, a if a film looks like youtube does the mass audience really care ? It is often said that the you tube aesthetic empowers the audience as they feel like they could have done as well.

]]> By: John Doehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/more-thoughts-on-michael-mann-public-enemies/#comment-2767 John Doe Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:12:41 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=2848#comment-2767 Its a question for the audience, I personally found the poor resolution abundance of compression noise, wide shots just plain and simply soft due to the lack of resolution and the total and utter lack of colour timing consistency took me out of the picture on so many occasions that I was unable to emotionally engage emotionally with the story.<br><br>I found this a shame as the standard of performance, composition and direction seemed up to the usual standards.<br><br>That said, a if a film looks like youtube does the mass audience really care ? It is often said that the you tube aesthetic empowers the audience as they feel like they could have done as well. Its a question for the audience, I personally found the poor resolution abundance of compression noise, wide shots just plain and simply soft due to the lack of resolution and the total and utter lack of colour timing consistency took me out of the picture on so many occasions that I was unable to emotionally engage emotionally with the story.

I found this a shame as the standard of performance, composition and direction seemed up to the usual standards.

That said, a if a film looks like youtube does the mass audience really care ? It is often said that the you tube aesthetic empowers the audience as they feel like they could have done as well.

]]> By: bindlestiffhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/more-thoughts-on-michael-mann-public-enemies/#comment-2766 bindlestiff Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:14:24 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=2848#comment-2766 being with Dillinger is a little challenging on film or digital, because the character is so poorly written. Mann does do great faces. The Dirgital question in terms of this film is more about consistency of lighting and grain from shot to shot, which is admittedly a technical question, than of any currency this format has in terms of being more relevant/visceral than film.<br><br>Bogus question. Past is present and vice versa in terms of narrative. Would it help a ancient rome set movie if we shot it on our Iphones? no, and neither here...watch chinatown and once upon a time in America...movies are stories not reality and reality isnt best served digitally or in any other format...! being with Dillinger is a little challenging on film or digital, because the character is so poorly written. Mann does do great faces. The Dirgital question in terms of this film is more about consistency of lighting and grain from shot to shot, which is admittedly a technical question, than of any currency this format has in terms of being more relevant/visceral than film.

Bogus question. Past is present and vice versa in terms of narrative. Would it help a ancient rome set movie if we shot it on our Iphones? no, and neither here…watch chinatown and once upon a time in America…movies are stories not reality and reality isnt best served digitally or in any other format…!

]]>