Ring of Silence Inspiration
movies to inspire tone, style, and direction for lighting, framing, production design, etc.
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- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKirsten DunstJosh HartnettJames WoodsA group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJeremy IronsDominique SwainMelanie GriffithAn English professor falls for a minor, and has to face the consequences of his actions.Lolita in color.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJames MasonShelley WintersSue LyonA middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl.Black in white Lolita, still excellent reference for tone, framing, "decay of style: from happy to tragic."
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan FreemanFrankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.Boxing film. We can understand a lot of Antwan's relationship to boxing from this.
- DirectorBruce McDonaldStarsElliot PageZie SouwandMaxwell McCabe-Lokos15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz is naked under a shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny, who thinks he's a dog.Coming of age movie about a teenage girl getting swept away in unfortunate events.
- DirectorJames PonsoldtStarsMiles TellerShailene WoodleyKyle ChandlerA hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."Coming of age movie, nice "clean" style.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanTodd FieldA Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.Inspiration for "darker" tone, esepcially party.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBen AffleckRosamund PikeNeil Patrick HarrisWith his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
- DirectorWayne KramerStarsPaul WalkerCameron BrightChazz PalminteriA low-ranking thug is entrusted by his crime boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things get out of control when the gun ends up in wrong hands.movie about trafficking/child pornography.
- DirectorMegan GriffithsStarsJamie ChungBeau BridgesMatt O'LearyA young Korean-American girl, abducted and forced into prostitution by domestic human traffickers, cooperates with her captors in a desperate ploy to survive.Human Trafficking film. Nearly every single still you guys liked for the truck trailer inspiration were from here.
**still of Asian girl with bodies in the background, guy walking with girls lined up to the left, and nearly all others you liked, were from this movie** - CreatorLiz FlahiveCarly MenschStarsAlison BrieMarc MaronBetty GilpinA look at the personal and professional lives of a group of women who perform for a wrestling organization in Los Angeles during the 1980s.Show about wrestling, on Netflix, the first few episodes can inspire for "girl practice" for boxing; last few episodes could inspire shots for final fight.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteGreg KinnearA family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.Style inspiration.
- DirectorMike MillsStarsAnnette BeningElle FanningGreta GerwigThe story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
- DirectorLynne RamsayStarsTilda SwintonJohn C. ReillyEzra MillerKevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.Sean inspiration "cold, calculated, manipulative male."
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer ConnellyThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..Tragic tale, good exploration of tone turning dark.
- DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsSteve BuscemiThora BirchScarlett JohanssonTwo eccentric best friends graduate high school and respond to a man's romance-seeking newspaper ad as a gag, only to find their lives becoming increasingly complicated.April and Joseph's friendship. Coming of age tale.
- DirectorFloria SigismondiStarsKristen StewartDakota FanningMichael ShannonA coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.Good colors (this is where "Joseph's bedroom" shot came from). Definitely some good stills in here.
- DirectorVincent GalloStarsVincent GalloChristina RicciBen GazzaraAfter being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.April and Sean's relationship after he turns on her.
This is a great LOW BUDGET film. They make a lot with very little, like we need to. Strong directions rules over budget when it comes to good filmmaking. - DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsKristen StewartRobert PattinsonBilly BurkeWhen Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire.Whether you like it or not, a rewatch will be informative. This is a girl who falls blindly in love, and we believe it. There's a duality to the tone that we need to achieve: the lightness of love and a consistent, dark atmosphere, intertwined.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat LoafAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.There's some good shots to be found in this film (I got the "photo buzzing in foreground / April sleeping in bed out of focus in the background" still from Fight Club).
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsMickey RourkeMarisa TomeiEvan Rachel WoodA faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.Good hospital scenes and fighting scenes. Worth checking out.
- DirectorMimi ChakarovaStarsMimi ChakarovaA documentary about young Eastern European women who've been drawn into a netherworld of sex trafficking and abuse. It is a story told by survivors; a film that gives a voice to women who were supposed to be silenced by shame, fear and intimidation. Mimi Chakarova, a photojournalist who grew up in Bulgaria, takes us on a personal, investigative journey into the shadowy world of sex trafficking from Eastern Europe to Turkey, Dubai and Greece. Told through the personal accounts of trafficked women, undercover footage, and still photography, this documentary exposes the root causes of why women continue to be sold into prostitution against their will and examines what can be done to stop it.Documentary about human trafficking. I got the shot of "April putting on make up" from this film. Definitely some more shots that could be inspiration! This film should be mandatory for all crew members, highly informative about human trafficking, as it is told by survivors. We all need to be educated on this sensitive issue.
- DirectorMarco KreuzpaintnerStarsKevin KlineKathleen GatiPaulina GaitanAdriana, 13, is kidnapped in Mexico City by Russian sex traffickers. Her criminal 17 y.o. brother starts looking for her. Across the border in Texas, he gets help from a cop.Film about human trafficking. Fiction film that is another must see. We can figure out what we liked, didn't like, and how we want to be different.
- DirectorMichael Cory DavisStarsGergana DjikelovaMaxim GenchevElvira IvanovaThe chilling true story of a 13 year old girl who is held captive for 8 months by pimps after being sold and trafficked by her adopted parents for sex slavery.For public exhibition, (classroom, public screenings, events, etc) please purchase a public exhibition license at: WWW.ISTOPTRAFFIC.COM - UNDER IST DVD SALES.Human trafficking short film on a small budget, worth checking out. There's clips on Youtube.
- DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra MillerCharlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.Coming of age. Could be good for school shots.