Walter Murch discovered something. It’s strange.
At 79, the man who innovated sound design—for whom the credit “Sound Designer” was basically invented—has pioneered methods of film editing, and whose book In the Blink of an Eye remains a key text 27 years since publication could rest on his laurels. But one evening, looking at a supercut celebrating his own exercises of film theory, Murch noticed that almost every cinematic image of a human face—from his work or another’s—fell on a distinct space of the cinematic frame: the golden ratio, a proportion considered the most pleasing to the eye, revealing “cinematographers have tended to place the eyes of the actors, in closeups and many medium shots, along that dividing line.” It also recurs time and again across nature and—depending on who you ask—is the strongest known sign of evolution or intelligent design.
What’s going on here?...
At 79, the man who innovated sound design—for whom the credit “Sound Designer” was basically invented—has pioneered methods of film editing, and whose book In the Blink of an Eye remains a key text 27 years since publication could rest on his laurels. But one evening, looking at a supercut celebrating his own exercises of film theory, Murch noticed that almost every cinematic image of a human face—from his work or another’s—fell on a distinct space of the cinematic frame: the golden ratio, a proportion considered the most pleasing to the eye, revealing “cinematographers have tended to place the eyes of the actors, in closeups and many medium shots, along that dividing line.” It also recurs time and again across nature and—depending on who you ask—is the strongest known sign of evolution or intelligent design.
What’s going on here?...
- 12/1/2022
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
There are a lot of wonderfully weird characters that have been introduced to us in the movies over the years. Many of these characters have given us some of the most memorable and quotable moments in movies like The Princess Bride, Young Frankenstein, Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, Jurassic Park and more.
The video is called “Best Supporting Weirdo” and it was edited together by Jon Lefkovitz and this is the note he offered with the video:
Supporting weirdos come in all shapes and sizes. The fine actors featured in this mashup made choices that created interesting, eccentric, and iconic characters. This video is a celebration of their performances, set to the tune of "Strange" by Wire and "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" by The Kinks. The 56 nominees for Best Supporting Weirdo are...
Watch the video below and let us know who your favorite weirdo movie character is!
The video is called “Best Supporting Weirdo” and it was edited together by Jon Lefkovitz and this is the note he offered with the video:
Supporting weirdos come in all shapes and sizes. The fine actors featured in this mashup made choices that created interesting, eccentric, and iconic characters. This video is a celebration of their performances, set to the tune of "Strange" by Wire and "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" by The Kinks. The 56 nominees for Best Supporting Weirdo are...
Watch the video below and let us know who your favorite weirdo movie character is!
- 9/21/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The 2016 presidential election is finally coming to an end, but The Orchard is just getting started on “11/8/16,” the follow-up to Jeff Deutchman’s 2008 documentary about the election of President Obama, “11/4/08.” Produced by Deutchman and directed by more than 40 filmmakers who will capture footage from all over the country on Tuesday, November 8, the film represents the most ambitious Election Day documentary ever produced.
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Filmmakers contributing to the project include “Suited” director Jason Benjamin, who will be following Lena Dunham as she volunteers for the Hillary Clinton campaign; “Bombay Beach” director Alma Har’el, who will be following Clinton’s director of video Sierra Kos; “Being Evel” director Daniel Junge, who will be follwing the Los Angeles Times’ assistant managing editor of politics, Christina Bellantoni; and “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” director Alison Klayman, who will be following NPR...
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Filmmakers contributing to the project include “Suited” director Jason Benjamin, who will be following Lena Dunham as she volunteers for the Hillary Clinton campaign; “Bombay Beach” director Alma Har’el, who will be following Clinton’s director of video Sierra Kos; “Being Evel” director Daniel Junge, who will be follwing the Los Angeles Times’ assistant managing editor of politics, Christina Bellantoni; and “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” director Alison Klayman, who will be following NPR...
- 11/8/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
People think they want to be movie stars, the kind whose names appear over the title and whose faces dominate posters and billboards. But aren’t their characters usually a little boring? The star has to keep the plot moving forward while engaging in some kind of perfunctory romance at the same time. Talk about dullsville. Wouldn’t it be more fun to be one of those human grotesques who dwell in the dank, shadowy margins of motion picture history? A creep who serves as an obstacle between the hero and his major goal? Or maybe a wacky, scene-stealing sidekick? After all, these are the memorable characters that viewers will be imitating in the parking lot after the movie is over. Filmmaker Jon Lefkovitz feels a great deal of affection for these misfit characters, as he’s created a rather incredible supercut about them called “Best Supporting Weirdo.” The high-concept...
- 8/23/2016
- by Joe Blevins
- avclub.com
The bizarre tics of strange supporting performances are often ignored or overlooked in favor of more traditional work from headline-friendly superstars, but there's something charming about those actors who build a career out of playing total weirdos. This supercut, from editor Jon Lefkovitz, celebrates a few of these moments in cinematic history in a delightful way that's sure to put a smile on your face. I thought I was the only one who appreciated that very specific moment in Back to the Future when George McFly says he'll finish Biff's reports and "run 'em on over first thing tomorrow" and does that weird full body contortion/quasi-dance move, but that — and many other moments from a ton of great films — appear here. Let us know your favorites in the comments.
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- 8/23/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Rubber Soul screens as part of the 23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival on Saturday, November 22 at 4 Pm at Stage at Kdhx. For ticket information go here
Director Jon Lefkovitz has made an interesting documentary/ dramatic hybrid with his cinematic interpretation of two interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono conducted ten years apart. In both sequences Lennon is played by Joseph Bearor and Ono by Denice Lee. The 1970 interview, just months after the break-up of the Beatles and prior to the release of the first plastic Ono Band record albums, with Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann S. Wenner (Dillon Porter) takes place in an austere wood-paneled meeting room. In September of 1980, mere months before his assassination and prior to the release of the album “Double Fantasy”, the duo sit down at the kitchen table in their NYC Dakota apartment with Playboy magazine interviewer David Sheff (Andrew Perez...
Director Jon Lefkovitz has made an interesting documentary/ dramatic hybrid with his cinematic interpretation of two interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono conducted ten years apart. In both sequences Lennon is played by Joseph Bearor and Ono by Denice Lee. The 1970 interview, just months after the break-up of the Beatles and prior to the release of the first plastic Ono Band record albums, with Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann S. Wenner (Dillon Porter) takes place in an austere wood-paneled meeting room. In September of 1980, mere months before his assassination and prior to the release of the album “Double Fantasy”, the duo sit down at the kitchen table in their NYC Dakota apartment with Playboy magazine interviewer David Sheff (Andrew Perez...
- 11/21/2014
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Austin — A live-action reenactment of two interviews John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave in 1970 and 1980 (though Ono mostly sat silently while Lennon spoke), Jon Lefkovitz's Rubber Soul uses time's effect on opinion and memory to pursue a deeper understanding of the songwriter and the Beatles. Sometimes fascinating in its interplay and revealing for viewers who haven't read the source material -- thought obsessive fans are its only likely audience -- the picture has a narrower appeal than Good Ol' Freda, the delightful Beatlecentric doc that premiered here a year ago and went on to find distribution with Magnolia
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- 3/14/2014
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sundance just ended, and we are already preparing for the next big film festival, South By Southwest. Not too long ago, the festival announced a few of the films premiering this year, but now they’ve announced the main slate. The midnight selections and some inevitable late-breaking additions are still to be announced, but this should be more than enough to get you excited. Along with many World Premieres, and Sundance favorites like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2, the line up also includes an anniversary screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and an extended Q&A screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel with Wes Anderson. SXSW 2014 runs March 7 through 15 in Austin, Texas. Check out the line up after the jump.
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
- 1/31/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Today the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced a diverse features lineup for this year’s Festival, the 21st edition and running March 7 – 15, 2014 in Austin, Texas. The 2014 program expands on SXSW tradition of embracing a range of genres and span of budgets, featuring a wealth of vision from experienced and developing filmmakers alike.
For more information visit http://sxsw.com/film.
Listed in the announcement are 115 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2014. The lineup below includes 68 films from first-time filmmakers, and consists of 76 World Premieres, 10 North American Premieres and 7 U.S. Premieres. These films were selected from a record 2,215 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,540 U.S. and 675 international feature-length films. With a record number of 6,482 submissions total, the overall increase was 14% over 2013. The Midnighters feature section and the Short Film program will be announced on February 5, with the complete...
For more information visit http://sxsw.com/film.
Listed in the announcement are 115 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2014. The lineup below includes 68 films from first-time filmmakers, and consists of 76 World Premieres, 10 North American Premieres and 7 U.S. Premieres. These films were selected from a record 2,215 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,540 U.S. and 675 international feature-length films. With a record number of 6,482 submissions total, the overall increase was 14% over 2013. The Midnighters feature section and the Short Film program will be announced on February 5, with the complete...
- 1/31/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After announcing earlier this month that Jon Favreau’s Chef and the Veronica Mars movie will be making their world debuts at SXSW this year, the festival has revealed its full line-up, including further very promising world premieres, alongside appearances from some of the year’s most high-profile films.
The Midnight programme will be announced early next month, along with the Shorts line-up, and the complete Conference slate a little later as well.
Led by Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, Nicholas Stoller’s anticipated R-rated comedy, Neighbors, will be making its world debut at the festival, notably marked out as a ‘work-in-progress’ ahead of its theatrical release in May.
David Gordon Green’s acclaimed Joe will make its Us premiere, having bowed at Venice and then Toronto last year. Early reviews have Nicolas Cage giving one of the finest performances of his career, with Tye Sheridan (Mud) excellent alongside him.
The Midnight programme will be announced early next month, along with the Shorts line-up, and the complete Conference slate a little later as well.
Led by Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, Nicholas Stoller’s anticipated R-rated comedy, Neighbors, will be making its world debut at the festival, notably marked out as a ‘work-in-progress’ ahead of its theatrical release in May.
David Gordon Green’s acclaimed Joe will make its Us premiere, having bowed at Venice and then Toronto last year. Early reviews have Nicolas Cage giving one of the finest performances of his career, with Tye Sheridan (Mud) excellent alongside him.
- 1/30/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Not sure if there is a Short Term 12 equivalent in this year’s Narrative Feature Comp, but on paper SXSW programmers are serving up a mean (and the usual lean group of 8 out of a whopping 1,324 film entries) for the upcoming competitiuon of eight which includes notable entries (that we’ve been tracking for a good time now) such as Zachary Wigon’s The Heart Machine, John Magary’s The Mend, Leah Meyerhoff’s I Believe in Unicorns and Lawrence Michael Levine’s Wild Canaries. Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated docs of the year, on the non-fiction side we find Margaret Brown’s The Great Invisible. Below you’ll find a breakdown of the other sections (notable world preems in We’ll Never Have Paris and Faults (see Mary Elizabeth Winstead above), some Sundance items with Texan connections and other nuggets.
Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight...
Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight...
- 1/30/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The trailer for Jon Lefkovitz’s micro-budget psychological thriller Engagement caught our eye here at Filmmaker. It’s a Hitchcock-inspired tale about an young groom-to-be and the woman who may or not be the sister of his out-of-town fiancée. The film is currently up on VOD through Film Buff, and below we ask Lefkovitz five questions about making smart genre entertainment for a price.
Filmmaker: Where did the concept of the film come? What were your inspirations?
Lefkovitz: The concept for Engagement is actually semi-autobiographical — in 2009, my then-fiancée (now wife) went away for six weeks, leaving me alone in our apartment. As the loneliness started getting to me, l started to develop several new movie ideas. A friend of mine suggested one such idea, which was to make a film about being alone in my apartment and going crazy. From there, the idea of creating a twin sister for my...
Filmmaker: Where did the concept of the film come? What were your inspirations?
Lefkovitz: The concept for Engagement is actually semi-autobiographical — in 2009, my then-fiancée (now wife) went away for six weeks, leaving me alone in our apartment. As the loneliness started getting to me, l started to develop several new movie ideas. A friend of mine suggested one such idea, which was to make a film about being alone in my apartment and going crazy. From there, the idea of creating a twin sister for my...
- 7/24/2012
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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