i enjoyed this exhibition i think it is amazing how such a simple idea can create such a strong and interesting image, although i do think his work is a bit repetitive because he uses the same method in pretty much every piece in the exhibition.
Sunday 27 March 2011
Friday 25 March 2011
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Monday 14 March 2011
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Sunday 6 March 2011
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Monday 28 February 2011
Sunday 27 February 2011
Monday 21 February 2011
Sunday 20 February 2011
Review of the film: The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye tells a story of the character Phillip Marlowe a private detective who has been used in other film noir films such as The Big Sleep. The film has a very good story line with a nice twist at the end.
I really liked the camera work in this film done by the cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and I found it interesting to find out that the camera is always moving and never stops, this could be how the camera man shows that Marlowe never stops until he solves the crime.
I thought that this film took elements from earlier film noir movies, such as how he is constantly smoking cigarettes, and over-did these elements, which I found quite amusing, for example Marlowe is rarely seen without a cigarette and he seems to strike a match anywhere, including the wall in the supermarket also there are various scenes where his cigarette seems to change in length when it is cut to the next scene. I also think that the Marlowe character is a lot different in this film compared to that of the Marlowe in the big sleep I think he seems more laid back and not as serious as the earlier films which could be the fact that they are from different periods of time.
One of my favourite parts of the film is at the end when he is walking down the road playing the Long goodbye tune on his harmonica and he passes Eileen without saying a word, and the camera pans out I think that this was a really good way to end the film.
One of the most shocking parts of this film is when the head gangster hits his girlfriend in the face with a Coke bottle, this shows how ruthless he is and how threatening he is, I think that the film seemed quite laid back and then this happen which must have made a lot of people jump.
At the end when Marlowe kills Terry I think that his character completely changes and this is the only part of the film when you see a gun which seems quite unusual for a detective movie.
When Marlowe has gone to the supermarket to purchase cat food this really reminds me of Andreas Gurky’s Photograph ’99 cents’ it shows various pieces of American branding and iconic logos related to consumerism.
I have seen other Film noir Movies which are The Big Sleep and Build my Gallows high these films are both from the 40s and I think it is really interesting to compare them to the Long Goodbye, apart from not being filmed in black and white the shots are quite similar but because the Long Goodbye was done in the 70s the whole style of the times is different.
The Long Goodbye tells a story of the character Phillip Marlowe a private detective who has been used in other film noir films such as The Big Sleep. The film has a very good story line with a nice twist at the end.
I really liked the camera work in this film done by the cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and I found it interesting to find out that the camera is always moving and never stops, this could be how the camera man shows that Marlowe never stops until he solves the crime.
I thought that this film took elements from earlier film noir movies, such as how he is constantly smoking cigarettes, and over-did these elements, which I found quite amusing, for example Marlowe is rarely seen without a cigarette and he seems to strike a match anywhere, including the wall in the supermarket also there are various scenes where his cigarette seems to change in length when it is cut to the next scene. I also think that the Marlowe character is a lot different in this film compared to that of the Marlowe in the big sleep I think he seems more laid back and not as serious as the earlier films which could be the fact that they are from different periods of time.
One of my favourite parts of the film is at the end when he is walking down the road playing the Long goodbye tune on his harmonica and he passes Eileen without saying a word, and the camera pans out I think that this was a really good way to end the film.
One of the most shocking parts of this film is when the head gangster hits his girlfriend in the face with a Coke bottle, this shows how ruthless he is and how threatening he is, I think that the film seemed quite laid back and then this happen which must have made a lot of people jump.
At the end when Marlowe kills Terry I think that his character completely changes and this is the only part of the film when you see a gun which seems quite unusual for a detective movie.
When Marlowe has gone to the supermarket to purchase cat food this really reminds me of Andreas Gurky’s Photograph ’99 cents’ it shows various pieces of American branding and iconic logos related to consumerism.
I have seen other Film noir Movies which are The Big Sleep and Build my Gallows high these films are both from the 40s and I think it is really interesting to compare them to the Long Goodbye, apart from not being filmed in black and white the shots are quite similar but because the Long Goodbye was done in the 70s the whole style of the times is different.
Overall I really enjoyed this film and would recommend it to anyone who hasn’t seen it as well as having some nice photography and shots in, it is entertaining as well.
Friday 18 February 2011
Thursday 17 February 2011
The other day i went to Robert Opie's museum of brands and packaging the museum shows various items of packaging that he has collected over the years. The collection is huge and has pieces of packaging such as old cigarette packets old coca cola cans and bottles etc it also shows pieces of packaging chronologically so you can see what it looked like when it first came onto the market and how the logo and brand has evolved.
Sunday 13 February 2011
Thursday 20 January 2011
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Sunday 9 January 2011
Monday 3 January 2011
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