The Appointment in South Central - Tone/Cinematography/Directorial Comps
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- DirectorMarc CaroJean-Pierre JeunetStarsMarie-Laure DougnacDominique PinonPascal BenezechPost-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.The visual comedy, surreal distortions of reality, and fluid camera movement are things I want to emulate. The post-apocalyptic feel of the city is something I want to apply to L.A.
- DirectorJohn SingletonStarsAlexsandra WrightTyrese GibsonTaraji P. HensonIn South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.This film portrays relationship drama realistically and has a similar coming-of-age arc for the protagonist. I love how it constantly puts Crenshaw on the map and pays homage to South Central, making the location a character in the story.
- DirectorAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsTyrin TurnerLarenz TateJune Kyoto LuA young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.We should depict violence in a visceral, unflinching way similar to this film. Shows a darker side to the hood than Baby Boy. The serendipitous death of the main character and the way his life flashes before his eyes are comparable to our story as well.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt EkerotA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.Although The Grim Reaper doesn't speak till the end of our film, The Seventh Seal is a good comp for the ominous feeling of his constant presence. It should feel like Dante is competing against the reaper throughout, similar to the chess game the Knight plays with Death.
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante RhodesA young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.I want to emulate some aspects of the high-contrast & gritty, yet beautiful cinematography. As Gregg pointed out, this film's heightened, colorful lighting and the way it reflects off of the character's skin is a good visual comp.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellSarah BerryDan HicksAsh Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.Horror and over-the-top comedy is balanced well in this film. The horrific aesthetic of the undead is a great production design comp.
- DirectorAkin OmotosoStarsMncedisi ShabanguSihle XabaMsimang SibusisoThree people board a Johannesburg-bound train. Strangers, each on their own mission with a simple task to complete and in search of family to help them. But when they are betrayed by the very people whose protection they sought, they find themselves trapped in the city, invisible and alone. Vaya interweaves three separate plots that intersect and intertwine in a gripping, deeply moving, and often funny narrative about struggling for survival and dignity in the city. In the first story, a rural man has been promised a job by his big-city cousin; his earnings will allow him to pay lobola back home, which will change his life forever. He's excited; his cousin is an important man whose patronage the village has relied on for many years. To work for him is a great honour. But on arrival he discovers that the job is not quite what he thought: He is required to kill his cousin's rival. In the second story, a young man is sent to Jozi to reclaim his father's body, but he discovers that the body has already been claimed: his father's hitherto-unknown 'city family' has taken it and they are not giving it back. The young man must find a way to return the body to his rural home or risk the family reputation forever. In the third story, a young woman takes her aunt's young daughter to Joburg to live with her mother for the first time, but she has her own plans to dump the child and finally escape the boredom of rural life to explore her own dreams and ambitions in the city. She soon discovers that her aunt is not who she thought she was: She runs a shebeen and lives with an extremely devious gangster who supports her. She is unable to take care of herself, let alone a small child. The young woman must now choose between her own dreams or saving the child and ruining everything.The framing in this film is gorgeous, each shot laced with rich subtext. The use of drones are well-placed.
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsIce CubeChris TuckerNia LongIt's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.I want to emulate a few of Friday's comedy elements; exaggerated character interactions, camaraderie between Craig & Stoney (for Dante & Gio), quirky cameos from neighborhood weirdos.
- DirectorDavid AyerStarsJake GyllenhaalMichael PeñaAnna KendrickShot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.Similar to Menace, this film depicts violence in a visceral and unsettling way. The low-key lighting and naturalistic street shots are other elements I want to emulate.
- DirectorRick FamuyiwaStarsShameik MooreTony RevoloriKiersey ClemonsLife changes for Malcolm, a geek who's surviving life in a tough neighborhood, after a chance invitation to an underground party leads him and his friends into a Los Angeles adventure.
- DirectorJoe TalbotStarsJimmie FailsJonathan MajorsRob MorganA young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.