Jackie Rubinstein

Interview to Iñaki Diaz Ugalde alias el negro.

1. What has been the best film you have watched because of IB Film this year?Wild Strawberries.

2. Who or what is your favourite (ignore as appropriate):
Director: Christopher Nolan.
Cinematographer: David Fincher.
Actor(s): Edward Norton, Morgan Freeman.

3. Describe your ideal film watching experience (where, when, who with, what are you eating and so on)In the cinema eating some 'nachos'.

4. What annoys you about other people while you're watching a film?People eating popcorn.

5. What is your opinion of cinema in 3D?"I don't like the glasses, they are really uncomfortable."

6. What is the oldest film you've seen?Wild Strawberries.

7. Do you think your film watching, or your film taste, have changed through studying IB Film? If yes, please explain how. For example, will you watch the new Michael Haneke film?"Yes, because I learn to analyze movies and I have seen some of them I would never done so."

8. What do you think are the strengths of the IB Film course?
"I liked very much the practical production."

9. If you could make your own feature film, with an unlimited budget, what would you make, who would you cast, and what role(s) would you take?"I would be the director, casting Morgan Freeman in a Thriller."

10. Finally, where do you think cinema will be in 5, 15 or 50 years?"In Argentina, because the visit to Pampa was very nice."

Practical Production Process

Practical production: Rational.

Sueños is a short film that tells the story of a young woman who has lost perspective: giving too much importance to her career, whilst sacrificing the other aspects of her life. We explored this loss of perspective through her relationship with her father and the reconciliation that comes about thorough an accidental meeting with a man who to others would be just a homeless mad man but to her serves as a prophet.

Shot composition and shot design

This shot is from a movie called Seven.

In this image there are two men, with serious face and arms crossed, which suggest they are serious and angry. One more is higher in the shot than the other, they are looking to the camera. It seems they are in an office.
the lighting is yellow and their uniforms black and white contrast from the background.
the camera angle is in the middle, it doesnt suggest anything as a low angle or high angle would. Its a two shot composition, where there are two people in the shot.
props: they are using suits and one of them has a badge, that comunicates to the audience they are detectives

Actor's Feedback

Actor’s feedback: cut, paste, and add as blog entry please.

Director and Scene:

Name of director. Lucas Ricardi.

Name of film: Tulio

Name of your character: Maria

Brief description of scene/lines of dialogue: Maria enters her house and Tulio, an imaginary friend from her childhood is there. And she says “Tulio, ¿ que haces aca?”

What was the point, dramatic function or purpose of this scene? Maria meets with Tulio again.

Your character:

Can you give some characteristics of your character; their ‘backstory’: Maria comes home from hospital, her father had just died, and she is pregnant.

How clear were the instructions given about your character? Her father died, she is pregnant.

Did you feel involved in your character? Explain why/why not? It was a really short period of time but we did it.

Did you understand the narrative content of your scene: where it ‘fits’ into the whole Short Film? I don’t know the short film or what is about but I understand that scene.

Did you understand the relationship between your character and the other characters in the scene? Imaginary friend from childhood

‘Is the director good to work with? Why, why not? (Be kind! It’s not easy!)

Yes, he was kind and patient. He explained what he wanted.

Documentary title, tone and target audience

Real love (from real life)

Love actingly.

Love tragicly (love actually)

Love happens… sh*t!