One of the greatest films ever made. Maybe the best acting ever by Pacino. 1975 is my favorite year for films. I have seen Dog Day Afternoon, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Barry Lyndon, Jaws and Mirror. All 5 of them are masterpieces
I'll always say it dude, you're the best. keep doing videos about screenplays. I do think it's one of the first things that makes a movie great/enjoyable by learning some of it.
Sᴇᴛᴜᴘ.ᴇxᴇ Thank you! Screenwriting is something I have really been into for a while now. Screenwriting seems to be super underappreciated. It’s possible to make a bad movie with a good script, but it’s not possible to make a good movie with a bad script.
Hey Tyler, just wanted to let you know that your efforts here are greatly appreciated. I have used your videos to carry my point across more then once. Thank you and all the best to you ..!
Spartacus Thanks so much! I really appreciate the comment! I'm trying to get a new video out soon-- I've been splitting my attention lately between this channel and an IndieWire series I'm doing. Keep an eye out!
Frank Pierson’s structure in the Dog Day Afternoon screenplay is absolutely brilliant. There are so many masterful screenwriting concepts at work here and so much to learn from... #filmmaking #screenwriting #analysis #Lumet #DogDayAfternoon #filmschool
I just finished ut and was wondering what all the fuss about watching for his swears was. Its brought like 3 times in the movie and so i expect it to have some meaning right?
Zach Sutton I have a couple of short films that I did for school on Vimeo. I learned a lot from making these. Most of the time it was just me, the actors, and a camera. Quite a learning experience. I don't think the story for 'Ashes' worked out too well (I actually had to start shooting before I was done with the script). I might re-edit it at some point (I shot hours of footage that didn't make it in). For 'Solitude,' I spent 6 of my 10 weeks on the script, so the story is tighter, but it limited my location shooting. This was the first time I used a shot list. I think the short location shooting I did made the story much more believable, so I kind of peppered those shots in throughout. cinematyler.com/archives/gallery-category/shortfilms
Tyler, I am very impressed. Normally short films I see on the internet are predictable, cliche, overly sentimental, and uninspired. Watching Solitude I was reminded of Moon and a bit of 2001 and Dr. Strangelove. It felt like I was watching a legitimate science fiction film. On the other hand, Ashes is most definitely one of the most lovely and beautiful short films I've seen. You demonstrated a unique visual style that I thought was wonderful, for instance the use of a split screen, and the parts that appeared to have been shot on film, if I'm not mistaken. Bravo. Please, please, keep making short films, especially art house dramas like Ashes. Also, I make short films myself, and I would love it if you could check out some of the stuff I've done, except the video called As I Lay Dying 2 which was for an English assignment. Anyways, thank you so much for sharing those films with me, I thought they were brilliant, and I especially loved Ashes. Keep up the great work.
Zach Sutton Thank you very much for your kind words! I received a small grant to shoot that part on super 8mm. It was really fun to shoot on film and I hope to do it again soon. I’m working on being able to do the telecine myself, which would cut down on the cost immensely. If you look closely at the house he sprinkles the ashes in front of, you may recognize it as the house from Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master. It’s a really unique location. Nice job on The Last Cigarette-I like the Dickensian vibe to it. I think your direct/minimalist approached worked well for the story and raised some interesting questions. On the surface, the three visitors could simply be men- then again, they could be an angel and a demon checking out a wounded soul before death comes. Nicely done and keep at it!
I’ve never seen this movie, but it adds to my ever-growing instinct that the 1970s were cinema’s peak. The 1980s caught all the wonderful crumbs and gave us the greatest decade of pop culture. It’s all been downhill from the 90s.
Sal was killed because he was more likely to cause harm during the time, since he had his gun very close to the FBI guy’s head while Sonny would have taken longer to maneuver his gun in order to shoot properly
*slow clap* You sir, are a fucking master. Thank you for helping all cinephiles out there with feeding their addiction for high quality shit. Love your stuff man. Can't wait to see what you do next.
I just finished ut and was wondering what all the fuss about watching for his swears was. Its brought like 3 times in the movie and so i expect it to have some meaning right?
