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What I Learned (about filmmaking) From Watching: Blade Runner (1982) (Patreon)

Published:
2016-06-10 18:28:03
Edited:
2016-08-23 20:23:07
Imported:
2022-03

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It's finally here! Thanks so much for suggesting and voting-- I had a blast making this one. You'll see that I filmed a little bit in The Museum of the Moving Image. They have that section of the Tyrell building just out in the open, so you can really get a great look at it. I highly suggest checking it out if you ever find yourself in Queens, NY. The museum is set up really well, so there was a steady stream of people coming to look at the model instead of bigger groups and longer spaces in between. This made it pretty hard to film me in front of it without being interrupted by people. I ended up shooting just that one clip a couple minutes before closing and there was security guard standing off to the side of me making sure we left right at closing time. 

Anyway, let me know what you think. Thanks so much for your continued support!

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What I Learned (about filmmaking) From Watching: Blade Runner (1982)

What can Blade Runner teach us about the art of filmmaking? 1982 was a big year for movies-an existential cyberpunk noir film had a tough time competing with Spielberg's lovable E.T. and yet, Blade Runner has not only stood the test of time, but it is arguably more popular now than it has ever been.

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Anonymous

Well, I have to admit. I was veryskeptical about this choice as so much had already been written and the "Dangerous Days" doc covered so much but, I was wrong. This is an excellent piece and I learned even more about this great film. Thanks for not listening to me. Now, listen to me. Lawrence of Arabia. A good resource is the Brian Hannan book, "The Making of Lawrence of Arabia". Keep up the good work!!

cinematyler

Thanks so much! I'm very happy to hear that you liked it! I definitely want to do a vid on Lawrence of Arabia at some point. In fact, I've been writing a What I Learned From Watching episode on Bridge on the River Kwai for a few months now. David Lean is the one of the all time greatest!

Giant Sparkplug

Ah, the question of Narration...

Giant Sparkplug

When I saw this movie first many years ago, I didn't know the story. I really liked the narration, I liked the link it created to the old noir. When the Directors Cut came out, I saw it in the theater, but I had seen the narrated version so many times on VHS, that I had the memorized narration running through my head the whole time. I don't think I can ever see it clean. When you say you prefer the silent version (Final Cut), do you think that's for people who already know the plot from the original version? What did you see first?

Giant Sparkplug

By the way, how familiar with the book are you? Were you?

cinematyler
>>1960442

It's interesting—I've recently discovered that a lot of my favorite movies contain narration or originally had narration that was eventually cut out. I think the opposite thing happened to me. I actually saw the Director’s Cut first and I think this really affected how I know the film. Trying to watch the theatrical version, the narration kind of feels tacked on almost as if the idea occurred in post. I totally admit that the prose in the narration is beautiful, but for some reason, Harrison Ford’s delivery didn’t sit well with me. I don’t know how credible the source is, but I read somewhere that Ford didn’t like the narration and purposefully gave a poor reading. There is an image of a producer’s notes on the film that say that Ford’s narration is “an insult.” I just always got the sense (like with the theatrical version of Brazil) that the theatrical version is just a couple steps too far from the director’s vision. It’s really weird because, while I really like the narration that talks about Batty’s death and how he fought it to the very end, in the film, it seems to interrupt an otherwise profound moment with exposition. Like I mentioned in the video, it felt to me like it was in the wrong medium—like it was too literary and not cinematic enough and I imagine that’s why it was ultimately cut out of the subsequent versions.

cinematyler
>>1960454

I actually just started reading the book. After reading Phillip K Dick's interview in Starlog, I ran out and got a copy. Definitely check out that interview when you get a chance (I included it in the resources post).