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SnorriCam
A SnorriCam (also chestcam, body mount/bodymount, or bodycam) is a camera device used in filmmaking that is rigged to the body of the actor, with the camera facing the actor directly so that they appear in a fixed position in the center of the frame. A SnorriCam presents a dynamic, disorienting point of view from the actor's perspective, providing an unusual sense of vertigo for the viewer. The type of shot that this device is used for can be considered opposite to the more common fixed first-person perspective shot. History The SnorriCam is named after two Icelandic photographers and directors, Einar Snorri and Eiður Snorri Eysteinsson, who worked together under the name ''Snorri Bros'' (but are not otherwise related). The idea of what was later coined the "SnorriCam" has been around for decades, in mostly ''ad hoc'' implementations. The earliest use of a body-mounted camera rig is considered to be the 1932 film '' Kuhle Wampe'', in which the camera tracks a woman walking thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steadicam
Steadicam is a brand of camera stabilizer mounts for motion picture cameras invented by Garrett Brown and introduced in 1975 by Cinema Products Corporation. The Steadicam brand was acquired by Tiffen in 2000. It was designed to isolate the camera from the camera operator's movement, keeping the camera motion separate and controllable by a skilled operator. History Before the camera stabilizing system, a director had a number of choices for moving (or "tracking") shots: # The camera could be mounted on a dolly, a wheeled mount that rolls on specialized tracks or a smooth surface. # The camera could be mounted on a crane, a counterweighted arm that could move the camera vertically and horizontally. # The camera operator shot hand-held which would produce footage suitable mostly for reportage used in documentaries, news, or live action; for unrehearsed or practice footage; or for the evocation of authentic immediacy—e.g. '' cinéma vérité'' style—during dramatic se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camera
A camera is an instrument used to capture and store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. As a pivotal technology in the fields of photography and videography, cameras have played a significant role in the progression of visual arts, media, entertainment, surveillance, and scientific research. The invention of the camera dates back to the 19th century and has since evolved with advancements in technology, leading to a vast array of types and models in the 21st century. Cameras function through a combination of multiple mechanical components and principles. These include exposure control, which regulates the amount of light reaching the sensor or film; the lens, which focuses the light; the viewfinder, which allows the user to preview the scene; and the film or sensor, which captures the image. Several types of camera exist, each suited to specific uses and offering unique cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Day In The Country
''Partie de campagne'' (; English: ''A Day in the Country'') is a French featurette that was written and directed by Jean Renoir in 1936, but not edited and released until 1946. It is based on the short story "Une partie de campagne" (1881) by Guy de Maupassant, who was a friend of Renoir's father, the renowned painter Auguste Renoir. The film chronicles a love affair over a summer afternoon in 1860, along the banks of the Seine. Plot One Sunday in 1860, Monsieur Dufour, a shop-owner from Paris, takes his family for a day of relaxation in the country. When they stop for lunch at Poulain's roadside restaurant, two young men there, Henri and Rodolphe, take an interest in Dufour's wife and daughter, Henriette. They discuss how they can get alone with the women, and decide to offer to take them out on the river in their skiffs, while distracting Dufour and his shop assistant and future son-in-law, Anatole, by lending them fishing poles. Although the plan was for Rodolphe to woo Henrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 15, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor for film and television. His films include the science-fiction horror film '' Alien'' (1979), the neo-noir action thriller '' Across 110th Street'' (1972), the science-fiction action film '' The Running Man'' (1987), the James Bond film '' Live and Let Die'' (1973) in which he portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga, and the action comedy '' Midnight Run'' (1988). He also starred in the NBC television series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. Early life Kotto was born in New York City. His mother, Gladys Marie, was an American nurse and U.S. Army officer of Panamanian and West Indian descent. His father, Avraham Kotto (who was, according to his son, originally named Njoki Manga Bell), was a businessman from Cameroon who emigrated to the United States in the 1920s. Kotto's father was raised Jewish and his mother converted to Judaism. The couple separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truck Turner
''Truck Turner'', also known as ''Black Bullet'', is a 1974 American blaxploitation film, starring Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto, and directed by Jonathan Kaplan. The screenplay was written by Michael Allin, Leigh Chapman (under a pseudonym, Jerry Wilkes), and Oscar Williams. Hayes also scored the music for the soundtrack. The film was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with '' Foxy Brown''. Synopsis Mack "Truck" Turner (Hayes) is a former professional football player who becomes a Los Angeles–based bounty hunter after an injury. Truck visits his girlfriend, Annie ( Annazette Chase), who is in jail and wants to leave LA when released. Truck and his partner Jerry Barnes go to collect their bounty from Nate Dinwiddie, a bail bondsman, who refers them to Fogarty ( Dick Miller), a bail bondsman after a pimp who skipped bail named Gator. The two visit Dorinda ( Nichelle Nichols), a Madam who runs Gator's stable of prostitutes. Truck and Jerry wai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel ( ; born May 13, 1939) is an American actor and film producer, known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films: ''Who's That Knocking at My Door'' (1967), ''Mean Streets'' (1973), ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1974), ''Taxi Driver'' (1976), ''The Last Temptation of Christ (film), The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988), and ''The Irishman'' (2019). Keitel received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mickey Cohen in ''Bugsy'' (1991). He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in ''The Piano'' (1993). Keitel’s other notable films include ''Blue Collar (film), Blue Collar'' (1978), ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), ''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), ''Bad Lieutenant'' (1992), ''Imaginary Crimes'' (1994), ''Pulp Fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mean Streets
''Mean Streets'' is a 1973 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, co-written by Scorsese and Mardik Martin, and starring Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. It is produced by Warner Bros. The film premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 2, 1973, and was released on October14. De Niro won the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as "Johnny Boy" Civello. The film is the first of several collaborations between Scorsese and De Niro. It is also Scorsese's first critical and commercial success. In 1997, ''Mean Streets'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot Charlie Cappa, a young Italian-American in the Little Italy neighborhood of New York City, is hampered by his feeling of responsibility toward his reckless younger friend John "John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Randolph (actor)
Emanuel Hirsch Cohen (June 1, 1915 – February 24, 2004), better known by the stage name John Randolph, was an American film, television and stage actor. Early life Randolph was born Emanuel Hirsch Cohen in New York City on June 1, 1915, the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia and Romania. His mother, Dorothy (née Shorr), was an insurance agent, and his father, Louis Cohen, was a hat manufacturer. In the 1930s, he spent his summers at the Pine Brook Country Club in Nichols, Connecticut, which was the summer home of the Group Theatre. He made his Broadway debut in 1938 in ''Coriolanus''. Randolph joined the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. He had a small role in the 1948 film '' The Naked City''. He and wife Sarah Cunningham were blacklisted from working in Hollywood films and in New York film and television and radio after 1948. In 1955, they were both called before the House Un-American Activities Committee to testify concerning ongoing investigations regardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular film stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades, and was a prominent figure in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Hudson achieved stardom with his role in '' Magnificent Obsession'' (1954), followed by ''All That Heaven Allows'' (1955), and ''Giant'' (1956), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hudson also found continued success with a string of romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day: '' Pillow Talk'' (1959), ''Lover Come Back'' (1961), and '' Send Me No Flowers'' (1964). During the late 1960s, his films included ''Seconds'' (1966), ''Tobruk'' (1967), and '' Ice Station Zebra'' (1968). Unhappy with the film scripts he was offered, Hudson formed his own film production companies, first 7 Pictures Corporation, then later Gibraltar Pictures, to have more control over his roles; later he turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Campanella
Frank Campanella (March 12, 1919 – December 30, 2006) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous television series, as well as a few films and Broadway productions. Early life and career Campanella was born in New York City, the son of Philip and Mary O. Campanella, both born in Sicily. The family lived in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan. He was the older brother of actor Joseph Campanella, and Philip Campanella (who became a union plumber) and spoke mostly Italian growing up; this proved useful during World War II, when he worked as a civilian translator for the U.S. government. Campanella graduated from Manhattan College in 1940, where he studied drama. Campanella's first film role was as Mook, the Moon-Man in the 1949 science-fiction series ''Captain Video and His Video Rangers'' and went on to appear in more than 100 film and television episodes, usually playing the "tough guy". Campanella appeared as a bartender in Mel Brooks' '' The Producers'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frankenheimer
John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits are ''Birdman of Alcatraz (film), Birdman of Alcatraz'', ''The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film), The Manchurian Candidate'' (both 1962), ''Seven Days in May'', ''The Train (1964 film), The Train'' (both 1964), ''Seconds (1966 film), Seconds'', ''Grand Prix (1966 film), Grand Prix'' (both 1966), ''French Connection II'' (1975), ''Black Sunday (1977 film), Black Sunday'' (1977), ''The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film), The Island of Dr. Moreau'' (1996), ''Ronin (film), Ronin'' (1998) and ''Reindeer Games'' (2000). He won four Emmy Awards – three consecutive – in the 1990s for directing the television movies ''Against the Wall (1994 film), Against the Wall'', ''The Burning Season (1994 film), The Burning Season'', ''Andersonville (film), Andersonville'', and ''George Wallace (film), George Walla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seconds (1966 Film)
''Seconds'' is a 1966 American science fiction psychological horror film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, and Will Geer. The film tells the story of a middle-aged New York banker who, disillusioned with his life, is contacted by an agency known as "The Company" which specializes in providing "rebirths" under new identities and appearances altered by plastic surgery. The screenplay by Lewis John Carlino was based on the 1963 novel of the same title by David Ely. Filmed in New York and Malibu, California in 1965, ''Seconds'' was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and released by Paramount Pictures. The cinematography by James Wong Howe was nominated for an Academy Award. In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot Arthur Hamilton is a middle-aged banking executive in Scarsdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
