Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:
Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:
Frame by Frame shows us how to shoot a subjective drug trip sequence like the one in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas:
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Vintage Image of the Day:
Alfred Hitchcock, who was born on this date in 1899, is either being fed some birthday cake by Doris Day (on her birthday, supposedly) or is in danger of being stabbed with a cake-covered knife. James Stewart looks on, as this is during the making of The Man Who Knew Too Much.
Scene Analysis of the Day:
CineFix looks at the already iconic hallway fight scene from Christopher Nolan’s Inception and the practical effects used to make it happen:
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Cosplay of the Day:
We are coming up on the 10th anniversary of the launch of Disney’s Fairies line of merchandising, so it’s a good time to share this perfect-looking Tinker Bell cosplayer (via All That’s Cosplay):
Movie Music Fun:
Hear what iconic horror scores sound like when played in a major instead of minor key (via Dangerous Minds):
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Movie Poster Fun:
While we’re on the subject of making horror movies less scary and while we’re still celebrating Alfred Hitchcock‘s birthday, below is a bizarre Czech poster for The Birds. See more interesting foreign horror movie posters at Dangerous Minds.
Supercut of the Day:
We see a lot of supercuts of chase sequences, so it’s time we got one of crashes — accidents involving cars, buses, trains, helicopters, scooters and more (via Cinematic Montage Creators):
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Star Wars of the Day:
As we get closer to Disney’s D23 event with its Star Wars presentation, here’s an infographic look at the movie’s influences on other movies and TV series, including Guardians of the Galaxy and Mad Max.
Poster Parody of the Day:
Here’s more Star Wars stuff, in the form of a parody of its old poster now focused on internet fights. See more College Humor movie poster parodies at Design Taxi.
Classic Trailer of the Day:
In addition to it being Alfred Hitchcock‘s birthday today, this weekend is the 75th anniversary of his film Foreign Correspondent, starring Joel McCrea and Laraine Day. Watch the original trailer below.
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