FILMS
Ex Machina -
This was a new one this year. It really impacted me in it's way of composition and concept. It is a very well shot film with a very distinctive and neutral colour palette throughout until the end which adds to the eerieness of the film. It has lots of continuous shots and has a lot of silence in it (in comparison to other films that have a full soundtrack in the background). It also has some really gorgeous cgi that looks very natural within it. The soundtrack for it was very singular and matched the film well. I think that conceptually it was a great film and provoked a lot of ideas about A.I for me and that is something that came through in my drawing at parts.
Moonrise Kingdom (rewatched) -
Now one of my favourites, I enjoy rewatching this because out of all of Wes Andersons work I think that this might be my favourite in terms of film shot and colour palette. I really thought about accent colours when I watched this film and it impacts my work after I've watched it. The yellow of his outfit contrasted with the green and the red of her dress contrasted with backgrounds. Everything in the film is very well thought out and everytime I watch it I notice something else that was considered.
Under the Skin -
This is the first time I have ever watched this and I thought that this, like Ex Machina was great in the way of its composition and concept. It is shot so it's very quiet and you can hear what is going on in the background which gives it a documentary- esque feeling when you watch it. The shots make you feel like you are on this journey also. It is a film that you really have to think about and one that stuck with me long after I had watched it in terms of it''s conceptual darkness and well composed shots.
Interstellar -
First time watching. This is one of my favourite sci fi films now, I think that the long silences in this film played up to that feeling of isolation and really left me feeling lonely when I left the cinema. Compositionally I feel like it could have been shot better in parts, there were some good shots but it was it's concept that really saved it and the soundtrack. Composed by Hans Zimmer it captured the curiosity of characters but also the loneliness that each one felt. I often now use the soundtrack to create my work as it is both calming but motivational.
Pulp Fiction -
First time watching. I have never seen this cult classic but after watching I was impressed. I liked how it was set out in three parts and how the stories were connected but the characters didn't know each other. I think that the setting for this film really worked and the choice of clothing was distinctive for each character. I really enjoyed it as it was a good script but I was initially confused by the storyline(so I watched it twice and it made sense).
Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind -
Rewatched. This is my favourite film of all time but I recently watched it again. I think that the use of long, mid and short shots in this really do it credit. It's really well thought out, the neutralness of his flat compared to the brightness of his memories was something I think conceptually really worked. The outfits for the charcaters in this were really considered as well and it complimented or contrasted the background at all times (especially clementines hair). It's a really considered film and every time I watch it I'm captured by it's strangeness and the need to draw down my memories.
TV SHOWS
Cosmos (documentary)
Cosmos was a new one for me this year, I had never watched a documentary on the world before but this one I thought was much more interesting than David Attenbouroughs stuff (I'm not a fan). Cosmos really captures the spirit of wonder and makes you think about what you are coming from and what it's taken to get here. It makes you engage your imagination and think about things more. It was something I will go back and rewatch but it is really good and leaves you with the sense of belonging and purpose.
The X Files -
New one for me again this year. I haven't finished it yet but I really enjoy the colour schemes and the concepts that go on through out it. Especially the way that some episodes are left very open at the end for you to imagine your own endings, that is something that I could pull into my own work. Also looking at scully's outfits through the seasons is something that I enjoy as it reflects the charcater (heavily shoulder padded at the start to assert her dominance, then more colourful to reflect her femininity and then very loose to reflect her changing attitude towards Mulders theories.)
Fargo -
This was also a new one for me this year. I think that the series is perhaps better than the film, if purely based on it's shots and the consideration of each thing inside it. Outfit design is something very strong in this film, and colour plays a huge film. When I watched it it made me think more about how our outfits portray our personalities and emotions at the time. I think it's really a good watch in terms of storyline but also creativeness as well.
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