Inneresting 68
issue 68
September 17th, 2021
Andrea Dorfman brings Tanya Davis’s poem “How To Be At Home” to life in this playful, sad, and resilient animation.
One standout moment: When Davis suggests using some of the time created by isolation to watch a film’s credits all the way to the end:
“Watch the credits to remember how many people come together just to tell a story.”
This week, let’s give some time and attention to more of the people in the credits.
Don’t judge crew size by the duration of the credits
How many people does it take to make a movie? What movie had the largest crew? Stephen Follows shares the answers, along with breakdowns of some other interesting statistics he found along the way.
Best Boys, Foley Artists, and Matte Painters
Mental Floss explains the duties behind some of the unfamiliar job titles you’ll see in film credits.
Jeremy Benning’s short doc Footsteps shows the world of Foley Artists and the WALL-E-like collection of objects they use to create movie sounds.
Learn about the work of a dialogue coach through this interview with George Bell, or watch a clip of him helping the cast of Gilmore Girls keep up with the show’s fast-paced patter.
Josh Evans explains the artistry of matte painting, and you can see further examples of the craft in action featuring the early silent work of George Méliès, classic horror films, or the Robin Williams vehicle Hook.
Susan Stamberg’s article on craft service explains how film crews get fed. For a twisted tale of craft service gone wrong, Marilyn McAvoy, a set painter for Titanic, tells the story of the time the cast and crew ate clam chowder spiked with PCP.
10 Years of Scriptnotes
John and Craig celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Scriptnotes podcast by sitting down with Editor and Critic Julia Turner to talk about the show.
To do your own retrospective, you can sign up for Scriptnotes Premium to get access to the show’s entire library, or purchase individual seasons online.
Other Cool Things
Elise Blanchard digs into the history of computer UI design to find out why hyperlinks are blue.
Austin Kleon suggests the best way to get help from people online is to openly post the wrong answer to your question.
Annie Mueller writes about editing down her life after separating from her husband and moving into a small apartment: “I cannot be who I was here. There is only space for who I am.”
And that’s what’s inneresting this week!
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