JA puts on his director’s hat and nerdspeaks about Hitchcock

Jul 08, 2012 08:35


An article was posted about how JA and JP approach their craft and the story behind the camera.  The second paragraph of the article discusses JA’s directorial choices.  It reads:
Yay! )

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missyjack July 8 2012, 12:58:47 UTC
Absolutely fascinating - and wonderful insight into Jensen's directorial brain!

And of course the film really mirrors a bit of what we had in S7, where in a way Dean kills Amy "for" Sam, and Sam kills Emma for Dean.

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bowtrunckle July 10 2012, 03:02:40 UTC
I'd love to get more (full) articles about this sort of thing. BTS stuff is fascinating!

the film really mirrors a bit of what we had in S7

It's does strangely. Huh. SPN parallels everywhere. *shifty eyes*

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monicawoe July 8 2012, 13:05:40 UTC
That's super cool. I love all those little tricks directors use to convey the right sense of emotion. I'd never read about this technique, but it is really effective!

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bowtrunckle July 10 2012, 03:09:07 UTC
It is cool. If I could get paid to be a nerd and learn about all this stuff, I'd have the best job in the world.

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galwithglasses July 8 2012, 13:06:01 UTC
Thanks for posting this. I'm going to have to go back and watch that part of 7.03. I've been impressed with Jensen's directing, especially for being pretty new to it. Every time I read one of these things, I think it would be really cool to take a class on film techniques. I love this stuff. This trick is subtle and I don't even recognize it when it's there but it makes so much sense.

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bowtrunckle July 10 2012, 03:15:41 UTC
You're welcome. :)

After 7x03 I was really impressed with JA's directing, too. The whole first part of the episode (Dean at the hospital, waking up, and then escaping the hospital with Bobby and Sam) was done esp. well. I can see Manners' influence. I've been meaning to do a director meta for JA specifically, but I think I should wait until after the next episode he directs airs.

This trick is subtle and I don't even recognize it when it's there but it makes so much sense.

The most effective techniques are always invisible. :)

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runedgirl July 8 2012, 23:58:23 UTC
That is so interesting! Thank you so much for including the clip too, along with JA's comments. Fascinating :)

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bowtrunckle July 10 2012, 03:16:42 UTC
I thought it was interesting to see the inspiration for this scene, too. You're very welcome.

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hugemind July 9 2012, 22:02:47 UTC
*flails* I noticed the article and was almost glued to the screen when reading about JA and Hitchcock, because dude, DIRECTOR!JENSEN. \o/ I love hearing how he approaches directing. Also, this is a very current topic as S8 started filming today. \o/ \o/

Thanks for the movie clip, it makes it a lot easier to compare the ep with the original.

the final shot that's chosen has the car actually slowly rolling in background

Yes, trying hard not to attract any unnecessary attention in the middle of the night. Which, y'know, makes sense. ;)

Man, I totally need a director!Jensen icon...

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bowtrunckle July 10 2012, 03:21:56 UTC
I love hearing how he approaches directing.

It seems like we're not the only ones in fandom who eat this stuff up. :) Am I going out on a limb here by venturing to say that the SPN fandom is pretty singular in the fact we get excited about BTS stuff?

this is a very current topic as S8 started filming today. \o/ \o/

YEEESSS! Whoo! Now we just have to wait until Oct. 3rd. :( However, I keep wondering if they're going to show a sneak peak at ComiCon this weekend. And, if so, then that's a pretty fast turn around with editing and sound considering.

Thanks for the movie clip

You're welcome. :)

Man, I totally need a director!Jensen icon...

Ditto. *is a copycat*

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hugemind July 17 2012, 11:38:32 UTC
It seems like we're not the only ones in fandom who eat this stuff up. :)

I'm always making protesting noises when Jensen answers a question about directing and stops himself from talking in-depth about lenses or such. I WANT TO HEAR THE DETAILS.

I keep wondering if they're going to show a sneak peak at ComiCon this weekend.

Apparently no S8 clips, but a snippet of the S7 gag reel is making rounds. \o/ \o/

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bowtrunckle July 23 2012, 03:35:18 UTC
I'm always making protesting noises when Jensen answers a question about directing and stops himself from talking in-depth about lenses or such.

I know! This year at Comic-Con I wanted JP to stop pretending to snore loudly while JA began doing his director talk. Usually I'm all "Yay, more JP being loud and silly" but this time I was practically shushing him at my computer.

S7 gag reel

Awesome! I can't wait to see the entire thing. :D It's a shame this seems to be the only clip that was recorded. Out of the number of people in that cavernous hall, you'd think there might be other snippets that could be assembled into the full teaser.

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