#Best Narrative Film

[elinbean]

a win for tortured writers and haunted artists everywhere

#alan wake #alan wake 2 #the game awards #tga #the game awards 2023 #tga 2023 #for real. I was so happy to see it win that first Best Narrative I could’ve screamed #to see a game go places no game— and I’m starting to think no film or tv show either— has ever gone creatively #(and execute the landing SO ENCHANTINGLY WELL) #to see a game like that receive even part of the recognition it so richly deserves… it makes my heart swell. #I’ve never felt so creatively inspired in my life. I’m so happy

[judesstfrancis]

rewatching nope (2022) today bc it's my day off and god everything about this movie is sooooooooooo. it's so good. truly can't remember the last time I was in a theater kicking my feet giggling bc a film was so well put together like truly every other minute I was staring at the screen in awe like holy shit they did that!! how did they do that that is so cool!! the sound design, the set design, the characters, the THEMES and the NARRATIVE, the blocking in certain scenes. THAT FUCKING ALIEN girl I'm sorry I'll never be normal about this movie

#the way the plot sorta spirals in on itself. u have this thing which relates to this thing which made this happen #and it all just keeps spiraling inward bc even tho they're all different scenarios they are all actually exactly the same #the cinematography choice....... blank hallways and first person pov and the SOUNDSCAPING #the dead silence with just one ambient noise in the background to make it feel off enough that you're like uhh what's happening I'm scared #the HERO of this movie and the way he only won bc he understood animals and knew how to treat them fairly #and yet he and his family still contribute to the spiraling narrative of in the way they try to capture jean jacket on film #2023 best picture winner TO ME #text post #nope 2022 #horror tag

[neitherabaron]

what was your favorite moment with the Mechanisms? :3

Oddly enough, rehearsing for Death to the Mechanisms. A great weekend, playing together as a band for the first time in ages, revisiting old songs to decide a set list we wanted to go out with, valuing it all the more because we knew we wouldn’t be doing it again.

#the mechanisms #we played Hanged Man Rusts and had a little moment where we all went #‘this didn’t feel particularly special when we wrote it but looking back it’s a really important song for us #it kind of marks the point where we start to shift musically towards the prog sounds in Bifrost #and narratively towards the songs moving the story forward instead of illustrating moments in the narrative #which was essential for Bifrost’s structure #we usually had a lot of fun at rehearsals but this was the best round for me #wish we’d filmed it!

[askdannysroleswapau]

How would Gumball react to this image? :)

(assuming that you mean this in a /lh way)

i think Voidball would be flattered, considering most of their characterization is inspired by Megamind (and Nimona, to some extent) who would consider something like this a compliment

in fact, this sorta reminds me of that scene in Roxanne's apartment with all the hanging scraps of paper where she finally solves the big mystery... god i love Megamind its so good you should go watch it. why has this blog just become me telling you guys to go watch movies recently. what is wrong with me (its The Mucus)

#if you SOMEHOW haven't seen Megamind yet #go and watch it RIGHT NOW #(or whenever you have the chance) #i promise you will NOT regret it #its one of my favorite animated films probably ever #and it has one of the most well constructed narratives i have ever had the pleasure of witnessing and the honor of analyzing #yknow now that i've put them both side by side #Nimona and Megamind actually have a lot in common #both were placed in unfortunate positions when very young due to circumstances beyond their control #have an appearance which is deemed as “strange” or “menacing” #and regardless of their intentions-despite their best efforts-they are labelled by their society as a dangerous threat #an obstacle who serves no other purpose than to cause misery and destruction #someone who can only be defeated by a brave noble and (most importantly) perfect hero #since they are given no other choice they both embrace the title of villain (either consciously or unconsciously) as a coping mechanism #to me the only major difference is that nimona is trans-coded and megamind is autistic-coded #anyway i'm feeling very gross and sniffly so to avoid contaminating my tech any further i'm going to stop typing now #the amazing world of gumball #tawog #danny's roleswap au #drsau #voidball #voidball drsau #ask box

[angelsdean]

the final bracket of the spn eps showdown is gonna be laz rising and tmwwbk at this point i just know. unless they end up in the same bracket before the final round

#SO many good eps in that recent one and they're gonna be out of the running immediately #like the french mistake and scoobynatural were fun but narratively they were kinda filler eps #despair i really only liked the destiel stuff and like. cas still DIES so :/ #it really came down to tmwwbk the end and tombstone #and it was SO HARD man. but the ep that had the best story ? the best cinematography ? was literally it's own gay little film? tmwwbk #i love the end so much tho bc like !!! dean centric !! time travel / angel manipulation !! destiel !! TWO DEANS !! RHONDA #also i love tombstone for the destiel of it all like. NEON CROSS REUNION MARRIAGE ON THAT EMPTY ROAD #why did they all have to be in the same bracket :(

[amtrak12]

Sometimes I can't tell if my takes on Lucifer differ so much from other fans because I automatically smoothed over plot holes and odd choices and have been mentally running with my own narrative this entire time, or if other fans are the ones misinterpreting the show. o_O

#Sometimes it feels like people are crediting the writers with intentions that were never there #But then again maybe those intentions were stated in interviews and that's why my interpretations are different #Because I purposely didn't look up any interviews with cast or writers for Lucifer #I have zero interest in what anyone INTENDED to do with the show #I am working solely off the narrative that was filmed; edited; and aired #I'm not even working with deleted scenes #I don't care about those either #What I saw is what I get and I'll fill in the gaps from there #At this point in my TV watching career it's just the best way to work with canon

[telefonamitra20anni]

Resto in equilibrio, resto alla finestra.

Sono nato sotto una buona stella del segno della bilancia, sono una "bilancia socialista", che resta sempre in equilibrio tra chi sono e chi voglio essere, senza comprendere veramente questo socialismo astrologico che mi porto dentro. Resto sempre a guardare alla finestra, senza avere il coraggio di agire, ma con il fuoco vero di volerlo fare, avendo le gambe conflittualmente ben inchiodate per terra. Il solo modo in cui ci riesco, è indossando le vesti dell'attore. Quelle vesti mi danno coraggio di agire ma, nella mia vita di uomo, amerei poterlo fare senza timore. Sono insicuro, indeciso, ambiguo, e valgo molto; ma tendo sempre ad avere quell'equilibrio della mediocrità, tanto rassicurante ad altri occhi, meno per me. Sono in lotta eterna, gioco forza resto in equilibrio. Sono la neutralità egoica che ha voglia di raccontarsi, sempre all' operosa ricerca di un orecchio all'ascolto, di un colore deciso, anche nell'abbigliamento, mi nascondo dei rassicuranti beige, nei mezzi toni, ci affogo. Nelle mie scelte di attore quei mezzi toni li ho colorati, con colori accesi. Contrasti decisi per me che, in alcuni casi della vita sono rimasto a guardare. Nei compromessi sono irraggiungibile, atipico per un diplomatico emotivo. Ed ecco l'intrigo, gli uomini del mio tipo, sono coscienti di tutto, perfino della loro incoscienza. Mi chiedo a cosa servirà poi? tutto questo è da infelici. Sono un critico, crudele e sleale del mio essere, non mi piaccio, ma forse infondo, lo accetto. Con il tempo, ho imparato e ho lasciato che gli altri lo apprendessero a loro volta. Accetto perchè voglio distruggere. Sono un uomo di ombre e di luce, resto in equilibrio aspettando un segno. La fortuna non è stata sempre dalla mia parte, ma quando c'è stata l'ho accolta e carismaticamente sfruttata, infondo solo uno stupido darebbe un calcio al proprio destino, quello stupido non potevo essere io. Ecco il mio piccolo graffio. Se il piatto della "bilancia" pendeva, la mia forza contrapposta mi riportava su, un moto continuo e costante nel gioco della mia vita.

#marcello mastroianni #mastroianni marcello gif #film photography #latin lover #best actor #real life #true lies #federico fellini #telefonamitra20anni #telefonami tra vent'anni #storytelling #narrative #il divo #sei bellissimo #black and white #kodak #movies #black and red #original photographers #black authors #italian cinema #biography #il piu bello #bilancia #moviegifs #Spotify

[laesas]

Kinda sick of 'queer' media that makes every primary perpetrator of homophobia gay actually...

#sometimes the problem is straight people actually! 💖 #the eclipse the series #the eclipse #Chadoks entire storyline would have been better and made far far more sense if he was Dika's best friend. #and theres a mixup and Dika tries to kiss him in the classroom and they get caught so Chadok throws him under the bus #then Chadok has to live with the fact that he rejected his best friend at his most vulnerable and didn't get to reconcile at all #and the way he copes with that is by leaning heavily into the school rules as a justification that assuages his guilt #like ''he broke the rules. he was fired for it. if he hadnt broken it he wouldnt be gone. i didnt have anything to do with it'' #and then Chadoks whole thing could have been like.. understanding that following rules carries the same amount of violence as breaking them #theres still a redeption arc on the cards but making him gay and in a stable relationship with Dika was a bad choice. #a gimmicky plot twist at best and playing into the ''lgbt people as the victims and perpetuators of their own oppression'' narrative #which in film and TV is used as a buffer for audiences #majority straight audiences dont like stories that force them to examine their part in perpetuating homophobia #so the homophobic gay bully trope is used to eradicate that guilt #the problem is not the system of unjustified hatred... its repressed gay individuals lashing out unjustly #which I think is where The Eclipse completely falls down #because the whole fucking point of the show is that its meant to be a scathing critique of The System #but it uses one trope for all of the perpetrators of the violence #akk: gay and repressed #chadok: gay and repressed #and finally Thua. #gay and lying about how bad the violence is to ''create a problem that isnt really there'' #a huge part of Thua's storyline is the fact that he's bullied for being gay. he lets go of Kans hand to protect him from the bullying?! #and then suddenly he's outing the guy that helped him??? #like ''im not outing you because of your love im outing you because of your lies.'' #bullshit. #Thua outed them *because* he wants them to suffer like he does. homophobia as a punishment for lying. #but that doesnt make any fucking sense for his character. he doesnt even apologise?? just writes them a script?? #you think Kan - having protected Thua from homophobic violence more than once - would be ok with Thua using it against his friends??? #why is everyone okay with this?!? - anyway!! should i write this meta... or should I simply Not Do That cause its thai bl dont deep it lol

[kashilascorner]

just watched notting hill which is supposed to be like an epitome of a good romcom and... Well. Let's just say i highly disagree

#jab we met (2006) really fcked up my expectations of what a good romcom should be #also stuff like nothing serious (2021). it's not enough with the pretty cinematography the colorful #(pun intendes cause they're all white) cast of side characters and the chemistey between the lead actors #i need their background their baggage their context how they actually connect as human beings and change each other #otherwise you're just preaching a stupid idea of what love should be and making up a story where the main couple #go back and forth because PLOT but it's actually because there's practically nothing going on between them in terms of actual trust #you're selling infatuation as love and they're not the same #so in notting hill we know anna has all these troubles. we know she has been in an abusive relationship one after the other. we know she #has a bf by the time she meets the guy. we know that but we never EXPLORE that. we see she's deeply hurt that her intimate #photos were leaked and that her relationship with the guy (her only solace) was revealed to the press but we never really DEAL with the #consequences of that. we're TOLD the guy is a hopeless romantic and an pverall decent fellow. they let drop he dated bella at some point #and worst of all we know he got divorced recently. but we never see his ex wife we know nothing about her he doesn't seem to think #about her at all which is odd at best for someone who claims to both be very devoted to the one he's in love and also claims he's #only been in love twice (bella & his exwife) before anna. we don't see their baggage just hear it. we don't see them talk it out or work #through it and when anna reacts roughly surely because of stress and trauma the narrative ends up putting her in the wrong (though to be #fair he isn't protrayed as being in the right exactly). the film is supposedly all about illusion vs reality and anna's deakre to be seen #for what she is (just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her thing) but actually the movie is about infatuation. a deep #one sure buy not about love. it's about solace but not nuance. it's fairy tale but fairy tales don't work in real life. we're supposed to #strive for the fairy tale which is literally completely impossible to achieve #effective romance movies and romcoms have that fantasy element for sure but they stay grounded. if not in plot surely in human connection #laura watches stuff

[mariocki]

Infinite list of favourite lyrics: 223/?

Tina Turner - GoldenEye (1995)

"You'll never know

How I watched you from the shadows as a child,

You'll never know

How it feels to be the one who's left behind.

You'll never know the days,

The nights, the tears, the tears I've cried;

But now my time has come

And time, time is not on your side!"

#favourite lyrics #tina turner #rip #goldeneye #bono #the edge #1995 #james bond #wildest dreams #might seem an odd choice of Tina song to celebrate her life‚ what with the wealth of massive success she leaves; i mean River Deep Mountain #High? Proud Mary? The Best? all bangers‚ all absolute masterpieces (I am particularly in love with River Deep which I would consider a #perfectly constructed single). but this is slightly an indulgent thing on my part; rather‚ i should say‚ a sentimental choice #as slightly feral teens‚ my bff and i would drive around north wales late at night (there isn't much to do here when you're an angsty angry #teen) smoking and listening to cds we made blasted as loud as possible on her car stereo. i think the goldeneye theme was on p much #every cd we ever made; we both knew the lyrics back to front‚ we'd both scream sing along and try to hit those incredible lingering notes #and quavering vocals like Tina (obviously never doing it at all justice). I'm not sure why we loved the song so much. partly bc we were of #an age to have been around for Goldeneye as a film release and game and it was a pretty big deal‚ reinvigorating the bond #franchise after something like a decade or more of slow decline into irrelevance (don't @ me i genuinely enjoy the Timothy Dalton films but #the fact is the franchise was dead in the water by 95). more likely it was because it is simply such an infectiously good banger of a song #it's everything a bond theme should be: Big‚ dramatic‚ campy‚ a little bit eerie‚ quasi operatic. it's a whole mysterious narrative #delivered in 3 and a half minutes in a pitch perfect vocal from a legend at the height of her powers. i actually didn't know until today #that it was written by the U2 twosome (but it makes sense and i can hear it now) but regardless they wrote it specifically for Turner: for #her own specific delivery and style. it's possible to sing this song a dozen different ways following the same lyrics and music and end up #with a dozen entirely different songs. but only one was the right choice; Tina's. a dark velvet glove on a cold hard gun. there was only #ever one tina turner‚ and so it should have been. rip to a true icon.

[daincrediblegg]

I just watched The Sea Beast over dinner… holy fucking shit

#hands down? best netflix animated film to date #it has everything. found family. a himbo. jared harris. commentary on collonialism and late stage capitalism and the importance of critical #thought and narrative bias and history… AND CUTE FUCKING CREATURES!!!!! #WHAT A FUCKING FILM!!!! WHAT A FUCKING PIECE OF CINEMA!!!!! #NOT TO MENTION ITS FUCKING GORGEOUS LIKE JESUS CHRIST WHO DID THIS?????? #anyway everyone and their mother should watch this I’m not joking #the sea beast

[lizzardtown]

17 nominations for blackberry from the Canadian screen academy btw...

#and it also won best canadian narrative film from the toronto critics association like a dah ago #we're so back

[galleryyuhself]

Galleryyuhself - Best Short Narrative at the TTFF 2023.

#galleryyuhself/Trinidad Remains #galleryyuhself/Karen Martinez #galleryyuhself/Best short narrative #tumblr/Karen Martinez #tumblr/Trinidad Remains #TTFF #Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival 2023 #films #movies #awards #shorts

[badgertracksart]

Portfolio advice, from a lead who hires Concept Artists

(This was originally a twitter thread I wrote before the site self imolated, hense it's strange structure.) I wrote this after a weekend of portfolio reviews - 1. Like a maths exam, please please show your working. I want to see thumbs options, mid options and of course a final design.

2. Arrange your portfolio, I don't want to bounce about between subject matter and pipeline. Your portfolio's narrative should be as strong as your work... 3. Please make worlds that excite the viewer, make them want to go in and explore them, explain to them the interesting parts of the town, or the way the character's hat unfolds. How will this draw the viewer in? 4. As I've said before the majority of your project work is explanatory not mood, make sure your portfolio contains explanatory work. Explained here -

5. A lot of beautiful post apocolyptic paintings, , but 80% of realistic games and film, we just give the environment artists photo ref, they are capable artists in their own right. Different work in stylised where you do need to create rules for how things can be translated. 6. Production art contains call out sheets, material references and flat graphics. This doesn't have to be your final image, but it should support it.

7. Design characters on a swatch(es) of the environment they will be viewed in. Not on white. I make swatch backgrounds from screenshots, it avoids assumptions that damage readability. 8. Reverse of this, put people in your environments, show me the scale.

9. It's not a deal breaker for a review, but if you intend to get a job, please show me your work on a screen larger than a smartphone (print outs probably the cheapest option with the best battery life). 10. Please have your contact details clearly visible, and by that I mean email address, I will not pass your social media contact on, I cannot input your form into my tracking system. EMAIL ADDRESS emblazoned and bake it in, sometimes recruiters do funky stuff to pdfs

11. Your portfolio will never feel done, not to you anyway. You will have learnt from your latest pieces and want to apply it to older work. But we know art is a journey. Send your portfolio anyway. I've been in the industry 10+ years and my portfolio is still not 'finished'. 12. If you are applying to an environment centric Concept Art position then please vary your times of day! Golden hour is cool but show me some happy sunny days, looming overcast days, what about at night? Vary your weather too! Sunny snowy day? Rainy Spring day? Stormy night?

13. If you are applying for a character centric Concept Art role then please ensure your portfolio shows a variety of body types and ethnicities. 14. Designing characters for games? Please show back views and feet (!) Many potfolios contain only front views. This is a problem because:

You haven't shown you are considering the design from all angles.

In many games rear view is the main view.

Stop cropping feet.

15. If you are entry / graduating and looking at Portfolios to compare content and standard of yr own work too, look at hired grad/junior artists as opposed to seniors Seniors and leads often have old or personal work in their portfolio which isnt representative of the day job. 16a. Show clearly the intended use case for your Concept Art. Mention the game type in the description. Are these player character designs for a 3rd person adventure game? Then more back views please. Bonus points for diagetic ways of showing health / equipment / role etc.

16b. Are these designs for an FPS? Then really the player view of the gun needs to sell the player style/ choices, in an FPS your weapons are almost your character. Are these world designs? What's the view distance? For an RTS your shapes need to read from above & a distance. 16c. The lack of clarification means I am judging the design in isolation, which both harms the design (you might be considering the backview of a char as the main adventure character.) Or an NPC, their waist up expressions may be important for conveying exposition and mechanics.

16d. Concept art is not separate from gameplay, great concept art serves the game team before it is a good illustration.

17. Play games. A variety of games. Think about them. IMO to be a good concept artist you need to understand the common language & references used by your peers. Also understand the principles and common language your audience are used to. FPS design rules are v.diff from RTS.

18. There are many skills that are needed in concept art, please show them. For example: Graphic design - logos, liveries, typographic use etc. VFX concepts - Abilities, Ambience, motion concepts. Architectural knowledge - How buildings are built! & more but I'm out of space :O

#gamedev #conceptart #advice #careeradvice #hiring

[reel-fear]

tbh ever since I watched the ancient aliens Quinton Reviews videos I have never watched documenteries the same the criteria he lays out for scoping out shitty documenteries has helped me sm nowadays I can almost instantly tell when I'm watching smth that doesnt actually care abt facts and instead wants to shove a narrative in ur face. I would highly suggest watching them if just for those purposes JSDNFGKJNSDFKJNFGSD

#ramblez #I havent watched em in a while but tbh the best advice I remember was #1 Are they constantly focused on the idea of 'well u CANT DISPROVE IT #if they are constantly using passive language its prolly bc they are pushing a narrative they know they have to be subtle abt #using statements like 'its a possiblity or maybe this couldve happened or esp theres no real way to know for sure- #2 if they put qualified and proffessional people in the interviews who dont say much #and then cut to a new person without an introductery or explaining their qualifications #this happens A LOT in these kind of films #if they flash enough trustworthy people in ur face they might just switch that person out for someone far less qualified #but hope that u just assume they can be trusted bc they r surrounded by actually qualified people #in ancient aliens its like every 5 minutes they switch between some insane racist guy and an actualy scientist #Ive used this during true crime documenteries and its a life saver-

[demilypyro]

I think putting games like The Last of Us or other games that can only be distinguished as being “cinematic” forward as arguments for “games are art” is misguided at best. Because games like that don’t prove that games are art. They’re just proving that movies are art, again, with some gameplay in between.

If the only way to prove that a game is art is how well it can emulate film, you’re not proving games are art, you’re proving that games can be mediocre movies. A game can have a strong narrative without stopping the gameplay to turn into a movie, and the narrative can be expressed not only during but *through* its gameplay. And THAT would prove games are art, since it’s something that movies can’t do.

When you ask me for games that “feel” like they can be called art, I would much sooner put forward something like Hades or Psychonauts or Dark Souls.