The Oscar's award ceremony is still three weeks away. With that being said, the categories for acting (best actor/actress, best supporting actor/actress) seem pretty solid on the winners. But hey, three weeks is a lot of time. It goes for show, that if you can solidify a win, you must have done a hell of a great job.
For best actor, Mathew McConaughey seems like he's pretty solid for winning the category for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club". However, Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Wolf of Wall Street" and Chiwetel Ejiofor for "12 Years a Slave" might have a sudden change to get that award. (DiCaprio is still awardless in his career)
As a filmmaker, you want your films to be recognized and to get nominated for different categories. It shows you executed the film excellently and your audience enjoyed and loved your film. If you can get your nominations to solidify a win in a category, you either did an excellent job, or your competition cannot match up. In this case, for the audience, it goes to show that if you can pull something off perfectly, you can easily get a 5-star vote.
The article here.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
The Unforgettable
Last Sunday, a tragic event took place when actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman overdosed and died. The famous actor took part of some great films over the course of his career, with some unforgettable roles within those films. In his most recent role in a major film, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", he played Plutarch Heavensbee, the headmaster of the games.
As a filmmaker, it's good to know who you want to work with, who you can visualize as an actor for a role, or the kind of person that would make great emotional and mental effects towards the audience viewing your film. For example, this relationship can be seen between Hoffman and director P. T. Anderson; Hoffman has worked with Anderson in multiple films over the course of Hoffman's career. Over the course those years, the audience has familiarized Hoffman, and sees the progression through the roles he's played, especially in the latest "Hunger Games" series. But for the industry, this death will create some problems for future films. His character cannot be easily replaced, and modifications to films he was supposed to be in will have to be made for the story; for example, the next films based on the "Hunger Games" series.
More about Hoffman's significant roles here.
As a filmmaker, it's good to know who you want to work with, who you can visualize as an actor for a role, or the kind of person that would make great emotional and mental effects towards the audience viewing your film. For example, this relationship can be seen between Hoffman and director P. T. Anderson; Hoffman has worked with Anderson in multiple films over the course of Hoffman's career. Over the course those years, the audience has familiarized Hoffman, and sees the progression through the roles he's played, especially in the latest "Hunger Games" series. But for the industry, this death will create some problems for future films. His character cannot be easily replaced, and modifications to films he was supposed to be in will have to be made for the story; for example, the next films based on the "Hunger Games" series.
Hoffman from the film, "Boogie Nights"
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