For our first week that focuses on a specific theme in films rather than a director, we dive right into three films which are structured around characters who are lost at sea: Lifeboat (1944), Life of Pi (2012), and All is Lost (2013). We talk about the ways film technology has made this type of film more accessible to both large and small budget productions, the narrative implications of beginning your story at the “dark night of the soul” moment, and how the lost at sea “genre” can be expanded and adapted.
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Resources referenced in this episode:
- Life of Pi shot compared to book cover
- Life of Pi flying fish scene
- All is Lost mast rig
- Lifeboat‘s Alfred Hitchcock cameo
- Alex onTwitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
Next week we will be watching the following Christopher Nolan films:
- Following (1998) – Available on Netflix
- The Prestige (2006)
- Interstellar (2014)
Intro/Outro Music:
Ash by Mike Braudrick
The Filmlings 