Hearing Tarantino supercut

Jacob T. Swinney's edited this awesome supercut of the sounds of Tarantino. 'Hearing Tarantino' demonstrates the power of the right sound in the right place, from the shhhink of a samurai sword and the sppplatter of blood, to the slurrrp of a tasty beverage and the sssizzle of a cigarette drag, audio embeds tension, gives action impact and can really make a scene stand out.

Hearing Tarantino from Jacob T. Swinney on Vimeo.

Christopher Nolan on 'Following'

Here Christopher Nolan talks through the making of his first feature - Following. It's a neo noir tale with a twisty turny plot that keeps you guessing right up to the end. In this interview he elucidates on how having no budget can be used to your advantage, from choosing to shoot black and white, to the use of sound, and elements to include or not to avoid betraying your lack of finance, as well as how it helped him develop directorial techniques he's been using ever since.

Despite his budgets increasing to astronomical figures, Nolan hasn't changed his methods, he still prefers to shoot single camera, still draws a lot from the crime and film noir genre, and still uses inserts for both storytelling and editing reasons. It's an in-depth interview where you can learn a lot about first time film-making, as well as the story behind the production of a very strong début feature.