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Monsters in the Closet

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Monsters in the Closet – A History of LGBT Representation in Horror Cinema

https://mattkprovideo.com/2020/06/04/monsters-in-the-closet/

 

 

I suppose that perhaps I am a particularly clueless rock headed straight guy, but I was surprised by how much gay subtext this guy found in the old Universal horror movies. Bram Stoker was gay? The gay subtext, or at least that of a misunderstood outsider is clear in “FRANKENSTEIN” and especially in “BRIDE of FRANKENSTEIN” But I never read that message into DRACULA or THE WOLFMAN.

I often thought that the Dracula story was a metaphor for anti semitism or anti immigration ( the scary mysterious stranger from eastern Europe with a spooky accent spreading disease…. he fears the cross…) but I never thought of as a metaphor for being in the closet ( in the coffin???… hmmmm…)

SPLASH reunion!

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Reunited Apart Makes a SPLASH – with Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, and more!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088161/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splash_%28film%29

Splash ( 1984 ) was an American Romantic comedy/ Fantasy movie that starred Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah with John Candy and Eugene Levy.

 

It was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel and directed by Ron Howard.
It is about a young man who falls in love with a mermaid/mer-woman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hanks

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Hannah

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Candy

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Levy

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Ganz

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babaloo_Mandel

Video Equipment

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www.mattkprovideo.com/2020/05/27/video-equipment/

Video equipment that I own:

Sony FX 3 camera with an E4.5 -6.3/70-350 G OSS FE24mm lens.

DJI Mavic 3 Cine drone.

Canon T3I with an added 18 to 55 lens. Shoots 24 frames per second ( HD/2K)  and slo motion. Shoots up to 20 minutes.

Canon G20 camera ( camcorder) that shoots HD/2K for up to 4 hours.

Multiple fluid head Tripods.

Camera slider for slider shots.

Sony 4K Video Recording FDRAX33 Handycam Camcorder. Shoots 4K, 2K at 30 frames per second or 24 FPS.

https://www.sony.com/electronics/handycam-camcorders/fdr-ax33

1 4K Go Pro.

1 2K Go Pro and a Go Pro Gimbal.

Various Go Pro Mounts and straps.

iPhone Gimbal (for smooth, steady “flying” shots)

iPhone that shoots in 4K, 2K and slow motion (excellent in low light!) I know it seems amateurish to hire a so called “professional videographer” and then they shoot with a cell phone. But cell phone footage if shot and edited properly, can look amazing.

iPhone “Selfie Stick.”

DJI iPhone Gimbal.

Basic small field Lights.

Lazy Susan carousel for shooting objects.

2 Lavalier microphones.

I RODE mike.

1 small camera hand-cam stabilizer.

1 PC LapTop with full creative suite ( Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate/Flash, Adobe Photoshop, and Cinema 4D lite).

1 traditional paper animation light box.

I have the full Adobe Creative Suite and am excellent at using Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects ( I have a college degree in motion graphics) and Adobe Photoshop. I also have basic proficiency at Adobe Animate and some basic 3D animation.