Raising Arizona(1987)

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Raising Arizona(1987)

Former heavyweight boxer, kickboxer and 80s/90s bit player Randall “Tex” Cobb in Raising Arizona (1987)… one of those hairy, grizzled, muscular, hyper-butch Alphas who remind me that I’m just a big ol’ bottom!

How do you film a conversation? Most likely, you’re going to block the actors, set up the camera, and do shot/reverse shot. But where do you put the camera? What lens do you use? And how do you cut back and forth? Today, I consider the Coen brothers — Joel & Ethan — and see how these choices lend a particular feel to their version of shot/reverse shot.

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One of the great things about detailed production design is that it pays off in unexpected ways. So today I explore the weird possibilities of that most common of objects: the chair.

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Raising Arizona, 1987