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Before Kubrick Wrote Scripts, He Took Photos

72 points by daegloe 8y ago

sidcool 8y ago
I wish Kubrick had made the movie on Holocaust that he was planning, but changed his mind on watching Schindler's list. Similar thing happened with his Napoleon initiative. I also wish he had created an epic crime drama like 'Once upon a time in America'.
aidos 8y ago
Great pics. I didn't know he was a photographer (though it makes sense given the incredible cinematography in his films) but seeing the title reminded me of this brilliant shot from when he was filming The Shining https://www.picsofcelebrities.com/celebrity/dar-robinson/pictures/dar-robinson-scandal.html https://www.picsofcelebrities.com/celebrity/dar-robinson/pic...
frostirosti 8y ago
The Kubrick exhibit at The Jewish Museum in SF was great! Really showed how his work changed over time and his unmade Napoleon movie would have wild.
debt 8y ago
Great photography involves encapsulating a story in a photograph. A film is doing the same in many moving images; it's a greater challenge. He was a great photographer so he got into film for a greater challenge.
privong 8y ago
I wonder if there's a Kubrick biography or documentary coming out soon. There have been several other articles about him recently, including some focusing on his photography: https://www.wsj.com/articles/space-odyssey-and-stanley-kubrick-review-like-nothing-else-on-earth-1523565411 https://www.wsj.com/articles/space-odyssey-and-stanley-kubri... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16840863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16840863 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2018/04/13/stanley-kubricks-little-known-life-as-a-still-photographer https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2018/04/13/s... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16835720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16835720 https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/01/close-tears-he-left-intermission-how-stanley-kubrick-upset-arthur-c-clarke https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/01/close-tea... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16781142 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16781142 Or maybe it's just commemoration of the 50 year anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Edit: I see from this article that there's an exhibit opening tomorrow, so that's probably the immediate impetus.
- flyingcircus3 8y ago
  Or perhaps he just stands in the pantheon of filmmakers. As a fan of Tarantino and Christopher Nolan, Kubrick's consistency of the quality of his work is unparalleled, in my mind. The breadth of the timespan he created them in is equally impressive. Most of the films he adapted from a book, are drastically different as well.
- Flenser 8y ago
  Good guess: https://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/filmworker/ https://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/filmworker/ > Leon Vitali was a rising British television actor when Stanley Kubrick picked him for the role of Lord Bullingdon in Barry Lyndon. That first encounter with the famed auteur proved decisive — he swiftly resolved to devote the rest of his life working for the director, this time behind the scenes, and took on just about every job available: casting director, acting coach, location scouter, sound engineer, color corrector, A.D., promoter, and eventually restorer of Kubrick’s films. Tony Zierra’s affecting documentary profiles the devoted “filmworker” — Vitali’s preferred job title — as he enthusiastically recounts his days with the notoriously meticulous, volatile and obsessive director. The experiences brought both tremendous sacrifice and glowing pride.
  - Flenser 8y ago
    There's also this: https://www.2001spaceodysseymovie.com/ https://www.2001spaceodysseymovie.com/
- ajushi 8y ago
  Yup, I guess that's just the PR for the exhibit tomorrow. Hope I can go!

72 points by daegloe 8y ago

I wish Kubrick had made the movie on Holocaust that he was planning, but changed his mind on watching Schindler's list. Similar thing happened with his Napoleon initiative. I also wish he had created an epic crime drama like 'Once upon a time in America'.

aidos 8y ago

Great pics. I didn't know he was a photographer (though it makes sense given the incredible cinematography in his films) but seeing the title reminded me of this brilliant shot from when he was filming The Shining https://www.picsofcelebrities.com/celebrity/dar-robinson/pictures/dar-robinson-scandal.html https://www.picsofcelebrities.com/celebrity/dar-robinson/pic...

frostirosti 8y ago

The Kubrick exhibit at The Jewish Museum in SF was great! Really showed how his work changed over time and his unmade Napoleon movie would have wild.

debt 8y ago

Great photography involves encapsulating a story in a photograph. A film is doing the same in many moving images; it's a greater challenge. He was a great photographer so he got into film for a greater challenge.

privong 8y ago

I wonder if there's a Kubrick biography or documentary coming out soon. There have been several other articles about him recently, including some focusing on his photography: https://www.wsj.com/articles/space-odyssey-and-stanley-kubrick-review-like-nothing-else-on-earth-1523565411 https://www.wsj.com/articles/space-odyssey-and-stanley-kubri... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16840863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16840863 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2018/04/13/stanley-kubricks-little-known-life-as-a-still-photographer https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2018/04/13/s... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16835720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16835720 https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/01/close-tears-he-left-intermission-how-stanley-kubrick-upset-arthur-c-clarke https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/01/close-tea... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16781142 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16781142 Or maybe it's just commemoration of the 50 year anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Edit: I see from this article that there's an exhibit opening tomorrow, so that's probably the immediate impetus.

flyingcircus3 8y ago
Or perhaps he just stands in the pantheon of filmmakers. As a fan of Tarantino and Christopher Nolan, Kubrick's consistency of the quality of his work is unparalleled, in my mind. The breadth of the timespan he created them in is equally impressive. Most of the films he adapted from a book, are drastically different as well.
Flenser 8y ago
Good guess: https://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/filmworker/ https://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/filmworker/ > Leon Vitali was a rising British television actor when Stanley Kubrick picked him for the role of Lord Bullingdon in Barry Lyndon. That first encounter with the famed auteur proved decisive — he swiftly resolved to devote the rest of his life working for the director, this time behind the scenes, and took on just about every job available: casting director, acting coach, location scouter, sound engineer, color corrector, A.D., promoter, and eventually restorer of Kubrick’s films. Tony Zierra’s affecting documentary profiles the devoted “filmworker” — Vitali’s preferred job title — as he enthusiastically recounts his days with the notoriously meticulous, volatile and obsessive director. The experiences brought both tremendous sacrifice and glowing pride.
- Flenser 8y ago
  There's also this: https://www.2001spaceodysseymovie.com/ https://www.2001spaceodysseymovie.com/
ajushi 8y ago
Yup, I guess that's just the PR for the exhibit tomorrow. Hope I can go!