Movie News | Movies.com: If you're a fan of director Craig Brewer (and you should be), then the first thing you need to do is go download a free copy of the dude's first feature film, The Poor & Hungry, which Brewer is self-distributing as we speak. Not only can you buy what Brewer feels is his best film to date on Blu-ray, DVD and via digital download, but he's also giving folks the chance to download it for free by tossing him your e-mail.
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I don't know if we have to do comments... but if we do, this article is definitely worth it! I love choreography. I always wished I could dance and I think it's so cool to see the rehearsal in the studio compared to the actual movie. They were talking about how it was more real during rehearsal and it was really interesting to see how they looked like they were having so much fun and how it did feel real. Like they were really at a bar etc. I personally love originals, so I do think the original footloose is better than the remake but I thought this latest version wasn't bad at all!
It was really cool to see the progression of the rehearsal shot to the final shot and the way that dialogue and plot points were added into the final product. It also shows how much the environment of the final movie adds to the music and dancing. I took part in a production of Footloose last year so it is fun to see this production in development. This is the first time I've seen this part of the new movie and I'm very surprised with how indecent and violent it is; something not in the original version of this section. I guess that's how the movie industry appeals to modern teenagers though.
Cool comparison, as Becki and Michael both pointed out. I think this is a tool that a lot of directors, especially of musicals, could be using in rehearsals. If you're wandering with a flip camera, you get a good sense of the shots you are going to want, you can see where perhaps staging isn't working to give you the shot you want, and it can save you a lot of time setting things up when you're on location and in costume. You can figure out where you'll need cameras to be in a more educated way. And you can make great before-after YouTube footage for us fans to enjoy!
I'm not particularly fond of the Footloose remake (mind you I haven't seen the whole thing, it was too painful). The original was such a classic that this new, country infused version seems like a cheap remake. Also, the choice to go with hard core country music rather than country rock was a terrible decision. It ruins the feeling of a lot of the dance numbers. That said, watching the continuous shot of the dance was really interesting. I enjoyed that it was shot similar to how the final piece was done. I actually think the finished scene would have been better with a continuous shot, you would really feel the youth and excitement that way. Also it would have been better with a different music choice. Then again, the whole movie would have been better if it did not exist, but hey you can't stop a terrible remake if it puts money in the producers pockets, can you.
Not too into Footloose, but The Poor & Hungry looks like something that I would enjoy. However, the energy in that rehearsal footage was amazing and I love that he was able to get right up into the middle of the action and I almost felt like he was dancing with them. Becca, I agree with you, getting footage like this for a dance scene can really help with deciding on where they want to position the cameras for the actual filming. I know some music video directors who do that with the choreography scenes.
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