13 INSPIRING MOVIES ALL ARTISTS SHOULD WATCH WHEN BORED...

hello everyone my name is Nick and in

today's video I'm going to talk to you

about movies that all artists should

watch obviously these are my opinions

and you may share some of them you may

not and that's fine but please leave any

films that you think I should have

spoken about that I didn't in the

comments below so we can create a big

list of film that we should all watch in

times where we probably have more time

to watch films than ever these films are

all from post-2000 now that's because

there are obviously so many films I

could have spoken about but I had to

narrow it down somehow and so that's how

I've done it and I've tried to do a

mixture of films that you may have heard

of films that you probably haven't heard

of because I want to give some

suggestions of things that you probably

haven't seen so yeah so if you enjoy the

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get straight into the list okay so this

is gonna be completely spoiler free so

you don't need to worry about anything

like that and so if I look down I'm just

looking at my notes that I've got in

front of me

so first film at eternities gate this

film which is 2018 I believe and it's

all about Van Gough this film the

cinematography is done by van Waddell on

there's a lot of shots of close-ups of

painting which is really cool and good

to see but also it's kind of the

awareness of the camera is really

interesting that the shots you're all

almost sort of brought attention to the

camera and almost the fact that it kind

of feels somewhat documentary style I

mean it's this not it's fiction its

narrative of so it's based on his life

but the way that the camera it kind of

moves and the way everything shot is so

so well done and so kind of thought

thoughtful and quite kind of a

representation of Van Gogh sort of

sporadic sort of erratic deterioration I

suppose it each shot looks like a

painting it's so kind of beautifully

shot it just kind of made

wanna like go outside and pain or see I

can't really currently but yeah you know

I mean once it is all over

see at first film attempt he's gay

definitely want to watch okay so the

second film on the list is actually a

documentary called finding vivian maier

this documentary follows vivian maier

who was actually a nanny in america in

their kind of 60s 70s it wasn't until

after she died in some late 2000s and

this guy kind of an auction found all of

her photography and all of her film

negatives and it wasn't until after she

died that she's blown up into this

massive kind of success the documentary

is so interesting because it features

clips from people who she is - nanny and

kind of conflicting views that people

had on Vivian who by the sounds of it

was such a mysterious person like

there's still so much that we don't know

about her it's such an interesting

documentary and her photography she does

street photography and it is so

captivating and I love her photographs

and so I think you should definitely

check out this documentary okay so the

next film I'm going to talk about is if

Beale Street could talk directed by

Barry Jenkins now he also didn't

moonlight but I had to pick one and so

I've chosen feel Street the film follows

an african-american couple Tishman funny

in 70s Harlem funny is a key that is

accused of rape which he didn't commit

and it kind of follows their

relationship and their families and

throughout the course of the film

now this film is actually beautiful like

the cinematography James Laxton here's a

genius when it comes to the camera

things like they break the fourth wall

and it's not done in a cliche or kind of

cringy way it's done in a really kind of

intimate and immersive way for the

viewer also the production design mark

Freiberg who recently did Joker

it's this such kind of immersive you you

know environment and it's one of those

films where the production design in

cinematography really goes hand in hand

this wide film is so so stunning and it

probably has one of the best recent

themes in film all that's a bit of a

statement but I'm gonna stick with it

with Regina King and who plays the

mother of Tisch it's the same of the

week you know I mean if you've seen it

you've got to watch it

you've got to watch the film even if

just for they seem like it's actually

phenomenal and she was so deserving the

Oscar this film bill she could talk

cinematography production design

absolutely beautiful and stunning film

definitely get that watch so the fourth

film I'm gonna talk about is Frida Frida

Kahlo's Frida Kahlo during her life and

who else he was a very important artist

of the 20th century and this film is so

are concise stylized often transitions

go from self like paintings into

live-action as kind of transitions

between scenes I feel that this film in

itself is such a kind of pays homage to

her work and it is very stylized

and obviously she was a surrealist and

this film can be quite surreal

especially sort of the ending and so I

feel it's a really kind of good and kind

of true kind of respect to her as an

artist and it's really well acted Frida

definitely filmed to watch next film us

directed and created by Jordan Peele now

Jordan Hill is such a legend and he's

probably my favorite filmmaker and

director he did get out as well which

equally I love to watch that as well but

for me us was such a good film he is

basically a narrative genius he uses

real life and truth as kind of a base

and a stimulus to create this story from

in my artwork I love inspiring things by

true events and things because I think

you know history and life

the best of source for inspiration and

so he takes the Hands Across America

campaign and twist it into this

narrative that follows a family who

basically encountered their

doppelgangers if you haven't seen the

film it probably sounds a bit odd but

watch it and it's honestly it's done so

well and it's not cliche or cringe it'll

the way that it's just Britain is so

well crafted the soundtrack is mic

labels and it's so good like the get out

soundtrack was good but I think the US

soundtrack is so so good like it's so

atmospheric and so cool and the acting

like the cast on this is really well

cast not gonna Lila Peter she got

snuffed in a ward she I my opinion she

should definitely should have got

nominated for an Oscar she is incredible

in this film this is probably one of my

favorite films of 2019 so maybe I'm a

bit biased by including on this list but

there's definitely a lot to learn for a

creative person so the next film is

adaptation this film is actually mind

boggling

like it's directed by Spike Jones it's

so matter so it's about the writer of

the film Charlie Kaufman is in the film

and it's about him writing a script for

a film based on a book called the orchid

orchid thief it's so matter and even

thinking about it now it actually kind

of makes my brain hurt of it but the

presentation of artist block is so

realistic and so well done that it's

definitely a film that you'll relate to

as a creative person and one that you

should definitely watch for that you

know seeing the ways in which they kind

of struggle because it is so so accurate

and quite funny ly accurate in points

it's also such an unexpected film though

I could not have predicted what happens

in that film like it really took a

direction which I just wasn't expecting

it to so it definitely kind of keeps you

intrigued also for any screenwriters out

there it features Robert McKee who is a

famous and kind of film critic and he

talks about kind of the store

restructure and writing story honestly

it's such an interesting and just

mind-boggling film that you definitely

to give it a watch so this next film is

one that you probably haven't seen it's

on Netflix and it's called blue jay it

stars Sarah Paulson and marktplaats

as two people who were kind of childhood

sweethearts and then they reconnect and

it's in black and white and I know

there's many great black and white films

that recently in the lighthouse is

another great one to watch but I think

what kind of stuck up to me about this

is that it was shot over seven days for

me and that's just really inspiring and

you know it makes me want to go out and

shoot film and shoot my own kind of like

short film or quite you know impressive

for a film to be able to do it's the

role that we don't often see so

reporters and play know the script

itself is quite surprising and there are

kind of sad moments and it is a solid

kind of well-written drama

I think and although you won't see on

these big lists of films that you have

to watch and you know the best films of

all time I think it is a important film

to me anyway for giving me that

inspiration and won't make me want to

create my own kind of Moving Image work

so bluej check it out so the next film

I'm going to talk about is portrait of a

lady on fire or portico delusion feel

fur this film can probably be said to be

a masterpiece it follows a painter so

there's a reason to watch it anyway the

cinematography

I know I've probably - a person hit bit

but it's so painfully and so the film

itself feels like painting and it's so

well crafted just all of the elements of

this film together work so beautifully

it's kind of become quite famous for

this stare and this kind of eye contact

and lips that they have in the film and

actually as an artist who does quite a

lot of portrait painting I found that

really useful because I think there's a

tendency you know when you paint a

portrait you just kind of if you take

photo or whatever and then you

the photo and I think even if your

subject looks like it's not doing that

much the look and the emotion behind

just the look in this film I think is so

inspiring to be able to incorporate into

a kind of portrait painting or

photography or whatever as that sort of

deeper meaning and to be able to have

kind of narrative to your work which is

something that I find so important about

fighting narrative to work and so this

film has been so inspirational and so

great for kind of drawing from that kind

of stare and everything an amazing film

that you definitely need to watch so the

ninth film I'm gonna talk about is lala

land

directed by Damien Chazelle I love this

film and I've seen it like three times

in cinema which I never normally do and

it follows Mia and who is a struggling

actress in LA I resonate with it a lot

because I'm also an actor as a creative

person I think you really can identify

with her in the film and this kind of

struggling to live as a creative person

and as an artist in China you know find

your way in a very crowded industry and

so it is a very realistic film which

links into the ending which I've see I'm

not gonna spoil this realism is really

what's good about this film and Damien

Chazelle does it so brilliantly kind of

contrasted to this cinematography which

is very colorful and reflects that sort

of you know dream la life you know

Hollywood's and kind of an homage to

singing in the rain and those kinds of

other more old-school musicals so it

kind of does a really good job at

contrasting this of like the dream and

the reality and this kind of reality of

a artist struggling is definitely a

reason why you should watch this film

tenth film on the list is the invitation

this film is on Netflix I believe it's a

sort of horror thriller type film but

it's done really well and it's about

this sort of dinner party that happens

there's this guy and his kind of current

girlfriend guy

his ex-partners kind of very rich house

and sort of like kind of a Hollywood

suburb for this meal and then things

kind of get weird and creepy without

giving anything away this film is so

suspenseful like it literally keeps on

the edge of your seat throughout the

whole film and that's why I want you to

include a film like this on the list and

the ending obviously you're not gonna

spoil it it's really creepy and I think

one of the best kind of horror type film

endings in kind of recent film history

that you can really learn a lot in terms

of a kind of like a slow burn and kind

of making an audience feel kind of

uncomfortable

ix film on the list is her written and

directed by Spike Jane who also did

adaptation now this film is settings of

like a near sci-fi like future in Los

Angeles in LA and follows this Theodore

Twombly who is a guy who ends up falling

in love with his operating system his OS

this film is a really kind of

interesting take on I suppose quite a

quite a common type of vermin type of

film they need the production design KK

Barrett I personally think was not to

think it was snubs of awards and things

like that it really finds that balance

between narrative and visuals as a way

of enhancing your kind of emotional

connection to the character her

definitely definitely recommend the 12th

film is one that may probably have seen

but marriage story this came out you

know this last year and it's on Netflix

it's Netflix original and it's shot on

35mm film like it's got this great kind

of nostalgia feeling to it it's about

you know a couple who were going through

divorce and they're filming relatively

mundane you know scenery and apartments

and flats and things like that but it's

got this great feel to it but also the

production design is really um

really aids that it's another one of

those films like Beale Street where the

production design and the cinematography

worked really well together

I've even there's a scene in Adam

drivers characters apartment that he

gets which is just it's kind of white

walls normally you know like a a rule in

filmmaking is you don't have white walls

but it's so effective and the acting is

next-level like I think Adam driver

should have won something for this their

use of voice overs as well is really

interesting and so it's a really kind of

I think a fresh take on this of you know

divorce style family drama so if you

haven't already check out it's on

Netflix merge story last film on the

list is loving Vincent you haven't seen

it you may just hear so this is the

first ever hand-painted animated film

it's about Van Gogh it kind of follows

his life similarly to a certain she's

gay and it's completely painted hand

painted and it's made up of 65,000

individual oil paintings which actually

thought when you think about it that's

absolutely kind of mind-blowing Lee

crazy and you still forget that it's an

animation it's so beautiful

this film honestly I mean it is one of a

kind and one that definitely is

specifically if you're sort of a painter

you need to watch it

absolutely kind of wore strikingly

brilliant and so yeah

loving Vincent so there we are there are

13 films that all artists should watch

if I didn't talk about maybe your

favorite film or any films you think I

should have spoken about leave them in

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