Watching Luna to celebrate the birthday of Stephanie Leonidas. This film is made by some of the same people that made Mirrormask, which is another great candidate for the birthday rewatch. I chose this one because I can now finally watch my US disc in a player that accepts the region coding. If I remember a theme was a couple mourning after the death of a child, but the events are fantastical and may be based on wishful thinking. #StephanieLeonidas #Luna #BirthdayRewatch
The film is from a while ago, around 2014, but it also took many years after filming before it was released. The effect is that we're getting a much younger Stephanie. #StephanieLeonidas #Luna
In this film the animations, computer graphics and fantasy elements have more of a role than normal, being representations of people's bereavements and thoughts. It's quite beautiful. #Luna
I'm struck by the fullness of how Stephanie plays her character Freya, especially since at least initially she should not be that central to the story. But you immediately feel her, want to meet her, talk to her, a bit like Stephanie's other roles often are real people you'd like to know. The other characters in this film take longer to develop. #StephanieLeonidas #Luna
There's an interesting thing about this moment in the film that I hope I remember correctly. The director revealed that this isn't an official take, but is Stephanie preparing for another scene which he secretly filmed from around the corner because he liked how it looked when he saw her standing like that and thought it would fit great in the film. And it does.
There are some quick cuts back and forth between the previous scene and the scene she's preparing for here, with these clips mixed in, that's why it works. #StephanieLeonidas #Luna
I slightly misremembered. He says he found this shot between takes, so not secretly filmed as I thought. But it is Stephanie preparing and getting her mind ready for the next take.
Seven years it took between filming this film (2007) and it's eventual release (2014). And us in the rest of the world are still waiting (it's only out in the US and UK I think).
Gidi Kroon
in reply to Gidi Kroon • •#StephanieLeonidas #Luna
Gidi Kroon
in reply to Gidi Kroon • •Gidi Kroon
in reply to Gidi Kroon • •#Luna
Gidi Kroon
in reply to Gidi Kroon • •#StephanieLeonidas #Luna
Gidi Kroon
in reply to Gidi Kroon • •There's an interesting thing about this moment in the film that I hope I remember correctly. The director revealed that this isn't an official take, but is Stephanie preparing for another scene which he secretly filmed from around the corner because he liked how it looked when he saw her standing like that and thought it would fit great in the film. And it does.
There are some quick cuts back and forth between the previous scene and the scene she's preparing for here, with these clips mixed in, that's why it works.
#StephanieLeonidas #Luna
Gidi Kroon
in reply to Gidi Kroon • •Gidi Kroon
in reply to Gidi Kroon • •Gidi Kroon
in reply to Gidi Kroon • •