Posts by Henk-Jan Vinke
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Technical Storytelling in Film (part 3 of 3)
Posted on January 12, 2014After discussing the beginnings of film and sound in part 1, and the use of colour and lenses in part 2, the third part of this article will focus on […] -
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Technical Storytelling in Film (part 2 of 3)
Posted on December 30, 2013In the first part of the article on the technical storytelling in film, I focused on the aspects of film and sound. In this second part, I continue with colour and […] -
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Proper Value: The Fountain
Posted on December 22, 2013One of the reasons we started The Culture Counter was to show people works of art we really love. This is easy when these works are universally acclaimed, but for […] -
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Technical Storytelling in Film (part 1 of 3)
Posted on December 15, 2013Hundreds of books have been written about storytelling, mostly covering the writing aspect of it. But what about after the writing is over? This article covers some of the technical […] -
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An Introduction to Dutch Literature
Posted on November 30, 2013Most people outside of the Netherlands and Flanders are familiar with Dutch literary works through their cinematic adaptations. The Dutch film industry was never shy with borrowing from the literary […] -
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The Influence of the Law of Jante on Danish Cinema
Posted on November 16, 2013The influence of Danish cinema is enormous when taking into account the relative small size of Denmark. Directors like Bille August, Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg are household names […] -
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An Introduction to Anime
Posted on November 2, 2013While in Japan anime is used to describe all animation, in the West the term specifically refers to Japanese animation. And while a lot of people in their twenties and […] -
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How Will the Story of Film Continue? (Better Not Be a Prequel!)
Posted on October 19, 2013A couple of months ago I wrote an article about the importance of new ideas in Hollywood and why Hollywood is too afraid to invest in them. I chose Guillermo […] -
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Politics and Language in J.M. Coetzee’s In the Heart of the Country
Posted on September 25, 2013“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – […]