Movies That Break the Fourth Wall (acknowledge camera)
A compilation of scenes and moments from films that all "break the fourth wall" - that is, acknowledge (usually directly to the camera, and therefore the audience) that they're part of a movie. The term comes from the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. The montage includes 54 different films (some used more than once) from perhaps the very first example of breaking the fourth wall right up to today. There were so many other great examples I couldn't find room for (sadly, The Dude and The Big Lebowski's narrator don't abide here), I'd love to hear which 4th wall breakers you'd also include. Email me on leigh@singer-leisinger.com, or @Leigh_Singer on Twitter. Look forward to hearing your comments! The list of 54 films featured, in order: The Player (1992), Blazing Saddles (1974), The Great Train Robbery (1902), Persona (1966), Alfie (1966), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), Richard III (1995), Richard III (1955), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Fight Club (1999), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Le Mepris (1963), High Fidelity (2000), Spaceballs (1987), Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Horse Feathers (1932), Annie Hall (1977), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Amelie (2001), On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), Death Proof (2007), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), The Meaning of Life (1983), Road to Bali (1952), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Animal House (1978), The Omen (1976), The Devil’s Advocate (1997), Psycho (1960), Orlando (1992), Young Frankenstein (1974), Do the Right Thing (1989), Gangster No.1 (2000), A Bout de Souffle (1960), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Top Secret! (1984), Family Plot (1976), Superman – The Movie (1978), Bronson (2008), Airplane! (1980), Funny Games (1997), Funny Games (2007), The Great Dictator (1940), Lord of War (2005), JFK (1991), Goodfellas (1990), Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001), The Nutty Professor (1996), Tom Jones (1963), Monty Python & The Holy Grail (1975), The Holy Mountain (1973), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).
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Copyright: Nicolaas G. Pierson Foundation http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341746/
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Your favorite films just got a lot shorter. Check out the: Free CHTV video podcast on iTunes.
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Dora The Explorer - Movie Trailer (SPOOF)
In this first live-action Dora film, the starlet breaks hearts, skulls and language barriers.
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Set against a backdrop of greed, corruption and political intrigue, lies a story of love, power and betrayal. Beginning with a revolution, and ending on the other side of the world, it is a story about money, oil , and a clandestine romance of a beautiful woman in love with a man from a foreign land. This is where cultures clash, friendships tested, bonds broken and lives lost, in an international conspiracy of lies, spies and secret agendas, hidden behind a Golden Veil.
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So that's why asians are so good at Ping Pong? They can channel Dragon Ball Z powers part way through the match.
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A History of Sound Design in Film
A capstone research project for Interdisciplinary Studies graduate Noah Dankner, whose INDS degree was entitled "Sound Recording, Production, and Design."
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The Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)
This short film was a test for Thomas Edison's Kinetophone project, the first attempt in history to record sound and moving image in synchronization. This was an experiment by William Dickson to put sound and film together either in 1894 or 1895.
Unfortunately, this experiment failed because they didn't understand synchronization of sound and film. The large cone on the left hand side of the frame is the "microphone" for the wax cylinder recorder (off-camera). The Library of Congress had the film. The wax cylinder soundtrack, however, was believed lost for many years. Tantalizingly, a broken cylinder labeled "Violin by WKL Dickson with Kineto" was catalogued in the 1964 inventory at the Edison National Historic Site.
In 1998, Patrick Loughney, curator of Film and Television at the Library of Congress, retrieved the cylinder and had it repaired and re-recorded at the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archive of Recorded Sound, Lincoln Center, New York. Since the Library did not possess the necessary synchronizing technology, Loughney - at the suggestion of producer Rick Schmidlin - sent multi-Oscar award winner Walter Murch a videotape of the 17 seconds of film and an audiocassette of 3 minutes and 20 seconds of sound with a request to marry the two. By digitizing the media and using digital editing software, Murch was able to synchronize them and complete the failed experiment 105 years later. This 35mm film was generously made available to the Internet Archive by Walter Murch and Sean Cullen.
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Reel Wisdom - Lessons from 40 Films in 7 Minutes
The films used, in order of appearance: Pirates of Silicon Valley Swimming with Sharks The Matrix Star Trek (2009) Ghost Rider Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The Iron Giant Lions for Lambs The Shawshank Redemption The Matrix Revolutions Dead Poet's Society Gladiator Troy The Matrix Reloaded Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) The Bucket List The Lion King Forrest Gump Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Ferris Beuler's Day Off The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ratatouille Terminator 2: Judgment Day Catch Me If You Can Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Batman Begins Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Hitch Phenomenon The Pursuit of Happyness The Men Who Stare at Goats Bicentennial Man The Incredibles Under the Tuscan Sun Kung Fu Panda K-Pax Quantum of Solace Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Please note: I do not own the rights to any of the films featured in this video. All films are copyrighted by their respective owners. No copyright infringement intended.
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Not all men are created prequel.
Written & Directed by Bridge Stuart & Mike Litzenberg
Cinematography by Andrew Crighton
Featuring "Ahead of Us the Secret" by Wild Orchid Children
ADR Recorded by Ian Blackman
Party Scene Sound by Brendan Johnson
Bridge Stuart as George Lucas, Yoda
Marc Moseley as Party Toaster
Lacy Hornick as Marcia
Lisa Summerscales as Hollywood Report Anchor
John Gilchrist as Businessman On His Cell Phone
Mike Litzenberg as John Williams, Darth Maul, Chewbacca, Jar Jar Binks, Greedo
Julie Warnock as Princess Leia
Kyle Isao as Short Round
Zach Bourque as Steven Spielberg
James Roehl as Unmasked Clone Trooper
David Cronin as Spock
Party Goers: Izumi Alvarado, Pamela Cedar, Brendan Johnson, Catherine Lydon, Alexander Sanchez
Ninjas: Eliot Dewberry, Wes Dewberry, John Gilchrist
Clone Troopers: Matt Biron, Eliot Dewberry, John Gilchrist, J.J. Meston, Terrence Scott, Nick Stewart
Special Thanks to: Josh Funk, Mark Kienlen, Dave & Cathy Litzenberg, Loyola Marymount University, Revolver Films, The Second City Network, Bridge & Debra Stuart
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The economic crisis in Greece was sudden and disastrous, like an earthquake! Peter is afraid of earthquakes. The crisis cost him his job and almost all of his belongings ... everything began to fall apart. His daily routine thinking of ways to get money ... and build his future career! Peter is depressed...
Starring: Malamas Sotiriou, Yiannis Xenakis, and Yiannis Mpavelis
Writer/Director/Producer: Gabriel Psaltakis
Music: Kostantis Papakonstantinou
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Riverdale (Archie movie fan trailer)
Betty Cooper (played by Courtney Hojenski), Jughead (Kurtis Maguire) and Archie Andrews (Anthony Konechny) star in this movie-trailer parody Riverdale, a video which was produced by Vancouver film company Point Blank Creative, written by Cross Eyed Bear Comedy and directed by Andrew de Villiers. With almost 100 volunteers rounded up on Craigslist, it was filmed on a budget of just $3,500 and is becoming a sensation on the Internet.
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Pokémon Apokélypse: Live Action Trailer
The movie anime fans the world over have been waiting for... live action Pokémon.
(Note: this is a fan-film only, more info at: http://shogungamer.com/news/live-acti...
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Mickey Mouse's first animated adventure with full sound (black & white). More info on this classic available at:
Disney Archive
The Encyclopedia Disney Animated Shorts
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Nosferatu (wikipedia)
F.W. Murnau's adaption of Bram Stoker's Dracula is a masterpiece and one of the earliest examples of the horror genre. Many of the genre conventions employed here live on today - the slow moving murderous villain, the screaming and seemingly paralized damsel.
This film was remade in color by Werner Herzog in 1979 as Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht.
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First animated short by amateur 3d film maker Ken Dunn offers an explanation of how the Empire tracked down those rebels with the stolen plans. All original models, sets, animation, and score make this a one man show taking place in the much [over] emulated STAR WARS universe. Many of the sets from the opening scenes of episode IV are reproduced in loving detail here in "Droid Rage" making it a worthy addition to a fan tradition.
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A Film About How All Of Us Have Become Richard Nixon
A short documentary by Adam Curtis.
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By Cordell Barker (1988)
This hilarious Oscar-nominated animation is based on the century-old folk song of the same name. Old Mr. Johnson makes increasingly manic attempts to rid himself of a little yellow cat that just won't stay away... Also won the 1989 Genie Award for best animated short film.
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