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Rob Tregenza (born November 14, 1950) is a North American cinematographer, film director, and producer. Besides shooting his own projects, Tregenza also worked as a director of photography with other directors, including Béla Tarr (Werckmeister Harmonies), Claude Miller (Marching Band), Pierre William Glenn (The Sad and Lonely Death of Edgar Allan Poe), and Alex Cox (Three Businessmen).
Tregenza earned his PhD from UCLA in 1982. He has produced, directed and photographed three feature films: Talking to Strangers (1987), which appeared at the Berlin International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival; The Arc (1991), a co-production with Film Four International which showed in Berlin, Edinburgh, Toronto, and Chicago; and Inside/Out (1997), which screened at Cannes, Toronto, Rotterdam, and Sundance.
Tregenza's first feature, Talking to Strangers, won him acclaim and the eye and praise of Jean-Luc Godard, who personally selected the film in 1996 to be showcased at the Toronto Film Festival. Richard Brody, of The New Yorker, wrote of the film: "The drive for purity extends through all domains—intimate, intellectual, artistic, and, for that matter, religious—as the quest for experience comes into conflict with the yearning for the realization of a higher, even transcendently great, ideal."
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some festivals focus on a specific film-maker or genre (e.g., film noir) or subject matter (e.g., horror film festivals). A number of film festivals specialise in short films of a defined maximum length. Film festivals are typically annual events. Some film historians do not consider Film Festivals as official releases of film, like Jerry Beck. The best known film festivals are the Venice Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival, the latter being the largest film festival worldwide, based on attendance. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest major festival. The Melbourne International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the oldest in the world. A 2013 study found 3,000 active films festivals worldwide—active defined as having held an event in the previous 24 months.
Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is an acclaimed Hungarian film director. Much of his work is marked by philosophical elements and a pessimistic view of humanity. His films utilize unconventional storytelling methods, such as long takes and/or non-professional actors to achieve realism.
Debuting with his film Family Nest in 1979, Tarr underwent a period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling mundane stories about ordinary people, often in the style of cinema vérité. Over the next decade, the cinematography of Tarr's films gradually changed; Damnation (1988) was shot with languid camera movement aimed at establishing ambience. It marked Tarr's earliest experimentation with philosophical themes, focused mostly on bleak and desolate representations of reality. Sátántangó (1994) and Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) continued this approach; both are considered by some critics to be among the greatest films ever made. Tarr would later compete in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival with his film The Man From London.
Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/ RICH-mənd) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond Region. While it was incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 204,214; in 2014, the population was estimated to be 217,853, the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state.
Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River, 44 miles (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 miles (106 km) east of Charlottesville, and 98 miles (158 km) south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast.
"Talking to Strangers" is a unique film consisting of nine incidents each told in a single continuous take on a single roll of film. The only link between the segments is the presence of actor Ken Gruz, a somewhat slight but nonetheless likable performer. Technically-speaking, this low-budget film shot in Baltimore, Maryland, is nothing short of a tour de force. Writer/Director Rob Tregenza moves his camera with smooth and assured inventiveness. However, the narrative structure, and I use that term loosely, leaves something to be desired. If there is a thematic or narrative connection between the individuals segments, I must confess it was completely lost on me. That said, some of the segments were very interesting. TALKING TO STRANGERS (1988) by Rob Tregenza has been considered by some a...
GAVAGAI – Rob Tregenza, 2016. Verdenspremiere på Cinemateket 21.10.16. Med Andreas Lust, Mikkel Gaup og Anni-Kristiina Juuso.
"A beautiful, compelling film."- David Williams (Director of "Thirteen" and "Lillian," Sundance winner 1993) "TIDE" again proves that 35mm photography in high contrast and difficult location situations is still the only way to capture world class cinematic images...images here wash over you with both beauty and a dread that walks hand in hand in both nature and cinema. Well worth a look." - Rob Tregenza (Director of "Talking to Strangers" and "Inside/Out," Official Selection "Un Certain Regard" Festival de Cannes 1997) Summary: What is, we cannot be certain; what will be, we can never know. Hal is an everyman, alone on a beach, drifting from routine to aimelessness and back. His task is plain: decorate the slow, expansive time stretched endlessly before him. Anna, too is alone, a caref...
Go Go Godards featuring Tommy McDonald rap the HOUSE off in their first feature music video. Dedicated to Claude Miller and Rob Tregenza. Mise En Scene!
magyar filmdráma / Hungarian Drama rendezők/directors: Tarr Béla, Hranitzky Ágnes forgatókönyvíró/writers: Tarr Béla - (Krasznahorkai László) operatőr/directors of photography: Medvigy Gábor, Novák Emil, Patrick de Ranter, Rob Tregenza, Erwin Lanzensberger, Gurbán Miklós szereplők/cast: Lars Rudolph (Valuska János), Peter Fitz (Eszter György), Hanna Schygulla (Eszter Tünde), Kormos Mihály (Factotum), Kállai Ferenc (Igazgató)
VCU Cinema Student VCU InSight broadcast package. This package is about Michael Leonberger's short film script of "Poe Fiction" and the VCU Cinema program. This package aired for VCU InSight on 5/2/08 & again on 5/4/08 on PBS. Reporter: Phillip Ranallo Sources: -Michael Leonberger, Student cinema writer -Rob Tregenza, VCU Cinema professor -Ian Edwards, Student cinema producer
"What is, we can not be certain; what will be, we can never know." Released on March 30, 2008 by White Stone Productions http://tide.projectoctober.com | http://www.rockwaterphotography.com Synopsis: Hal is alone on a beach, drifting from routine to aimlessness and back. Anna too is alone, a carefree child tied - like all of us - to the peculiar and apathetic alchemy of the universe. Cast: Ken Abrams, Maddie Gunter Writer/Director/Producer: Shane Rocheleau Executive Producer/Camera Operator: Jacob Dodd DP/Editor/Producer: Bryant Dameron Reviews for "TIDE": "A beautiful, compelling film" - David D. Williams (Director of "Thirteen" and "Lillian," Sundance winner) "TIDE again proves that 35mm photography in high contrast and difficult location situations is still the only way to c...
Reviews: "A beautiful, compelling film."- David Williams (Director of "Thirteen" and "Lillian," Sundance winner 1993) "TIDE" again proves that 35mm photography in high contrast and difficult location situations is still the only way to capture world class cinematic images...images here wash over you with both beauty and a dread that walks hand in hand in both nature and cinema. Well worth a look." - Rob Tregenza (Director of "Talking to Strangers" and "Inside/Out," Official Selection "Un Certain Regard" Festival de Cannes 1997) Summary: What is, we cannot be certain; what will be, we can never know. Hal is an everyman, alone on a beach, drifting from routine to aimelessness and back. His task is plain: decorate the slow, expansive time stretched endlessly before him. Anna, too is alone...
Directed by Steven Bender Ian Fenton Writing Credits Steven Hall Adrian Vershinin Tim Partlett Kirk E. Paul Steven Bender Rasmus Højengaard Ross Tregenza Produced by Rob Letts Music by Peter Antovszki Borislav Slavov Victor Stoyanov Production Management Martin Vaughan Art Department Frieder Erdmann Joe Garth Sound Department Toby Craig Julius Selbach Ross Tregenza Tim Vasilakis Visual Effects by Andrew Booth Magnus Larbrant Miguel Rato Randy Ruan Ziad Shureih Tiago Sousa Ronan Summers Cevat Yerli Michael Smith-Kennard Camera and Electrical Department Robert Stoneman Animation Department Steven Bender Evan Clover Casting Department Martin Vaughan Editorial Department J.D. Funari Music Department Arthur Valentin Gró...
Glenn and I discuss the latest news, reviews, and discuss our favorite board games that are non-competitive.
GAVAGAI – Rob Tregenza, 2016. Verdenspremiere på Cinemateket 21.10.16. Med Andreas Lust, Mikkel Gaup og Anni-Kristiina Juuso.
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VCU Cinema Student VCU InSight broadcast package. This package is about Michael Leonberger's short film script of "Poe Fiction" and the VCU Cinema program. This package aired for VCU InSight on 5/2/08 & again on 5/4/08 on PBS. Reporter: Phillip Ranallo Sources: -Michael Leonberger, Student cinema writer -Rob Tregenza, VCU Cinema professor -Ian Edwards, Student cinema producer
Four Cinema student ban together to form the rap group the Go-Go Godards and lay down a phat beat about their real life experiences during an in-class phone interview with the illustrious Claude Miller.
A brief get to know Grace & our experience at Viva Las Vegas Grace's instagram @gracejaques Scarlet Rage Vintage www.scarletragevintage.com @scarletragevintage People mentioned in video instagram @lucillelocks @thepinkcollarlife @thecherrydollface Video was edited by Victoria Chetley www.victoriachetley.com @victoriachetley
Graeme Norgate & Rob Yescombe are going to dance and have some fun.
magyar filmdráma / Hungarian Drama rendezők/directors: Tarr Béla, Hranitzky Ágnes forgatókönyvíró/writers: Tarr Béla - (Krasznahorkai László) operatőr/directors of photography: Medvigy Gábor, Novák Emil, Patrick de Ranter, Rob Tregenza, Erwin Lanzensberger, Gurbán Miklós szereplők/cast: Lars Rudolph (Valuska János), Peter Fitz (Eszter György), Hanna Schygulla (Eszter Tünde), Kormos Mihály (Factotum), Kállai Ferenc (Igazgató)
This Liberal Party cinema advertisement for the 1949 federal election presents a choice between the 'socialist' and 'free democratic' ways of life, as offered by the ALP and Liberal Party respectively.
"Talking to Strangers" is a unique film consisting of nine incidents each told in a single continuous take on a single roll of film. The only link between the segments is the presence of actor Ken Gruz, a somewhat slight but nonetheless likable performer. Technically-speaking, this low-budget film shot in Baltimore, Maryland, is nothing short of a tour de force. Writer/Director Rob Tregenza moves his camera with smooth and assured inventiveness. However, the narrative structure, and I use that term loosely, leaves something to be desired. If there is a thematic or narrative connection between the individuals segments, I must confess it was completely lost on me. That said, some of the segments were very interesting. TALKING TO STRANGERS (1988) by Rob Tregenza has been considered by some a...
GAVAGAI – Rob Tregenza, 2016. Verdenspremiere på Cinemateket 21.10.16. Med Andreas Lust, Mikkel Gaup og Anni-Kristiina Juuso.
"A beautiful, compelling film."- David Williams (Director of "Thirteen" and "Lillian," Sundance winner 1993) "TIDE" again proves that 35mm photography in high contrast and difficult location situations is still the only way to capture world class cinematic images...images here wash over you with both beauty and a dread that walks hand in hand in both nature and cinema. Well worth a look." - Rob Tregenza (Director of "Talking to Strangers" and "Inside/Out," Official Selection "Un Certain Regard" Festival de Cannes 1997) Summary: What is, we cannot be certain; what will be, we can never know. Hal is an everyman, alone on a beach, drifting from routine to aimelessness and back. His task is plain: decorate the slow, expansive time stretched endlessly before him. Anna, too is alone, a caref...
Go Go Godards featuring Tommy McDonald rap the HOUSE off in their first feature music video. Dedicated to Claude Miller and Rob Tregenza. Mise En Scene!
magyar filmdráma / Hungarian Drama rendezők/directors: Tarr Béla, Hranitzky Ágnes forgatókönyvíró/writers: Tarr Béla - (Krasznahorkai László) operatőr/directors of photography: Medvigy Gábor, Novák Emil, Patrick de Ranter, Rob Tregenza, Erwin Lanzensberger, Gurbán Miklós szereplők/cast: Lars Rudolph (Valuska János), Peter Fitz (Eszter György), Hanna Schygulla (Eszter Tünde), Kormos Mihály (Factotum), Kállai Ferenc (Igazgató)
VCU Cinema Student VCU InSight broadcast package. This package is about Michael Leonberger's short film script of "Poe Fiction" and the VCU Cinema program. This package aired for VCU InSight on 5/2/08 & again on 5/4/08 on PBS. Reporter: Phillip Ranallo Sources: -Michael Leonberger, Student cinema writer -Rob Tregenza, VCU Cinema professor -Ian Edwards, Student cinema producer
"What is, we can not be certain; what will be, we can never know." Released on March 30, 2008 by White Stone Productions http://tide.projectoctober.com | http://www.rockwaterphotography.com Synopsis: Hal is alone on a beach, drifting from routine to aimlessness and back. Anna too is alone, a carefree child tied - like all of us - to the peculiar and apathetic alchemy of the universe. Cast: Ken Abrams, Maddie Gunter Writer/Director/Producer: Shane Rocheleau Executive Producer/Camera Operator: Jacob Dodd DP/Editor/Producer: Bryant Dameron Reviews for "TIDE": "A beautiful, compelling film" - David D. Williams (Director of "Thirteen" and "Lillian," Sundance winner) "TIDE again proves that 35mm photography in high contrast and difficult location situations is still the only way to c...
Reviews: "A beautiful, compelling film."- David Williams (Director of "Thirteen" and "Lillian," Sundance winner 1993) "TIDE" again proves that 35mm photography in high contrast and difficult location situations is still the only way to capture world class cinematic images...images here wash over you with both beauty and a dread that walks hand in hand in both nature and cinema. Well worth a look." - Rob Tregenza (Director of "Talking to Strangers" and "Inside/Out," Official Selection "Un Certain Regard" Festival de Cannes 1997) Summary: What is, we cannot be certain; what will be, we can never know. Hal is an everyman, alone on a beach, drifting from routine to aimelessness and back. His task is plain: decorate the slow, expansive time stretched endlessly before him. Anna, too is alone...
Directed by Steven Bender Ian Fenton Writing Credits Steven Hall Adrian Vershinin Tim Partlett Kirk E. Paul Steven Bender Rasmus Højengaard Ross Tregenza Produced by Rob Letts Music by Peter Antovszki Borislav Slavov Victor Stoyanov Production Management Martin Vaughan Art Department Frieder Erdmann Joe Garth Sound Department Toby Craig Julius Selbach Ross Tregenza Tim Vasilakis Visual Effects by Andrew Booth Magnus Larbrant Miguel Rato Randy Ruan Ziad Shureih Tiago Sousa Ronan Summers Cevat Yerli Michael Smith-Kennard Camera and Electrical Department Robert Stoneman Animation Department Steven Bender Evan Clover Casting Department Martin Vaughan Editorial Department J.D. Funari Music Department Arthur Valentin Gró...
Glenn and I discuss the latest news, reviews, and discuss our favorite board games that are non-competitive.
"Talking to Strangers" is a unique film consisting of nine incidents each told in a single continuous take on a single roll of film. The only link between the segments is the presence of actor Ken Gruz, a somewhat slight but nonetheless likable performer. Technically-speaking, this low-budget film shot in Baltimore, Maryland, is nothing short of a tour de force. Writer/Director Rob Tregenza moves his camera with smooth and assured inventiveness. However, the narrative structure, and I use that term loosely, leaves something to be desired. If there is a thematic or narrative connection between the individuals segments, I must confess it was completely lost on me. That said, some of the segments were very interesting. TALKING TO STRANGERS (1988) by Rob Tregenza has been considered by some a...
In this meeting of the Adventure Party we discuss: Paizo’s new distribution deal http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/paizo-to-release-gob-in-tux-games-and-novels-in-north-america/, Tabletop Gaming Day http://geekandsundry.com/search/tabletop+day/ The Secret Douglas Adams RPG People Have Been Playing for 15 Years http://kotaku.com/the-secret-douglas-adams-rpg-people-have-been-playing-f-1681986562 Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars License Is Secure http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?2449-FFG-s-STAR-WARS-License-Renewed-and-Includes-Episode-7!#.VnlyQ_krKUk. Our Kickstarter Spotlight is Dwarven Forge’s City Builder Terrain System https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwarvenforge/dwarven-forges-city-builder-system?ref=category. Interview with Rob Benton about Min/Maxing characters to get ...
We talk with Chris Tregenza about their new Kickstarter for Age of Legends. It's a new setting for their 6d6 RPG system.
Glenn and I discuss the latest news, reviews, and discuss our favorite board games that are non-competitive.
We talked to composer, creative director, and entrepreneur, Benjamin Loomes of Syrinscape. His love of music, sound, and RPGs planted a seed in his mind. To create a portable 'soundtrack system' to augment a game experience and find a way to make it more engaging without being a distraction. His quest lead him to create the Syrinscape app. Find out more about it here: https://syrinscape.com/ We also discussed the process he goes through making a soundpack and the resources he uses to create the scream of a Wendigo or the the sound of adventurers walking though a damp cave. Glenn reviews the board game Scoville. You farm hot peppers, decide when to harvest and become a part of a 'chili cook-off'. It's an intriguing resource management game. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/145659/scovil...
Paris Crenshaw joins the Adventure Party to talk about his new project called Trail of the Apprentice. You’re the lowly ‘apprentices’. in your varied professions. Something happens that makes you have to become a hero via trial by fire. You’ll be an apprentice no more. It’s a setting for both Pathfinder and D&D; 5th Edition. The five campaigns will be able to level your character from 1 to 5. This is a great jumping off point for new or returning games. He is also a freelance writer, editor, and game designer who has credits in more than 15 publications from several publishers. These publications include Paizo, Savage Mojo, Clockwork Gnome Publishing, and Legendary Games. Most recently, he was the author of the first module in the Legendary Beginnings line, entitled Into the Feyweald. Sinc...
Our guests are Julian Stamboulieh. Scott Humphrey, and Benjamin Warner from the Geek & Sundry web series LARPs.
We talk about the games we got to play during the annual International Tabletop Game Day. The games that we got to play were Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, Blood Rage, Letters from Whitechapel, Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis, and Samurai Spirit. We give you our thoughts, critiques, and recommendations for each of these table top games. Glenn’s Review Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King is a 2-5 player game from Mayfair Games that plays in around 30-60 minutes. Each player is the head of a clan who wants to build up their kingdoms to epic strength and productivness. You’ll need to build the land and work on securing the resources and finances to achieve your dreams of greatness. The replayability for this game is very high and well worth the pricetag. https://boardgamegeek.com/b...