Great film is alchemy, the result of an interaction between writing, performance, light, sound, sets, and editing. On each episode of Making the Scene, I’m joined by a guest as we work to understand that alchemy through the lens of a single scene, to understand a director’s approach to their film by examining how and why they built this one, specific moment.
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Great film is alchemy, the result of an interaction between writing, performance, light, sound, sets, and editing. On each episode of Making the Scene, I’m joined by a guest as we work to understand that alchemy through the lens of a single scene, to understand a director’s approach to their film by examining how and why they built this one, specific moment.
We return to Making the Scene for an all new episode featuring editor, streamer, and most excellent film analyst Abbie Phelps. She joins us to discuss one of Baz Luhrmann's 2001 masterpiece MOULIN ROUGE's most famous scenes: El Tango de Roxanne. Abbie takes us on a tour of this scene's bold formal choices, from its intentionally frenetic editing, to its stunning use of color. We talk about how this film finds a space beyond the dire Jukebox Musical through its deft mashups of songs, and its incisive look at jealousy.
If you want to watch before listening, the scene begins at 1:16:19 and ends at 1:25:30.
Making the Scene
Great film is alchemy, the result of an interaction between writing, performance, light, sound, sets, and editing. On each episode of Making the Scene, I’m joined by a guest as we work to understand that alchemy through the lens of a single scene, to understand a director’s approach to their film by examining how and why they built this one, specific moment.
