http://www.roguefilmschool.com/
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The Rogue Film School will be in the form of weekend seminars held by Werner Herzog in person at varying locations and at infrequent intervals.#
The number of participants will be limited.#
Locations and dates will be announced on this website and Werner Herzog's website: www.wernerherzog.com approximately 12 weeks in advance.#
The Rogue Film School will not teach anything technical related to film-making. For this purpose, please enroll at your local film school.#
The Rogue Film School is about a way of life. It is about a climate, the excitement that makes film possible. It will be about poetry, films, music, images, literature.#
The focus of the seminars will be a dialogue with Werner Herzog, in which the participants will have their voice with their projects, their questions, their aspirations.#
Excerpts of films will be discussed, which could include your submitted films; they may be shown and discussed as well. Depending on the materials, the attention will revolve around essential questions: how does music function in film? How do you narrate a story? (This will certainly depart from the brainless teachings of three-act-screenplays). How do you sensitize an audience? How is space created and understood by an audience? How do you produce and edit a film? How do you create illumination and an ecstasy of truth?#
Related, but more practical subjects, will be the art of lockpicking. Traveling on foot. The exhilaration of being shot at unsuccessfully. The athletic side of filmmaking. The creation of your own shooting permits. The neutralization of bureaucracy. Guerrilla tactics. Self reliance.#
Censorship will be enforced. There will be no talk of shamans, of yoga classes, nutritional values, herbal teas, discovering your Boundaries, and Inner Growth.#
Related, but more reflective, will be a reading list: if possible, read Virgil's "Georgics", read "Hemingway's "The short happy life of Francis Macomber", The Poetic Edda, translated by Lee M. Hollander (in particular the Prophecy of the Seeress), Bernal Diaz del Castillo "True History of the Conquest of New Spain".#
Follow your vision. Form secretive Rogue Cells everywhere. At the same time, be not afraid of solitude.
― deus ex lawnmower (latebloomer), Friday, 25 September 2009 10:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
"The Rogue Film School is not for the faint-hearted," said the film-maker. "It is for those who have travelled on foot, who have worked as bouncers in sex clubs or as wardens in a lunatic asylum, for those who are willing to learn about lock-picking or forging shooting permits in countries not favouring their projects."
― MPx4A, Friday, 25 September 2009 10:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
There will be no talk of shamans, of yoga classes, nutritional values, herbal teas, discovering your Boundaries, and Inner Growth.
Lol - isn't he making a film with Lynch at the moment? I guess they got on each others nerves.
― dowd, Friday, 25 September 2009 10:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
nah i think he just wants the seminars to get the point. ya know,like lockpicking.
― deus ex lawnmower (latebloomer), Friday, 25 September 2009 10:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
great dbl bill at the Ritzy tomorrow, btw - wanted to see Fata Morgana for a while
http://www.v22collection.com/herzog/26.html
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 24 October 2009 11:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
i watches stroszek last night. really good. the heist scene followed by the grocery shopping is hysterical.
― jed_, Saturday, 24 October 2009 11:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
watched
STROZEK
― FACK, Saturday, 24 October 2009 20:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
it's his best (and most lynch-y) film,imo
― Zeno, Saturday, 24 October 2009 23:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
strozek just combines such wierd elements together, and somehow it works, but i also love fitzcarraldo and aguirre
― FACK, Saturday, 24 October 2009 23:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
I love this scene in Fitz:
― Jeff, Sunday, 25 October 2009 00:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
what i liked about srozek the most, is that it deals with social problems of the present - one might call it the Herzog version of social realism.it's a very special film in his filmography.it is also funny and presents Bruno S at it's best. as oppose to Aguirre/fitzcaraldo/kasper which are historical,colder,less emotional movies (though still great).
― Zeno, Sunday, 25 October 2009 00:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
this should have a run-off poll!
― The Viceroy (Viceroy), Sunday, 25 October 2009 01:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
strozek is def. a very special film. I've never seen anything like it. the sad/funny ratio is really well done.
my dad told me that he watched strozek and just started it over w/herzog commentary on right after it finished. awesome!
(commentary is hilarious, of course)
― ( - _ - ); (Alan N), Sunday, 25 October 2009 18:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
Rewatched The White Diamond last weekend, just lovely; maybe my favorite thimg he's done since Aguirre.
― Rage, Resentment, Spleen (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 16:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
Overrated
Summer Hours is better
;)
― Blue Fucks Like Ben Nelson (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 16:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
The next Rogue Film School will take place on the East Coast in spring 2010. Stay tuned!!
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 16:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
explain why I should not apply
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 16:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
I love the scene in TWD where Herzog is telling Dorrington why not having him w/ camera on the first airship flight is "a stupid stupidity."
― Rage, Resentment, Spleen (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 16:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
whenev I try to imitate him it comes out like Arnold, but how great would WH be as CA governor?
― Rage, Resentment, Spleen (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 16:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
<3 x 1000000000000000
― that sex version of "blue thunder." (Mr. Que), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 16:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
watched Stroszek yesterday (Superbowl? what's that?) - what a goofy little movie. scene w/premature baby = disturbing.
― mark kerfuffalo (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 8 February 2010 16:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
it's his best movie imo.works like a twisted combination between humanistic social realism and david lynch surrealism
― Zeno, Monday, 8 February 2010 16:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
― am0n, Monday, 8 February 2010 16:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
i don't remember any premature baby and i just rewatched it a couple months ago
― harbl, Monday, 8 February 2010 16:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh wait yeah i do
― harbl, Monday, 8 February 2010 16:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
Stroszek himeslf kinnda premature baby ..
― Zeno, Monday, 8 February 2010 16:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
it was overshadowed in my memory by the fart-lighting scene
― harbl, Monday, 8 February 2010 16:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
what the hell 'even dwarfs started small' is on youtube in its entirety
― am0n, Monday, 8 February 2010 16:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
lmao @ camel
― am0n, Monday, 8 February 2010 16:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah def some precursors to Lynch (and Jarmusch?) - strikes a great tone between pathos and comedy. Bruno S is alternately pitiable and hilarious... the final sequence with the robbery (of a barbershop?) and then grocery shopping and ski-lift. And the car spinning around on auto was like a quote from Even Dwarfs Started Small, no?
― mark kerfuffalo (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 8 February 2010 17:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
btw that youtube channel also has My Best Fiend, Aguirre, Woyzeck,and The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser
― am0n, Monday, 8 February 2010 17:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
Stroszek is amazing. Need to see The White Diamond, Nosferatu and Hauser ASAP.
― Simon H., Monday, 8 February 2010 17:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
another WTF scene - nephew pulling out one of his teeth in autoshop
― mark kerfuffalo (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 8 February 2010 17:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
Stroszek is prob my favourite WH movie too. That or Aguirre. I love the auction scene and the all scenes with the man from the bank. And of course the ski-lift/car/chicken scene.
― cajunsunday, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 12:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
Storszek is definetely my favourite Herzog movie. Obv. final scenes are incredible but i really like the scene near the start where Bruno is playing the accordion to a bunch of kids in the street, funny and touching and v. human.
― toastmodernist, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 12:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
My library just got Cobra Verde and the Kinski-Herzog documentary. Which should I watch first?
― Would love to hear Bam babble about this (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 19 July 2010 18:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
#2
― iatee, Monday, 19 July 2010 18:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
Thanks!
― Would love to hear Bam babble about this (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 19 July 2010 18:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
don't miss cobra verde, though
― elan, Monday, 19 July 2010 18:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
White Diamond wasn't his best but it was definitely very enjoyable.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Monday, 19 July 2010 18:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
Anyone seen Cave of Forgotten Dreams? I thought it was kinda cool in a "if I saw this in geography/biology/whatever class this would be awesome" way, but it's not up to snuff compared to some of his other docs, I thought. Maybe it was better in 3D, but I found the staring at the paintings, as awesome as they are, to get a little wearing after a while. I guess there's only so much painting to be shown and you gotta fill up the 2 hrs somehow.
― Yossarian's sense of humour (NotEnough), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 16:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
― ℳℴℯ ❤＼(◕‿◕✿ (Princess TamTam), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 18:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ah yes, but what do YOU think?
― Yossarian's sense of humour (NotEnough), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 19:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
Haven't seen it yet, I don't think it's out here.
― ℳℴℯ ❤＼(◕‿◕✿ (Princess TamTam), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 19:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
it's incredible I saw it in 3D
― conrad, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 19:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
Wish I could find a copy of the theme from Woodcutter Steiner
― 1'45" Drummer orders a beer (MaresNest), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 19:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
hoping this shows up in Denver -- the nature & science museum has a 3d imax theater thing.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 19:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
AMAZING in 3D
Used to dramatic effect in the caves, and also in the scenic shots, with like little bugs flying at you and stuff. Amazing. Does anyone know anything about the music? Ernst Reijseger?
Here's Herzog talking about him and his feet (It's string heavy, but I really liked the vocal stuff a lot). Now I want to read Clan of the Cave Bear.
― deez m'uts (La Lechera), Sunday, 1 May 2011 04:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
(please note that I am talking about Cave of Forgotten Dreams -- not Herzog himself in 3D)
― deez m'uts (La Lechera), Sunday, 1 May 2011 04:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
really want to see Happy People, although the Herzog narration in one of the clips I watched was surprisingly annoying and riddled with cliches -- "No rules, no bureaucracy, total self-reliance" blah blah
― space phwoar (Hurting 2), Monday, 28 January 2013 03:07 (4 months ago) Permalink
taiga-related, v interesting story:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/For-40-Years-This-Russian-Family-Was-Cut-Off-From-Human-Contact-Unaware-of-World-War-II-188843001.html#ixzz2JLsEc9A3
― am0n, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 17:37 (4 months ago) Permalink
awesome story
― this customer is a jerk (La Lechera), Wednesday, 30 January 2013 18:47 (4 months ago) Permalink
seriously, that article is amazing, must read
― this customer is a jerk (La Lechera), Wednesday, 30 January 2013 19:08 (4 months ago) Permalink
Sent to myself for train reading on phone.
― hibernaculum (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 30 January 2013 19:22 (4 months ago) Permalink
piece is mindbending
― lag∞n, Thursday, 7 February 2013 10:39 (4 months ago) Permalink