August 10, 1898 june 6, 1979 was an american vaudevillian, actor, comedian, radio host, singer and dancer, best known for his portrayal of the tin man and his farmhand counterpart hickory in the classic 1939 mgm film the wizard of oz. The movie was made available for free viewing online and free downloading of. Death to the tinman 2007 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Ray tintori is an american director, screenwriter, and founding member of court. If you only watch one short film, it should be this. His senior thesis film death to the tinman premiered at the 2007 sundance film festival where it. Tintoris first two short films were heavily narrated. Do its references to the classic film help or hinder the film s acceptance by the viewer. Ray bolger originally was cast to play the tin man in the 1939 movie the wizard of oz. This clip uses a thirdperson narratora voiceover narration by someone who isnt even in the movie p.
A lens with a short focal length has a complete depth of field. One such film is death to the tinman, a twelve minute short film conceived, directed and coedited by wesleyan university film student, ray tintori. Ray tintoris short death to the tinman, which won an award at the 2007 sundance film festival, is a perfect example of working within a. The department of motion pictures death to the tinman. With richard dreyfuss, danny devito, barbara hershey, john mahoney. With jeff delauter, sophie ellsberg, lee pender, marvin illman. Frank baums short novel the tin woodman of oz, a backstory to the wizard of oz. This is the only option that represents a medium long shot. Thank you why, or not, is verisimilitude important to the makers of the film death to the tinman. Its obviously not quite the same when the two arent put togetherthe score is an enormous part of the movie. I hope this guy gets to make a feature film sooner rather than later.
How and why do we differentiate between form and content in a movie, and why are they relevant to one another. Bill calls them cowards, puts out fires by himself, and doesnt cooperate with smalltown church values. Watch the 12 minute short film death to the tinman that came with your ebook and answer the question below. This is a beautiful soundtrack to a beautiful movie. She attended the webber douglas academy of dramatic art and went on to act in theatre, film, and television. Death to the tinman 2007 out of 4 incredible short is meant to be a prequel to the wizard of oz and tells the story of how the tinman lost his limbs, his girl and his cherished heart. I first saw the film a few years ago, and while it wont be everyones cup of tea, its a great.
Death to the tinman tells the tale of a young man with everything to live for, a man with a lot of courage who begins to lose limbs in job accidents. In addition, death to the tinman won the best short film award at the 2007 savannah film festival. Death to the tinman is ray tintoris senior thesis film from wesleyan university. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels. The short premiered at the sundance film festival, where it won honorable mention in short filmmaking. Released by desolation records in 2008 containing music from glory at sea 2008, death to the tinman 2007. Frank baum, setting the tragic events against a surreal 1940s evangelical southern u. Death to the tinman is the 2006 graduation short of ray tintori, a filmmaker we highlighted in 2008 with one of our top ten favorite shorts of that year, jettison your loved ones. He said he wanted to create the film in a way where the audience is supposed to go through emotions with the character or empathize with them a little bit more the reeler.
Awards subscribe to the department of motion pictures. Will the rebuilt tinman bill ever win back his true love. Comparison between death to the tinman and paperman. As chapter 4 explains, round characters are complex, threedimensional characters with several traits, even contradictory ones.
Death to the tinman by ray tintori short film short of the week. Upon losing both his limbs and his lover, the tin man of oz vows to get his chaotic life back on track in director ray tintoris entry into the 2006 sundance film festival short film program. The local pastor and others conspire against him, and soon bill has suffered the loss of his arms and other injuries. Now, after years of bootlegged copies confined to some of the dustier corners of internet video, the film appeared this week on both vimeo and youtube thanks to. Bills new appearance scares away his love, jane, who falls for his reincarnated heartless body. Take 12 minutes out of your day to watch ray tintoris. The video could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Both death to the tinman and paperman can be compared to ray tintoris description of death to the tinman. Trying to describe it is practically impossible unless you give a very, very long and. Okay watch 2 short films, this and two cars, one night. Death to the tinman is a short film written and created by ray tintori presented by vice.
His undergraduate thesis film death to the tinman premiered at the 2007 sundance film festival where it won an honorable mention and later. Death to the tinman was his undergraduate thesis film for wesleyan universitys film studies program. Glory at sea death to the tinman soundtrack by various. Based in smalltown america, the story follows bill, a brash lumberjack who is described as the most hated man in a 20 mile radius due to his reckless attitude. In what ways do movies use patterns to convey meaning. Question 6 2 2 pts depth of field refers to the space in front of the camera and what portion of that space is in focus. Tintoris death to the tinman is what i assume a radical reimagining of the tin man s back story from the perspective of an indie filmmaker who isnt keen on a creative spin. Tintori graduated from wesleyan university in 2006, where he studied film, and from laguardia high school in manhattan in 2001, where he was a studio art major. The tin woodman, also known as the tin man ormistakenlythe tin. His undergraduate thesis film death to the tinman premiered at the 2007 sundance film festival where it won an honorable mention and later played over 70 film festivals worldwide, including the new york film. Death to the tinman 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Ray tintoris short death to the tinman, which won an award at the 2007 sundance film festival, is a perfect example of working within a limited budget but achieving what feels like a much bigger film thanks to some clever diy effects and ingenuity. Glory at sea death to the tinman soundtrack 2007, 2008. Glory at sea death to the tinman soundtrack licensed to youtube by merlin redeye distribution on behalf of desolation records digital. The film premiered at the 2007 sundance film festival where it received an honorable mention for short filmmaking. A minor car accident drives two rival aluminumsiding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 baltimore. Ray tintori is an american director, screenwriter and founding member of court, the. Were releasing some of our favorite short films right here on youtube, including work from nash edgerton the square, spencer susser.
Glory at sea death to the tinman soundtrack from 2007, 2008, composed by dan romer, benh zeitlin. This short is really bizarre in its visuals but its story is quite touching and very funny. He traded roles with buddy ebsen, who had initially been cast to play. Death to the tinman is a short film written and directed by ray tintori. Writing assignments watch the 12 minute short film death.
In order to provide the illusion of movement, at what speed frames per second is a sound film usually projected. Post chapter 4 quiz results here introductiontocinema. It adapts the origin story of the tin man of oz, created by l. According to tintori, his short is loosely adapted from the twelfth book in l. Pages 9 ratings 100% 1 1 out of 1 people found this document. Highly inspired by wes anderson and guy maddin, the 12. When bill becomes a threat to the community, the pastor is forced to curse his ax.
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