What can you tell me about the production details of David Lynch's Inland Empire?
He used a live cow when campaigning for Laura Dern's Oscar nod.
Heh, that's certainly interesting--and Laura Dern deserved an Oscar for her performance--but I need some information on the filmmaking itself.
David Lynch shot this movie with a Sony PD-150 digicam.
Is that close to Super-16 in quality? The film has an intentional grainy, worn-out look to it.
Yes. This is exactly what Lynch was going for.
It's almost as if the film is fading away before our eyes. That's a tremendous effect. I can't think of another filmmaker, with the possible exception of Godard in Alphaville, who has used cinematography to suggest that photography and the condition of things is impermanent.
Yes, he is a great filmmaker. Have you had a chance to see his partially animated 16 mm color film, The Alphabet?
No, not yet. When was it made?
The late 60s. His next short film, The Grandmother, appeared in 1970.
Are these collected on DVD or Blu-ray?