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Mon, May 23 2011 13:53:20

There Will Be Blood, live-tweeted

Filmmaker James Francis Flynn (@jamesfflynn) couldn't sleep last night, so he decided to watch THERE WILL BE BLOOD and livetweet the whole thing through the lens of his theory that the movie is about what it's like being a filmmaker. Enjoy.

  1. There Will be Blood Movie Trailer
    Cameronsteen
    Sun, Nov 04 2007 05:08:31
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  2. jamesfflynn
    Can't sleep, so I'm going to watch THERE WILL BE BLOOD and livetweet while doing so. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:01:51
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  3. jamesfflynn
    My theory: as much as the movie is about oil and capitalism vs. religion, it's also very much about what it's like being a filmmaker. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:04:06
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  4. jamesfflynn
    That wordless section down in the silver mine is the writing process. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:07:50
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  5. jamesfflynn
    He sells the fruits of his time alone, silver (his script), to a prospector (studio, prod comp or agency). Now he can work with others #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:09:45
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    Draws a diagram of a derrick. These are storyboards. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:10:26
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  7. jamesfflynn
    I'm thinking H.W. is a surrogate for a producing partner. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:16:13
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  8. jamesfflynn
    "If I say I am an oilman, you will agree." He convincing investors or execs to help him make a film. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:17:46
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  9. jamesfflynn
    Can we agree that those first 15 mins sans dialogue are brilliant? Telling the story visually is something to aspire to. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:18:50
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  10. jamesfflynn
    Paul Dano's offer. Is this a director-for-hire job or a script written by someone else? It's speculative work & against his instincts. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:28:10
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  11. jamesfflynn
    The contempt Plainview has for the Sundays is equal to what a filmmaker has for the money person (exec, private equity, etc.) #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:38:17
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    Again: "I'm an oilman." = "I'm a filmmaker." And he's about to make a film. The film is the well, and the derrick is going up. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:44:38
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  13. jamesfflynn
    The speech to the people in Little Boston is convincing locals on a location shoot of the validity of shooting a film in their town. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:45:54
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    The start of the derrick by H.W. is the first day of principal photography. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 01:52:19
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  15. jamesfflynn
    The conflict between Sunday/religion vs. Plainview/oil is the conflict between art vs. commerce. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 02:01:53
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  16. jamesfflynn
    This whole derrick fire setpiece is so well put together -- camera, music, editing, Jack Fisk's sets... #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 02:06:54
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  17. There Will Be Blood - 'oil derrick' scene
    davewadam
    Wed, Jun 09 2010 20:46:39
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  18. jamesfflynn
    The investors want to see their return on investment before the movie is even finished! "I'm going to bury you underground!" #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 02:17:16
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  19. jamesfflynn
    WTF does his fake "brother" Henry signify? Forget it for a minute, I've got to fill this coffee cup back up with whiskey. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 02:20:36
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  20. jamesfflynn
    "I can't keep doing this on my own, with these...people." The film is no longer a joy itself, now it's about money &or the end product #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 02:30:27
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  21. Two reasons why Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar
    jonasulrich
    Sun, Nov 23 2008 08:46:49
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  22. jamesfflynn
    Plainview abandons H.W. and uses Henry instead. Troubles with collaborators (DPs, actors, etc.) and having to replace them? #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 02:32:59
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  23. jamesfflynn
    This conversation w/Standard Oil is about film distribution. They own the pipeline for the product, buy it after another's hard work. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 02:36:13
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  24. jamesfflynn
    "I've abandoned my child!" Plainview has forsaken art for commerce, must repent. No room for art any longer, that's his downfall. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 02:56:46
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  25. jamesfflynn
    Daniel has his oldest collaborator back w/him, H.W. & his film is in distribution (pipeline). Shoves it in the other distribs face. #twbb
    jamesfflynn
    Mon, May 23 2011 03:04:59
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