25.1m members in the videos community. Wait, WHAT? With no dialogue. Steven Soderbergh once created a black and white cut of the classic Indiana Jones flick, Raiders of the Lost Ark. And a score from Nine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor. “At some point you will say to yourself or someone THIS LOOKS AMAZING IN BLACK AND WHITE,” Steven Soderbergh wrote about a movie yesterday. What we got was another masterpiece. In some alternate universe where I'm still 19-years old, I'm over the moon excited to watch and learn from it. }. }. Solo's Most Gruesome Death Was Inspired By Indiana Jones, can watch it over at Soderbergh’s website. We can’t embed the movie here, but you can watch it over at Soderbergh’s website. As I proceeded to eagerly rip-off the opening of Raiders – complete with daring archeologists, trap doors, impalements – I discovered the process of writing didn’t feel like homework. 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Enter your email below. Here’s an excerpt: So I want you to watch this movie and think only about staging, how the shots are built and laid out, what the rules of movement are, what the cutting patterns are. Sounds like fun, right? We’re not sure what exactly possessed him to recut Raiders of the Lost Ark in such a unique way back in 2014, but staging has something to do with it. And this is where Soderbergh leaves the viewer. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS? DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the footage I used. Now you can get the top stories from Gizmodo delivered to your inbox. It all works together better than you might think, offering a new way of looking at an old favorite. Tegan Jones is Gizmodo's editor. Director Steven Soderbergh recently removed the color from Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark to explore the film's staging, and here to provide us with more educational treasures is editor Vashi from Vashi Visuals, who shared a number of his own videos that break down some of the techniques used by Spielberg. See if you can reproduce the thought process that resulted in these choices by asking yourself: why was each shot—whether short or long—held for that exact length of time and placed in that order? To me. Soderbergh didn't transform this 1981 Steven Spielberg classic into a silent monochrome masterpiece just for fun. siteads.queue.push( {"site":"gizmodo","pagetype":"article","ad_type":"article","sec":"entertainment","amp":false,"ctype":"article","article":"watch raiders of the lost ark cut in black and white with no dialogue and a trent reznor score steven soderbergh","article-tags":["au","indiana jones","steven soderbergh","trent reznor"],"native":["null"],"aggregate":["au","indiana jones","steven soderbergh","trent reznor"],"pageID":["null"],"sub-sec":"","cat":"entertainment","cat1":"","ad_location":"out-of-page-mobile","provider":"google-dfp","element_id":"ad-slot_out-of-page-mobile_section-index-1"} ); He also states that a movie should work with the sound off. Steven Soderbergh made a black-and-white version of. Staging is one of the most important choices in storytelling. Soderbergh, of Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989) fame, has pulled all the dialog and color from Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark in order to showcase the film’s staging. All names, trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners. Oh, and I’ve removed all sound and color from the film, apart from a score designed to aid you in your quest to just study the visual staging aspect. Soderbergh recently posted on his website a version of Steven Spielberg’s Raiders Of The Lost Ark that he stripped of its color and all of its original sound. But of course the real reason this happened is “because Steven Soderbergh.” Hit the jump to see the Steven Soderbergh Raiders of the Lost Ark cut. Movieweb Contributor — September 24, 2014 A little belated in posting the latest installment from Steven Soderbergh's guerrilla film school, but better than never, as the saying goes. This video is covered by "fair use". But music also plays a part. Oh, and I’ve removed all sound and color from the film, apart from a score designed to aid you in your quest to just study the visual staging aspect. Please read the sidebar below for our rules. Well, I’m not saying I’m like, ALLOWED to do this, I’m just saying this is what I do when I try to learn about staging, and this filmmaker forgot more about staging by the time he made his first feature than I know to this day (for example, no matter how fast the cuts come, you always know exactly where you are—that’s high level visual math shit). Web design by Pro Blog Design. ... with a black-and-white version of Steven Spielberg's 1981 classic "Raider's of the Lost Ark." if (typeof siteads.queue !== 'undefined') { The Steven Soderbergh Raiders of the Lost Ark video is not embeddable, but click the image below to see it on Soderbergh’s website. Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh has periodically toyed with classic films in order to provide some insight on filmmaking philosophy, and his … Steven Soderbergh‘s “retirement” has been a delight to follow. And so here we are, with a brand new way of viewing Raiders of the Lost Arc. 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By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use and In an accompanying statement, Soderbergh explains that he undertook the exercise in an attempt to better understand staging. See Indiana Jones in a whole new light with director Steven Soderbergh's beautifully stripped-down version of the famous film. So when you sit down to watch Soderbergh’s “Raiders” — his 2014 recut of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” that drains all of the color out of Steven Spielberg’s whip-cracking adventure classic and replaces its sound with a thick, messy, and deliberately obstructive wall of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross tracks from “The Social Network” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” — keep in mind that he isn’t trying to … }. When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime. Soderbergh has had a long and varied career as a director, which a particular passion for crime and psychological thrillers. His latest endeavor, released today, is a silent, black-and-white version of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Reddit's main subreddit for videos. His latest endeavor, released today, is a silent, black-and-white version of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Steven Soderbergh strips 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' of color and sound. Enjoy. And you can still watch it. It's like going to film school without the awful tuition! Affiliate links used when available. Soderbergh debuted the video with a post detailing his reasons for making it, and what he hopes he (and you) will get out of it. Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Steven Soderbergh really digs Raiders of the Lost Ark — and not just for the pulpy action or Harrison Ford one-liners. It’s truly mesmerising. From Erin Brockovich to Contagion, Unsane to the Ocean’s 11 trilogy. Logo Concept by: Illumination Ink. And a score from Nine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor. In a blog post that accompanies the cut, he speaks about staging being difficult to master in film. Steven Soderbergh Makes 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' Into a Black and White Silent Film By Mike Ayers. I’m assuming the phrase “staging” came out of the theatre world, but it’s equally at home (and useful) in the movie world, since the term (roughly defined) refers to how all the various elements of a given scene or piece are aligned, arranged, and coordinated. Craig Flaster 09/23/2014 Steven Soderbergh is as busy in "retirement" as ever, and his latest project is … Sounds like fun, right? HOW COULD YOU DO THIS? It actually is. Freed of the demands of film directing, he’s found time to do all sorts of other things, from an Off-Broadway stage play to a Cinemax TV series to a Twitter novella to a Gus Van Sant / Alfred Hitchcock Psychos mash-up. Yes, I wish to receive exclusive discounts, special offers and competitions from our partners. In 2014, Steven Soderbergh reedited 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' into black and white to emphasize the film's staging. Wait, WHAT? Raiders of the Lost Ark is my all-time favorite film and Steven Soderbergh relied on fair use to recut it and show us just how great it is. Privacy Policy. Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh is a pretty prolific guy, heading up his hit show on Showtime, The Knick, juggling numerous producing and writing gigs and even finding spare time to construct this intriguing recut of Raiders of the Lost Ark.. Watch Steven Soderbergh’s Silent B&W Version of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’, The 2021 Oscars Will Shake Up the Awards Show Format and “Feel Like a Movie,” According to Steven Soderbergh, HBO Max Wants to Find ‘The Real Magic Mike’ in New Competition Series from Channing Tatum and Steven Soderbergh, Steven Soderbergh’s New Movie ‘KIMI’ Adds ‘In & of Itself’ Star Derek DelGaudio, ‘Kimi’: Zoe Kravitz to Star in Steven Soderbergh-Directed Film for HBO Max. Soderbergh ditched the color and added a new soundtrack to the 1981 classic. In a funny way, Raiders of the Lost Ark is the reason I write. She specialises in technology issues and consumer tech. Posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 by Angie Han. To me. Dr. Soderbergh had performed a new experiment at his lab over at Extension 765. While the video is “silent” in that it has no dialogue, there’s plenty of music to listen to — mostly from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross‘s scores for The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Steven Soderbergh's silent film cut of Raiders of the Lost Ark has no dialog and is cut to scores from Trent Reznor as a proof of concept. if (typeof siteads.queue !== 'undefined') { It actually is. According to Indie Wire the vast majority of the score is taken from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ work on The Social Network and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He invites them to watch such a renowned action classic through a new lens. Here’s a throwback for those who missed this. Steven Soderbergh once created a black and white cut of the classic Indiana Jones flick, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Steven Soderbergh is incredibly talented at many things—directing, editing, writing, importing Bolivian liquor —but it appears one thing that the multi-threat is terrible at is retirement. (Note: This posting is for educational purposes only.) With no dialogue. See if you can reproduce the thought process that resulted in these choices by asking yourself: why was each shot—whether short or long—held for that exact length of time and placed in that order? In 8 th Grade our English teacher made us write a short story. 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