STANLEY KUBRICK | The Life of an Artist

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If you enjoyed this 'Life of an Artist' series, check out my videos on Bruce Lee: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJiuqoeHfNeqpJI and Charlie Chaplin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5CrqH-wptRkbbM

[@BIGTRBLINLILPODCAST]

Hi. May I post your viddy on my FaceBook Stanley tribute page?

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Yeah sure, always great to be able to read more Kubrick fans! thanks for sharing!

[@jamesjournalist3919]

I recently had the honor of having dinner with Christiane Kubrick, Stanley's widow and it was one of the most amazing moments of my life. She is wonderful, alert, brilliant and very funny.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Wow that must have been quite the experience!

[@stewartbloomfield8035]

Awesome.

[@ciceroaraujo5183]

This is amazing

[@mjolninja9358]

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[@BigDaddyZakk420]

Super awesome! What a wonderful life experience!

[@Filmtense]

I love Stanley Kubrick so much. All time favorite artist ever. This only reaffirms that notion. He was and forever will be a genius

[@jannsse]

It's frustrating that Kubrick didn't give more interviews about his craft during his career. I saw in a documentary once that he was planning on doing some, but he passed away before he could. He seemed like a fascinating and extremely intelligent speaker. Then again, just like some of his films, it's perhaps the mystery of his mind that partly makes him such an interesting figure to study... Great job on the video and keep up the good work, man!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, yeah i saw in an interview with his wife that so much misconceptions where going on about him as a person that after Eyes Wide Shut he was planning on doing some more interviews to really set the record straight, but he wasn't sure about doing this because he's have to talk about himself, so I'm pretty sure he'd be happy for his wife and long time working partner to take his place.

[@stewartbloomfield8035]

stanley was always so kind to me. stew fmj driver.

[@stewartbloomfield8035]

the reason why as said by christiane why stanley did not do interviews etc was because he was afraid of being misquoted.

[@mishtaromaniello8295]

What people think of Kubrick: Obsessive, demanded perfection, reserved, cold, careless, cocky, and unsocial. Who he was: Passionate, loving, demanded excellence, shy, curious, knowledgable, inventive, and bold.

[@TheStockwell]

That's about it. What we're now learning is how normal he was, despite his patient obsession with making the best possible films he could.

[@stewartbloomfield8035]

he was the smartest man i ever worked for he knew everything. fmj crew member stew.

[@mhd1442]

@@stewartbloomfield8035 Could you please tell me more about Stanley please ? I'm fascinated by that wonderful man

[@stewartbloomfield8035]

@@TheStockwell Stanley was normal.

[@TheStockwell]

@@stewartbloomfield8035 We live in an era in which people can't comprehend perseverance and dedication to one's craft. Working at something until it's as perfect as you can make it? Who does THAT anymore? Sinatra would do take after take of a song until it felt as good as it would ever get. Today, he'd do one or two takes, get bored, and tell his producer to finish it. It's as if the idea of perfection belongs to bygone era.

[@kyleshiflet4915]

this actually made me tear up such a great director

[@sefacankesici9303]

You know what, i think you get Stanley. I feel the reason why you are looking so close his legacy. Thank you for your effort bro. I really needed this.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, appreciate the positive feedback and always love it when these videos can connect with other like minded people.

[@Sameir8055]

Great job. Whenever I see Kubrick, my mouse clicks it, automatically.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

yeah, i went through i huge clicking period to collect lots of information for this video! very enjoyable period!

[@theScrupulousBerserker]

Very cool, very informative. Thank you. Skål

[@stewartbloomfield8035]

good video of stanley who to me was calm inoffensive and very smart his eyes seemed to look right thru you. fmj crew member.

[@sam111717]

Very insightful. I love Kubrick’s movies because of his obsessive attention to detail, his use of color to highlight a scene, and his ability to capture performances that aren’t naturalistic, but realistic. He was able to create a “hyper realism” that wasn’t theatrical or cinematic. His films always felt somewhat surreal as a result.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

yeah I agree, they have a very surreal feel and its hard to really describe but you always know your watching a Kubrick film because you can feel his presence almost.

[@thejoker0123]

Kubrick truly is the man of movies =D

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

agreed! So influential!

[@thejoker0123]

yep he is ^_^

[@h.ar.2937]

I mean considering the amount of research Kubrick put into his movies (preproduction) I don't blame him for taking his time when filming

[@amardeepsingh3914]

I think I'm getting obsessed with your style and how you present your narrative on these videos. It's remarkable work. I have only seen two of those videos up until now. But it's a great content already for every movie lover. Keep it up man!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, I'm deep in the writing of another video at the moment for William Goldman, so very excited to get this out and share it! Appreciate the positive feedback. :)

[@amardeepsingh3914]

@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ You'll do great as always.. Best of luck

[@ddorricott]

Very good video. A couple of shots of Kubrick I've never seen before. Thanks for the upload.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, yeah during the research phase I found some things I'd never seen before either, so I'm glad I got to use it in the video!

[@CalBain]

This was great, thank you for making it!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks, it was one of my favourite videos to research and make, love digging into Kubrick.

[@quietdemon8138]

Wow a fascinating video about a legendary filmmaker awesome work dude

[@mieuxvientdici8971]

Gendo Ikari from Evangelion looks like Stanley Kubrick

[@ryanburns6284]

Hi Darren, I've been following you for a while now and like Kubrick I find your work endlessly fascinating and as a narrator your voice is perfect... Your a brilliant storyteller. Thanks so much Darren, your work is much appreciated 📽

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, really appreciate the positive feedback, great to see this videos are reaching other film lovers and getting a chance to talk with like-minded people!

[@ryanburns6284]

+Darren - MUST SEE FILMS No probs!! Your film analysis is so uniquely your voice . Punch Drunk Love " ( the Super Man parallel... Brilliant! ) I haven't seen anybody make that connection before....PS check out "Traumnovelle - Dream Story " on KZbin a fascinating companion to "Eyes Wide Shut " ..Cheers Darren 👍

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Thanks man, glad your enjoying the videos. Yeah Traumnovelle was the book eyes wide shut is based on, ii havent seen or read it yet but i bet it would be interesting.

[@ryanburns6284]

+Darren - MUST SEE FILMS 👍

[@maxwell_young]

loved this one darren! thanks for making these. always fantastic :))

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

thanks man, yeah this was a little different but it called to be a different angle and tone so i enjoyed mixing it up!

[@m.b.mordala5910]

What was the source of the footage at 0:09 where you see Kubrick operating while Nicholson is axing the door? Thanks.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

I can't remember exactly, I did ALOT of digging around in prep of this video, I put most of the video sources in the description, but I remember seeing that footage myself and thinking, 'iv never seen that before'

[@m.b.mordala5910]

It's almost as if it is part of a preview for Vivian Kubricks "Making the Shining" because it cuts to a shot of Duvall that was used in the documentary. I really wish that all the footage she shot would be available somehow.

[@m.b.mordala5910]

Here it is, as part of a French program apparently kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6ibip6eoJx5rbc

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Yeah definitely, theres a full length interview with her talking about making the making of in a recently found footage about the shining, its linked on my most recent Kubrick video about the economy of statement its in the description, its a behind the scenes video in VHS, the interview is at the end of the long video.

[@sangeovr]

Great video, Thanks!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks San, Kubrick is such a fascinating character to explore, I made another video on his interesting in economy of statement. It was fun researching this video, so much material to dig into.

[@sangeovr]

@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ yeah i saw it it was great too, I always love watching videos includes Kubrick because he's unique artist.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

@@sangeovr Yeah totally agree, every so often, I get lost in his films or all the hype around him as a person and dig into interviews and video just to get a feel for his magic again.

[@sangeovr]

@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ same

[@shopliftfilms]

Great video man!

[@dy654321]

Great work, Darren!!! I really enjoyed this video.

[@Faruk_Yaz]

Lovely made. Thank you. RIP... Great Man.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, I got the chance to see The Shining in the cinema recently for a Halloween re-release and it was incredible, such a heavyweight filmmaker!

[@Faruk_Yaz]

MUST SEE FILMS the BEST, ever... he is not a director: he's a philosopher and brave man, just like Beethoven...

[@Thetabringer]

I don’t even know how I can get into the movie business.. but I want to visually express my stories, their purpose was to be film. If I had one opportunity man .. .

[@TheStockwell]

Just go and do it. If you think movie making is about the movie business, critical acclaim, and hanging out with Christoper Nolan, good luck. If you think movie making is about expressing yourself visually, go make a film. You don't need tons of money and a catering crew. You need a camera, something to edit your footage with, and the desire to say something. Period. You're not dead and you want to say something - THAT'S your opportunity.

[@jacktheripoff1888]

If you hit the mega-lottery tomorrow and had the financial ability to get just about any film made, what would you make a film of?

[@TheStockwell]

Good question, especially these days when filmmakers "struggle" with $150 million budgets and produce nothing but cash registers disguised as motion pictures.

[@jacktheripoff1888]

I'd like to make a sequel to Full Metal Jacket. That film is based on Gustav Hasford's 1979 novel, The Short Timers. Hasford published a sequel novel in 1990 called The Phantom Blooper. It picks up right after the events from the novel / film where Joker is at Khe Sanh trying to kill The Phantom Blooper, who is a former Marine who was captured by the Viet Cong and now fights willingly with them. Joker ends up a POW in a VC controlled village. He's there a year, trying to figure an escape while they try to convert him. During his time he starts to see the war from their side. I'd probably need 30-50 million. Let me go check my wallet, be right back (pause). Nope, not quite enough, dang it !

[@TheStockwell]

No offense intended, Jack, but you've underlined an ingrained problem with modern filmmakers; the desire to do sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots, and other "been there, done that" films. Kubrick didn't get to be Kubrick by photocopying his own work or doing a remake of someone else's work. I repeat: no offense intended. I give you a lot of credit for wanting to do a big, important film - rather than a Star Wars/Star Trek film. Tim Burton won't be remembered for his remake of "Planet of the Apes," "Dark Shadows," or his remakes of his own "Frankenweenie" and "Beetlejuice." He'll be remembered for his original films, ones that showed him to have his own voice.

[@stosicmediagroup]

hey Darren, one of the best of yours essays

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, i enjoyed making it cause it felt a little different, plus it was fun digging into a little Kubrick phase again.

[@DragonYearJoji]

Oh Yeah! This was excellent, by the way! Thanks!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, i just find it fascinating to hear Kubrick's thoughts.

[@ryebread7224]

Great stuff, Darren! This was very well done!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, i went through soooo much material to get it down to this length, i kept what i thought was the best stuff and the most meaningful for what i was saying!

[@ryebread7224]

I could only imagine how much material you had to sift through! Stanley was such an extraordinary person. You definitely did him justice!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man!

[@PATRICKFOSTER01]

Excellent video.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, i didnt mean for it to be like a mini documentary but turned out pretty good.

[@cortex13_]

great video he was truly an amazing person!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, yeah such a fascinating guy!!

[@EwenMunro]

This is very moving, Darren. Amazing work! What do you think of Fukunaga doing Napoleon?

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, appreciate the feedback. Well i guess I'm excited to see it, iv kind of accepted that it won't exactly be Kubrick's vision but ill still be interesting to watch, it will kind feel like A.I, Kubrick but not exactly.

[@EwenMunro]

Yeah, I understand what you mean. I believe though that Fukunaga has more of an adaptive style, as opposed to Spielberg; Speilberg is great at doing Speilberg, whereas Fukunaga can conform to the written material, using all the different elements of filmmaking to serve the story.

[@rebelcode7697]

i think the napoleon project will be a documentary as opposed to a narrative feature

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

aww, that would be pretty sweet!

[@Skanda1111]

@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ - Is fukunaga making Napolean?

[@IronAidenA7X]

Bit of constructive criticism for you. During Kubrick's interview audio, there seem to be small segments of another man's voice intercutting Kubrick. You probably already noticed this, but I just thought I should let you know. Great video though!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, yeah you can listen to the whole interview by clicking the links in the description but the interview itself is only Kubrick's side and the other voice has been trimmed off by who ever uploaded it, sometimes well, sometimes not so much.

[@BIGTRBLINLILPODCAST]

Well done.

[@brianbethune7907]

Really good mini doc! Makes me want to watch the shinning or clockwork again. I'm guessing all the added sounds are to do something with copyright?

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Which part exactly, the Kubrick audio interview parts?

[@brianbethune7907]

Yeah there's some audio blips in those parts. Wasn't sure if it was intentional to avoid copyright, or if you were putting hidden messages in the video haha.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Oh i see, yeah that Kubrick audio is from an interview, the version of the interview that is available has only his side left in and the interviewer cut out, but sometimes not so well done, i didnt mess with the original version incase i cut to much of Kubrick off and it didnt make sense. I just left it in, you can listen to the full thing, link in the description.

[@rich3821]

Well done. Nice piece.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, always nice to return to Kubrick as a subject.

[@aZeddPrattFilm]

ART!

[@martinAcoustics12]

these "Life of an Artist" videos are brilliant! Which artists are you planning on making videos about next? and do you study artists outside of film which you are interested in covering?

[@Thespeedrap]

I wish Kubrick was still alive Hollywood is losing it with all the bad remakes sequels and prequels it needs a rejuvenated yeah we got Chris Nolan PT Anderson and Coen Brothers but we need so much more.Thats why I want to Hollywood myself. Black folks don't have no good directors don't give me that Tyler Perry he's a joke.

[@somethingaboutthemovies5116]

06:28 "an editing of the mind" ..? Please could you elaborate on this, Darren? I keep coming back to this video.. there's so many interesting quotes here:-)

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Im not totally sure, but this part of his audio really interests me. I think he compares it to the 'physical' editing and putting 2 bits of film together and how big that was for cinema and the next really big jump forward would be combining the structure of silent film with ability of commercials, which is less a physical combination and more a addition that would have profound emotional and moving affects on an audience, therefore 'Editing of the mind'. Thats my take, but not totally sure and I'm still looking for watch he really means by combining silent structure and versatility of commercial. I'd like to investigate this further!

[@somethingaboutthemovies5116]

Ahh.. now that I'm reading it line by line I've a much more clear understanding of what Kubrick actually meant by saying that. Thanks a lot, Darren. Curious to see your findings on this topic; it's indeed a very interesting thing to investigate. Kubrick really sounded enthusiastically about this:-) Thanks again.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

i know, and for someone like him, who was always ahead of his time to be excited about this makes me really interested in finding out what he really meant.

[@johnathanclark79]

One Cool Dude

[@HADDONFILMS]

Kubrick is a good color on you Darren !

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, always been a fan of his work, but had to really try and figure out why for this video

[@amanjaiswal9389]

Would love to see your analysis of one of my favorite movies of all time 'A Clockwork Orange' ......

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Rob Ager has a lot of great videos on ACO, its a great film, loads of depth to dig into but his videos have really covered a lot!

[@amanjaiswal9389]

Thanks for the suggestion.I'll check it out.Aand also looking forward to the new videos that you will make!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, in the middle of editing one just now, planning to get back into a more regular run of videos now iv finished a script I was working on.

[@ManyDog]

Can you make a video on the short film called "Sunspring" the script was created by A.I., and humans decided to make a short film using the script. The A.I. was able to create the script due to some humans feeding the A.I. with scripts from other Sci-Fi films. One of the scripts used was Stanley kubricks 2001: A Space odyssey.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Hmmmm, this is interesting, ill need to investigate this! thanks!

[@zephyrashe620]

what kubrick books would you reccomend the most? I'm thinking kubrick and me and the archives look pretty good. excellent video, do scorcese next

[@Thespeedrap]

Maybe read the Kubrick archives.

[@KenoSNeal]

what is the first song? it's beautiful!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJvQo6aOgpedaMk. Yeah it is a great song!

[@KenoSNeal]

@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ perfect piece of music for this video analysis. great job! and thank you for sharing.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Great video Darren. I know you're working on a lot of videos, but I'm wondering if you'll do a video on the likes of George Lucas and/or Christopher Nolan in a similar way you did for Stanley Kubrick here? Just curious as it would be interesting on what you'd have to say about them and their works as well as other filmmakers.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

I hadn't thought about it because this was really just for the topic of Kubrick but someone else mentioned this too and it might be interesting. One person i'd like to explore would be James Cameron, and maybe David Fincher.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Cool. If you do more, it'll be interesting. If not, this was really good Darren. You always make great and well made videos that keeps me and others wanting more.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, I'm always trying to get better and got a little bit more time coming up so really looking forward to working on some videos!

[@somethingaboutthemovies5116]

05:31 "movies are not disappointing, because they're disapponting visually." What do you think of that quote, Darren? Nice documentary-like-video. Liked it a lot. Thanks:)

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks! Well i would agree mostly, i think he's saying that a film can still be great even if the visually aren't the best but even if the visuals are amazing, an audience will get bored with a film that doesn't have a story. I can think of a few films that are rubbish story-wise but look gorgeous.

[@somethingaboutthemovies5116]

Interesting, Darren! Thanks 4 responding:-)

[@AB89DIK]

terrence malick please please please!

[@PatBatemanAtDorsia]

Great Video Darren!! however, what is with the sound editing on the Kubrick interview parts...there seems to be an overlay of another sound clip that cuts in at the end of each sentence. Is it a translator that was cut out?

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

i think its the other interviewer, the original audio is in the description but someone had already edited it that way, i left it in as its really difficult to find Kubrick audio these days and didnt want to cut off bits he was saying.

[@PatBatemanAtDorsia]

Gotcha! Thank you Looking forward to your next vid!

[@gkroll8467]

Imagined what he could have done with robot monster or plan 9 from outer space

[@UltimateKyuubiFox]

God’s sake, people love interrupting Kubrick during his interviews, don’t they?

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

I know, just let the genius speak.

[@lizaestevez6928]

who wants to be a filmmaker and who inspired you as a filmmaker?

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Its a process I'm working on at the moment, and these videos are all about sharing things along the way. I like filmmakers that can play within genre but kinda do there own thing, like Jeff Nichols, Derek Cianfrance, Bennet Miller and the obviously the great like PTA and Scorsese etc.

[@lizaestevez6928]

MUST SEE FILMS who are your director influences?

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Mostly the ones mentioned above, but I love all directors that can kinda do there own thing inside genre films. Like Tarantino and Wes Anderson and Jeff Nichols etc

[@miguelesparza8300]

@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ do you mean mike nichols

[@Krone37Io]

the podcast link is not available. :(

[@dakotz1912]

Nice video

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

thanks man, glad you enjoyed it!

[@cirquedude123]

Imma try and combine the structure of a silent film with the efficiency of a television commercial!!! Me me I want to try!!! Like a music video but not!!!

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

I made another Kubrick video on this exact statement. Called the economy of statement, when I heard him say that I was attracted and interested like yourself to what it meant.

[@sudevsen]

who do have in mind for the next part(if any) of this series?

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Hmm haven't thought about it, but James Cameron would be fascinating to learn more about, I bet that would be interesting!

[@beefour511]

How did he die tho? Im still confused:\\

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

He was so skilled at the craft of film but he didn’t protect his actors. His treatment of Shelley Duvall was particularly disgusting.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Yeah definitely, probably part of the bullying to keep her on edge for the performance Side of things.

[@iamamaniaint]

This is simply a rumor people like to spread. The only evidence for this is a documentary Kubrick's daughter made while they were filming, which itself was tongue in cheek, where Kubrick and the actors simply played it up a little more. Shelley Duvall said herself that it was a tough but very rewarding shoot, and that she doesn't regret it. It think this myth has come from people seeing that little documentary and not understanding it. Otherwise, there is no evidence, just a tough shoot and a demanding role for Shelley (and she knocked it out of the park) Tldr: This is a myth that has evolved out of human misunderstanding and gullibility and has spread like a game of telephone ever since.

[@francobacigalupouy]

The Genius of Kubrick in 2 minutes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2jGdXisp61riK8

[@Vivzid]

I wrote Steven Spielberg, telling him that Paul Giamatti would be great playing Stanley in a bio pic. I photoshopped Paul's face on a photo of Kubrick and posted it on facebook and many people agreed with me.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Yeah I could see the likeness, plus he's an amazing actor so I'm sure he'd pull it off.

[@flamesphere3144]

Was this reuploaded?

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

No, iv made videos on Kubrick before but never like this one.

[@TheChuckers123]

Be careful using Stanley Kubrick films in your video essays. I'm a big fan and don't wanna see the channel shut down. Channel Criswell got sued and his channel got suspended for using Stanley Kubrick's 2001: Space Odyssey. Not telling you what to do just a heads up. =)

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Thanks man, yeah I'm well aware of the strange copyright system of youtube, its not specific to Kubrick although its interesting how many people have mentioned this with the new awareness of Lewis's channel but its actually the same case for all films.

[@TheChuckers123]

+Darren - MUST SEE FILMS Interesting, it's kind of odd considering you're promoting people to watch and enjoy the film. You're actually encouraging people to go out and watch films and as a result giving them money. It's honestly just a shakedown for money.

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

Yeah i know its like free promotion but its a weird system so i ry not to get involved with it.

[@JaspreetSinghArtist]

first you need producers to make films . find one .

[@jqyhlmnp]

:(

[@_MUSTSEEFILMS_]

sorry to make you sad lol.