Spideymark

The best thing that ever happened was definitely during “The Message”. I think for some reason it wasn’t on the gag reel. It was possibly the best piece of acting I’ve ever seen, which is the three-sixty [360 degree camera rotation] that Tim [as director] did while everyone was listening to the farewell message from Tracey [played by Jonathon Woodward]. And Nathan is standing with Zoe, looking kind of stricken - this is his old friend - and the camera pans around to Kaylee - and Nathan’s sitting next to Kaylee, looking kind of stricken in another way. And he managed to duck under the camera and get to every single member of the cast and just look really sad [laughs]. And some of them just could not keep it together and some of them did. But I’ve got to tell you - it’s hard to describe. And then when it finally panned down to the body in the coffin, Nathan was lying in [Woodward’s] arms, looking stricken. It was unbelievable - not only hilarious, but technically proficient. He really put some thought into it. But that’s Nathan.

— Joss Whedon, Firefly - The Official Companion. Volume Two x

Best out-take ever.

(Source: agirlwithoutaspleen)

THIS

guyalice:

Y’know what’s awesome about The Avengers? In just about any other movie, this bit above would have been a huge set-piece with a giant preamble. But here, it’s just an almost blink-and-you-miss-it thing in the background, as if one of the most awesome action moments you will ever see committed to film is just an after-thought. 

I mean, this movie is too busy racking up energy to prepare you for the rag-doll scene or Tony with the party leviathan trailing after him, that this is just “Meh, here’s something that would be the most memorable thing in any other movie. Let’s throw it in as padding.”

(Source: bambistark)