My Director, Nate, joined Andy and myself to chat about There Will Be Blood. Andy wanted a film with great cinematography so Paul Thomas Anderson movies come right to mind. His images evoke a sense of scale, mood and seemed to be inspired by the master painters who portrayed the West.
Below are some useful links to learn more about the film. The production value of the film is tremendous. A $25 million dollar budget is not nothing but it's also not that expensive. Camera moves are simple and effective as well. The crew definitely captured what it might have been like to dig for oil back in the early 1900's.
Paul Anderson adapted the book, Oil! by Upton Sinclair. The novel was based on the scandals of the oil industry in Southern California.
Rotten Tomatoes 91 / 86
$25 mil USD budget
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screenshots courtesy of Film-grab.com for educational use
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