In 1951, Kubrick`s friend Alex Singer persuaded him to start making short documentaries for "the March of Time", a provider of newsreels to movie theatres.
Kubrick agreed, and shot the independently financed "Day of the Fight" in 1951. The film notably employed a reverse tracking shot, which would become one of Kubrick`s signature camera movements. although is distributor went out of business that year, Kubrick has been said to have sold "Day of the Fight" to RKO Pictures for a profit of 100 dollars, although Kubrick himself said he lost 100 dollars in
Jeremy Bersntein Interview with Stanley Kubrick in 1966. Inspired by this early success Kubrick quit his job at
Look Magazine and began working on his second short documentary " Flying Padre" (1951), funded by RKO. a third short film, "The Seafarers" (1953) was filmed just after his first feature " Fear and Desire" in order to recoup costs. It was a 30-minute promotional film for the the Seafarers`s International Union and was Kubrick`s first color film.
In 1951, Kubrick`s friend Alex Singer persuaded him to start making short documentaries for "the March of Time", a provider of newsreels to movie theatres.
Kubrick agreed, and shot the independently financed "Day of the Fight" in 1951. The film notably employed a reverse tracking shot, which would become one of Kubrick`s signature camera movements. although is distributor went out of business that year, Kubrick has been said to have sold "Day of the Fight" to RKO Pictures for a profit of 100 dollars, although Kubrick himself said he lost 100 dollars in Jeremy Bersntein Interview with Stanley Kubrick in 1966. Inspired by this early success Kubrick quit his job at Look Magazine and began working on his second short documentary " Flying Padre" (1951), funded by RKO. a third short film, "The Seafarers" (1953) was filmed just after his first feature " Fear and Desire" in order to recoup costs. It was a 30-minute promotional film for the the Seafarers`s International Union and was Kubrick`s first color film.
