Anton Yelchin (1989-2016) Tribute List

Actor Anton Yelchin was killed in a freak car accident on June 19, 2016. Yelchin was 27 years old. Yelchin began his career as a child actor, with roles in movies like "Hearts in Atlantis" and in guest roles on television shows like "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Yelchin was best known as Chekov in the Star Trek remakes, the third of which has been filmed but had not yet been released. As the quotes below demonstrate, Anton Yelchin was a student of film and the arts, and clearly loved his career. It is a shame that we will never see what else Anton Yelchin might have done with his curiosity and his talent. Here are ten vocabulary words drawn from quotes from Anton Yelchin.
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  1. flux
    a state of constant change
    I think what inspires me is in a constant state of flux...it's easier to stick to photographers and perhaps cinematographers, though the great medieval, Mannerist, and Baroque painters of Italian, Spanish, Flemish, and German origin are a constant source of inspiration, along with select modernists like Dali.
  2. absurd
    a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
    I like film because it brings you very close to the absurd reality that you might spend a day shooting and not get a single image that you like or works, and you won't really know for a few days at least as you wait. It connects you and grounds you to a material reality and a patience that seems lost with digital. I also think the grain texture remains forever different, and in my opinion, what I find to be more beautiful.
  3. palpable
    capable of being perceived
    One of my favorite vampire movies is 'Nosferatu,' which has a palpable sense of dread that's a pre-war dread.
  4. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
    One of my favorite vampire movies is 'Nosferatu,' which has a palpable sense of dread that's a pre-war dread.
  5. pining
    a feeling of deep longing
    I usually bring a point and shoot with me so I can go out on the weekends and shoot a bit. I used to bring more cameras, but I'm also an Ebay nut so sometimes I'll order something if I'm really pining for it when I'm on location.
  6. aesthetic
    relating to or dealing with the philosophy of beauty
    I've always been drawn to a certain kind of dark aesthetic in cinema and in film, to what's abjected or considered abject. I've been tremendously influenced by noirish cinema whether that's Von Sternberg or Scorsese in the 70s or Lynch, etc.
  7. abject
    most unfortunate or miserable
    I've always been drawn to a certain kind of dark aesthetic in cinema and in film, to what's abjected or considered abject. I've been tremendously influenced by noirish cinema whether that's Von Sternberg or Scorsese in the 70s or Lynch, etc.
  8. sensuous
    taking delight in beauty
    I was drawn to photography as an extension of film, and the beauty of film is that it's a sensuous, fetishistic medium.
  9. assimilate
    make alike
    I'm fascinated by how ethnic communities have assimilated into massive capitalist environments.
  10. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
    I have an aversion to remakes, which is ironic because I'm in two of them right now. When I went back and watched T3 recently, I thought we need to make a better movie. I can't say I'm a fan.
Created on Sun Jun 19 19:51:34 EDT 2016 (updated Mon Jun 20 10:53:51 EDT 2016)

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