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| Mike Figgis Live in Cannes |
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Monday 19 May 2008. Mike Figgis in
conversation with Jason Solomons. Journalist
and presenter Solomons interviews twice
Oscar-nominated director, writer, composer
and photographer Mike Figgis.
As a pioneer of experimental and digital
filmmaking, Figgis is a firm believer that
there is no reason to prevent anybody from
making a film. His latest film, Love Live
Long, screened at Cannes, was shot in a mere
6 days for a fraction of a usual feature film
budget. The film embodies all the principles
of low-budget film-making discussed by Figgis
in his book - Digital Filmmaking. Figgis
discussed the freedom to film that today's
technology offers and the virtues of filming
without the army of a crew associated with a
big Hollywood production, as well as his own
cinematic career.
I have Figgis' "Digital Filmmaking" book at
home, and I was thrilled to be there for this
conversation.
My own filmmaking experience was closely
inspired by Figgis on one occasion: I studied
his film Leaving Las Vegas in great detail,
and later asked my composer to create music
similar to the beautiful score he did in
that film.
This talk blew me away - he's a brilliant
man.
Tags : Mike Figgis Cannes 2008 |
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Durée : 578 s |
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