I could say that I did not buy a light table in September but I may be lying. It could have been in October.
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It was limited to looking for titles on their Website, watching a couple of trailers, reading Francesco’s updates on the screenings he attended, and the day he got sick and cancelled his schedule for the day.
Continue reading My IDFA experience
Comments closedNot long ago, Nicolás Pereda was invited to the Netherlands Film Academy to introduce his work process. One of his projects involved making fiction with several housemaids performing in an unreal setting: an academy for current and aspiring housemaids. During the Q&A he was accused of unethically using his directorial power. And Trump got elected.
Continue reading Presidential mistake
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I wrote down this update three weeks ago, on October 23rd, and today, on November 13th, I have updated the update.
Continue reading Beep one, beep two
Comments closedAdam Green is best known as a songwriter and musician, but he recently visited Amsterdam to present his second feature, Aladdin.
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As a result of meeting with Lino for a session, David and I collaborated on a video. We are still working on the final cut; in class we screened a teaser.
Continue reading Birdwatching us
Comments closedWe the People went for a walk, each of us by ourselves, for two hours. No cellphone, no clock, no wallet. I worried about being deported but it did not happen. I did get terribly lost. We came back with two observations. Not ‘terribly’.
Continue reading The second one just followed him
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Mieke is also the Head of Research at the Nederlandse Filmacademie, or ‘Academia de cine de los Países Bajos’ in Spanish. For their first Research Week open to students, they chose the subject of ‘Immersive Media’. Good stuff.
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Comments closedGodard’s approach to À bout de souffle has been sensational since the film gained momentum, and it in itself helped turn its momentum into a well-deserved permanent notoriety. Since the author rarely answers back what the interviewer asks, and I was wondering about how the actors perceived this methodology, I decided to look for Belmondo’s or Seberg’s take on the issue. Lucky me, the Internet happened and I found my answer.
Continue reading In the end, he either dies or leaves
Comments closedWhile shooting ‘Your Mario Dancing’ (currently in post-production) I realized that our rehearsals had burnt out some great moments that worked on the basis of my non-actors authentically reacting to situations.
Continue reading We’ve shot seven takes, now let’s start
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