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Improvisation in my films

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • 4 days ago
  • 1 min read

Aside from the jazz solos, my recent silent vigil and Aratere films reinforce that the success of the Dakumentary was in Gary's DIY revolution. Chlöe and I both have improv training. The Te Papa film is a good example. Dakta was essentially calling the shots in that film, and Gary was talking about it like an improv. Dakta was a musician in his younger days. Jammed with Dragon. - AMPP also applied rigid formal rules of the Dogme variety, which enhances the effect. Essentially one camera only, compressing space and time. Making it up as we went along: that was the secret.

 
 
 

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