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Danny Baldwin
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Good. In my review, I commented on the weird cinematography and such.
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filmsRpriceless
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| Danny Baldwin wrote: | | I recently saw The Fast Runner and can honestly say I wasn't bothered by the digital video. But in a film like Manic (which I have only seen clips from) or Tadpole it's deliberately annoying. |
The Fast Runner is currently my favorite film of the decade, and it surprises me whenever people criticize it for looking ugly. I haven't seen Tadpole yet, but I liked Manic a lot (just uploaded a review for it onto my site recently) and the DV didn't annoy me in the least. In fact, there are a few scenes (I won't spoil them) where the film actually benefits from the use of DV and gives it a special quality. |
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beltmann
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| Michael B. Scrutchin wrote: | | One thing I like about DV is its immediacy. Sure, it can't compete with the depth and texture of 35mm film, but film doesn't have DV's you-are-there immediacy. |
I agree that one of the main advantages of DV is its sense of immediacy, of plunging us into the real. Greengrass skillfully exploited that for Bloody Sunday. However, I disagree that celluloid cannot achieve the same immediacy--as Michael said, "It's not the format, it's how it's used." When applied properly, film can provide the same sense of intimacy and you-are-there qualities.
Consider this list (all chosen from the early '60s, an era well before DV or HD, but a time when filmmakers were experimenting with form, including a sense of realism):
Shadows, Cassavetes, 1960
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Reisz, 1960
Cleo from 5 to 7, Varda, 1962
America, America, Kazan, 1963
A Hard Day's Night, Lester, 1964
Naked Kiss, Fuller, 1964
Woman in the Dunes, Teshigahara, 1964
Lots from Godard, including: My Life to Live, Les Carabiniers, Le Petit Soldat, and Band of Outsiders.
I'd argue that each of those titles has a sense of intimacy and immediacy that rivals anything shot on DV--and they are less distracting about it. I would also argue that, since shooting on film requires a great deal more expertise and patience than video, their achievement is more admirable, and more artistically satisfying.
Still, I'd like to reiterate that I do feel that DV and HD have a definite place.
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