Saturday, September 16, 2006

Long break

It has been along time, what with summer holidays, and the madness of work. I have begun a new draft, which is simpler and more focused. And also I have begun to find locations, and will begin to post images in due course.

Camera tricks

Thinking more on the The Passenger, and the scene that is known as the glideback (described below) - I wondered, does it matter that the glideback happens within one shot? I understand the objective is to contain a sense of truth and time, and that cutting would be considered a simple camera trick. But doesn't the audience accept the whole construct of cinema as a trick? And what bigger trick could there be in Locke climbing over the camera crew, doing a quick change, and then leaping out onto the terrace?