Monday, February 18, 2008

Once (2006)

Directed by John Carney

It was great. I really love directors who can capture a space between people in film. (A story exists because there is more than one person in the world.) Anyway, I read the director's interview and would like to share some parts that I enjoyed.
http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12026.html

" How do I create a world where it’s okay to watch 8 songs? How do you approach that? Rule #1 was be really authentic and never have playback. If the guitar has a string missing, you should hear that that’s missing. If the piano looks rickety and wrecked, it should sound that way. The most authentic thing should be in the performances and that’s why I ended up getting non-actors to do it as well. Singers who are professional, these guys, because nobody’s going to present those songs in quite as real or authentic a way as the people who wrote them."

The world is defined by people who live in the environment and vice versa... One thing that I really enjoy by editing a documentary is to study the complexity of people's lives. It's real, and it's amazing. (I don't know how to describe this yet... Sorry.)

Thanks.

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