François Pirot is a Belgian director and scriptwriter. After two shorts, he just finished writing Mobil-home, his first feature film, which he will also direct. He co-wrote Nue Propriété and Elève Libre with Joachim Lafosse (also Belgian). In fact, he has experienced different productions as scriptwriter, director and…actor!
According to your experience, how does the hierarchy function on set?
Hierarchy doesn’t exist if the task of each crew member is well-defined. If everybody knows what he/she (…)
♦ Introduction
This blog is a place for all contributors of Nisimazine to continue to write, photograph, make video and discuss cinema together after the workshops. An extension of the magazine, this is a free space to keep sharing new insights and experiences through reviews, essays, quotes, interviews and festival reports. You can join any conversation by posting comments. So…, let’s go !
Monday 15 March 2010Interview François Pirot
By Joanna Gallardo (France), 15 March 2010 | Mas y Mas |Translations: [en]
Confessions of a one-man-crew
By Barnabás Tóth (Hungary), 15 March 2010 | Mas y Mas |Translations: [en]
I must say I basically like to work as a one-man-crew, although as long as I remember my own shootings, the "one man” is never one man. Controlling and recording the picture AND the sound, while watching the whole thing with your own eyes as the first spectator is almost impossible.
But being alone (or very few) has many adventages: first of all: financial - you have to pay only one salary. Second: organisation: no lates, no busy schedules, no transport fees and no catering obligations. (…)
But being alone (or very few) has many adventages: first of all: financial - you have to pay only one salary. Second: organisation: no lates, no busy schedules, no transport fees and no catering obligations. (…)
All for one: RåFILM (Sweden)
By Moa Geistrand (Sweden), Anna Weitz (Sweden), 15 March 2010 | Mas y Mas |Translations: [en]
RåFILM believes in sharing. In addition to sharing cameras and equipment, sharing ideas and knowledge make the process of creating documentaries more inspiring, and within RåFILM there is always someone with a fresh eye to help out when a rough cut needs a new perspective.
Our collective method differs from project to project. Sometimes only two or three of us work together, sometimes, as with Hit Music – Rhythm of the Revolutionary, nearly all of us participate, and sometimes one or two of us (…)
Our collective method differs from project to project. Sometimes only two or three of us work together, sometimes, as with Hit Music – Rhythm of the Revolutionary, nearly all of us participate, and sometimes one or two of us (…)
Coffee boys and teabreaks
By Atso Pärnänen (Finland), 15 March 2010 | Mas y Mas |Translations: [en]
In Hollywood there is a person for every step of the way. He who gets the coffee, who prepares the coffee and the one who serves the coffee, while all dream of drinking it.
In Europe, if you are lucky, there’s a coffee machine on the hallway of the broadcasting corp. and a producer who found a couple coins still left in his pocket, or even better, on the floor! On this hallway the crew member will find a safe haven between productions. In Europe "less is more". Less money, less time, less (…)
In Europe, if you are lucky, there’s a coffee machine on the hallway of the broadcasting corp. and a producer who found a couple coins still left in his pocket, or even better, on the floor! On this hallway the crew member will find a safe haven between productions. In Europe "less is more". Less money, less time, less (…)
Wednesday 10 March 2010The 3D revolution, version 3.0?
By Jude Lister (UK), 10 March 2010 | Cartoon Movie |Translations: [en]
CARTOON Movie audiences show their enthusiasm for 3D technologies
Monday 8 March 2010Ari Folman, Sylvain Chomet and Patrice Leconte present new animated projects at CARTOON Movie 2010
By Jude Lister (UK), 8 March 2010 | Cartoon Movie |Translations: [en]
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