Reality Check: The Problem of SF film making part two

Reality Check: The Problem of SF film making part two

In the second half of a panel discussion recorded live at last year’s London Science-Fiction and Fantastic Film Festival, Alex Fitch discusses the challenges of creating engaging and convincing SF scenarios on film with a quintet of eminent low budget film directors – Marc Caro (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children), Cory McAbee (Stingray Sam), Gerald McMorrow (Franklyn), Stuart Hazeldine (Exam) and Richard Jobson (A Woman in Winter). The panel was sponsored by The Directors Guild of Great Britain and Mr Caro’s translator was Virginie Selavy. In this second part, the panel discuss the importance of lighting and sound to low budget cinema and the need to double up crew members [part two of two]…

Stills from Franklyn, A woman in Winter, Exam, Stingray Sam and The City of Lost Children

Stills from Franklyn, A woman in Winter, Exam, Stingray Sam and The City of Lost Children

Originally broadcast as the second half of a ‘Clear Spot’, 17/03/10 on Resonance FM

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