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Interjú Bálint Arthur filmes alkotóval
Interview with Arthur Bálint film maker

Author(s): Attila Bán
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Communication studies, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Medea Egyesület
Keywords: character;methods of capturing cinematic scenes;camerawork;ethics of documentary;

Summary/Abstract: Arthur Bálint talks about how his experience in multi-camera live TV directing provided him with the skillset to make his own sort of highly cinematic observational documentary, even if he works mostly as an one man crew. He talks extensively about his preference for interesting characters over the story and the methods for capturing cinematic scenes in real situations. He believes that his task as a film maker is to discover through his camera what makes his characters special, and to avoid presenting a distorted version of the character’s life in order to make it more interesting. His work in fiction also stems from semi-improvised scenes with amateur actors, and his camerawork in fiction emulates his documentary shooting style.

  • Issue Year: XI/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 67-80
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Hungarian