film/dv?
when i watched the trailer,
it was hard to tell if it was
shot on film or video. both?
might anyone know?
thanks,
-chris
Acording to Crispin Glovers website it is shot in 32mm.
shareI just met Crispin Glover in San Francisco, he said "What is it?" and "It is Fine. Everything is Fine!" were shot on 16mm. He also said he has no intention of releasing on DVD and that he'll continue to tour with the films.
He expressed that it was difficult to acquire funding ("What is it?" was paid for by his role in Charlie's Angels) and that he had trouble with film processing/negative cutting/opticals, and that it's difficult to distribute film due to the success of children-friendly multiplexes. With all the difficulties involved with shooting, editing, and distributing on film, it's a wonder he doesn't work on video.
maybe he just doesn't like the quality of video...
i'm guessing he likes hard work?
i think it's really neat, i liked his explanation of
why he wasn't releasing his films on dvd as well.
-chris
The guy before me asked him that same question about releasing it on dvd.
1)Pirating problems.
2)The dvd format might not be what the trilogy ends up on when all 3 are ready to be released to the mass market. There may be more reasons, but that's all he mentioned tonight at the Seattle screening tonight.(Thur)Hopefully whatever format they end up on, Crispin will have extra features that explain all the questions asked about the movies.
The thing is, if he sold the film himself, through his website, for like $20 a piece, he'd easily be able to make more money than touring around with it and showing it that way. Yeah, there'd be a pirating problem, but I bet he'd make way more money than he has already made, by selling actual copies... and I'm sure he will.. eventually.
shareMaybe one of these days Criterion and Crispin could make a deal to get the movies out in a nice limited set. ala Man Who Fell To Earth? Crispin et al could add commentary, bonus footage, doc's, critique, etc. These films sound intriguing enough to merit Criterion's preservation and respect. And would be a nice book end on my shelf to Spalding Grays movie too. LOL
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