Gitai and Me

So, I met the famous Israeli Amos Gitai who made 30 films. I am now shooting the special classes that he has at Impro acting school. I was at first a bit sceptical about the whole project. Shooting a classroom is (still) not my ideas of cinematical fun. But I got to make a few out-of-the-ordinary shots, especially since Ilan the producer/director kindly rented my a tele lense.

I also got to shoot four ten minute one shot shorts which was AWSOME, but also kind of tiring, jumping from location to location all weekend.

I think one these shorts, directed by Melanie Uziel (she is also my good friend) is worthy of sending to a festival. It was really exciting to shoot this unconvential rape movie with monkeys. I poured as a cinematogrpher all my knowledge of cinema and payed homage to Antonioni, Goddard, Truffaut and Spike Jones :) Oh, and of course Gitai, naturally.

Now I need to re-shoot some of these one-shot movies again, but when will I find the time? I am working really hard (gotta pay the rent) and also shooting a Jack-the-ripper short on Friday and Saturday. Oh well. Yet, it is good to be busy once again with movie making after taking a break to edit and write and also work work work.