Gabriele Magrì
Digital camera and a fistful of dollars' But one day we will win the 'Oscar'
Digital camera and a fistful of dollars' But one day we will win the 'Oscar'
June 4, 2004 - page 11 Section: Events Culture Sports
Choose what you like and when to turn. The 'independence in the film has at least two synonyms: freedom and necessity (the opposite, actually). The result is still as close as possible to what, in creative solitude, had planned on doing. If self is all the 'army of animated short films - with mixed success - the hopes of young filmmakers from Puglia, a few months some of them have decided not to settle. In place of a short film, a feature film. Encouraged by the digital and not willing to wait for the judgment of a distant studio. "It is not easy to have a producer behind and 'wait can last for years. We wanted everything at once, "confessed the director Vito Palumbo, 29 years. So, with fellow travelers Roberto De Feo and Martha Brown of 'cultural association Duende, have opted for the' self-assessed up to put together, even with a small grant from the Province of Bari, 25 thousand euros. Thus started the forty days of shooting in full swing, the "35 mm". In turn c 'has a crew of twenty young technicians from various regions and the actors are in the same round of film academies in Rome. All professionals in becoming connected by 'urgency of' expression. The film, according to an autobiographical vein mirror, about a Southern boy who would love to be a director and consoles himself by passing his days in film circles of his country, then decided to seek a possible way to Rome. The shooting set in the theater were made to the New Splendor, made available by the operator Joseph Fraccalvieri also president of Arci Pierrot le fou who responded to the request for support, crucial for those who make the 'independent. Budgets are risicatissimi and often are unable to pay only a technical recovery as happened to the brothers Gabriel and Vittorio Magrì Brindisi. The others must adhere to the dream completely, otherwise the failure of the same. "You can not do otherwise" recognize the twins directors creators of special effects alongside Silver, Benigni and Ciprì and Maresco and, among others, the famous giant pumpkins Spot Orange Account and Bulgari jewels ice. Tonight at 18, 21 and 22.30, have in the cinema Ariston Mesagne their second film, "White Scarlet", reconstruction of the popular legend of "signura Leta" in a wedding gown that would be around the periphery of the country. The first film fantattualità s' titled "Aliens" and was seen in the provinces of Brindisi and Lecce, collecting more than ten thousand spectators. In addition to distributing home, the hope is that of reaching an official one. I hope the twins Magrì who consider this film "a business card for a future producer." They plan to convince him with ideas and script as they did with Franco Nero in "Crimson White" plays the writer. "We met on the set of the film" Angel and the hunter, "praticandogli of fake bullet holes on his back and let himself be involved in our enthusiasm." "It costs me nothing and I have fun," he replied, hosting for a few days mini-crew to his house and at his expense. The budget for the film in question, in fact, not even arrived in 4 thousand euros. More or less the same figure shooting a film about the translation of the bones of St. Nicholas of Bari also Vito Giussani power that is able to engage in the role of the saint of Myra still Andrea Giordana (a performer of his short film) and Massimo Dapporto in some poses . Even for him, after "All 'sunrise climb the mountain", is the second feature film' shot taking advantage of spare time, knowing you to make a craft. " And the film goes slowly preferred to short it also signals the school. The high school Chess Bari, for example, which has Projection in 'hall until tomorrow the movie "Out of Time," filmed in classrooms from' Martin Lacirignola student with school budget.
- ANTONELLA GAETA
