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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | VR Masterclass
Virtual Reality (VR) is redefining the approach of contemporary filmmaking. Learn about the cutting-edge technology, immersive storytelling and the challenges of virtual reality with Australian VR filmmakers Oscar Raby (The Turning Forest/Easter Rising), Penelope Thomas (VR Noir), Martin Taylor (VR Noir), Michael Beets (Jafri) and Tracey Taylor (executive producer, The Pulse VR). Moderated by Geor
...MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | In Conversation with the Moras
Join Melbourne gallerist William Mora (pictured on the right) and filmmaker Philippe Mora (pictured in the middle) as they share their unbelievable family story with Trevor Graham (pictured on the left), the director behind the MIFF 2016 Premiere Fund-supported film, Monsieur Mayonnaise. Find out more about the film and upcoming screenings.
{wrt podcast slug=talking-pict...MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | Bodies in Motion
To depict dance on film requires a balance between a meaningful and accurate display of the movement whilst making use of the filmic techniques of the medium. Alice Glenn (No Lights No Lycra) discusses the nuances of capturing dance on film with Celia Rowlson-Hall (Ma, MIFF 2016), Anouk van Dijk (Chunky Move), Gideon Obarzanek (Sydney Dance Company) and Ella Havelka (Ella, MIFF 2016).
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...MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | Eric Darnell: Virtual Reality and Storytelling
In 2016, Virtual Reality is a new frontier in storytelling - a space currently reimagining and reinventing the language of cinema, reconstituting the idea of what a filmmaker is and what an audience is. It's a space where cutting-edge technology is being harnessed, but the rules of telling a story are still being written.
Eric Darnell is one of VR's emerging masters - best known as the writer/dir
...MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast: In Conversation with Terence Davies
Join the conversation with ‘Britain’s greatest living auteur’ Terence Davies as he discusses his latest film, Sunset Song, with David Stratton.
Recorded on Sunday 31 July 2016 at Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts.
Thanks to Derry Sheehan and David Ellis at Tooth & Claw for recorded and editing.
Produced by Al Cossar, Caitlin Kavanagh and Lauren Zoric for Melbourne International Fil
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