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"I started using film as part of live theatre performance - what used to be called performance art - and I became intrigued by film."
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"When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer."
"You can do really slow movements with it, like zooming in for a minute and a half. The audience isn't aware that the camera has moved, but there's subconscious tension there."
"In a way, the history of jazz's development is a small mirror of classical music's development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form."
"I am intrigued enough to want to continue, and also to try and work with companies like Sony on modifying the cameras and making them more user-friendly and efficient."
"Films take up so much time, and with theatre, you do have to plan a period of time that you can be free."
"There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there."
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