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Roberto Minervini’s Move Into Drama Built on Spontaneous ‘Moments,’ He Tells Ji.hlava Documentary Festival Crowd
Freezing actors, no script and no Steadicams: Roberto Minervini relishes battling the status quo In ‘The Damned.’
And sure, he could have used Steadicams while filming this year’s American Civil War drama, “The Damned.” But that would mean “limiting camera movement” and would add 45 minutes of setup time, besides making the rig too imposing, he says. Thus, his cast spent weeks trudging around freezing land, hauling a wagon up a hill, shivering in their blue uniforms and mud until, out of nowhere, one day they were under fire as darkness began to set in. The Italian-born former punk band singer, music producer, IT guru and, for a time, Houston real estate mogul, relishes breaking conventions, he says.
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