After Avatar set a new box office record, filmmakers and fans all over the world saw the charm of 3D movies. Then, both Alice in Wonderland and clash of the titans chose 3D as the expression. However, except animation, all movies that choose 3D are magnificent and magnificent. Is it a waste to use 3D for a movie that focuses on emotional drama and dance?
Actually, director Dagna Pasquini also has doubts in this respect. He said: I'm not sure whether the dance effect after 3D is amazing or not, and whether it can be as impactful as a blockbuster. That's what I'm worried about. As for the design of dance scenes, it is very different from ordinary movies. It is necessary to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, highlighting the excitement and eye-catching of 3D. Those scenes that are common in ordinary movies and general talent shows, I have reduced a lot this time, mainly 3D services. In fact, Dennis's doubts are also the doubts of the street dance group Diversity. Ashley Banjo, a diversity member, said: Designing dance moves for 3D movies is actually a headache, because we can't dance freely as usual. We must consider that this is 3D, and we are facing a 3D camera. In short, we have to adapt to the way of 3D appreciation in order to design actions for 3D movies. I hope our performances and dances can make the audience feel wonderful and dazzling that ordinary movies can't show.
Although this film is the big-screen debut of Dagna Pasquini and Max Giva, neither of the directors is a young man. During their 20-year business career, they have been active among MTV directors in Britain and the United States and won numerous awards. Talking about the original intention of making this film, dania pasquini said: Giva and I just wanted to make a film about the cultural conflict between hip hop and ballet at first. Especially show the charm of ballet to the young audience in front of the screen. These young people often have preconceived ideas about ballet, thinking that it is old and rigid, but it is not. I want them to know that ballet is also a cool thing. So in terms of actors, I found many young and beautiful actors, in order to let them know that ballet is not a patent for middle-aged and elderly people. Ballet and street dance are representatives of two different cultures, one is traditional classical culture, the other is emerging street culture. I don't want to put two cultures together to make a movie, so I don't want to put the two together. My purpose is to show the upward, tenacious and tenacious spirit contained in dance and let people know the beauty and fun of dance-in fact, all dance arts are like this. Making movies is very different from making MTV, but I have accumulated rich experience in my 20-year MTV production career. Thanks to these experiences, I understand how I should make a movie.
The legendary George Sampson.
George Sampson, who plays Eddie in the film, is a household name in Britain. Born in 1993, he won the second season of the talent show Britain's Got Talent-he was only 14 years old. Perhaps sampson's experience is more convincing than his dancing skills. In his early years, sampson's parents divorced, and sampson and his brother lived with his mother. The poor family didn't let him give up his love of dancing. He danced in the street to earn money for music and dance lessons. His practice was ridiculed and ridiculed by his classmates, but sampson remained unmoved and continued to practice dancing. It seems that only dance can lead him out of the misfortune of life.
If sampson succeeds in this way, then he can only be regarded as a legend. There is another more legendary thing. Sampson has been suffering from Schulman's disease, a rare spinal disease, which is common in youth and adolescence. The main symptom is rigid kyphosis of thoracic vertebra or thoracolumbar segment. Sampson's doctor once warned him to stop dancing or he would be paralyzed forever. However, sampson refused to listen to the doctor's advice and insisted on showing himself on the stage. In an interview, sampson said: No one and nothing can stop me from dancing. Seeing that sampson was so persistent, his doctor allowed him to continue dancing.
After winning the championship, sampson made this film. He said: making movies is a very fun thing. I never consider myself an actor. Ironically, when I was in drama school, my acting teacher said I was a good actor rather than a good dancer. I just think she's lying to me. But even after the film was finished, she told me that she still thought so. Making a movie is a completely different experience, very interesting and tiring. Because dancing on the stage is my own business, I just need to behave well. But making movies is a collective work. For example, I want to dance in front of a group of people in the film, and I shot 12 times before I finished shooting that scene. You know, if you really dance in front of a group of people, it is impossible to dance 12 times. I'm exhausted after this injection. However, if my performance or this film can make people understand the connotation and significance of street dance, I think it is worthwhile for me to work so hard. Working with ballet dancers is definitely a strange experience, because the requirements and understanding of our team dance are so different, but our love for dance is absolutely the same. We sweat and even cry for what we love every day-I think this is the meaning of dance.