Here's how Mark Webber injected truth into his real-life fantasy film "A Place of No Words". Mark Webber has acted in avant-garde films before, for directors such as esteemed as Lars von Trier, Jim Jarmusch, and Todd Solondz. But no matter how experimental the finished film, Webber is fed up with the traditional process of filmmaking. His own directorial method, which he calls reality cinema, is the answer to many years of frustration on set. It is primarily concerned with truth—conveying it, showcasing it, finding it, and questioning it. Webber's reality cinema positions a lack of resources as a strength, rather than a weakness. It embraces the docu-fiction hybrid form to create a flexible stage for the actors. Most of all, it rejects what Webber views as a rigid way of working in favor of something much more open-ended. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 21 May, 2019