Claire Denis. The Act of Directing. 2011

Claire Denis, filmmaker and director talking about her film making process and technique. In this lecture Claire Denis discusses some of the technical aspects of her work, working with HD vs. 35 mm film, Super 35 mm and CinemaScope, the depth of field and composition of shots, the differences between digital and screening films in the theater in relation to rehearsing, her film “35 Shots of Rum,“ slavery, colonialism, France, hair as a racial and political signifier focusing on narrative