Making The Ballet of the Nations: Cinematography

Abstract

Director of Photography, Jack Offord, talks to Ella Margolin about shooting and lighting Impermanence's The Ballet of the Nations. What kind of visual references, from both cinematography and art history, were brought to bear on the palette and lighting of the film? While depicting the staging of a dance, how does The Ballet of the Nations also acknowledge that it is itself a highly staged event?

Keywords

• artists' film
• directing
• cinematography
• impermanence
• artists film