CONTEXTUAL VIDEO ESSAY 1 – Identifying Improvisatory Performer-Camera Practices within Improvisational Filmmaking


Identifying Improvisatory Performer-Camera Practiceswithin Improvisational Filmmaking

This video essay considers research by four key writers in the field and their work is collated together and considered as a field for the first time. These include: David Collins (2019); Gilles Mouëllic(2014); Sonja Vilč(2015); and J.J Murphy (2019). Using visual film examples including Jean Rouch (2003), the essay examines a spectrum of improvisation practices within filmmaking and applied strategies for performer-camera relations.

Running Time: 37′ 33