“I have received the digital camera as a blessing. It has really changed my life as a filmmaker, because I don't use my camera anymore as a camera. I don't feel it as a camera. I feel it as a friend, as something that doesn't make an impression on people, that doesn't make them feel uncomfortable, and that is completely forgotten in my way of approaching life and people and film.” PeopleWayFeelsUseFilmChangedBlessingCamerasForgottenImpressionMy WayUncomfortableFilmmakerDigitalChanged My LifeDigital CamerasApproaching Life Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“The digital camera has given me total freedom and a different way of filming.” WayDifferentGivenCamerasDifferent WaysDigitalDigital Cameras Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“With the RED, I didn't have this impression at all. I felt that it was as heavy as a film camera. Having this great crew, with the DP and his assistants, I found it making as much of an impression as a very big film camera. I didn't relate to it as much. I remember avoiding it during the shooting rather than paying attention to it.” BigsRememberFilmFoundFeltAttentionRedCamerasHeavyImpressionRelatePay AttentionShootingCrewAvoidingAssistants Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I'm still very grateful to digital cameras in general, but I didn't have this feeling with the RED one.” StillsFeelingsRedCamerasGratefulDigitalDigital Cameras Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I was mentioning with the digital camera, maybe this new fashion of filmmaking gives a closer look of what life may be like. But it's still nothing but a copy.” GivingLooksMayStillsFashionCamerasDigitalCopiesFilmmakingDigital Cameras Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“It's very true that non-actors feel more comfortable in front of a digital camera, without the lights and the large crowd around them, and we arrive at much more intimate moments with them.” FeelsMomentsLightActorsFrontsComfortableCamerasCrowdsIntimateDigitalVery TrueDigital CamerasIntimate MomentsLarge Crowds Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I do believe that a film like Ten could never have been made with a 35mm camera. The first part of the film lasts 17 minutes, and by the end of that part, the kid has totally forgotten the camera.” FirstsBelieveHas BeensMadeEndsKidsLastsFilmMinutesTenCamerasForgotten Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making.” DoeBigsWould BeFilmInfluenceAdvantageCamerasBelieverVideoDigitalDigital Cameras Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I think that if you're a digital thinker, you can use a digital camera.” IfsThinkingUseCamerasDigitalThinkerDigital Cameras Author:Abbas Kiarostami
