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“It's not so much a question of whether we've shot it through 35mm or digital video; what is important is whether the audience accepts it as real.”

Quote by Abbas Kiarostami

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Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami was a renowned Iranian film director born on June 22, 1940. His works are known for their unique narrative style and profound insight into social reality, making him one of the key figures in the New Wave of Iranian cinema. more

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making.”

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“I have somewhat lost my enthusiasm in the last years. Mainly because film students using digital video these days have not really produced anything which is more than superficial or simplistic; so I have my doubts.”

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“Despite the great advantages of digital video and the great ease of using the medium, still those who use it have first to understand the sensitivities of how to best use the medium.”

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“I think that if you're a digital thinker, you can use a digital camera.”

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“If we're not going to take full advantage of digital, then 35mm is a better medium. Especially for shooting dramas - I have no problem with 35mm.”

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“It seems that film-makers are being divided between those working in digital and those who are not. I think it's not something predetermined - it all depends on what project we have in mind, and on that basis we choose the medium.”

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“I think I'm no different to my friends who are doctors or businessmen or architects - we all started watching films of the golden age together. But whether I'm making films or writing poetry or doing photography, it's very much rooted in my sense of unease. And that's really where everything goes back to.”

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“I never intended to write poems, nor to be a photographer, nor to be a film-maker. I just took many, many pictures and I would put them in an album, and then some years later I decided to show them and suddenly I was called a photographer. Same thing with my poetry. They're notes that I'd written in a book and it may be considered poetry.”

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