Dear Ruth, In answer to question 3, I think that the situation is turning around finally. Choreographers are learning to think like editors and scriptwriters. Instead of choreographing with long sweeping phrasing, artists creating original dance films/videos or adaptations of stage works are now thinking in terms of definable actions, ideas, movement swells and rhythms that can be captured in one cut or one setting. The emphasis on technology as a dominant force - i.e. the focus on choreographing the camera or making the choreography in the editing room - has now lessened. The more experienced choreographers realize that they must switch their own creative process from the beginning to have a satisfying union of dance and film. Deirdre Towers Dance Films Association 48 W. 21st St., #907 NY, NY 10010 www.dancefilmsassn.org dfa5@earthlink.net ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
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