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Mike Figgis

Mike Figgis

English Director

Born: Feb 28, 1948

Certain Film Music Time Work You

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I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument. Mike Figgis

Work Musical Musical Instrument Like Instrument Were Camera

I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker. Mike Figgis

I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar. Mike Figgis

Guitar Classical Classical Guitar Piano Studied Trumpet Play

One of the things I love about cinema is the range. Mike Figgis

Love Cinema Range One Of The Things About Things

Each film is different. Time Code was very quick - a matter of months. Miss Julie has been on my shelf as a script for some seven or eight years. But then the shooting process was very quick - 16 days. Mike Figgis

I had no plans to be a director. Mike Figgis

Director Had Plans

Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film. Mike Figgis

Accident Drama Drifted Almost Became Interested Then Film

In a way, the history of jazz's development is a small mirror of classical music's development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form. Mike Figgis

Music History Mirror Jazz Living Way Classical Classical Music Small Through Development Terms Gotten End The History Of Form While Centuries Cycle Exploring Original Original Music Now

I've spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music. Mike Figgis

Life Music People My Life Spent Hearing Trying Apologize

I want the score to have a really big voice. Mike Figgis

Big Voice Score Want Really

You make sure that there's a structure that's interesting for them to play on top of, then do temp versions and try it on the film. By the time the players come to the recording session, I've found what works. So I'm not wasting their time. Mike Figgis

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