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ITALY FIRST PERSON
COMEDY OFERRORS
DP FERRAN PAREDES RUBIO ON THE NEW ITALIAN COMEDY, MOZZARELLA STORIES,
Edoardo’s first words were:
‘We should try and reward
our audience with a great
movie with great images
and cinematic splendour.’
Mozzarella Stories. I have to say it wasn’t easy given its characters and a story that was itself very demanding set in a realistic yet imaginary world that only Edoardo could have created.
Fortunately, we had about four weeks of pre-production, and that proved crucial as during that time in Caserta, we pored over the script and worked out how to photograph the film. We watched a lot of movies, music videos, commercials and stills until we agreed on the imagery for all the different scenes.
The cinematography had to be another ‘character’ and at the same
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That’s an excellent starting point,
WRITER-DIRECTOR EDOARDO DE ANGELIS
Photos: Scenes from Mozzarella Stories; above: DP Ferran Paredes Rubio (left) with Writer-Director Edoardo De Angelis
I thought.
I’ve known Edoardo for quite a
while and I knew he meant it.
He’s always been inspired by films which try to generate a genuine ‘experience’. Even though it was his first feature and low budget, we always tried to stick to that original intent and create an original style.
In pre-production, we worked hard to establish the right look for
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