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DOGME VOW OF CHASTITY
Dogme95 is a collective of film directors founded in
Copenhagen in spring 1995. Dogme 95 has the expressed
goal of countering "certain tendencies" in
the cinema today. It counters the individual film by
the principle of presenting an indisputable set of rules
known as The Vow Of Chastity.
"I swear to submit to the following set of rules
drawn up and confirmed by Dogme 95:
- Shooting must be done on location. Props and sets
must not be brought in (if a particular prop is necessary
for the story, a location must be chosen where this
prop is to be found).
- The sound must never be produced apart from the
images or vice versa. (Music must not be used unless
it occurs where the scene is being shot).
- The camera must be hand-held. Any movement or immobility
attainable in the hand is permitted. (The film must
not take place where the camera is standing; shooting
must take place where the film takes place).
- The film must be in colour. Special lighting is
not acceptable. (If there is too little light for
exposure the scene must be cut or a single lamp be
attached to the camera).
- Optical work and filters are forbidden
- The film must not contain superficial action. (Murders,
weapons, etc. must not occur.)
- Temporal and geographical alienation are forbidden.
(That is to say that the film takes place here and
now.)
- Genre movies are not acceptable.
- The film format must be Academy 35 mm.
- The director must not be credited.
Furthermore I swear as a director to refrain from
personal taste! I am no longer an artist. I swear
to refrain from creating a "work", as I
regard the instant as more important than the whole.
My supreme goal is to force the truth out of my characters
and settings. I swear to do so by all the means available
and at the cost of any good taste and any aesthetic
considerations. Thus I make my vow of chastity."
Visit the official Dogme website at: http://www.dogme95.dk.
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