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A Magic Moments production
Interview with the editor
- How much time did you spend on Write & Unite
DVD project?
We spent a LONG time making "Write and Unite".
To begin with, the footage was shot over a few years time.
Once all the footage was collected, one of our team members
edited, animated, composited, authored, and packaged the
final product you see today. It's a lot of work for one
guy, so it took another year or so to get it all finished.
We obviously are not in the video business for the money.
- Which were the biggest problems you met
in doing the movie?
I'd say that the biggest problems were just related to
the time it took to create the DVD. It's hard to stay
focused on a project for that long. Also, our team members
are spread around the globe, so communicating and collaborating
was, and continues to be tricky. We continue to face challenges
with distribution and getting the video out to people.
If anyone out there knows anyone who wants to carry the
DVD, please contact us.
- How did you
choose the writers for the interviews and sections?
A few members of the team were responsible for shooting
the footage. Each member chose places and people to include
in the video. Some of these choices simply came down to
who we know, and what cities we traveled to in the past
few years. When it came down to editing time, we tried
to pick the widest variety of footage, and best quality
graff, in order to make a dope video.
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Do you think that graffiti is a thing that should be as
secret as possible (so, no journalistic articles, no interview
to writers from general media, etc.) or that it has to
go out in order to be understood and (maybe) accepted?
Basically, I'm talking about illegal graffiti, not legal
walls...
This is a fine line we need to walk. Since much of the
footage we include in our videos has some sort of "rule
bending", we always blur faces. If there is too much
information spreading around, it can make things harder
for writers. We chose not to include a narration track
on "Write and Unite" because we felt that explaining
too much could be a bad thing.
- USA
is the place where everything began: do you think that
USA graffiti are still playing a stylistic leader role
right now?
Things have definitely shifted around. Nowadays you see
fresh styles all over the world. That's one of the reasons
we try to include lots of different cities in our videos.
Picking a leader is too difficult.
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Do you think that the passing on knowledge in graffiti
is a good thing for its development?
Most definitely. Knowing about past writers, and graff-related
knowledge is key. By making these videos, we hope to document
what's going on in parts of the graff scene at the time
it was made. People can look back on these videos as documentation
of what was being done, long after the walls have been
buffed or even knocked down.
- Any future
project from the Magic Moments Team?
Yes indeed. Even though we are still trying to find new
places to distribute the "Write and Unite" DVD,
we are also working on the next release. This will most
likely be a similar DVD to the "Write and Unite"
video. Footage from around the world, with fresh writers,
and lots of nice pieces. If people are interested in contributing
to future projects, they can also contact us at: info@writeandunite.com
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