Changing the script would be to lose my independence. So I shot the film with non-professionals an architect, a tourist guide and a journalist. Whether it s amateur actors or digital video, once I ve accepted the limitations that I haven t chosen, I have to sort out the problems they bring. And that s what I like. That s where creation starts.
Technique is never an artist s enemy.
A painter will try goache, oil or wash drawing techniques. You and the cinematographer on a film simply want the most out of the camera. To give the shots depth, we tried to add as much colour as possible, using painted walls and brightly-coloured clothing. And we established the film s visual style to suit the story of these people who watch each other from their balconies. When a new technology appears, we often start by asking the wrong questions.