Word: mayers
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...Mayer—are still very young filmmakers, “Terminus” reveals a decisive and mature artistic consciousness. Inspired by the city of Atlanta, the film’s series of intertwined and unrelated vignettes create a personal feel, supported by deliberate cinematic choices made by Mayer as writer and director and Bethel as cinematographer and editor...
...project, which the two co-produced, started in November 2006 when Mayer approached his former high school classmate Bethel about putting together a film about Atlanta. Both felt strongly about their home city, one positively and one negatively, and wanted to embark upon an artistic adventure devoted...
...really loved Atlanta and thought it was like an unformed ball of clay with so much potential,” says Mayer. “Izzy thought it was a shithole...
...Atlanta is an eclectic town with little sense of community, so too the vignettes within the film are essentially unrelated, despite being set against the same geographical backdrop. The dynamism of the city also determined the way in which they filmed “Terminus.” Mayer advised Bethel, who also acted as camera operator, not to use shot lists, but instead to have a more improvisational approach...
...addition to narrative structure, Bethel and Mayer sought to achieve a personal feel through their production choices and do-it-yourself methods. A simple handheld video camera was used, and occasionally the point of view wobbles or frames appear over-exposed. This, Bethel says, was a result of allowing the space to dictate how he moved and reacted, and led to the feeling that anyone could have made the film...