| R: Jim Tushinski
Land: USA 2004
Drehformat: miniDV
Vorführformat: 35mm, Farbe
Länge: 78 Minuten
Sprache: Englisch
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Man hat ihn „die Greta Garbo des schwulen Porno-Films “ genannt: Peter Berlin. Hinter der öffentlichen Person mit dem offensichtlichen Pseudonym verbirgt sich auch eine faszinierende Biografie. Aus Interviews, Fotos und Filmausschnitten rekonstruiert der Film den Lebenslauf Armins, der als Sohn einer verarmten deutschen Adelsfamilie im Nachkriegsberlin aufwächst, sich früh der Macht seines blendenden Aussehens bewusst wird und als Mittzwanziger ein Leben als Globetrotter beginnt. Es führt ihn zu Bekanntschaften mit Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe – und macht schließlich aus ihm selbst einen Star.
INTERVIEW How would you describe the aesthetics of your film?
I would call it "documentary patchwork" because we were dealing with so many different source material formats--miniDV, 3/4" video, 16mm. 35mm still photographs, Beta SP video, and Hi-8 video. I really had no idea how it would all look when placed next to each other, but I figured that the material and our interviews were interesting enough to overshadow any aesthetic issues.
Why did you choose to shoot on DV (was it solely for financial reasons, or did aesthetics play a role)?
When I approached Peter about doing the documentary and we discussed shooting his interviews, which would make up the backbone of the project, Peter made it clear that he did not like to plan anything in advance. He basically said, "Call me and if I'm not doing something, we can shoot." It was clear I had to shoot without a crew. In addition, Peter likes to talk and I knew that sometimes he would have to talk for an hour before he would get around to discussing something I knew I wanted in the documentary. So the main considerations were: ease of use and set-up and the ability to shoot as much footage as I wanted without worrying about cost or stopping to add more film. Plus I had the camera already!
What was special about shooting on DV (e.g. compared to 35mm, was it your first time with dv or are you used to it ..)?
I made films in college on Super 8, but all my experience since then has been on DV. So, for me, what's special about DV is that it was within my meager budget and didn't require a lot of expertise in order to get some basic footage on tape. Of course, I was naive about how easy shooting on DV would be, but compared to film, it's a breeze.
What was your shoot-edit ratio?
About 40:1.
Looking back: Would you have preferred to shoot in another format? If so which?
Not for this project. DV made it possible.
One good word about dv (or two):
I could do it all myself.
One bad word about dv (or two):
I could do it all myself.
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