The first of the six "born free" vignettes I filmed in and around Johannesburg in March is broadcast Today at 17.30 GMT on BBC World News. They will be premiered on Focus on Africa at the rate of one a day and broadcast throughout the South Africa Direct season on the channel. The "born frees" [...]
The editing on Nic Roeg's Performance still seems staggeringly modern. Fast and sometimes showing two stories unfolding at once it's easy to see how it laid the groundwork for modern cinematic storytelling with techniques that have found a natural home in promos and commercials. I'm watching it as part of a friend's showreel. Tony Palmer (left) [...]
