\n“I’ve been trying to fit the movement diary production into my daily life, to take the camera out with me and shoot to reflect what I’m doing at that time”<\/em><\/h2>\n
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\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]\nAt our latest Screen Social: MOVE<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>event in February,\u00a0<\/em>we screened a number of\u00a0Movement Diaries \u2013<\/em>\u00a0directed by talented movement artist\u00a0Masumi Saito<\/a><\/em><\/strong> & filmmaker\u00a0Guy Wigmore<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Movement Diaries<\/em>\u00a0is a series of experimental dance shorts capturing the London-Japan based artist’s daily life through the eye of the camera. All films – including their fresh video release for Sentry<\/a><\/strong>‘<\/em>s Station Crucial<\/em>\u00a0track- were filmed following\u00a0strict rules: long, unbroken takes; no camera moves; no editing gimmicks; no effects. While Guy & Masumi spend some time in Japan filming, we had the chance to talk to them about their project and Masumi’s dancing inspirations. Here’s the interview with the creators behind this authentic project:<\/span><\/p>\n
\u2018Movement Diary\u2019 is a really beautiful and original project. Tell us a bit about that\u2026
\n<\/strong>Guy<\/b>: It started off as a simple exercise to jump start our creative process after arriving in Japan but has worked out to be more than that.\u00a0There are strict rules: one take, no edits, no choreography, 63 seconds of movement, six 4-second shots of detail from the location.\u00a0<\/span>I’m hoping that after a year or so we can use these videos as the basis for bigger work. In the meantime they’re showing us both new thoughts and ideas about how we can work together.\u00a0<\/span>Also, I shoot most of these with a baby strapped to my back.<\/span><\/p>\nMasumi<\/strong>: I wanted to do something task-like, to force me to create. During this time in Japan I thought it was a perfect opportunity to do something throughout the year, to record the year through movement.\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019ve been trying to fit the movement diary production into my daily life, to take the camera out with me and shoot to reflect what I\u2019m doing at that time. The movement also reflects this, showing how I feel on that day, both physically and mentally; how\u2019s the weather, what else is happening in my life.<\/span><\/p>\n
The locations are chosen to make interesting images each time, so the collection of films is like looking through a photo album. It\u2019s important to keep making, at least once a week. After a year we\u2019re hoping to put something larger together using this material.<\/span><\/p>\n
Where did you & Guy meet?
\n<\/span><\/strong>M<\/strong>: We both lived in London and met through a video project.<\/span><\/p>\nHow old were you when you started dancing?
\n<\/span><\/strong>M<\/strong>: When I was 3 I saw a leaflet come through the door from the local ballet school and I asked to go. Apparently I started to dance on the first lesson. The same teacher taught\u00a0me for 15 years and we still keep in touch. She continuously teaches me that technique is not important, but to be myself is what is needed to be a good dancer who can tell a story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n