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Kurosawa's rehearsal and filming techniques.
First, we['d] do a rough run-through rehearsal. We all watch[ed] that from a distance; then things [got] more detailed. Rehearsal time differ[ed] with each scene. Day one, everyone watche[d] the run-through. Day two, each department ma[de] their plans. So on day two or three we set camera positions. We decide[d] the best position for each camera, then we [got] Kurosawa's okay. Or he'd make suggestions. We'd do that on the set and back at the hotel.
Kurosawa staged actors in groups, and we'd shoot them in groups, not individually. He wanted the cameras to capture all their expressions. Not only the ones speaking, but those listening ... he said, "They have a specific expression on their faces, so each face must be in focus." His compositions tended to be three-dimensional ... everyone ha[d] to be in focus -- the main character and all the others -- so you [could] see all their expressions. We used five times as many lights as others.
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