DYNAMIC DUOS
DEF: CAN YOU DESCRIBE HOW THIS TEAMWORK PLAYS
CHOICE SHOTS The openness of the pair allowed for more ambition on Close (above)
OUT ON-SET?
FRANK: You get to know each other well after two films, and you start feeling safe – to push things further, because mistakes are okay. It’s never about pointing fingers, it’s open; one of the fundamentals of working creatively in a team. Without respect and trust, the outcomes aren’t as interesting. LUKAS: I find one of the most thoughtful, caring things we do in the process of making a film is being constructively critical of each other – that’s how I learn. We haven’t had many disagreements; we have I DISCOVERED THERE WAS a lot of attention ON the energy of the actors ”
LUKAS: On-set, I think we both feel when something is right, and that’s when it becomes easy – when we’re just following the flow, the rhythm, the tempo. When something isn’t right, we’ll directly mention it. Then we’ll try to find a way to make it all come together. This, for me, is the fun part about working with Frank. I find that the conversations always centre around: does the scene communicate the feeling or the intention that’s in the script, and, if it doesn’t, what element is missing? concepts – so that when we arrive on- set, all the obvious questions have been answered. This makes communication soft, easy, silent, which is nice because on-set there’s so much going on. DEF: HAVE YOU EVER FACED A CREATIVE DIFFERENCE FRANK: We prepare a lot – day after day of talking about all the WHILE WORKING ON A FILM, AND HOW DID YOU HANDLE IT?
creative conversations through which things become clear. If we disagree, I want to have a dialogue until one of us is convinced of the other’s perspective. That’s how I’ve always worked. DEF: DO YOU HAVE ANY UPCOMING PROJECTS YOU CAN DISCUSS?
LUKAS: We’re working on a film that we’re going to start shooting
in August, in Belgium.
FRANK: Can we hear the title? LUKAS: No! But it’s a film in which we’ll continue to talk about
the themes that are dear to us, but in a very different setting. For me, in writing it, this was a bit of a genre exercise. It’s a period piece, so it comes with totally new question marks and challenges. Today was our first real meeting for that project. FRANK: Great timing.
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