These days most directors are molly coddled video village jockeys, who are content to hide behind the monitor and their first AD like scared milksops. Well it wasn't always like that. Werner Herzog used to grab his cinematographer Jorg Schmidt-Reitwein, while he was shooting handheld, and point him bodily in the direction of the action he wanted to film, thereby establishing a very visceral connection between director and camera.
Here's some footage of Max Giwa, harking back to the days of New German Cinema, as he 'helps' SFX legend Bob Smoke get the water party started on Alesha Dixon's video shoot for her forthcoming single 'Let's Get Excited'. Mega LOLz.
Hold Me Closer from I'd Prefer Not To TV on Vimeo.
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