Film Exercise
1966 10m Short film
- Music
Man. Woman. Motorcycle. Beach. Road. This short film makes clear that Rodney Charters had a certain way with images, long before he got busy shooting television (24, Roswell) in the USA. Charters directed Film Exercise while he was an arts student in Auckland in the 1960s. It helped him win a place at London's Royal College of Art. Favouring music and unusual angles over dialogue, the film celebrates the joys of being young and on the move, while capturing scenes of Auckland nightlife including a Mt Eden party. The La De Da's supply the custom-built soundtrack.
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Director Rodney Charters with the lead actors of Film Exercise. From left to right: Ted Spring, Shelly Gane and Rodney Charters.
Kindly supplied by Rodney Charters
Director Rodney Charters with the lead actors of Film Exercise. From left to right: Ted Spring, Shelly Gane and Rodney Charters.
Kindly supplied by Rodney Charters
Rodney Charters and his lead actors deal with some inclement weather during the making of Film Exercise. From left to right: Rodney Charters, Ted Spring and Shelly Gane.
Kindly supplied by Rodney Charters
Director Rodney Charters with the lead actors of his short film Film Exercise. Left to right: Rodney Charters, Shelly Gane and Ted Spring.
Kindly supplied by Rodney Charters
