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Behind the Camera (2013)

Other name: 담화, 감독이 미쳤어요 / Dwitdamhwa, Gamdokyi Micheotseoyo / Dwitdamhwa, Kamdogi Michyeosseoyo
Genre: Documentary
Country: Korean
Release year: 2013
Status: Completed
 
Director E J-yong signs on to direct a short advertorial film and becomes taken with the whimsical notion of directing the film not from on set, but from an off-site location using Web-based technology. E writes this very idea into his short film, a story about a director who attempts to "remote direct" his film set in order to go on a date. E then rounds up an impressive star-studded cast, but secretly flies out to Hollywood, Los Angeles in order to put his plan to action. On the morning of the first day of shoot, E J-yong greets his cast and crew through a monitor. Without the director on set, the film goes spiraling into chaos.
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