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A little story that isn’t part of Woodwind, but is related to the themes of the film. One day Adam walked to the top of a hill where he saw another hill, a hill which looked like a pyramid, and so he imagined that beneath the trees, there lay a shape fashioned by his forefathers, like pyramidal…
Eager followers were hoping to snatch a motion picture glimpse of Woodwind soon, with word that a rough version of the teaser was in the hands of director Fin Manjoo. Though, Fin Pictures has revealed the period for the very first teaser trailer. The complete cinematic copy for Woodwind was always targeting a September 2017 release…
We will update this video diary blog weekly. You can also access Leandro Taub’s little video diaries directly on our Woodwind Facebook page. Woodwind lead actor Taub doesn’t forget his fans, even on the road between Shimla and Manali in India. When others stop for a drink break, Taub is talking to his followers in his…
Transporting our gear from the airport in Delhi, India felt like we were in one of those smuggling movies in the heart of Colombia, driving in circles through several police checkpoints with unintelligible foreign language questions between tropical forest trees, dilapidated buildings, boiling heat, mobile phones passed from one fixer to another, our airplane in a hanger and…
Fin Pictures has revealed a more precise running time of Woodwind (2017). After the first cut and fine cut, the feature film now stands at 150 minutes in length. Woodwind is now in the sound editing phase, and the run time could be slightly altered in the final cut when effected by transitions, additional rhythmic movements…
The selection and placement of all the music of Woodwind (2017) is done. The music editing proved a mammoth task when you consider that Woodwind is a film essentially about sound and music. Then consider the soundtrack extends nearly all the way across about 160 minutes of running time. There’s a wide selection of musical approaches…
Fin Pictures has completed the very first visual edit of the film, Woodwind (2017). At the start of editing, Woodwind was estimated to reach about 140 minutes in length. The running time has now gone on to total 165 minutes but this is not the final cut yet. Director Fin Manjoo believes it’s testament to the outstanding quality of principal…
Fin Pictures released the very first teaser posters today. Designed by Marcel Duvenage © Fin Pictures
After being quite secretive in the first wave of information communicated to the media and public, Fin Pictures is starting to reveal official details of the feature film, Woodwind. The basic outline and plot for the first time informs us about the story’s premise and the protagonist, Bonifaz’s motivation for his journey to India. Details and even press…
Independent Newspapers’ The Good Life section’s Kamcilla Pillay spoke to director Fin Manjoo. Here follows a few extracts from the Q & A: How relationships and music connects In the film, Bonifaz receives a mysterious message whereby an artist abroad could feel what he was doing on the same day, this results in him travelling…
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