Photo of Jani-Petteri Passi
Photo of Jani-Petteri Passi

Jani-Petteri Passi

“There was no storyboarding, the only drawings that we had were our lighting maps. The boxing scenes were mostly choreographed by the actors during the rehearsals. I basically tried to learn what they would do, and how they would move, so that I could be in the ring with them and with the camera without being knocked out. I also told them how I would be moving with them and asked them to move in a certain direction if needed. It was like being a third party that wants to dance with two guys who are only interested in hitting each other.”

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