Just to follow up, I think Lumieres are a wonderful thing. I think Andreas & Brittany should get massive kudos for it.
Rox didn't deserve the rudeness. She'd just seen a Lumiere of mine which credited Andreas after he'd first announced Lumieres, before he ever mentioned Brittany. No fault. And Rox corrected it quickly. She's too good a person to be treated roughly and not given the benefit of the doubt like that. An apology wouldn't have been out of order. Anyway, I remember not agreeing with half the manifesto, the bits with A & B's wider issues and opinions (whether they were playing devils advocate or not). But that doesn't stop me making Lumieres, or Lumieres with sound, or Lumieres with one or other of the rules broken. They're too much fun, and they can be wonderful ways to capture scenes and moments and get inspired. To frame a scene like a photograph in a way that you otherwise might not. And I don't think the presence of the manifesto implicates you in any sort of opinion that you don't yourself hold, just because you make a Lumiere and it gets posted on videoblogging.info. So. No need for politics or conflict. If you want to sign up to Andreas & Brittany's rousing call to arms, you can. Equally, manifestos are just as powerful when bent and broken as they are when conformed to. Just ask Andreas' compatriot, Lars Von Trier. I'd like to see a lot more Lumieres again :)
