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Torrance Hig, guest director of the "Mystic" segment is best known as the creative force behind public access series Martial Arts Inc. and amateur/professional wrestling program, Pacific Slam!
I sat down to talk to Mr. Hig over a plate of deep fried jalapenos at his hillside estate.
 A very difficult shot |
SLEEPLESS INFOTAINMENT WEBSITE: What first attracted you to the Crimestory project? Hig: I wanted to try something truly experimental, but my producers at Martial Arts Inc. couldn't give me that freedom, understandably. SIW: What techniques did you explore with this new opportunity? Hig: I shot the entire scene upside down. SIW: In what way? Hig: In the opposite of direction from gravity. SIW: I see. Hig: The set monkeys--that's what Vertov people affectionately call the crew--had to glue everything to the table. Then, the actors were suspended from the ceiling by a complex system of harnesses-- |