Film Is Shot In Fragments,

The Music Of The Most Popular Operas Is So Highly Esteemed, It Can Stand Endless Revivals.

When I Was 24 I Went To Nigeria And It Was Such A Culture Shock, Growing Up In Australia And Suddenly Being The Only White Man In This Unit Full Of Black Men.

The Number Of Opera Houses Around The World And The High Attendance Rates Show That Opera An Art Form That Is More Popular Than Ever.

In Silent Movies, They Tended To Put The Camera Down, And Everybody Walked In Front Of It And Acted, And Then They All Walked Off. Cutting Was Quite Infrequent.

On Stage, The Audience Watches From A Fixed Viewpoint And The Director Cannot Retake Something He Doesn't Like. It Has To Work Straight Through.