http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmovies/article/THE-WHOs-QUADROPHENIA-LIVE-IN-LONDON-DVD-Out-610-20140416
MOD SCENE WEEKLY issue 1
New online magazine for the mod generation
Most recent stories in MOD SCENE WEEKLY issue 1
http://www.nme.com/news/paul-weller/76735#7
“WOLFF: In 1979 you directed your first feature film QUADROPHENIA based on the Who's rock opera. This a favourite film with a number of people. It broke new ground. It has a realistic feel but is a fictional story, though based on real events. The audience may be forgiven for feeling they are a member of the Mod gang just outside the frame, how did you achieve this effect?
RODDAM: I could write a book on this one! But this was achieved by having a core group of 100 young actors – 8 of them who became the main cast, 20 of them who became ‘special extras’ and the rest extras. By training them and introducing them all to each other, they took on an authenticity that transmitted to the viewer. I also used wide angle lenses, so that the foreground, middle ground and background were all in focus. This meant that even the extras had to know their place amongst the group and their status with each other. The middle ground had to be interesting, and the foreground had to be strong. All the camera movements are motivated by the action.” http://www.demotix.com/news/4474592/film-director-franc-roddam-home-notting-hill-gate-london#media-4475253http://www.soul-source.co.uk/_/words/the-daptone-super-soul-revue-europe-2014-r2893
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/apr/14/mens-fashion-shirts-1960s
http://wearethemods.podomatic.com/entry/2014-04-14T19_51_38-07_00