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I went for a more classical approach to filmmaking with lots of dolly, track and cranes, and slightly slower, more choreographed fight moves, so you get more fight moves in one take.

Paul W. S. Anderson

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Paul W. S. Anderson
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 4
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Paul William Scott Anderson
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Dolly
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Went
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Fighting
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