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Visualised set for Turandot Handa Opera on the Harbour; supplied
Failing as a cinematographer led Dan Potra to pursuing what he does best – designing sets.
‘I studied stage design and animation in high school, by the time I was 18 I had enough of it and wanted to be a cinematographer instead. I failed miserably at it and instead I came back at NIDA to study what I knew best about,’ he explained.
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