This is a lot to take in but all of it is necessary to grasp. In a class with the great Herb Gardner he stressed Honesty as the most important thing. You can think up a killer bit that could bring the house down, but if there was the least little bit of dishonesty to the overall story someone in the audience would sniff it out and that would grow into something that pulls the entire story down. Cut it out! Filmmaking has so much compromise to deal with already: the budget, executive producers that see it as product, how the actors see it, how the DP wants to shoot it, but in all of this there must be an singular honesty in attempt that should never be left out to dry.
God DAMN, what an excellent piece! I aspire to every single one of those parameters, and pray (to that same afore-mentioned God) that in my devotion, I actually hit 'em. Please lemme know -- when I finally manage to get THE GREAT DIVIDE to dance on a screen before you -- how close I came to honoring your superb, expansive and inspiring checklist! THANKS!!!
This is a lot to take in but all of it is necessary to grasp. In a class with the great Herb Gardner he stressed Honesty as the most important thing. You can think up a killer bit that could bring the house down, but if there was the least little bit of dishonesty to the overall story someone in the audience would sniff it out and that would grow into something that pulls the entire story down. Cut it out! Filmmaking has so much compromise to deal with already: the budget, executive producers that see it as product, how the actors see it, how the DP wants to shoot it, but in all of this there must be an singular honesty in attempt that should never be left out to dry.
God DAMN, what an excellent piece! I aspire to every single one of those parameters, and pray (to that same afore-mentioned God) that in my devotion, I actually hit 'em. Please lemme know -- when I finally manage to get THE GREAT DIVIDE to dance on a screen before you -- how close I came to honoring your superb, expansive and inspiring checklist! THANKS!!!