"It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it." - Roger Ebert
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"It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it." - Roger Ebert applies to every creative project
The creative person knows that nearly anything they encounter in the course of daily life can be fodder for creative solutions.
Rogert Ebert: "It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.”
“Movies are about making mental things physical.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
“I like it when people make clear artistic decisions,” he said. “In a time of so-called A.I., personality becomes even more important.” Using technology to randomize content and narrative, he added with a laugh, “becomes a little bit garbage.”
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“The things you do badly are as much part of your style as the things you do well.”
—Martin Scorsese
I was a film geek. Film geeks don't have a whole lot of tangible things to show for their passion and commitment to film. They just watch movies all the time. What they do have to show is a high regard for their own opinion. They've learned to break down a movie. They understand what they like and don't like about a film. And they feel that they're
... See moreThis is the essence of great art. We make it for no other purpose than creating our version of the beautiful, bringing all of ourself to every project, whatever its parameters and constraints. Consider it an offering, a devotional act. We do the best, as we see the best—with our own taste. No one else’s.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
The most important thing to say about editing is that it isn’t a technical process. It comes from something much deeper, from an understanding of the vision behind the images and the story you need to tell. If you don’t have that, your work will be subject to whims and continual fumbling. The danger of digital non-linear editing is the ability to c
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