“All three parts of filmmaking [writing, shooting, editing] contribute to rhytm. You want the script to be a tight as possible, you want the acting to be as efficient as possible on the set, and you have enough coverage to manipulate the rhythm in the editing room, and then in the editing room you want to find the quickest possible version, even if it's a leisurely paced film. I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.” IfsWantWritingMeanEnoughFilmThreeRoomsActingMaterialsScriptsVersionsRhythmShootingEfficientFilmmakingEditingHarvestManipulateCoverage Author:Alexander Payne
“Independent means one thing to me: It means that regardless of the source of financing, the director's voice is extremely present. It's such a pretentious term, but it's auteurist cinema. Director-driven, personal, auteurist... Whatever word you want. It's where you feel the director, not a machine, at work. It doesn't matter where the money comes from. It matters how much freedom the director has to work with his or her team. That's how I personally define independent movies.” MeanTermTeamIndependentPretentiousFinancing Author:Alexander Payne
“Just because I make films doesn't mean I think they're great. I just make them and then when I'm done with them I'm just a filmgoer like I always am. They're all lessons. I'm still in film school, honestly. And this one is just a dry run for whatever the next one is.” ThinkingMeanDoneRunningSchoolFilmHonestly Author:Alexander Payne
“I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.” WritingMeanActorsMaterialsMovieFilmmakingEditingHarvest Author:Alexander Payne
“I mean, look, I love movies, not just the ones I make... In fact, I don't like the movies I make very much.” LooksMeanFactsMovie LoveMean Girls Author:Alexander Payne
