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Film director

Ang Lee, born on October 23, 1954, is a renowned international film director from Taiwan. Known for his unique artistic style and profound exploration of human nature, his films often depict complex and diverse aspects of humanity. His notable works include 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', 'Brokeback Mountain', and 'Life of Pi'.

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“I think, if allowed, 3D is a new film language. I can have more adventure exploring a new media, that's very exciting. 2D we know most of it, things haven't changed for decades; it's the same principles, so 3D's more exciting.”

Ifs Thinking Knows I Can Film Language Principles Media Havens Changed Adventure Exciting Decades Exploring New Media

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“I think for most people, the audience probably couldn't tell the difference, but I know they [shots of visual effects] can be better. And the people working know they can be more precise. I'm still doing another round of sound mixing and color timing, pretty technical stuff. I think the movie [Life of Pi] is really presentable, nothing was left out that would take you out of the movie. I just need to perfect the job and I still have two weeks to go [to deliver final cut to Fox].”

People Thinking Knows Needs Stills Two Jobs Left Stuff Sound Differences Perfect Audience Week Color Rounds Timing Precise Two Weeks Mixing Left Out

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“There's a certain time in the core of making a movie from pre-production to halfway through post-production I don't read any project, my agent will tell people that "he's not reading." And then when I know how the movie's probably gonna work halfway into post-production, I'll come along.”

People Knows Certain Reading Know How Projects Productions Core Agents Posts Halfway Post Production

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“You have to know the rules, otherwise you have no tools to communicate to the audience, but to keep it fresh you have to break some. I don't choose genres as the element, but the material itself is the element, then I'll decide what genre I need. That's just how I work.”

Knows Needs Break Audience Materials Elements Tools Communicate Genre

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“In my culture, there's a tradition that when you're in an overwhelming situation and you don't know what to do, you put yourself in a woman's shoes.”

Knows Culture Situation Tradition Shoes Overwhelming

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“The most mysterious feminine factor, the existence that we men, we don't know. It's woman. It's feminine. That's what the sword is about. That's the symbolic meaning of the sword.”

Knows Men Existence Factors Mysterious Feminine Symbolic Symbolic Meaning

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Born: October 23, 1954
Known for: Film director
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