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Fred Schepisi Biography

Film director

Fred Schepisi is an Australian film director renowned for his poignant portrayal of characters and insightful social commentary. His films span a variety of genres, from romantic comedies to social issue dramas, showcasing his unique artistic style.

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Author:Fred Schepisi

“I'm married to an artist. I get a lot of inspiration from art, from the lighting in art, from the compositions in art, from the textures, and all of that. I'm always playing with it.”

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Author:Fred Schepisi

“I like when I use music in film that it isn't just gilding the lily and it isn't telling you how to feel. It's giving you something, some other information that you cannot otherwise get in the scene.”

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Author:Fred Schepisi

“Music in a movie might tell you about longing. It might tell you about fear. It might tell you any number of things, but it tells you something different. Something happy might be going on, but there can be this little sad tinge underneath that tells you something.”

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Author:Fred Schepisi

“The day you shoot something, everything changes. You still have the same overall vision and approach. You create a world that you're going to be true to or the film tells you what you're going to do. And so, it's like you've got a philosophy of what you're doing. You try and have that changing texturally over the movie.”

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Author:Fred Schepisi

“You're learning the whole time. Halfway through a movie, you've got a lot of ideas, a lot of things that maybe you've learned and that you then wish you could apply, but you can't. You just have to finish the movie in that world that you're in. Maybe what you've learned you can apply somewhere else.”

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Author:Fred Schepisi

“Everybody you work with sees what you're doing from a different point of view, a very specific point of view. So, if someone is lighting, they're seeing it from that point of view. A production designer is seeing it from the placement of furniture that tells you about the character. Everything that goes into the room should tell you about the person who lives in that room.”

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Author:Fred Schepisi

“A movie is a diamond and suddenly someone is seeing this facet or that facet. No matter how good you think you are, there's stuff you're not seeing.”

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Author:Fred Schepisi

“You should never settle for what you think is just good. You should drive the editors and writers and everybody nuts until it's great. And if you don't go for great, you won't end up with good. You've got to go beyond your wildest dreams because the exigencies of filmmaking are going to smash you into the ordinary.”

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Author:Fred Schepisi

About the Author

Born: December 26, 1939
Known for: Film director
Quotes: 9

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