“A disk unbeknownst to the director can go to the producer in another city or in another office and that producer can edit behind the director's back much easier than in the old days. Since these dailies are now put on videotape, more kinds of people have access to dailies.” PeopleKindCitiesBehindsEasierDirectorsOfficeAccessProducersEditsOld DaysDisk Author:John Frankenheimer
“First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't think it's any of my business.” ThinkingWantFirstsPositionDirectors Author:John Frankenheimer
“Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must maintain that. We must protect that, in spite of the fact that there is new technology that's continually trying to erode that.” TryingHas BeensFactsFilmTechnologyCreativeKeysDirectorsProtectElementsSpiteNew TechnologyErode Author:John Frankenheimer
“I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with floppy disks and the ability to put all of the film onto a disk, more people have access to the movie.” PeopleMeanWholeFilmAbilityNumbersRevolutionDirectorsImportanceAccessPracticalsDigitalStandpointDiskDigital RevolutionFloppy Disks Author:John Frankenheimer
“I think that you can't make a movie without a script. But you also can't make movies without actors. You also can't make movies without technicians. And there has to be just one person in charge of everybody, and to me that one person is the director.” ThinkingPersonsActorsDirectorsScriptsJust OneTechniciansThat One Person Author:John Frankenheimer
“I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.” FoundDirectorsExperts Author:John Frankenheimer
“So I've had really great assistant directors for my last seven movies.” LastsDirectorsSevenReally GreatAssistants Author:John Frankenheimer
“The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie.” FirstsPersonsImportantChoicesDirectorsCriticalAssistants Author:John Frankenheimer
“The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.” DirectorsImportanceAssistants Author:John Frankenheimer
