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John Hyams Biography

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John Hyams, born in December 1964, is an individual whose profession and category remain unknown. His life experience and contributions are currently limited in information.

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“[W]hen you're shooting a doc, you're trying to class it up because you can. You know, you're trying to make this feel like cinematic experience. And when you're doing fiction you're trying to do the opposite thing you're trying to take this very artificial experience this very artificial experience and make it feel real and visceral.”

Knows Feels Trying Real Fiction Class Opposites Shooting Artificial Visceral Cinematic Hens

Author:John Hyams

“I've always been a big proponent of point of view in cinema. Not necessarily that the point of view has to be subjective, but that in all great films the point of view has been taken into account and established.”

Has Beens Bigs Film Views Taken Accounts Point Of View Cinema Subjective Great Film

Author:John Hyams

“I never really had any intention of getting involved in documentaries until the opportunity came around. I always thought much more in classic fiction cinema terms and I think I tried to apply those ideas to documentaries and not vice versa.”

Thinking Ideas Opportunity Term Fiction Involved Intention Vices Cinema Classic Documentaries Vice Versa

Author:John Hyams

“I really only became an editor, or started doing my own editing because I was filming the docs and you simply can't keep an editor on for as long as it takes so.”

Long My Own Editors Editing

Author:John Hyams

“There is nothing wrong with saving the world, but it's a little boring.”

World Littles Boring Saving Save The World

Author:John Hyams

“I can talk about film theory forever and it may sound pretentious or something, but really it's just that I'm fascinated by it.”

May I Can Film Sound Forever Theory Fascinated Pretentious

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“Most of my training I do in between movies, and even if I wasn't an actor I'd be doing it. I started studying martial arts when I was 14, and it's something I still do just to keep sane and feel good about myself.”

Ifs Feels Art Stills Actors Study Training Feel Good Martial Arts Sane

Author:John Hyams

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Born: December 19, 1964
Known for: Author
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