“If you decide to direct a film, it's because you have something to say, something to show to the audience.” IfsShowsFilmAudienceDirect Author:Gaspard Ulliel
“What I envy about musicians is, they have this more direct relationship with the audience. They don't have to go through words. Sure, the lyrics count, but they go more immediately into your brain. There's so much more work you have to put in as a writer - not just with the actual book, but how it's packaged and everything.” BookBrainAudienceMusicianDirectEnvy Author:Jeff VanderMeer
“My father, good or bad, mistakes or no, had a direct line from his heart to the music to the people, to the audience. He played with logic and his own inner truth.” PeopleHeartFatherLinesMistakeAudienceDirectLogicBad Mistake Author:Arthur Rubinstein
“Artaud sought to remove aesthetic distance, bringing the audience into direct contact with the dangers of life. By turning theatre into a place where the spectator is exposed rather than protected, Artaud was committing an act of cruelty upon them.” AudienceDangerDirectDistanceTheatreCrueltyContactRemoveExposedAestheticProtectedSpectatorsArtaud Author:Antonin Artaud
“I really enjoy the direct dialogue with the fans. I'm very cognizant of my audience. I'm a trained storyteller and entertainer, and I know I wouldn't be able to work at the level I work at if people didn't enjoy what I did.” PeopleIfsKnowsAbleEnjoyLevelsAudienceFansDirectDialogueStorytellerEntertainersCognizant Author:Elizabeth Banks
“I make some movies for myself. I do that sometimes when the subject matter is very sensitive and very personal and I really can't imagine that I'm an audience member. I would lose myself too much if I thought of myself as the audience. There are other types of genre films that I need to be able to direct from the audience, to be right next to you watching the picture being made.” IfsNeedsMadeSometimesMatterAbleFilmNextLosesAudienceToo MuchImagineSubjectsTypeMembersDirectGenreSensitiveImagine ThatSubject Matter Author:Steven Spielberg
“I can only be as good as [the audience members] at acknowledging and owning the information that's coming through ... and sometimes, nobody comes through.... One of the things that I've learned is that I am not an operator and I can't dial direct, ... and even if I do make the connection with the person they want to hear from, there's no guarantee that they're going to come through and tell them what they want to hear.” IfsWantPersonsI CanSometimesAudienceInformationMembersDirectConnectionsScaryI've LearnedGuaranteesGuarantees ThatOperators Author:John Edward
“I think the power of the short film is incredibly underrated. It is way easier to get someone to watch a 15-minute film then a full-length feature. In those 15 minutes you have the opportunity to express your voice as an artist and hopefully connect with your audience. If you are trying to be a first time feature director then a short film that demonstrates you have a grasp on the themes and concepts of the movie you want to direct is a no-brainer. Whether they are collaborators or potential investors, filmmaking is a visual art form so you obviously need visuals to show them!” IfsThinkingWayWantNeedsTryingFirstsArtShowsFilmFormArtistOpportunityVoiceWatchesAudienceMinutesEasierDirectorsConceptsFirst TimeDirectHopefullyFeaturesThemeVisualsLengthInvestorsFilmmakingVisual ArtCollaboratorsUnderratedShort FilmsNo Brainer Author:Nicholas Ozeki
“[Writing] books is really fun because your "voice" is pretty undiluted. There is a very direct connection between yourself and your audience. You will have an editor, but their job is to help you clarify or improve your voice, not change it.” WritingBookHelpingJobsFunVoiceAudienceDirectConnectionsEditorsWriting A Book Author:Liz Tuccillo
“When we were trying to get the money together for the film, one reason that was consistently given for not investing in it was that everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes essentially watching three people chatting in the kitchen.” PeopleTryingWellsReasonEnoughTogetherFilmThreeGivenAudienceMinutesDirectInvestingKitchenConsistentlySaying NoChatting Author:Bruce Beresford
“People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.” PeopleThinkingEyeFilmActorsAudienceDirectorsDirect Author:Julianne Moore
“There's music in my films but you seldom hear it. Very early I got the idea that the important things in films were people - the actors. They are the intermediary between the director and the audience. They make direct contact. People to people communication.” PeopleImportantIdeasFilmActorsAudienceCommunicationDirectorsDirectImportant ThingsContact Author:Frank Capra
“I try when I'm writing to leave enough "space" for people to have their own interpretation, and not to direct it toward one conclusion. Then the audience would not be reacting, because they are being preached to or lectured at. I don't have that much to say that I think people should listen to me.” PeopleThinkingShouldWritingTryingEnoughSpaceAudienceDirectConclusionInterpretationReactingListen To Me Author:Charlie Kaufman
“I challenged myself to write/direct a romantic comedy. People trash talk the rom com, but it's one of the oldest cinematic genres, with stellar origins like Twentieth Century and Trouble in Paradise. I think as audiences lost their innocence, the genre lost its suspense. To create suspense, you need obstacles, so I gave my couple an obstacle that very few people ever overcome: their own behavior and their past.” PeopleThinkingNeedsWritingPastLostAudienceComedyTroubleCenturyCoupleBehaviorDirectOvercomingObstaclesInnocenceSuspenseGenreParadiseTrashTwentieth CenturyCinematicStellarTrash Talk Author:Leslye Headland