“You never know what you have until you put it in front of an audience. That's the truth. That's the truth of filmmaking and that's why you make movies, for an audience to, hopefully, enjoy it.” KnowsEnjoyAudienceFrontsHopefullyFilmmaking Author:David Ayer
“The test audience holds a great deal of power in the process of filmmaking in the United States.” StatesProcessUnitedDealsUnited StatesAudienceTestsFilmmaking Author:Brendan Fraser
“To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them.” ActorsProcessAudienceRecognitionMovieFilmmaking Author:Michel Hazanavicius
“When we make films - even 2D films - you're always trying to create this illusion of 3D, anyway. You're trying to create a believable world with characters walking, in and out of the perspective, to create the illusion that there's a world. The desire and drive to create this illusion of three-dimensional space is something that is true about every kind of film because you want the audience to really be experiencing it, first hand. It's a natural extension of the storytelling and the process of filmmaking.” WorldWantTryingFirstsKindCharacterHandsFilmDesireThreeProcessNaturalSpaceAudiencePerspectiveWalkingIllusionStorytellingFilmmakingExtensionsAlways TryingBelievable Author:Rob Minkoff
“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
“Also expressionistic filmmaking - making the audience feel like they were inside the characters' heads. And so we create all these different types of techniques to put the audience there.” FeelsDifferentCharacterAudienceTypeTechniqueFilmmaking Author:Darren Aronofsky
“'Rocket Science' is really where I fell in love with filmmaking, I think 'Camp' was incredible, but it was so bizarre, and I was trying to find my footing in this world where you don't have an audience for immediate validation.” ThinkingWorldTryingActorsAudienceThis WorldIncrediblesMovieCampsFilmmakingBizarreRocketsValidationRocket Science Author:Anna Kendrick
“I think that film festivals, we're very often given to understand, are about filmmakers and about films and about the industry of filmmaking. I don't believe that they are, I believe that film festivals are about film audiences, and about giving an audience the encouragement to feel really empowered and to stretch the elastic of their taste.” ThinkingGivingFeelsBelieveFilmGivenI BelieveAudienceIndustryTasteEncouragementDon't BelieveFilmmakerFilmmakingFestivalsEmpoweredFilm Festivals Author:Tilda Swinton
“I try to make films where the audience forgets the filmmaking and gets engrossed in the story as it unfolds. I don't want them to ever feel bored, or that they're being told what to think, or to feel depressed. I don't like films about victims - I want to celebrate brave survivors like Brenda and the wonderful women in the film.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingStoriesFilmForgetAudienceWonderfulVictimBraveCelebrateBoredSurvivorFilmmakingWonderful Woman Author:Kim Longinotto