“You know, in an ideal world, people would just be intrigued and go and see a film without knowing anything about it, because that's where you're going to have the most experience of a film, the biggest, the most revelation of a film. But at the same time, I think there are benefits of having seen a trailer where you actually look forward to seeing moments in a film knowing that they're coming up. I don't know which is better.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldLooksMomentsFilmKnowingSeeingBenefitsIdealsRevelationsIntriguedTrailersIdeal World Author:Duncan Jones
“There is something about the medium [in comics] that allows for a simulation of actual experience with the added benefit of actually reading. You're reading pictures, but you are also looking at them. It's a sort of combined activity that I can't really think of any other medium having, other than, say, a foreign film when you are reading and seeing. It allows for all sorts of associations that might not come up with just words or just pictures.” ThinkingI CanMightFilmReadingSeeingActivityBenefitsCome UpMediumsAssociationSimulation Author:Chris Ware
“There's really no reason film and digital can't happily co-exist and benefit from one another. Anyone who tells you otherwise is just trying to sell you something.” TryingReasonFilmBenefitsSellsDigitalNo Reason Author:Don Hertzfeldt
“If I am creating the shots from scratch I may have to spend more time holding the directors hand and therefore have less time to finesse the shot or the lighting etc. but it really all depends on the project. Some films benefit from their spontaneity.” IfsMayHandsFilmDependsDirectorsBenefitsProjectsCreatingShotsEtcMore TimeScratchesSpontaneityLightingFinesse Author:Roger Deakins
“I don't just look at things as an actor. I've also written several films, so I look at it as a storyteller and I know if something worked and should have been in there for the benefit of the story and the benefit of the character.” IfsKnowsShouldLooksHas BeensCharacterStoriesFilmActorsWrittenBenefitsShould HaveStorytellerShould Have Been Author:Charlie Hunnam
“Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes are people who place themselves at risk for the benefit of others.” PeopleFilmActorsSportsRecordsRiskHeroPoliticianPromiseBenefitsHollywoodAthleteDaring Author:Oliver North
“Without the benefit of Google, ask anybody to name more than five female filmmakers that have made more than three films. It's shockingly hard.” MadeHardFilmThreeAsksNamesFiveBenefitsFemaleFilmmakerGoogle Author:Leslye Headland
“I look at Woody Allen's prolific career of 30 or 40 films, and I'm watching the clock. I'd love to work at a clip of a film a year. We don't get the benefit of the doubt, particularly black women. We're presumed incompetent, whereas a white male is assumed competent until proven otherwise. They just think the guy in the ball hat and the T-shirt over the thermal has got it, whether he's got it or not. For buzzy first films by a white male, the trajectory is a 90-degree angle. For us, it's a 30-degree angle.” ThinkingYearsFirstsLooksFilmGuyBlackWhiteCareersDoubtDegreesBenefitsBallsMalesClockShirtsHatsProvenAngleBlack WomenT ShirtCompetentIncompetentWoodyTrajectoryClipBenefit Of The DoubtThermal Author:Dee Rees
“As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.” ImportantFilmCultureDifferencesCommonCasesPoliticianConflictBenefitsFindingsMakersCommon Ground Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“That's one of the benefits of working on big budget films. You work with people who have a lot of experience and you get to learn a lot.” PeopleBigsFilmBenefitsBudgets Author:Liev Schreiber
“Remember: It costs nothing to encourage an artist, and the potential benefits are staggering. A pat on the back to an artist now could one day result in your favorite film, or the cartoon you love to get stoned watching, or the song that saves your life. Discourage an artist, you get absolutely nothing in return, ever.” LoveAgeRememberFilmArtistSongResultsReturnOne DayCostBenefitsCartoonDiscouragingAbsolutely NothingDiscouragementYour FavoriteStaggering Book:Tough Sh*t Deluxe: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good Source: Tough Sh*t Deluxe: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good