“When we were doing 'Freaks and Geeks', I didn't quite understand how movies and TV worked, and I would improvise even if the camera wasn't on me. I thought I was helping the other actors by keeping them on their toes, but nobody appreciated it when I would trip them up. So I was improvising a little bit back then, but not in a productive way.” IfsWayLittlesHelpingActorsBitsTvsLittle BitCamerasProductiveFreakToesAppreciatedGeekImprovising Author:James Franco
“The video camera dominates art. It's a bore, it makes everything look a bit the same. If you look at things with a pencil and paper in your hand, you are going to see far more.” IfsLooksArtHandsBitsPaperPhotographyCamerasVideoBoresPencilsVideo Cameras Author:David Hockney
“I was molded, spent my time underneath a lot of goo. And then the bits and pieces were sculpted. It took probably 10 days to create each character after all those camera tests.” CharacterBitsPiecesTestsCamerasMy TimeBits And Pieces Author:Brendan Fraser
“I went to USC and tried to learn about the other side of the camera a little bit.” LittlesBitsSidesLittle BitCamerasUsc Author:Joseph Mazzello
“With directors, some have a kind of in-built ability to just know how to work with actors and get the best out of actors, and some don't have a clue about acting. I think it'd be a good idea if directors put themselves in front of the camera, or even went on a six-week drama course, just to know a little bit about what that feels like.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsKindLittlesIdeasCoursesActorsBitsAbilityActingKnow HowWeekFrontsDramaDirectorsSixLittle BitBuiltCamerasGood IdeasClue Author:Paddy Considine
“Whenever there's a camera in my face, that's when I feel vulnerable, and then it turns into a little bit of being self-conscious, which I think is the worst kind of vulnerability.” ThinkingFeelsKindLittlesSelfFacesTurnsBitsWorstLittle BitConsciousCamerasVulnerableVulnerabilitySelf Conscious Author:Jason Mraz
“Technology has already opened the door a bit wider for filmmakers, with smaller digital cameras making production less cumbersome. Social media is allowing self-distribution, and girl groups like Spark Summit are leading the way in calling for fewer Photoshop image alterations of girls in print media.” WaySelfGirlSocialBitsTechnologyDoorsGroupsMediaCallingCamerasProductionsSocial MediaFilmmakerDigitalPrintAllowingSparksFewerDistributionSummitAlterationsPhotoshopDigital CamerasLeading The WayGirl GroupsPrint Media Author:Sharon Lawrence
“I'm sure favorite moments in movies are things that just happen accidentally when the camera is there. You have to do all the homework to get yourself into the period, the costumes, the style, the voice, the hairdo or whatever it is, but once you've done all that work, you have to kind of let it go and just be there. If you're always thinking about it, it just looks a bit over-thought.” IfsThinkingLooksKindDoneMomentsHappensBitsVoiceStylePeriodsCamerasCostumesLet It GoHomeworkAlways ThinkingHairdos Author:Tom Hiddleston
“I never envisioned myself being a film star at all. Most people know that pro wrestling is a little bit of an accident for me. I never really had any real aspirations of being in front of a camera.” PeopleKnowsLittlesRealFilmStarsBitsFrontsLittle BitCamerasAccidentsAspirationWrestlingFilm StarsPro Wrestling Author:Roddy Piper
“When I was a young kid, my pops introduced me to it. He took me to Harlem, 145th and Edgecombe, to watch the filming of Claudine with James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll. That was my first taste of seeing a set and the cameras, and I was bit by the acting bug at a young age.” FirstsKidsAgeYoungBitsActingWatchesSeeingTasteCamerasPopsBugsYoung AgeHarlem Author:Tracy Morgan
“The upsides of acting in things is mostly getting your hair done and having people give you clothes. So as long as you can have a little bit of that in your life, then it's just as delightful to be behind camera.” PeopleGivingLittlesLongDoneBitsActingBehindsHairLittle BitClothesCamerasDelightful Author:Tina Fey
“Things like dating, family, and friends are just so valuable to me and I didn't want to put any strain on any of those relationships and you can see how the cameras around people can make people a little bit loopy. I didn't want to bring that into my life.” PeopleWantLittlesBitsLittle BitDatingCamerasValuableFamily And FriendsStrain Author:Whitney Port
“I take bits and pieces from every director. I'd say Sylvain [White] and Nimrod [Antal]. They were more about teaching me lens sizes and depth of field and how to move the camera and lighting. I do want to direct and I didn't go to film school, so having a director that are very much hands on that way and looking to let me learn, that is a key factor.” WayWantHandsSchoolFilmMovingBitsWhitePiecesTeachingFieldsKeysDirectorsDirectLet MeCamerasDepthSizeFactorsLensesLightingFilm SchoolBits And PiecesDepth Of Field Author:Columbus Short
“Obviously, we can see what was in front of the camera, but if a photograph is honestly made, it's a bit of a self-portrait. I think it's impossible for a photographer who is working honestly to keep this from happening.” IfsThinkingMadeSelfBitsImpossibleFrontsPhotographyHappeningsCamerasPhotographerPhotographHonestlyMade ItPortraitsSelf Portrait Author:John Sexton
“Leica, schmeica. The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But you have to see.” BitsDifferencesRecordsSeeingPhotographyCamerasPhotographerPhotographCamera And PhotographyLeica Author:Ernst Haas
“Joanna points her camera at a section of society unused to having cameras pointed at it. But I don't know about categorising them in terms of class; I'm a bit wary of that. My dad is the son of a shipbuilder.” KnowsBitsTermClassSonDadCamerasMy DadSectionsCategorizing Author:Tom Hiddleston
“It's quite liberating to have a director stand beside the camera and say: "Do this now, and do that now..." It's also a bit sordid but it liberates an actor, I think.” ThinkingActorsBitsDirectorsCamerasLiberating Author:James McAvoy
“To be honest, I don't see myself acting forever. I just can't imagine myself being a 70-year-old man fighting for roles. I would love to do small parts in my friends' movies or things that I'm directing myself. I do envision myself behind the camera as I get a little bit older.” MenYearsLittlesFightingBitsActingBehindsRolesForeverImagineHonestLittle BitMy FriendsCamerasBeing HonestOld ManSmall Parts Author:Dave Franco
“Performing is the hardest thing. Even though I've done it for so many years, it's still exposing yourself. You suddenly become extremely vulnerable when you're on camera. You're filmed and you're being observed. It's a bit of a violation each time.” YearsStillsDoneBitsCamerasHardestVulnerablePerformingHardest ThingViolationExposingExposing Yourself Author:Julie Delpy
“You cannot do everything you want with the 3D camera, it's too big, and the digital quality of those cameras is a little bit limiting. With film, you have a lot more subtly, like with highlights and color. In terms of sharpness they (both formats) are very close; but in terms of nuance, of color and contrast, film is far superior.” WantLittlesBigsFilmBitsTermQualityColorLittle BitCamerasSuperiorsDigitalContrastFormatNuanceHighlightsSharpness Author:Michel Gondry
“If you're into writing and making people laugh, or just want to video blog something, you should get a simple digital video camera. And all computers now come with an easy video editing software program. Just mess around with that for a little bit, try to figure it out, then just put stuff online and have fun. Never give up!” PeopleIfsWantGivingShouldWritingTryingLittlesFunEasyStuffBitsSimpleLaughingFiguresGiving UpComputerLittle BitProgramCamerasVideoMessHaving FunDigitalOnlineSoftwareEditingNever Giving UpBlogsMaking People LaughVideo CamerasEditing SoftwareVideo Editing Author:Lucas Cruikshank
“The camera course was a bit crap. But when I was in drama school, I wasn't interested. I wanted to be a stage actress. I was not interested in learning camera craft. But then you throw yourself in the deep end when you do get a job in front of the camera because you have absolutely no idea what you're doing, and it is a skill.” IdeasEndsWantedSchoolJobsCoursesBitsStageFrontsDramaSkillsCamerasActressesCraftsNo IdeaNot InterestedCrap Author:Phoebe Fox
“I think what's exciting about doing it as found footage - if we all are being honest, found footage gets a little bit of a bad rap sometimes, but I think that there's a lot of potential in the medium in taking it seriously and in treating the audience with respect and in treating the characters with respect in terms of, why is the camera really on? Where would the camera be when it is on?” IfsThinkingLittlesSometimesCharacterFoundBitsTermAudienceHonestLittle BitExcitingCamerasRapMediumsBeing Honest Author:Dean Israelite
“First and foremost, my hats off to our directors and camera department. That is something I will miss after Longmire. I can't imagine working on another show that looks like this. We'll get the whole crew out on location and have a hundred people standing around, waiting for about 40 minutes, so that sun is just a little bit further in the sky and the light is hitting the cloud, in the perfect way.” PeopleWayFirstsLooksLittlesI CanWholeShowsLightBitsWaitingPerfectSunImagineSkyMinutesMissingDirectorsLittle BitHundredStandingCamerasCloudsDepartmentHatsHittingLocationCrewHats Off Author:Bailey Chase
“Of course, we're supportive of the gay and lesbian community. I've just never portrayed that on camera. Once I met Taylor [Schilling] I knew that it was going to be really comfortable and okay, but the nudity was a little bit of an issue for me.” LittlesCoursesBitsCommunityIssuesMetsGayComfortableLittle BitOkayCamerasSupportiveNudity Author:Laura Prepon
“Even dramatically how you position some person, the depth, the existence [in 3D] is different than a flat image even though by itself it has depth, we create the illusion of depth. For example, some of the shots I have to stay closer to the actor because it's a young actor, I like it closer for some of the shots. I watch 2D scenes next to the camera, then when I go back to my station and watch it in 3D I have to go back and reduce his acting, he has to shrink a little bit because he peeks out more.” LittlesPersonsDifferentYoungNextActorsBitsActingExistenceWatchesExamplePositionSceneLittle BitIllusionShotsCamerasDepthFlatsStationsShrinksYoung Actors Author:Ang Lee
“McLeod's Daughters was my first regular job out of drama school, and my first full-time role. That was great because I learned a lot, in terms of working in front of the camera. I learned a lot of technical aspects that you take for granted once you know them, but you have to learn them somewhere, along the way. It was a bit of a training ground for me, working in front of the camera and also dealing with media.” KnowsWayFirstsSchoolJobsBitsTermRolesMediaFrontsDramaTrainingDaughterAspectCamerasGranted Author:Dustin Clare
“There is no romance without some lying. That's what romance is - a little bit of Vaseline on the camera lens of life.” LittlesRomanceLyingBitsLittle BitCamerasLensesCamera LensesVaseline Author:Richard Jeni
“When I'm on the red carpet, I'm prepared for [the attention.] But the worst thing is on planes, when you're asleep and you're woken up by a camera flashing. That's a little bit much. But what do you do? It's a part of [being famous]. Unfortunately.” LittlesBitsAttentionWorstLittle BitRedCamerasPreparedPlanesWorst ThingsCarpetRed CarpetBeing Famous Author:Beyonce Knowles
“It was so ridiculous. We were just sitting there, thinking about how ridiculous it was because we literally had stray hairs on us. The camera couldn't pick up all the details, but we had some crazy things. We had huge slabs of fat on us and bits of nails and hair. It was disgusting. But, there's also the beautiful parts of it.” ThinkingBeautifulBitsCrazyHugeHairPicksSittingCamerasDetailsRidiculousFatsDisgustingNailsCrazy ThingsSlabs Author:Steven Yeun
“I chose to be a photographer twenty-two years ago, but I don't know that I'd make that choice again. Back in the early eighties, I still thought I was doing okay, trying to order and shape the world with my camera. Now that I know a bit more about living and dying, about our planet and its complex problems, I'm a lot less comfortable with my images of people. Still, I haven't a clue what else to do.” PeopleKnowsWorldTryingYearsStillsTwoProblemOrderChoicesBitsDyingHavensPlanetsShapesComfortableYears AgoOkayTwentiesCamerasComplexesPhotographerTwo YearsClueEightyOur PlanetTwenty TwoTwo Years AgoComplex Problems Author:Eugene Richards
“If you're tracking with a character that's running off a thing and diving off, I would leave the camera there and not follow them down, because cameras don't do that. The audience understands that. I'll definitely bring that understanding of keeping things a bit more grounded.” IfsCharacterRunningBitsUnderstandingAudienceCamerasGroundedDivingTracking Author:Taika Waititi
“I really did feel like I was surrounded by family members. I didn't have a dad, and I remember there were all these guys - in the old days, there were no women, except a makeup artist or, occasionally, a script supervisor. So there were just guys who taught me how to, you know, whittle wood, or how to pull focus, and what the camera was doing. And if I was being bratty, they'd sit me down and tell me. There were lots of rules about not being late and making sure that you didn't spill anything. So it felt a little bit like I was in a family.” IfsKnowsFeelsLittlesRememberArtistGuyFeltBitsFocusTaughtDadMembersLateLittle BitDown AndCamerasScriptsWoodsMakeupOld DaysSpillsFamily MembersSupervisorsMakeup Artist Author:Jodie Foster
“There was actually a camera on your face. I don't know so much about the animation process but the camera was in our face so it could get expressions from our faces that would eventually arrive on the gnomes. It almost felt like you were cheating at times because it was a wee bit too much fun. You were in that box on your own. Kelly [Asbury] was in Toronto, I was in LA, so I was just on my own. I thought: "I can't be getting paid for this as well!"” KnowsWellsI CanFacesFunFeltBitsProcessMy OwnToo MuchExpressionLike YouPaidCamerasBoxesCheatingYour FaceAnimationTorontoGnomeToo Much Fun Author:Ashley Jensen
“Theater for me is terrifying but much more rewarding, because you know what they're seeing. Film is all little bits and pieces. And you can do an amazing job, but if the camera isn't getting it, it doesn't work. And then other times when you feel you really weren't present, and then you see it and somehow it works. So there's a mystery, there's a strange collaboration that takes place with everybody.” IfsKnowsFeelsLittlesJobsFilmBitsCan DoPiecesSeeingMysteryStrangeLittle BitTheaterCamerasCollaborationBits And PiecesAmazing Job Author:Susan Sarandon
“I usually bring a point and shoot with me so I can go out on the weekends and shoot a bit. I used to bring more cameras, but I'm also an Ebay nut so sometimes I'll order something if I'm really pining for it when I'm on location.” IfsI CanSometimesUsedOrderBitsCamerasNutsWeekendLocationEbayPining Author:Anton Yelchin
“Sometimes when these kinds of things happen, it can seem a little bit too much to bear. But what I want the people of Louisiana know is that you're not alone on this. Even after the TV cameras leave, the whole country is going to continue to support you and help you until we get folks back in their homes and lives are rebuilt.” PeopleKnowsWantKindLittlesCountrySometimesWholeHelpingHomeSeemsHappensBitsSupportToo MuchTvsBearsLittle BitCamerasFolksThings HappenNot AloneLouisianaSupport You Author:Barack Obama
“This is a movie version of the play [All the Way]and when Bryan [Cranston] was on stage the bigness of the man was played to the back of the house. When we turned the cameras on that, it changed a bit with close-ups, but we got just as much power in that beautiful intimacy.” MenWayPlayBeautifulHouseBitsStageChangedHe ManCamerasVersionsIntimacyBryan Author:Jay Roach
“Sometimes my fashion pictures can look a little bit like documentary style pictures. So having a camera in my hand was normal.” LooksLittlesSometimesHandsBitsFashionStyleNormalLittle BitCamerasDocumentaries Author:Steven Sebring
“In the age of the camera phone it's a bit weird when you're sitting having dinner in a restaurant and people think they're being very subtle taking a photo while in fact they're being very obvious. When you're in a middle of a mouthful with friends or family and people come up asking for a photograph, that's when you want to say, 'Actually, I'm going to say no; I'd like to finish my meal. This is my time.'” PeopleThinkingWantFactsAgeBitsMiddleSittingAskingCamerasPhotographPhonesCome UpObviousDinnerMealsMy TimeRestaurantsSubtle Author:Hugh Bonneville
“To be honest, everyone thinks that a digital camera is more reliable and every single time I work on any movie, it's just as many problems, the memory card doesn't work or blah blah blah, it overheats; it's the same volume as another camera. I think people are bit taken in by it.” PeopleThinkingProblemBitsMemoriesTakenHonestCamerasCardsBeing HonestDigitalVolumeBlahDigital Cameras Author:Robert Pattinson
“If you are using a digital camera specifically for that reason you have in mind from the beginning, then yeah, it'll work. But like if you're just shooting a normal film and just kind of just shooting extra stuff because you can because you've got the memory space, it's a bit pointless.” IfsMindKindReasonFilmStuffBitsMemoriesSpaceNormalCamerasYeahShootingExtrasDigitalPointlessDigital Cameras Author:Robert Pattinson
“We've got a nation of people who have one eye looking out for the next speed camera, another looking for a speed limit sign and another looking at the speedometer - which is a bit of a shame, when you only have two eyes.” PeopleTwoEyeNextNationsBitsLimitsShameCamerasSpeedCleverSpeed LimitsEyes Looking Author:Paul Smith
“At times those skills were really hard to do because not only was I having to contend with the camera, but I was having to learn these new skills and the ball was always kind of doing what you didn't want it to do. So it got a little bit frustrating at times but we got there.” WantKindLittlesHardBitsSkillsLittle BitBallsCamerasHard TimesFrustratingNew Skills Author:Parminder Nagra
“You have to communicate on a much greater scale. With a camera, you can use the flick of an eye. On stage, a lot of other things are happening that can pull focus or energy. You're always thinking the same way, but you have to amplify your thoughts with the volume of your speech and the ways you use your whole body to communicate what you're feeling. It's a little bit different from film.” ThinkingWayLittlesDifferentWholeUseFeelingsBodyEyeFilmEnergyBitsGreaterFocusStageSpeechLittle BitHappeningsCamerasCommunicateScalesVolumeAlways ThinkingAmplifyThinking The Same Author:Jeremy Irons
“Sometimes I take the watch, or I take the shoes, but usually the souvenir is to take the life you had with those directors, or the crew - the camera person, the lighting person. When you finish a film it's like a little death. You had a family for a bit, and you finish the movie and you probably will never see each other again.” LittlesPersonsSometimesFilmBitsWatchesDirectorsCamerasShoesCrewLightingSouvenirs Author:Jean Reno
“There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you're putting on a show.” ShowsBitsActingFrontsInvolvedCamerasVideo Author:Aaliyah
“One time a guy handed me a picture. He said, 'Here's a picture of me when I was younger.' Every picture is of you when you were younger. 'Here's a picture of me when I'm older.' 'You son of bit, how'd you pull that off Let me see that camera. What's it look like'” LooksSaidHumorFunnyGuyBitsSonLet MeCamerasOne Time Author:Mitch Hedberg