“It was difficult every ten days having a new director. I'm a real collaborator and, as an actor, I want to be directed. It's hard for me to shift gears.” WantRealHardActorsDifficultDirectorsTenGearsCollaborators Author:Jeanne Tripplehorn
“Choosing a director is like choosing a therapist - you want somebody who is going to be a step or two ahead of you, who can interpret and articulate your intentions better than you can, with the benefit of objectivity. I look for a collaborator who is going to help bring to life, on stage, in three dimensions, what is on the page. I wouldn't want a director who imposes conceits or distrusts the text or who has prejudged the characters.” WantLooksTwoCharacterHelpingThreeStepsStageDirectorsBenefitsPagesIntentionDimensionsDistrustObjectivityConceitBetter Than YouTherapistsCollaboratorsThree Dimensions Author:Donald Margulies
“As a director, you're only as good as your collaborators. You surround with collaborators that are going to understand what you're trying to do. Not only that, they're going to push and fight for what you're trying to do.” TryingFightingDirectorsSurroundCollaborators Author:Alfonso Cuaron
“When you have your chance to make a film, don't focus on pleasing everyone. I think the goal is to live in that sweet spot where you focus on making a good film and you have fun with your collaborators, but you don't waste your energy chasing approval every which way. When you have a vision and a good story and you've managed to raise funding, it is your approval as a director that everyone should be seeking. It's very simple.” ThinkingWayShouldStoriesFilmEnergyFunGoalChanceSimpleVisionFocusSweetDirectorsWasteRaisesSeekingSpotsHaving FunApprovalChasingFundingGood StoryCollaboratorsGood FilmsPleasing Everyone Author:Jennifer Phang
“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
“It is one of the few elements in the process that a director really, really can't control: an actor's performance. If you have a director that understands that, it's comforting to an actor. You're starting the relationship more as a collaborator, rather than as an employee or some kind of a soldier trying to execute something you don't organically feel.” IfsFeelsTryingKindActorsProcessDirectorsElementsPerformancesStartingSoldierEmployeeComfortingCollaborators Author:Jason Bateman
“You always like to be the collaborator. I don't want to take over the movie, because if I want to do that, I should really become a director because then you have the control of everything, basically. I'm very happy to just be the visual part of it, doing the visual part of the movie.” IfsWantShouldDirectorsVisualsVery HappyCollaborators Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“3D needs a trained eye. It can't be done by everybody. People who just do 3D just for the sake of commercializing their movie another five or six percent and they don't know really how to do it, they should care how to do it better by bringing other directors and collaborators into their lives to help teach and instruct how you really make a 3D movie because it's not just like putting a new lens on a camera and forgetting it. It takes a lot of very careful consideration. It will change your approach to where you put the cameras. So, 3D isn't for everybody.” PeopleKnowsNeedsShouldDoneHelpingEyeCareForgetTeachFiveDirectorsSixApproachPercentCamerasSakeCarefulConsiderationLensesCollaborators Author:Steven Spielberg
“I made the transition to directing documentaries with the great help of my Co-Director on The World According to Sesame Street, Linda Hawkins Costigan. She was a gracious teacher, and a wonderful collaborator.” WorldMadeHelpingTeacherWonderfulStreetsDirectorsTransitionDocumentariesGraciousCollaboratorsSesame Street Author:Linda Goldstein Knowlton
“It's always different, depending on the writer and the director. A collaborator like Graham Reznick delivers a fully finished piece, perfected in every way. Other writers direct the recording session and then leave quite a bit of the work to us.” WayDifferentBitsPiecesDirectorsDirectFinishedSessionCollaborators Author:Larry Fessenden
“James DeMonaco is one of my favorite directors I’ve ever worked with. I think he shoots really well and all that, but the work environment he creates – he makes everyone feel respected, he makes everyone feel appreciated, and he’s a true collaborator.” ThinkingFeelsWellsEnvironmentDirectorsMy FavoriteAppreciatedCollaboratorsWork Environment Author:Zach Gilford
“As a director myself, you want to have colleagues and collaborators that respect your authority as the director. I'm very comfortable with that, and I've done a lot of work in second unit.” WantDoneDirectorsAuthorityComfortableUnitsColleaguesCollaborators Author:Roman Coppola
“Every time you start a movie is to explore with a director and if you can with the actors and with the other collaborators and try to figure out what's the best way to tell the specific story.” IfsWayTryingStoriesActorsFiguresDirectorsBest WayCollaborators Author:Emmanuel Lubezki