“You can only have one voice on set, and that has to be the director.” VoiceDirectors Author:J. Michael Straczynski
“I love supporting emerging voices, and new writers and directors. I love engaging an audience in a way that doesn't have to involve me, personally, and yet still generates an experience for groups of people.” PeopleWayStillsVoiceAudienceGroupsDirectorsEngagingEmerging Author:Zachary Quinto
“Screenwriting involves an often un-personal process. Co-writers, directors, producers, everyone has a say in what you put on a page, and stories are constantly changing according to budget, actors, and commercial needs. Films are a collaborative process and are also inherently narrative and structured, so you are always working within very tight parameters. Short fiction unleashes a more intimate voice and a passion for language. I believe short narratives can have the same amount of danger and drama as any action film.” NeedsBelieveStoriesActionFilmPassionActorsLanguageI BelieveProcessVoiceFictionDangerAmountDramaDirectorsPagesProducersNarrativeBudgetsIntimateScreenwritingParametersAction FilmsAlways Working Author:Chiara Barzini
“Whether I'm writing the script, or someone else writes the initial draft, I'm always an actor's director first. I always try to listen to them a lot, and try to put their voices into their character.” WritingTryingFirstsCharacterActorsVoiceDirectorsScriptsInitials Author:Dito Montiel
“One of the things about writing a novel is you can do it any way you want. It's your voice that's important and I see absolutely no reason why a screenplay can't be the same. It makes it a hell of a lot easier when you're the writer and the director.” WayWantWritingImportantReasonVoiceCan DoNovelHellEasierDirectorsReason WhyNo ReasonYou Can Do ItScreenplays Author:Quentin Tarantino
“When I get hired as an actor as opposed to a writer, one of things that's exciting for me is doing stuff I wouldn't normally do myself. So whether it's a kid's movie or a voice in animation or in this case - where I just get to be silly, it's a different kind of comedy for me. As a performer, it's a different pleasure than when you're writing or directing. As a performer, you're just in the hands of the director and you go with whatever they want to do.” WantWritingKindDifferentHandsKidsActorsStuffVoicePleasureCasesComedyDirectorsExcitingSillyPerformersDifferent KindsAnimationBeing Silly Author:Stephen Merchant
“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
“I did 40 voices for Chris Wedge, the director of the first film, before coming up with the version we used. He was hard to please, I don't know why. I gave him really slow talking voices. then I thought perhaps Sid could be an Indian sounding sloth. To find out more about my character, I watched footage of sloths. I discovered that the food they store in their pouches rots and ferments and half the time they're drunk.” KnowsFirstsHardCharacterFilmUsedVoiceHalfTalkingPleaseDirectorsStoresVersionsDrunkIndianSlothWedgesSids Author:John Leguizamo
“I walked around my apartment with food in my mouth asking myself: "How do I come up with this voice?" Then I found the voice. I called the director and said on the phone: "Guess who you're talking to Chris? Sid, that's right Sid!" And that's how I came up with the voice. That's a true story.” SaidStoriesFoundVoiceTalkingDirectorsMouthsAskingPhonesCome UpApartmentTrue StorySids Author:John Leguizamo
“I got a phone call from George Miller [the director] asking me to play this role. We sat down and he showed me on his computer a documentary-type montage sequence of real penguins swimming, in an Esther Williams synchronized sort of way, and doing things I have never seen them do. Then he explained his vision of the film, asked me to read the script and to voice the character. I was cast a little bit later, and he let me do the singing as well!” WayWellsLittlesRealPlayCharacterFilmBitsVoiceVisionRolesTypeDirectorsComputerLittle BitSingingLet MeAskingDown AndScriptsCastsPhonesSatSwimmingDocumentariesSequencePhone CallsPenguinsEsther Author:Brittany Murphy
“There are all very different directors. Some are more specific, some are calmer than others when the pressure is on, some use more colorful language and they all communicate differently. But they all have love and care in common. They are all artists. And they have voices that I believe shine through within their films. To add to that, as a director myself I have learned so much from all three. I would like to thank them for that.” BelieveDifferentUseCareFilmArtistThreeLanguageI BelieveVoiceCommonDirectorsPressureAddShiningCommunicateI Have LearnedColorfulLove And CareCalmer Author:E.J. Bonilla
“Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is collaborating with different artistic visions and voices. And they all have something to offer and making the story better and bringing their vision to what you see in the frame.” DifferentStoriesVoiceVisionTvsOffersDirectorsSeriesGreat ThingsArtisticTv SeriesCollaboratingArtistic Vision Author:Beau Willimon
“I've definitely gotten to work with female directors, and I feel lucky because of that. I just feel like more voices should be represented.” FeelsShouldVoiceLuckyDirectorsFemale Author:Zoe Kazan
“Again, I want to give credit where credit is due to our voice director, Collette Sunderman, who is someone that works out an incredible juggling act. I refer to it as juggling cats with vertigo, and the cats don't have vertigo, but the juggler has vertigo.” WantGivingVoiceDirectorsCatIncrediblesWork OutCreditDuesJugglingJugglersVertigo Author:Jeph Loeb
“You basically go in animation and it's all in the imagination. There aren't even pictures to look at. You usually go in there and work with whoever the director is to create this voice and this character.” LooksCharacterVoiceImaginationDirectorsAnimation Author:John Noble
“Watching the news inspires me to keep going and reminds me why I should never complain. I'm inspired by those who don't let others define them: Martin Luther King Jr., James Dean, Vincent Van Gogh, Hillary Clinton, Tennessee Williams, director Steve McQueen. They've all changed the conversation by making their voices heard.” ShouldVoiceHeardChangedInspireKingsDirectorsConversationNewsClintonInspiredComplainingKeep GoingVansLutherDeanTennesseeMcqueen Author:Robert Piper
“There's a voice inside of me that I know people will relate to; I just haven't really had the opportunity to let it flourish. To sit there and explain to a guy what it's like to be a kick-ass woman is hard. I think there're only a handful of directors out there that get it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsHardGuyOpportunityVoiceHavensDirectorsAssRelateKicksHandfulKick Ass Author:Michelle Rodriguez
“After having edited numerous shorts, earning award nominations for it, and then 4 features edits, the director inside me is now burning to share its voice. Thriller, Horror, zany Comedy.” VoiceComedyShareHorrorDirectorsBurningFeaturesAwardsEarningEditsThrillersNominationsShortsEdited Author:Kyle Cassie
“I think having women behind the cameras is exciting - whether it's as a director or a writer or a producer - because it does feel like we're in the middle of this awakening of realizing that it's important for women to have a voice.” ThinkingFeelsDoeImportantVoiceRealizingBehindsMiddleDirectorsExcitingCamerasAwakeningProducers Author:Mary Elizabeth Ellis