“I'm used to adapting my novels for feature film - it can be challenging to cut and compress three or four hundred pages into two hours of dramatic action.” TwoActionFilmUsedThreeHoursChallengesNovelFourCuttingPagesHundredFeaturesDramaticAdapting Author:Tom Perrotta
“I want to do feature films. I am flying to Malaysia to be in another feature film. We will be filming that in Malaysia, the Phillipines, and back in California.” WantFilmFlyingCaliforniaFeaturesMalaysia Author:Thuy Trang
“I was doing the promotion for Moon in LA at the same time that Tony Scott was there with [The Taking of] Pelham 123. But obviously he was so concentrating on his own film that he didn't even know I was doing a feature film.” KnowsFilmMoonFeaturesPromotionConcentrating Author:Duncan Jones
“I've worked really hard to build up a career on my own. I turned 30 recently and it took me a long time to get the chance to make a feature film and do it on my own terms.” LongHardFilmTermChanceMy OwnCareersLong TimeFeatures Author:Duncan Jones
“Every Harry Potter film features Lord Voldemort, who stereotypes evil. And movies that discriminate against evil have no place on campus, because evil has feelings, too. Terrorists cry during commercials and mad bombers enjoy long walks and campfires, too.” LongFeelingsFilmEvilEnjoyWalksLordCryMadTerroristFeaturesHarry PotterStereotypePottersCampusBombersCampfireLong WalksLord VoldemortHarry Potter Film Author:Jedediah Bila
“I wanted to make Jerusalem as feature film. But we couldn't finance it only through theatrical release, we couldn't get all the money we needed. We had to get some money from television. So we said, ok, let's do it both ways. So we did it in four parts.” WaySaidWantedFilmFourTelevisionNeededFinanceReleaseFeaturesTheatricalJerusalem Author:Bille August
“One of the silliest lines ever said in a feature film came from Love Story, the 1970s hit, which immortalized the phrase, "Love means never having to say you're sorry." There are few people who would actually want to share a life with someone who held that concept near and dear.” PeopleWantMeanSaidStoriesFilmLinesShareConceptsSorryDearLove StoryFeaturesPhrasesCompanionshipLove Means Author:Marge M. Kennedy
“When we started Angels Airwaves, we wanted to produce our art on different mediums, but the film was an ambitious one because we actually didn't go into it thinking we could make a big feature film.” ThinkingArtDifferentBigsWantedFilmProduceAngelMediumsFeaturesAmbitious Author:Tom DeLonge
“I did New York, I Love You which is a very personal film for me. My most personal film, but it's not like a film I've ever made. I would never do that film as a feature, for instance, because it's not very commercial of an idea.” MadeIdeasFilmLove YouNew YorkInstanceFeatures Author:Brett Ratner
“Making your first feature film is actually impossible.” FirstsFilmImpossibleFeatures Author:Yahoo Serious
“I do like working on independent films where it is a smaller budget and less pressure. The pace is also quicker than that of a big budget film. You are shooting at a fairly fast pace. Sitting around for three or four days can be quite draining. So I guess in terms of film or television, I would say filming an independent feature.” BigsFilmThreeTermFourTelevisionSittingPressureIndependentShootingBudgetsFeaturesPaceSitting AroundIndependent FilmDraining Author:Colm Meaney
“I would love to get into feature films; Im willing to do an action flick, Im willing to do a romantic comedy.” ActionFilmComedyWillingFeatures Author:Kelli Berglund
“When you're casting a movie and when you're shooting a film, the eyes are the most important feature of any performer, really. Any great actor literally knows exactly how to use their eyes, and even as a filmmaker I love shooting huge close-ups because it's those eyes that mean so much to me.” KnowsMeanImportantUseEyeFilmActorsHugeShootingFeaturesFilmmakerPerformersCastingGreat Actors Author:Peter Jackson
“A short film is just another storytelling medium like TV, Features, and Webisodes. I am just thrilled that Silent Cargo is getting out there for people to see.” PeopleFilmTvsSilentStorytellingMediumsFeaturesShort FilmsCargo Author:Ellen Wong
“It's a simple thing he [Frank Daniel] taught me. If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70 scenes. Put them on 3-by-5 cards. As soon as you have 70, you have a feature film.” IfsWantIdeasFilmSimpleTaughtSceneCardsFeaturesFrankSimple Things Author:David Lynch
“Im very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features.” FactsFilmFeaturesMore MoneyVery HappyShort Films Author:Bill Plympton
“For me, the distinction between documentaries and feature films is not so clear - my "documentaries" were largely scripted, rehearsed, and repeated, and have a lot of fantasy and concoction in them.” FilmFantasyClearFeaturesDistinctionDocumentaries Author:Werner Herzog