“Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that have to go a certain way, or a film design that is different but expensive.” WayDifferentCharacterFilmCertainEffectsDesignSummerShotsExpensiveBlockbuster Author:Ang Lee
“I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is just phenomenal. Great crews here. All the technicians, all the artists that work in this industry. I've just been very happy with the body that we've been able to do, especially those films we shot here in New York City.” ThinkingWorldBodyAbleFilmArtistActorsEnergyCitiesNew YorkIndustryShotsNew York CityCrewVery HappyPhenomenalTechnicians Author:Spike Lee
“When we shot 'The Lord of the Rings,' we had special permission to film in wild areas of New Zealand that could be accessed only by helicopter. They would drop us off and we would work all day, and they'd pick us up and take us out again.” FilmLordSpecialPicksShotsAreasRingsPermissionNew ZealandHelicopters Author:Viggo Mortensen
“I really enjoyed working on the 2009 film, 'Aliens in the Attic,' because it was shot in New Zealand and I got to visit there for the first time.” FirstsFilmShotsFirst TimeAliensEnjoyedNew ZealandAttics Author:Kevin Nealon
“I can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient.” I CanFilmShotsHonestlyChosenConvenient Author:Clive Owen
“One of the main reasons I am so drawn to Hitchcock is that he planned his shots way in advance on story-boards, which he designed like classic paintings (he was an art connoisseur). It's why he found shooting on set boring - because he had already composed the film in his head.” WayArtReasonStoriesFilmFoundPaintingShotsBoringShootingBoardsClassicHitchcockConnoisseur Author:Camille Paglia
“I've shot films in locations that have seemed haunted. I shot a film in a maximum-security prison in Russia. Part of it was on a psychiatric ward - there were definitely some creepy vibes there.” FilmSecurityShotsPrisonRussiaLocationMaximumCreepyPsychiatricVibes Author:Norman Reedus
“I'm really specific in the way that I shoot. I've always had a very good sense of what I need in the editing room. I used to shoot in a way that drew more attention to the camera and I've tried, in each film, to draw less and less attention to the camera. I think when you pay attention to the shots, you're aware of the fact that there's a director.” ThinkingWayNeedsFactsFilmUsedRoomsPayAttentionDirectorsDrawsShotsCamerasVery GoodPay AttentionEditingGood Sense Author:Jason Reitman
“Even if you try to copy a film shot by shot, you still can't. It's still your own film.” IfsTryingStillsFilmShotsCopies Author:Gus Van Sant
“I think making a good film shot is joyful.” ThinkingFilmShotsJoyfulGood Films Author:William Shatner
“There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the shot, the texture... It's palpable.” FilmDramaShotsEcstasyCompositionTexture Author:William Shatner
“Polaroid by its nature makes you frugal. You walk around with maybe two packs of film in your pocket. You have 20 shots, so each shot is a world.” WorldTwoFilmWalksShotsPocketsPacksFrugalPolaroids Author:Patti Smith
“'Red Knot' is a film that I shot in Antarctica almost three years ago on a boat. It was a film that was improvised and it had very interesting circumstances while making the film, obviously. We were on a small boat bobbing around in Antarctica. It was a really remarkable experience.” YearsFilmThreeInterestingCircumstancesShotsRedYears AgoBoatRemarkableThree YearsVery InterestingKnotsAntarctica Author:Olivia Thirlby
“We don't consider black, urban films as 'indies,' though many of them are shot for under $10 million which is kind of the definition of an indie.” KindFilmBlackMillionsShotsDefinitionsUrban Author:Gabrielle Union
“Indian films have this obsession with hygienic clean spaces, even though the country's not so clean. They're either shot in the studios or shot in London, in America, in Switzerland - clean places. Everywhere except India.” CountryAmericaFilmSpaceShotsIndiaCleanStudiosLondonObsessionIndianSwitzerland Author:Anurag Kashyap
“That’s the thing with the young these days, isn’t it? They watch too many happy endings. Everything has to be wrapped up, with a smile and a tear and a wave. Everyone has learned, found love, seen the error of their ways, discovered the joys of monogamy, or fatherhood, or filial duty, or life itself. In my day, people got shot at the end of films, after learning only that life is hollow, dismal, brutish, and short.” PeopleWayEndsFilmYoungLife IsJoyFoundWatchesTearsDutyShotsErrorsWaveThese DaysFatherhoodHollowHappy EndingsMonogamyFound LoveFilialFilial Duty Author:Nick Hornby