“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
“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 don't ever want to get boxed in, playing the same characters, over and over again. That's why I prefer features over television.” WantCharacterTelevisionFeatures Author:Taraji P. Henson
“Do I enjoy features? Yeah, I really do. Would I like to do some more features before I head to the barn? Yeah, probably. But I also love television. I love doing television because it's fast, and that I like a lot.” EnjoyTelevisionYeahFeaturesBarns Author:G.W. Bailey
“I don't think people come to television for spectacle. And I don't really have a lot of fun writing spectacle for television, I'll do that in features.” PeopleThinkingWritingFunTelevisionFeatures Author:Derek Luke
“I can see television much more easily than I can see features, because the economy and politics of making big, big features seems to me to be narrowing even from what it was.” I CanBigsSeemsEconomyTelevisionFeatures Author:William Gibson
“I'm still learning. It's all a learning curve. Every time you sit down, with any given episode of any given show, it is a learning curve. You're learning something new about how to tell a story. But then, I've felt that way about everything I've ever done - television, features or whatever. Directing or writing, it always feels like the first day of school to me.” WayFeelsWritingFirstsStillsDoneStoriesShowsSchoolGivenFeltTelevisionFeaturesSomething NewEpisodesCurvesLearning CurveFirst Day Of SchoolLearning Something New Author:Frank Darabont
“I have always wanted to do daytime television, but past handlers and agents had steered me away from it because they would say to me, "Darius, you have already passed that mark in your career. You have done prime time and feature films and continue to go upward," and I go, "Are you kidding me?".” DoneWantedPastFilmCareersTelevisionMarkAgentsFeaturesPrimeDaytimePrime TimeDarius Author:Darius McCrary
“One of the differences between HBO and other television is that they demand the same coverage that you would have in a feature film. We need to have all the shots in order to make it as rich and as stunning as it looks. We can't cut any corners.” NeedsLooksFilmOrderDifferencesRichCuttingTelevisionDemandShotsCornersFeaturesCoverageStunningHbo Author:Mark Addy
“TV is such a success nowadays because it gives back in a way that features can't. If you go to a film, you only get two hours of great storytellers and performers, and you pay top dollar for that. If you're subscribing to premium channels and you're getting all of these amazing TV shows, and you're watching them as you want, where you want, when you want, on what you want, I think that is the "the golden era of TV" in what television shows are offering to audiences. We're giving them a lot more. It's quality.” IfsThinkingWayWantGivingTwoShowsFilmHoursPayQualityAudienceTelevisionTvsDollarsWhat You WantGoldenErasFeaturesPerformersOfferingTv ShowsStorytellerGiving BackTelevision ShowsPremium Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“I don't subscribe to the school of thought that as a feature film producer I shouldn't dabble in television, web content, or even comic books...” BookSchoolFilmTelevisionProducersComicFeaturesComic BookWeb Content Author:Adi Shankar
“The scripts for Marco Polo are absolutely, positively fantastic. The challenge of making that show in China has proved to be as formidable as we feared. It's not like making a movie in China where, once you load up and you leave, you're gone. We have to be able to come back and capture something that's going to feel like a major feature film, on a television budget, and do it, hopefully season after season, so we are taking more time than the producers thought.” FeelsShowsAbleFilmChallengesGoneTelevisionMajorsSeasonsScriptsChinaProducersHopefullyFantasticBudgetsFeaturesMore TimeCaptureLoadPositivelyFormidableMarcosPoloMarco Polo Author:Chris Albrecht
“I absolutely love television. What's so great about TV is that I can tell 20 stories in a year. If I was working at a feature studio, I'd tell 1% of someone else's story, over the course of four years.” IfsYearsI CanStoriesCoursesFourTelevisionTvsStudiosFeaturesFour Years Author:Alex Hirsch
“I would really like to focus on directing features, and then eventually take that skill set back to television. On features, you have more control. On television, the producers are the creative forces behind it. Directors come and go on television.” ForceBehindsCreativeFocusTelevisionGoes OnDirectorsSkillsProducersFeaturesComes And Goes Author:Eric Balfour