“Telling the story with only a few shots, I love that style. It makes you feel like you're part of the action, part of the story. It reminds me of the theater, where one act is basically like one long shot. It almost makes you forget that you're seeing a movie.” FeelsLongStoriesActionForgetSeeingStyleLike YouShotsTheaterLong Shots Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I wanted to do until high school, when I started taking theater and really liked it. Then an agent found me and wanted me to come out to Los Angeles and give it a shot. I gave myself six months, but it only took me like a week to get a job.” GivingWantedSchoolJobsYoungActorsFoundFatherWeekMonthsSixHigh SchoolShotsTheaterAgentsAgencyLos AngelesSix Months Author:Jensen Ackles
“Well, you're in a theater and it's 24 shots a second, your face, your body, your voice, and it's your craft, the way you earn your living, and it's indelible. It's not like writing a script - I write as well - I can't do another draft, it's done.” WayWritingWellsI CanDoneBodyFacesVoiceShotsTheaterScriptsYour BodyCraftsYour FaceIndelible Author:William Mapother
“All the green-screen stuff - all the special effects stuff - I shot right there in my house, in the basement in my theater room.” HouseStuffRoomsSpecialEffectsShotsTheaterGreenScreensBasementsSpecial Effects Author:Vickie Winans
“There are shots that I had to walk away from because we had to get the movie in the theaters. There are some in "Independence Day" and "Godzilla," but lately I got smart. I would plan it so I had enough time [to get it right]. That just comes with experience.” EnoughWalksPlansSmartShotsTheaterIndependenceEnough TimeHad EnoughIndependence DayGodzilla Author:Roland Emmerich
“To me, theater is the mecca; if you really love to act, that's where it's the most fun, by a long shot.” IfsLongFunShotsTheaterMeccaLong Shots Author:Scott Caan