I was amazed when I read that, and shocked that the company would turn over their millions of dollars to a man who has never directed a film before. Anyone else think this is rather shocking?
Not dissimilarly, Tarsem came out of music videos before getting 33 million to do the Cell in 2000...
...came out of music videos...
I guess. But music videos require a very different style of directing usually than a movie.
I guess. But music videos require a very different style of directing usually than a movie.
And some directors are versatile. They can work in different styles dependingI guess. But music videos require a very different style of directing usually than a movie.
I guess. But music videos require a very different style of directing usually than a movie.
Well the difference is is that music videos require very different shots, and they are much more style over substance usually. I mean for example let's say you were the producer of the remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo, you might consider getting someone else to direct other than say, The Farrelly Brothers, for example. They could do a superb job but it's hard to tell since they have never dived into that territory before.
Excellent point. But you would consider a director who started inI mean for example let's say you were the producer of the remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo, you might consider getting someone else to direct other than say, The Farrelly Brothers, for example.
But I think, the first time, um...this is the first...my second film, and um...And because I came from a background...Remember I'd done about two-thousand commercials before this [Before The Dualists and Alien. This is a man who paid is dues, by golly!]. But that's essentially montage...And um...so whilst I was used to the process of a...a putting images together...easily, really. Um, the first real, you know, different experience came with The Dualists and uh, The Dualists was really a learning process about...
...The Farrelly Brothers, for example. They could do a superb job but it's hard to tell since they have never dived into that territory before.
Why do you say it's hard to tell? They could just go onto a forum and start threads that ask step-by-step instructions on the entire process...