I believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
AKIRA KUROSAWADuring the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the set.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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I like silent pictures and I always have … I wanted to restore some of this beauty. I thought of it, I remember in this way.
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In order to find reality, each must search for his own universe, look for the details that contribute to this reality7 that one feels under the surface of things.
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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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It’s easy to explain the psychological state of a character at a particular moment, but it’s very difficult to describe it through the delicate nuances of action and dialogue. Yet it is not impossible.
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When I start on a film I always have a number of ideas about my project. Then one of them begins to germinate, to sprout, and it is this, which I take and work with.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.
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During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the set.
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I believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.
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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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