I think it’s a promising time which will show a lot of diversification that we’ve seen in the past.
BARRY LEVINSONAs soon as digital editing came about, I immediately made the switch to digital.
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I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things – worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that.
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I would give the cameras to the kids in the swimming pools and they would play with them, and then I would collect them and we would upload it. If you’re in the process, you’re there.
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I’m fascinated by documentaries, to begin with. Because of the nature of television, as opposed to theatrical, documentaries can be in this long form and take you on a journey.
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No one really has the power, and everybody’s trying to get through the day, and everybody’s nervous and desperate.
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We’re never going to be the ultimate-insider look. You can do 50 insider looks at this Hollywood business, and the satire didn’t intrigue me. I think others can do that.
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They’re intimidating the networks and levying these fines, so the networks are not sure of what they can or can’t do.
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I don’t know that you can do it as a satire. I mean, the business is crazy enough as it is. It’s like doing Wag The Dog – we took a thing that was almost completely absurd on one level, and then ultimately those things came about.
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You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen.
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There’s no downside to having too much experience.
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I think test screening works at its best when the audience knows what it’s getting.
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I think we are seeing a radical shift in the business in general. The studios are making much more of the real big extravaganzas and there are other kinds of films that are coming out. I think you are going to begin to see more diversification that we’ve seen in the past.
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I think when Sarah Palin opened her mouth and started talking, the more she talked, the less appealing she became.
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Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and we used to get laughs and things.
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It’s always hard to explain why an audience ultimately responds to a movie.
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All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that’s what ultimately works the best for me.
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