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.
BARRY LEVINSONAll 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.
BARRY LEVINSONA lot of time mistakes are very interesting – you look for the behaviour that’s not the one you expect.
BARRY LEVINSONI never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show.
BARRY LEVINSONI don’t know that you can do an absurdist film and just have everybody embrace it in terms of filling out cards. I just don’t think it happens. So you have to prepare an audience.
BARRY LEVINSONYou do understand that you can’t force the situation, but in terms of how you edit, you can define that to take the audience along, whether it be a storyline or a character moment that we can play out. The more experience you’ve had, the more beneficial it is, period.
BARRY LEVINSONI 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.
BARRY LEVINSONStudios just sometimes make decisions on their own that you’re always flabbergasted by. It just happens that way for whatever reason – not even pointing fingers, it just is.
BARRY LEVINSONYou don’t always have to have the ending, but you want to have a satisfactory conclusion.
BARRY LEVINSONI think it’s a promising time which will show a lot of diversification that we’ve seen in the past.
BARRY LEVINSONI got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.
BARRY LEVINSONI think test screening works at its best when the audience knows what it’s getting.
BARRY LEVINSONI’ve had a lot of movies that didn’t get great numbers on test screening, but a lot of times the film was able to survive, or the studio still stayed and supported it.
BARRY LEVINSONIt’s always hard to explain why an audience ultimately responds to a movie.
BARRY LEVINSONI think certain movies work and that is part of the magic of it all. We can’t truly define why something succeeds.
BARRY LEVINSONAs soon as digital editing came about, I immediately made the switch to digital.
BARRY LEVINSONI always think that there is the good and the bad of it all.
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