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Possession‘s Jennifer Ehle and Jeremy Northam with Neil LaBute. |
Before and After
You can’t have enough pre-production. There’s never
enough post-production.
Mother Nature
I don’t enjoy waiting for weather to change. Like
hanging out until the cloud passes. I’m not big on that.
Children and Animals Last
Basically I don’t shoot with children or animals,
and I’ve never done too much with that, but I shot with both an
animal and a child in Possession, and they certainly are
more work.
The little girl at the end of the movie was really
great; the dog was more problematic. He didn’t take direction well
(laughing). You know, because he’s a dog. I would underline these
rules: steer clear of animals and children.
Ingenuity Rules
Money doesn’t replace ingenuity. That’s probably the
biggest thing. I’ve had movies that have cost tons more than the
first one I did, but there’s something about the purity of the control
of small projects that’s much more tempting to me.
Studio Versus Independent
Studio or independent is not really a label that signifies
good or bad as far as I’m concerned, having done both. It’s a matter
of the project you make. What you put into it is what you get out
of it. I’ve seen a lot of crappy independent movies (laughing) and
a lot of good studio movies and absolutely vice versa. So it’s really
what you make. You will be the one who’s ultimately held responsible
as a director.
When in Doubt… Build a Set
When in doubt, build a set. Some of those places I’ve
tried to shoot in, and tried to get angles in, you go, ‘Why didn’t
we just build this?’
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