My answer to that is that I've tried to approach each genre in a cinematic style that I think is right for that genre . . . that accounts for the mix of styles. |
My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker. |
Of all the stars whom I worked with, I think Steve knew better what worked for him on the screen than any other. He had such a sense of what he could register, and that helped a lot in terms of shaping the character and the script. |
Ordinarily, I don't like to start shooting on a Monday. I prefer to begin in the middle of the week, if I can. On the first day, everyone's a little nervous and anxious, so you have a couple of days' shooting and then the weekend to get re-grouped and catch your breath. |
Some of the more esoteric critics claim that there's no Robert Wise style or stamp. My answer to that is that I've tried to approach each genre in a cinematic style that I think is right for that genre. I wouldn't have approached 'The Sound of Music' the way I approached 'I Want to Live!' for anything, and that accounts for a mix of styles. |
Some of the more esoteric critics claim there's no Robert Wise style, |
Star Trek. |
That lasted about 60% of the filming, |
The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made. |
We believe most of the transition is going to start this summer. |
We want you to take over Monday morning, ... I had 10 days to finish it and I finished it on time. |
We were getting completely behind schedule and over budget, and the studio heads were convinced it was because it was being co-directed. |
You can't tell any kind of a story without having some kind of a theme, something to say between the lines. |
You know, people always think if you start out as a film editor, you shoot less footage. Actually, just the opposite is true. I tend to grab as much coverage as I can because as a former editor I know how important it is to have those few frames. |
You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come off for audiences as well as you would have liked. |