Part 2Getting to Work
Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs.—Werner Herzog
We are in the transportation business. We transport audiences from one place to another.—Jerry Bruckheimer
Five Stages of Filmmaking
Producers make better films when they remember that filmmaking involves a process. Excessive concerns with your end state or madly dashing to finish for the sake of finishing it will certainly be a learning experience, but a) you won’t enjoy the ride and b) you risk making an inferior film. The desire and drive to complete the film—regardless of how it turns out—is not unwarranted. It’s rooted in the ...
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