Don't haven't lost your way (不要失去你的“部位”）——— 关于研究和deals，及对刘未鹏等问题的回执
2011-07-11 17:41:59
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Doug Liman Blog: You Asked — Is It Essential For a Director to Know How To Do Every Job?
02-07-11 by Doug Liman
Beachgrl writes:
“I love directing but the cost of graduate school is so high that I just can’t imagine applying. I’ve used the money I’d use for school to buy an hd camera and just make my own films. My problem is that I don’t know how to edit. Should I struggle to learn how to edit myself? Do you think it’s essential that a director know how to do every job? “
There are two aspects to editing. There’s knowing how to technically use editing software like Final Cut Pro or Avid and then there’s knowing how to edit, and people often get those two things confused. You know, there are a number of my peers who edit their own movies and I think they’ve lost their way and have failed to distinguish the difference between using the system and knowing how to edit.
Editors are, in my opinion, the greatest kept secret in the film business. It’s not to their benefit that they’re kept secret, but it’s true, they just don’t get the credit they deserve. My films have all been made by my editors — that’s where the movie comes together. When I was directing a short film before Swingers, I posted an ad and found a student from Santa Cruz, who had never edited anything before, and convinced him to come work with me. We got along great and we continued to work together and made Swingers. A few years later, that same for student won an Academy Award (for Traffic.) Obviously there’s no question that I got lucky, finding exactly the right student, but I would not have a career if it weren’t for Stephen Mirrione.
So yes, I think it’s useful for a director to technically know how to do all of the jobs because it’s easier to have a conversation with the people who are doing them but you should never ever forget that knowing how to technically do it doesn’t mean knowing how to creatively do it.
And by the way, I dropped out of film school.
Doug Liman Blog: You Asked — Is It Essential For a Director to Know How To Do Every Job?
02-07-11 by Doug Liman
Beachgrl writes:
“I love directing but the cost of graduate school is so high that I just can’t imagine applying. I’ve used the money I’d use for school to buy an hd camera and just make my own films. My problem is that I don’t know how to edit. Should I struggle to learn how to edit myself? Do you think it’s essential that a director know how to do every job? “
There are two aspects to editing. There’s knowing how to technically use editing software like Final Cut Pro or Avid and then there’s knowing how to edit, and people often get those two things confused. You know, there are a number of my peers who edit their own movies and I think they’ve lost their way and have failed to distinguish the difference between using the system and knowing how to edit.
Editors are, in my opinion, the greatest kept secret in the film business. It’s not to their benefit that they’re kept secret, but it’s true, they just don’t get the credit they deserve. My films have all been made by my editors — that’s where the movie comes together. When I was directing a short film before Swingers, I posted an ad and found a student from Santa Cruz, who had never edited anything before, and convinced him to come work with me. We got along great and we continued to work together and made Swingers. A few years later, that same for student won an Academy Award (for Traffic.) Obviously there’s no question that I got lucky, finding exactly the right student, but I would not have a career if it weren’t for Stephen Mirrione.
So yes, I think it’s useful for a director to technically know how to do all of the jobs because it’s easier to have a conversation with the people who are doing them but you should never ever forget that knowing how to technically do it doesn’t mean knowing how to creatively do it.
And by the way, I dropped out of film school.
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