Filmmaking is a sort of alchemy. Remarkably, a few words and the efforts of a group of people are transformed into, as Shirley says, a dream. The result can be sublime or mundane. I've been on a number of film sets, and each has its own energy. Something magical can happen if all the stars align -- perhaps that magic occurs when a film articulates something our social subconscious has been struggling to give birth to?
Well said. I have never been on a set. I recently read Michael Ondaatje's interviews wiht the film editor, Walter Murch who did Apocalypse Now and The English Patient among other films. It is amazing how much is contributed by editing and the integration of sound including music.
Oh The Conversations! Yes, I loved that book. Walter Murch is quite a character. You might be interested in his book about editing: In The Blink of an Eye.
As for the influence of music? It fascinates me. I was editing my own film yesterday, and the ending was missing something. I added some music, a simple piano, swelling in the background, and the ending suddenly made me cry. Me, who wrote the story, and directed the film. Incredible!
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Mitchell Grant Smith, California, Summer 2008.
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As for the influence of music? It fascinates me. I was editing my own film yesterday, and the ending was missing something. I added some music, a simple piano, swelling in the background, and the ending suddenly made me cry. Me, who wrote the story, and directed the film. Incredible!
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