June 2009
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“I really like having written, but I don’t like the process of writing.”
– John August; Go, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (via drewmasters)
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Set Decor: Downloadable Issues →
If it interests you, Set Decor magazine (run by Set Decorators Society of America) has issues you can download online. I’ve always been inspired by set decor and if you’re interested in that or even the business behind it, definitely check it out.
The latest issue features The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and an interview with David Fincher on his collaboration with set decorator...
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remember that time you vomited during that shoot?
[Shooting in progress for a doc in front of a Long Beach police station. Officer John in uniform stands beside his squad car.]
Officer John: ...So when I met her--
Me: I'm sorry. I'm going to have to cut. I think..I think I have to vomit.
Officer John: Really? Okay. Just do it behind my car.
Me: Okay. [I proceed to vomit behind the squad car.]
Officer John: Are you pregnant?
Me: No I'm not pregnant! Okay, I'm done...I'm sorry.
Officer John: I'll say some transient did it.
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“Give me everything you got, you people.”
– Cecil B. DeMille.
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Roald Dahl (and Hemingway) on writing
[Though this advice is aimed at writing a book, I found it translates well to writing for film. Besides, not many people know that Dahl was a screenwriter as well with writing credits on You Only Live Twice and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.]
“One of the vital things for a writer who’s writing a book, which is a lengthy project and is going to take about a year, is how to keep the momentum...
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“I want maiming and explosions.”
– Dad, when I asked him what he wanted to watch tonight.
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Is it crazy that I want to smack the bitch texting...
Yeah, didn’t think so. We should start collecting cell phones at theaters. There should be a mandatory coat check, but for cell phones. Sorry, I’m a theater nazi.
End of rant.
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“The battle that we have to fight as cinematographers is to not let anybody treat...”
– Wally Pfister, DP for Memento, The Italian Job, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight.
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just started internship
itsmejanessa:
more details!!
Honestly, I would love to be more specific about my internship, but I signed a contract saying I won’t talk about projects, who we work with, basically anything concerning the company, really. Well, I could talk maybe about a couple things, but I will be vague, at best. I was told that the Wizard is all about confidentiality.
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just started internship
And it’s going…okay. I am freaking scared though of my boss. Or rather my boss’s boss. The head honcho. The big kahuna.
I’ve already got a nickname for her: the Wizard of Oz. I’ve never even seen her face, only heard her voice, and I’ve been told so many rules on how to behave with her. Apparently, she’s really demanding. I want to believe that behind the...
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itsmejanessa:
Thank you for validating my own nerdiness, I love quoting my epically awesome film professors. And I also love many of my film textbooks.
No, THANK YOU, for validating mine. I felt like I was taking a gamble by exposing my love for my film profs, but they deserve the credit. ; )
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“Don’t let anybody know you’re upset. There’s a tendency to...”
– TA Slava, on the rigors of filmmaking. We had some pretty awesome TAs.
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“Sometimes you get great actors, sometimes not…You have this camera here...”
– TA Slava.
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“WHO’S CELL PHONE IS THAT! TURN IT OFF! If this were “City of...”
– Prof. Aginsky (Intro. to Filmmaking) after a student’s cell phone rings.
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“So…you guys want to make movies, huh?”
– Prof. Aaron Kerner to class, another great professor at SFSU.
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“You’re not masculine enough? What, you’re not ‘gangsta’...”
– Rutsky. I don’t have the context for this quote unfortunately…
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“There’s something wrong with the schedule for this class…Maybe...”
– Rutsky.
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“Did you notice that Prof. Rustky talks like George McFly?”
– Cat. So true. “Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan…”
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“So read next week’s reading instead of this week’s, okay?…Do...”
– Rutsky, to whole class.
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during sci-fi lecture with Rustky
Rutsky: What's that Will Smith action sci-fi?
Student: Men In Black?
Rutsky: No no...
Student 2: Independence Day?
Rutsky: No no...it's with aliens...
Student 3: Men in Black 2?
Rutsky: INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Student 2: That's what I said!
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“I can see people leaving class right now. ‘I have to do readings? Oh...”
– Rustky, on the first day of class.
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“Who here likes the Borg? I like the Borg.”
– Rustky.
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“Why does it take him ten minutes to go twenty feet? Let’s get some wheels...”
– Rustky, on Robby the Robot in Forbidden Planet (1956).
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“Thanks, computer. Tell me what I should do next.”
– Rustky, during powerpoint lecture after his laptop prompts him that he has not backed up in 20 days. Ironically, this was during sci-fi film class when we were talking about robots.
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“I think they should create a separate category with the five highest-grossing...”
– Samuel L. Jackson, on the Academy’s decision. Or, you know, we could create a category just for Samuel L. Jackson. I’d tune in to the Oscars for that.
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James L. Brooks on the Artist's Voice
“The possession of a real voice is always a marvel, an almost religious thing. When you have one, it not only means you see things from a slightly different perspective than the billions of other ants on the hill, but that you also necessarily possess such equally rare qualities as integrity and humility. It’s part of the package of being a real voice, ‘cause when your voice is...
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Patty Cake Bakerman from Jean-Pierre...
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“Las Vegas is a pretty cool town. But man, the Strip is total debauchery. It...”
– Justin Bartha, the missing groom in The Hangover for Vegas magazine.
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