I generally go into a movie with a very strong vision, with how I want to make the film, how I want to shoot the film, how I want to edit the movie, what I want the sound to sound like. So I have a very concrete idea even if I don't storyboard it, I know exactly what I want to do once I get into the sequence. Now having said that, I try not to let that slave me to the process. So if I do storyboard a sequence I don't necessarily stick to it if I discover more exciting things on set.
We think craft is important, and the irony has always been that horror may be disregarded by critics, but often they are the best-made movies you're … - James Wan
We think craft is important, and the irony has always been that horror may be disregarded by critics, but often they are the best-made movies you're …
- James Wan
Designing the technical aspects of my camera movement for me is very important. I want the camera to be a big part in telling the story as well, like… - James Wan
Designing the technical aspects of my camera movement for me is very important. I want the camera to be a big part in telling the story as well, like…
What makes horror movies work is the idea that "oh my God, what would I do if I were in that situation? How would I get out of that alive? What would… - James Wan
What makes horror movies work is the idea that "oh my God, what would I do if I were in that situation? How would I get out of that alive? What would…
I always try to better myself with every movie I make. I don't take anything sitting back and so I try to learn from every film I make and carry that… - James Wan
I always try to better myself with every movie I make. I don't take anything sitting back and so I try to learn from every film I make and carry that…
If I'm smart as an artist, I wouldn't be a snob and turn it down, because I'd look at it and go, this is great stuff, but I definitely do want to exp… - James Wan
If I'm smart as an artist, I wouldn't be a snob and turn it down, because I'd look at it and go, this is great stuff, but I definitely do want to exp…
The whole wide world scares me! Seriously. I think what happens in our world is so much more frightening than anything I can come up with in my movie… - James Wan
The whole wide world scares me! Seriously. I think what happens in our world is so much more frightening than anything I can come up with in my movie…
You know music and sound design can be very powerful with how you use it but also the absence of sound can say a lot as well. - James Wan
You know music and sound design can be very powerful with how you use it but also the absence of sound can say a lot as well.
I'm a visual filmmaker so the camera is a big part of my storytelling tool and it's something that I really rely on to tell a scene or create the sus… - James Wan
I'm a visual filmmaker so the camera is a big part of my storytelling tool and it's something that I really rely on to tell a scene or create the sus…
I think it's good for the fans, as well, because they get to connect with you directly. You know, in the old days, if I wanted to, like, write to (St… - James Wan
I think it's good for the fans, as well, because they get to connect with you directly. You know, in the old days, if I wanted to, like, write to (St…
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