I was very intimidated by the visual effects world. But I began to realize that you don't have to know everything. You have to be able to talk about story.
Interpretation
Understanding storytelling is more important than knowing all technical details in visual effects.
Ron Howard emphasizes that while the technical aspects of visual effects can be intimidating, the essence of filmmaking lies in storytelling. He suggests that effective communication about the story is crucial and that one does not need to be an expert in every technical detail to contribute meaningfully to a project.
In practice
In a film class, when discussing the importance of narrative over technical skills.
I think child stars have a leg up, actually, because they have an innate sense of what creative problem solving is all about. But to make a life out of it, you have to be ready to take on project after project. You have to like the action.
I used to feel that I had to be dictatorial in order to be respected, but after I did a couple of TV movies, I began to see that authority came with the job. So I began to relax and let more people into the process, and my work really improved.
Even when you're 22 and you feel immortal, you know in your heart you're not.
Unlike the twisters he famously chased in the movies, Bill Paxton was the kind of force of nature you ran toward and never away from.
Before I compose a piece, I walk round it several times, accompanied by myself.
A successful novel should interrupt the readerβs life, make him or her miss appointments, skip meals, forget to walk the dog.
I really only take roles that I love and that I have some kind of innate compulsion or need to tell that story. Although it's almost like I have no control over it. It's like they choose me.
Pop culture was in art _x000D_ Now, art's in pop culture in me
If you're going to perform inception, you need imagination. You need the simplest version of the idea-the one that will grow naturally in the subject's mind. Subtle art.
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
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