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Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Indian
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Nov 07, 2020

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

Great Sense
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Nov 07, 2020

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and paints a picture of what was happening in Harlem then.

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a color scheme in mind, how I wanted the movie to look, because that has to be a real collaboration.

Nov 07, 2020

The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today. They actually took time to make clothes to fit a woman's body. Today they make clothes that fit sizes, so it stretches to fit this and that.

Feel
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Nov 07, 2020

You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the basics of acting: Who are you? Who are you talking to? How do you feel about that person?

Challenge
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Nov 07, 2020

The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a limited budget.

Limitations
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Nov 07, 2020

But out of limitations comes creativity.

Big Part
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Nov 07, 2020

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

Need
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Nov 07, 2020

Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can you do with less coverage.

Everything
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Nov 07, 2020

Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.

Moving
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Nov 07, 2020

There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work.

Need
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Nov 07, 2020

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I've got it. I don't think there's any reason to take ten takes unless you need them.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?

Forward
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm always moving forward.

Just
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Nov 07, 2020

A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.

Possible
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Nov 07, 2020

But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without a solid rehearsal period.

Design
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Nov 07, 2020

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is where I want to be... I want this look.

Down
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Nov 07, 2020

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it.

Nov 07, 2020

It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in movies like The Man With The Golden Arm, which I think was shot all on a sound stage.

Great
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Nov 07, 2020

Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I got to see what the challenges are, what makes it better. It works wonderfully.

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