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- Nov 07, 2020
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I was usually preparing for the next day's shoot, both as an actress and as the director.
- Dangerous
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I know how to direct.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020