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Jake Mahaffy
Quote collections: Directing
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“This is the micro-budget philosophy of creativity: make the most of every given situation by forcing cinema to match your circumstance. Instead of making your circumstances match a generic conception of cinema, renovate cinematic standards to accommodate your limitations. Remake the cinematic language to tell your stories.”
Directing#storytelling#budget#creativitySource: goodreads filmmaking“The entire point of painting was not to make a pretty picture but to discover true beauty in the way things actually are.8 The canvas was just an excuse to look at reality more closely. This is how we find new meaning in the things we don't understand.”
DirectingSource: goodreads filmmaking“Every story is altered in the process of telling it. Ultimately, it doesn't matter what your budget or resources are because in any case, you're only ever making a version of the story you conceived.”
Directing#storytelling#budgetSource: goodreads filmmaking