Wim Wenders and 50 Rules of Filmmaking
Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker, perhaps best known for the angels-on-earth drama Wings of Desire. He wrote a list of his 50 Things I've Learned as a Filmmaker for MovieMaker Magazine.Among them:
2. If you have nothing to say, don’t feel obliged to pretend you do.
10. Before you say “cut,” wait five more seconds.
15. Mistakes never get fixed in post.
18. The more money you have the more you can do with it, sure. But the less you can say with it.
25. Having a tight schedule can be difficult. But having too much time is worse.
Thanks to Jeff Stoll for the link!
Labels: filmmaking, movies, video production, web video
posted by STBD @ 3:17 PM
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2 Comments:
great post-and i loved your post on the videoblogging group about the cult of the amateur-thought u were spot on. its great to see good filmmakers bringing their work online. i'll be watching...
Thanks for pointing the Wenders article out. I'm a big fan of his work.
I'd just like to note that he's an excellent documentary filmmaker also -- if you haven't seen it, start with "Buena Vista Social Club" -- and has proven to be way ahead of the curve on thinking about the possiblities of digital video. Take a look at his "Notebook on Citites and Clothes" for example.
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