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Debbie Allen Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1
I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say ‘this is where I want to be... I want this look Picture Quote #1
Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can you do with less coverage Picture Quote #1
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? Picture Quote #1
Even when you have a big budget, you can’t just shoot everything Picture Quote #1
A director just pushes them a little this way or that way Picture Quote #1
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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 Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
Failure: Is it a limitation? Bad timing? It’s a lot of things. It’s something you can’t be afraid of, because you’ll stop growing. The next step beyond failure could be your biggest success in life Picture Quote #1
I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say ‘this is where I want to be... I want this look Picture Quote #1
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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 Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
Time management is a big part of the director’s job Picture Quote #1
The first thing that goes into shooting a scene is understanding whats on the page Picture Quote #1
I’m always moving forward Picture Quote #1
In scoring we have a lot that was not evident in the shooting. The radio is on all the time Picture Quote #1
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But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without a solid rehearsal period Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a limited budget Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table Picture Quote #1
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Failure: Is it a limitation? Bad timing? It’s a lot of things. It’s something you can’t be afraid of, because you’ll stop growing. The next step beyond failure could be your biggest success in life Picture Quote #1
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? Picture Quote #1
There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work Picture Quote #1
The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really like looking at the radio Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
That’s the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything is liable to end up in the movie. If you have a vision, you don’t have to cover every scene Picture Quote #1
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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.  (Debbie Allen Quotes) I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say ‘this is where I want to be... I want this look  (Debbie Allen Quotes) Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can you do with less coverage  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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?  (Debbie Allen Quotes) Even when you have a big budget, you can’t just shoot everything  (Debbie Allen Quotes) A director just pushes them a little this way or that way  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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  (Debbie Allen Quotes) Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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  (Debbie Allen Quotes) Failure: Is it a limitation? Bad timing? It’s a lot of things. It’s something you can’t be afraid of, because you’ll stop growing. The next step beyond failure could be your biggest success in life.  (Debbie Allen Quotes) I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say ‘this is where I want to be... I want this look.  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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.  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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.  (Debbie Allen Quotes) Time management is a big part of the director’s job  (Debbie Allen Quotes) The first thing that goes into shooting a scene is understanding whats on the page  (Debbie Allen Quotes) I’m always moving forward  (Debbie Allen Quotes) In scoring we have a lot that was not evident in the shooting. The radio is on all the time  (Debbie Allen Quotes) But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without a solid rehearsal period  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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  (Debbie Allen Quotes) The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a limited budget  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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  (Debbie Allen Quotes) I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table  (Debbie Allen Quotes) Failure: Is it a limitation? Bad timing? It’s a lot of things. It’s something you can’t be afraid of, because you’ll stop growing. The next step beyond failure could be your biggest success in life  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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?  (Debbie Allen Quotes) There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work  (Debbie Allen Quotes) The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really like looking at the radio  (Debbie Allen Quotes) 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  (Debbie Allen Quotes) That’s the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything is liable to end up in the movie. If you have a vision, you don’t have to cover every scene  (Debbie Allen Quotes)
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