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Satyajit Ray Quotes

I’ve made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation Picture Quote #1

When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations I’m familiar with. I don’t write stories about the nineteenth century Picture Quote #1

When I’m shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You make not major changes but important modifications, that you can’t do on a set. I do that because you have to be economical Picture Quote #1

Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras and a film in Bombay and he can’t leave Madras as some shooting has to be done, so he directs by telephone. The shooting takes place. On schedule Picture Quote #1

My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in Bombay, Madras and Delhi where there is a Bengali population Picture Quote #1

It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to do a second part. But I didn’t want to do the same kind of film again, so I made a musical Picture Quote #1

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Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films at the same time, so they will give one director two hours and maybe shoot in Bombay in the morning and Madras in the evening. It happens Picture Quote #1

The director is the only person who knows what the film is about Picture Quote #1

The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves Picture Quote #1

I would’ve done anything to work with Satyajit Ray Picture Quote #1

What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be seen by someone who has his feet in both cultures. Someone who will bring to bear on the films involvement and detachment in equal measure Picture Quote #1

I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out which stories had been sold to be made into films and I would write my own treatment and then compare it Picture Quote #1

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If the theme is simple, you can include a hundred details that create the illusion of actuality better Picture Quote #1

The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days Picture Quote #1

My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly to day scenes shot in the studio, where we used bounced light instead of direct light. We agreed with this thing of four or five shadows following the actors is dreadful Picture Quote #1

I’ve made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to keep on making films for the sake of my crew, who just wait for the next film because they’re not on a fixed salary Picture Quote #1

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I’ve made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation. (Satyajit Ray Quotes) When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations I’m familiar with. I don’t write stories about the nineteenth century (Satyajit Ray Quotes) When I’m shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You make not major changes but important modifications, that you can’t do on a set. I do that because you have to be economical (Satyajit Ray Quotes) Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras and a film in Bombay and he can’t leave Madras as some shooting has to be done, so he directs by telephone. The shooting takes place. On schedule (Satyajit Ray Quotes) My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in Bombay, Madras and Delhi where there is a Bengali population (Satyajit Ray Quotes) It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to do a second part. But I didn’t want to do the same kind of film again, so I made a musical (Satyajit Ray Quotes) Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films at the same time, so they will give one director two hours and maybe shoot in Bombay in the morning and Madras in the evening. It happens (Satyajit Ray Quotes) The director is the only person who knows what the film is about (Satyajit Ray Quotes) The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves (Satyajit Ray Quotes) I would’ve done anything to work with Satyajit Ray (Satyajit Ray Quotes) What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be seen by someone who has his feet in both cultures. Someone who will bring to bear on the films involvement and detachment in equal measure (Satyajit Ray Quotes) I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out which stories had been sold to be made into films and I would write my own treatment and then compare it (Satyajit Ray Quotes) If the theme is simple, you can include a hundred details that create the illusion of actuality better (Satyajit Ray Quotes) The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days (Satyajit Ray Quotes) My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly to day scenes shot in the studio, where we used bounced light instead of direct light. We agreed with this thing of four or five shadows following the actors is dreadful (Satyajit Ray Quotes) I’ve made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation (Satyajit Ray Quotes) I wouldn’t mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to keep on making films for the sake of my crew, who just wait for the next film because they’re not on a fixed salary (Satyajit Ray Quotes)