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He wrote original screenplay for ICONIC movie The Boondock Saints (1999), all production companies where crazy to get his script, but he had one rule, he wanted to direct the movie by himself, even though he never had any experience or FILM school EDUCATION, but eventually he made a movie. My question is, if production company offered you to direct your movie, you would do it, or refused, due to lack of experience?
After watching OVERNIGHT, I wouldn't. I can barely do my own shorts without major hassle. I'll let the professionals do the real work. I'm happy being a screenwriter.
I would. I mean, if you don't have to raise the money yourself or go through the trouble of convincing someone you're up for the job, why wouldn't you? I have some filmmaking experience to go off though. I don't know what my answer would be if I didn't.
Because I had to direct my own shorts for school, I definitely can say I DO NOT want to be director. Producer, maybe, if I can approve everything, but not director. EFF THAT.
From my understanding, the director basically tells everyone how he wants to film the scene. If it's a high-budget film, you'd usually have someone else like the cinematographer do all the camera work for you.
The number one job of any Director is to get the best possible performance from their actors... having a great script with well fleshed out characters helps. What camera angles, movements, lenses to use is the easy part.... I have Directed, and I have written, I have yet to do both in one project. I consider myself a director more than a writer, but my favorite filmmakers tend to be the ones who do both well. All that being said, of course I would direct if given the chance
If someone asked me right now? Mm... I'd love to, but I don't know if I'm at the skill level to actually pull it off, directing-wise.
I do plan on pursuing directing just as much as screenwriting. I think the reason people like Troy Duffy and Quentin Tarantino were allowed to direct their "first" scripts is because they'd made some other projects in the past, meaning they had the skills to pull it off.
That's what I'm going to do (already am). Shoot some smaller things, then when I get something ready, try to get a bigger thing financed.
If someone asked me right now? Mm... I'd love to, but I don't know if I'm at the skill level to actually pull it off, directing-wise.
I do plan on pursuing directing just as much as screenwriting. I think the reason people like Troy Duffy and Quentin Tarantino were allowed to direct their "first" scripts is because they'd made some other projects in the past, meaning they had the skills to pull it off.
That's what I'm going to do (already am). Shoot some smaller things, then when I get something ready, try to get a bigger thing financed.
Agreed. You have to direct something small yourself, but can work on others shorts to pick up lessons and build your confidence before taking the plunge on directing. It's all about building contacts and being proactive.
Yeah - I can see that some wannabe directors want to use the screenwriting angle to make an entrance, but normally you can spot them a mile off.
Screenwriting purists normally produce better material - IMO
But I do think that directing is a hard job, and with a full feature there's a lot of skills - and man-management, to pull together, and it takes a talent to pull it all off. And BTW, it's easier to direct your own work. Directing someone else's vision is where the real skill come in.
Granted, some directors write well, but the writers who direct are top of the pile (Cameron, Spielberg, Lucas, all wrote movies before they directed them, so were by definition writers of that movie before being directors of it: thus writers become directors).
Personally, I couldn't direct traffic, but I'd go for a bit of production - and only then because producers don't do anything much, but do get paid obscene amounts of money at the top end. Note no smiley.