I love the idea of thinking of cinema as not that far from music. A lot of my favourite movie makers, the way they move their cameras or the way they cut just feel very musical - even if the movies have no music in them at all.
Interpretation
Cinema and music share a profound connection in their artistic expressions.
In this quote, Damien Chazelle expresses the idea that filmmaking is closely aligned with musical principles, emphasizing the rhythmic and emotional aspects of both art forms. He suggests that even in the absence of a soundtrack, the movement of the camera and the editing techniques in film can evoke a musical quality that resonates with the audience, thereby bridging the gap between visual and auditory experiences.
In practice
In a film studies class when discussing the correlation between motion and rhythm in cinema.
Going back to my film education, I always have that voice in my head that's always screaming, 'Sell out!' And that's good: you want that, because it keeps you on your toes, and it's important to remember what's actually important.
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It's easy to show terrible people's behavior on screen, and we all just kind of nod and go, 'Isn't that terrible.' It's more interesting when you can show terrible behavior in the interest of something good.
You don't write because someone sets assignments! You write because you need to write, or because you hope someone will listen or because writing will mend something broken inside you or bring something back to life.
Let the subject generate its own photographs. Become a camera.
If you are killed because you are a writer, that's the maximum expression of respect, you know.
Still photographs are the most powerful weapon in the world. People believe them, but photographs do lie, even without manipulation. They are only half-truths.
I cannot force a design; I do not see this process as being under my conscious control.
If only someone else could paint what I see, it would be marvellous, because then I wouldnt have to paint at all.
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