Rob [Tapert], myself and Bruce Campbell sat in hundreds of drive-insnot hundreds, but tens of drive-ins, watching these movies and learning how they were made, and we started to make our own in Super 8. And that’s really how we got into horror films. After a while we learned to really like them, and the craft that went into them.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the journey of learning and passion for filmmaking, specifically in the horror genre.
Sam Raimi shares his experience of being inspired by watching films and the process of creating their own movies. He mentions the significant impact that observing how movies were made had on him and his collaborators, leading them to develop a fondness for horror films and an appreciation for the craftsmanship involved in filmmaking.
In practice
You can use this quote to inspire aspiring filmmakers at a workshop.
When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.
I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.
The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular way.
Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are involved.
I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.
There's no getting around it: Writing is hard, while working with young performers is nearly always a joy.
Rehearsing a scene beds a role into you. But sometimes, if you over-rehearse it without unearthing any new meaning in it, you can suddenly forget your lines. You realise that you are on a stage, not in the real world. The scene's emotional power, and your immersion in it, disappears.
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