Filmmaking is Problem-solving - Paul Greengrass
Making a film is not just about the film that you would make in the abstract, but also about finding a way to bring that idea to life within the practical constraints of resources and time. Director Paul Greengrass (Captain Philips, Jason Bourne) shares his insights on the creative process of filmmaking. Full video → • Filmmaking Advice for 30 Minutes Straight…
"When you make a film, in a sense, you're forced to confront one of the fundamental truths of filmmaking - that filmmaking is not about the film that you would make in the abstract, it's about the film that you can make in practice. Filmmaking is an activity defined by the creative mission blended with what's possible, so you might want to do film X but you might only have money Y, and somehow out of that matrix of conflicting factors what it is you want to do versus the resources that you've got versus the time available, and so the more that you can expose yourself to that process, the more you'll develop the creative muscles that you need to pursue a career as a filmmaker." - Paul Greengrass