Ideally, you will be familiar with them all, but if not, how much will it harm you:
I can say I like the cinematography in Michael Mann, Mallick, Kubrick, Fincher, etc.....but could not begin to tell you how they lit the set, what lighting apparatus went into the process, why difference lenses are chosen, etc....
If a writer were to direct/produce a script, how important is it to know the skills (sound, lighting, camera) even if they were not going to be behind the camera.
Take Mallick....he has had different D.P.s and Lighting, but he has had the same visual aesthetic since at least Days of Heaven.....
The same with Woody Allen. He has used different D.P.s yet is able to get a look he wants. Its a consistent look since the mid 80s, and he had used different D.Ps and other crew....
I know people like Soderbergh, Kubrick, and Mann have on occasion operated the own cameras, but others are able to communicate/collaborate and get it done.
Would it be enough to find:
A D.P. who's work you like.
A lighting tech who's work you like.
A sound person who's work you like.
And give them a breakdown of the idea (using examples from other media).
I can say I like the cinematography in Michael Mann, Mallick, Kubrick, Fincher, etc.....but could not begin to tell you how they lit the set, what lighting apparatus went into the process, why difference lenses are chosen, etc....
If a writer were to direct/produce a script, how important is it to know the skills (sound, lighting, camera) even if they were not going to be behind the camera.
Take Mallick....he has had different D.P.s and Lighting, but he has had the same visual aesthetic since at least Days of Heaven.....
The same with Woody Allen. He has used different D.P.s yet is able to get a look he wants. Its a consistent look since the mid 80s, and he had used different D.Ps and other crew....
I know people like Soderbergh, Kubrick, and Mann have on occasion operated the own cameras, but others are able to communicate/collaborate and get it done.
Would it be enough to find:
A D.P. who's work you like.
A lighting tech who's work you like.
A sound person who's work you like.
And give them a breakdown of the idea (using examples from other media).
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