One thing I've never understood about some people is how they could do something half assed and be proud of it. It's like they think "I did it, so it's awesome". Over the years we have received many Cd's of bands we've met on the road and festivals. Some were so horribly recorded and out of tune, it made you think why would you give this to someone and think it's ok?? I know with all of us it's not gonna be perfect by a long shot, but you can tell who really put their heart and soul into something and the ones who just really didn't care (you know, the CD you put in the stereo while driving, hit next, next, next ok, "Fling" out the window... Not that that's ever happened... :)
Anyway, back to my point. It's the same with film making, just because you have a nice camera and know a little final cut... you think you can go out and make a full length movie, and it be awesome? Do some more shorts... Practice, practice some more. Work on your writing, take time to find good serious actors the fit the roles and not just some friends that you throw into the film.
I know I sound negative here but I'm really tired of mediocrity, and people being pretentious because they made a film... That really wasn't that good at all. When you spit something out like Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino, then you have the right to act that way.
I think we as artist, need it be musicians, filmmakers, actors, need to really push the envelope on our craft and not settle for just ok. I know I have a long way to go and a lot to learn as a filmmaker, but I am learning, each time I shoot and edit I learn. I never want to stop learning, each time I want to do better than the last thing I did and learn from it.
There is so much talent here... if we really want to make a wave here, we need to push each other to not settle for just ok, but "Strive to be better than our best!"
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Good points. I would say that making art is about making art, and making a film that is marketable is different. Most people want to make that film, and they want to get it in the can. Perfectionism can breed mediocrity because something may never be released. An example of this would be Matthew Barney. I really enjoy his films, most people would think that they are crap.
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There's film and then there's the critic. I prefer to make the art, put it out there, and let the audience decide if it's quality or not.
I'm talking more on a local level... You can be artistic and bizzar, mabey people won't get it... but are drawn to it because of the way it was shot and put together, not like throwing it together then calling it "art" as an excuse for it.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Let's get out of hobby mode for the serious filmmakers. Some are doing this, some still need to do this.
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