Werner Herzog on Not Shooting Coverage
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2023
- Excerpt from a 2017 talk with Werner Herzog.
Herzog talks about not shooting coverage and being selective when shooting a film. He also mentions being appealed by young filmmakers who shoot too much footage.
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i mean if you end up with 550h of rush for a feature length film, he's not wrong, you'll have to choose and you'll never be sure if you make the right choice, rather than planning out your shots in advance and sticking to it
Well that is what film editors are paid for. Although in general it’s a question of sifting through alternative takes to identify the one that works best in context, rather than sifting through coverage footage.
@@losttango I believe no good director trusts a hired film editor. A good director has the film already edited in their head. They only needs an editor to do the manual work.
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@@rainerwernerfassbinder3659 Well Coppola had "The Godfather" edited down to around 90 minutes before Robert Evans made him put about as much footage again back in and most people would regard Coppola as a good director. My guess is that you have very little first-hand knowledge of film production. In general film is a collaborative process and many if not most films are 'written' in the editing room almost as much as at the scriptwriting stage. (Obviously in collaboration with the director but many editors are given a free hand and work alone much of the time). There are a few exceptions like the Coen brothers and apparently Herzog, but it's rare.
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So very well said.
This absolutely inspires me to make more intentional art.
The fuck does that even mean
Takeshi Kitano said something like that too ...
imo, 'covering' comes from school, not from experience ... fear of security, I mean ...
What a brilliant argument to the film vs. digital debate.
One of the greats 👌🏻😎
Werner Herzog has a photographic memory, which helps. Also If you are an editor, and know editing very well, then it is the most helpful aspect to know when actually directing.
Though not a film maker, I have always follwed it somewhat closely. I can relate as a photographer though. I learned photography in the mid-80's and did it professionally at vasrious times. I loaded my own film carts from 100 foot film stock cans to save money. In those days we had to learn to be frugal AND thoughful about each frame. Now in the digital age I shoot WAY more frames and the result is a little bit of benefit but a lot of post work. I'm not saying is better than the other, I'm saying economy and thought are valuable, and sometimes boost creativity.
Reading his memoir at the moment. When he was born, they broke the mould
"No guys is very serious" lol
An audience of laughing sycophants
I agree... but 6 hours is insane.
I guess you don’t want to spend too long fucking about near an active volcano. Get the shot and get out of there.... 😉
Here's the solution: you do not shoot at all. There's your film.
Werner is a great filmmaker, and I love him. So did Klaus Kinski. Klaus was clinically insane, but right about one thing - Werner is a prima donna.
Why do people always feel the need to laugh when this man says something incredibly important with no hint of humor to it. They don't get it. He's not kidding around, he's worried. Listen to the man. He knows things the rest of us don't.
haha yeah but have you heard his funny voice though
He's a pro. It's not all that unusual, outside of creative work, to have to get it right the first time. I've seen guys fired for bending nails. Why would a film production be set up for failure by allowing things to be done wrong? It's not allowed in any serious context.
Not shooting coverage is different than shooting things once.