This is a great example of how storyboarding can help without trampling on the creativity of the DP. So many DP's are afraid of boarding, they think it will take away from their artistry, but in reality it's more of a roadmap and a tool for stringing together the concept of the film, the style and pacing of it more than anything else. Having access to visuals lets you think deeper about what you're doing, and actually get EVEN MORE creative than if you just went in without.
He's probably discovered that in hollywood if you're modest, people will walk all over you. If you've got a unique talent that shouldn't be fucked with, you've got to make sure people know about it as firmly and clearly as you can.
@@PutItAway101 Nah, he had ALIEN under his belt early on, so he could've dropped the 'protection-attitude', if your theory was right. Much saver bet: this is just who he is.
His discussion on screen writing is spot on. When I wrote my book of financial reform I did it exactly the same way. I bashed out the idea and then I went back over and over again to massage this or that. Some pieces I threw out and some I kept as I went along. Then I reformulated it into a progressive flow.
I can do quite a good Ridley Scott impersonation, I start with Arthur Lowe, then I make this more Eddie Izzard, then I say 'David Fincher' miming smoking a cigar with my pen and boom! One day I hope to show this to Ridley Scott himself... Imitation is of course the greatest form of flattery. I have learned more about film-making by watching Mr Scott DVD extras than any other method. I always remember an interview on BBC TV at the time of Prometheus which I absolutely adore. The presenter asked Mr Scott; "What advice would you give to anyone who is thinking about making a movie"? "Simple... start filming it! there is no excuse any more because now everyone owns a movie camera now, as there is one free with every telephone" BRAVO and keep up the great work.
why ? idiotic unjustified arrogant stupid comment. Scott is a propaganda puppet for his elite puppet masters, he knows very little of the truth of this reality. If your uneducated comment had been about Kubrick, you may've had a point. Scott is a fairly mediocre film maker, well trained, but training isn't genius. he finds genius scripts, Blade Runner, Alien etc. then finds the best visual people, costumes, cinematography, music, and then delegates to them. He himself has an average mind.
@@kianucollis3929 All what you said about finding a good screenplay and assigning the right people to work with is the core idea of being a film director, If Ridley himself read your comment I think he'd take it as a compliment :)
He's nothing more than a film director with a filmography that has far more misses than hits. He's not some ground breaking scientist, philosopher or public intellectual to warrant calling him one of the greatest minds lol. A great mind wouldn't make a film as stupid as Prometheus or Exodus lol.
@@kianucollis3929 This whole interview outlines just one aspect of his creativity. Scotts’ skills extend far beyond what’s described here, you must be aware of this. Alien and Blade Runner are benchmarks in sci-fi. You combine those achievements with his constant championing of females through his career, Scott clearly would be considered (unless you’re a pompous fool) as one of the great living artists.
5:00 get it down then come back and redesign it, same with writing, storyboards, story, music, 3D, 2d concerting, etc everything 6:20 don’t draw every frame unless it’s a very complicated scene
Storyboarding can be fun a improv - just throw in a stick figure in a box and have another enter. Write some dialogue caption in third frame. "Somebody has stolen all the kings horses!"
Haha thats hilarious. But for anyone who wants to go into storyboarding and/or concept art, thats misleading. Rian Johnson is a filmmaker on top of anything else. I guess he doesn`t need to know how to draw.
@@Constantinesis as someone in film school you really don't need to know how to draw, gives your cinematographer even more freedom, but it can help it depends on the project
I love how this is uneditted, he's a great visionary guy I could here these kind of people talk for hours. I promise you if this interview was a modern interview with like vanity Fair or vice or someshit, it would have a cut every 5 seconds
The Actual scene is wayyyyy too small & had me squinting to see the comparison between the storyboard & the actual shot! We DON"T need Ridley Scott hogging the entire screen. All we needed was his VOICE OVER!!!! What a waste!
