The Great Unbearded One wrote:RedImperator wrote:Cinematographers, editors, sound engineers, FX guys, boom operators, cameramen, composers, and all the rest are important, but not fundamental to the movie. And while we're on the subject, every last member of the crew is paid union wages, probably better than most of the people on this board, so it's not like they're being screwed. There's no such thing as the working poor in Hollywood.
What fucking bullshit is that?!? Cinematogrpahers, editors, sound engineers, boom ops, cameramen and so on ARE essential to the movie! Right, role of cinematographer - (working with the director) decides camera angles and lighting of the picture. The editor- MONUMENTAL part of the film making process. You watch any single movie, it has been edited. Shots clipped together to keep the pace of the movie going is all the work of the editor. Sound engineers - imagine The Matrix without the sound of bullets in the bullet-time roof sequence. Imagine any sounds, explosions, doors shutting and so on, all work of the sound engineers. Boom ops get the sound of voices on set, and then, in collaberation with sound engineers, wrok in a studio to get the voice clarity almost perfect. So stop talking out your ass, please!
Ahem. Read my post before you shoot your mouth off. I'm well aware of the role of the crew in making a movie. When I said "essential", I meant just that. Take away all the technical people, and you still have the director, the actors, and the writer(s) telling a story. What do you think they did before the motion picture was invented, or do you think they had boom mike operators at the Globe Theatre? You can make a movie with one camcorder for filming (operated by the director), three powerful desk lamps (for the key, fill, and back lights), and two VCRs for editing. The quality of the finished film would blow, but you'd still have a movie. Or, you strip out all the extraneous technical aspects, and what you've still got the stage drama that humans have been performing since the dawn of time. THAT'S what essential means. Try to make a movie with all the best technical people in the world and no actors. You don't get a shitty movie, you get a two hour lighting exercise.
