The Crude Real Will Not

The Most Ordinary Word, When Put Into Place, Suddenly Acquires Brilliance. That Is The Brilliance With Which Your Images Must Shine.

Be The First To See What You See As You See It.

The Ear Is Profound, Whereas The Eye Is Frivolous, Too Easily Satisfied. The Ear Is Active, Imaginative, Whereas The Eye Is Passive. When You Hear A Noise At Night, Instantly You Imagine Its Cause. The Sound Of A Train Whistle Conjures Up The Whole Station. The Eye Can Perceive Only What Is Presented To It.

A Too-expected Image (cliché) Will Never Seem Right, Even If It Is.

Two Types Of Films: Those That Employ The Resources Of The Theater (actors, Direction, Etc...) And Use The Camera In Order To Reproduce; Those That Employ The Resources Of Cinematography And Use The Camera To Create