I feel like my job as a storyteller and director is to…
“I feel like my job as a storyteller and director is to create an experience where the audience forgets they're in a cinema and can get lost in the story. Things popping out of the screen call attention to the artifice of what you're doing, so I use 3D as more of a window into a world behind the screen.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The creator’s role is to immerse viewers so fully that they forget the medium and become absorbed in the narrative.
In simple terms: Make audiences lose awareness of the screen and live in the story.
Design immersive experiences that hide their own artifice.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- film direction
- theme park design
- virtual reality storytelling
- interactive installations
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you balance technical spectacle with seamless narrative?
- What moments risk pulling the audience out of the story?
Too much focus on technique can remind viewers of the illusion, breaking immersion.