Film Quotes by Rachel Morrison

14 Film quotes by Rachel Morrison

Rachel Morrison’s 14 reflections on cinema provide a concise window into the art of visual storytelling. Her words emphasize light, composition, and the emotional weight that a single frame can carry.

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I've had something like seven films at Sundance, one of which won the Grand Jury Prize.

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A period film is a gift for a cinematographer.

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I think lighting is a reflection of what is at stake emotionally in a movie.

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I don't love cinematography that's very flashy because I find that it keeps the audience from becoming a part of the film;…

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It's always a challenge to shoot a period film and not have it look like you hit the tea stain button in…

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You can only shoot small movies and documentaries for so long if you want to have a family that you support; eventually,…

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It would be naive to say that you could make a movie on film for the same price you can digitally.

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I think there's this assumption that everybody would rather be a director, and I don't know that that's the case for me,…

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I pour my blood, sweat, and tears into a movie. What I always look for is a message and a social consciousness:…

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To me, as an audience member, movies always come to a screeching halt when they get to their action scenes. They always…

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I think 'Sound of My Voice' was the first film where suddenly I could point to something I had done that I…

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So much of 'Mudbound' is about man's relationship to the land and to the elements. It's about the desire for control and…

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Your movie becomes much more narrow-minded when you have like-minded department heads. Whereas if you can surround yourself with people who have…

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When I was studying photography, I became interested in conflict photojournalism, and that got me interested in lighting. Then I realized there…

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As artists, we can't help but infuse our art with our own experience, so your experience becomes informative.

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The first female DPs that I was aware of were Ellen Kuras, Mandy Walker, Nancy Schreiber, Amy Vincent, Sandi Sissel, Maryse Alberti and Tami…

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I find beauty in imperfection.

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I think lighting is a reflection of what is at stake emotionally in a movie.

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If there's anything consistent about my work, it's not flat.

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It would be naive to say that you could make a movie on film for the same price you can digitally.

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Photos have the real task of bringing exposure to places that we otherwise don't have much awareness of.

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I pour my blood, sweat, and tears into a movie. What I always look for is a message and a social consciousness: a relevance…

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Authenticity, to me, is something that you feel, and if it doesn't feel authentic, you pick up on it right away.

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'Fruitvale' set the bar for what I wanted to do with my career, which was to make films that had consciousness and messaging in…

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We shot 'Mudbound' in the South in the summer, which meant we were working in extreme heat and humidity at all times and that…

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The biggest difference for me was that I operated almost every frame on 'Mudbound,' and I didn't operate on 'Black Panther.'

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