Effects Quote by Pamela Yates

My job as a film editor is to construct a dramatic narrative because otherwise it's just a chaotic arrangement of sequences.

— Frederick Wiseman

This politics is bound to be reflected in the work of a serious filmmaker. When I make a film, I try to tell a…

— Aparna Sen

However much I may like to talk about or be interested in a more philosophical or moral agenda, [film] is, ultimately, about narrative. And…

— Edward Zwick

As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have been punished…

— David Baldacci

I think that when you're making a story... that's based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

— Ryan Coogler

As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.

— Vera Farmiga

If a film is based on a true story and you don't use anyone's name, you can do what you like.

— Patty Jenkins

I've tried to consider stories that I have read, making them into films, but they would turn out unnatural. If a producer wants that,…

— Sergio Leone

Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking.

— Griffin Dunne

I think I can do whatever I want with fiction, but the more documentary it is, the better it will be because that's what…

— Robert Greene

I think that when youre making a story... thats based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

— Ryan Coogler

I came from the school of cinema verite documentaries, which was: Do not manipulate reality as it was happening but create a narrative in…

— Mira Nair