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Stonefield wrote on 4/1/2005, 6:37 PM
I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure Sin City will be a huge influence on my upcoming work. Can't wait.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 4/1/2005, 7:13 PM
isn't it amazing he composes, edits, does SFX... all in his garage? :) And shoots all digital too. Amazing guy.
p@mast3rs wrote on 4/1/2005, 7:20 PM
Wow, didnt someone here once say that it couldnt be done all by one's self?
Stonefield wrote on 4/1/2005, 7:38 PM
Welcome to the new game...and we're all players.
FuTz wrote on 4/1/2005, 7:51 PM

... a garage... with more than Snap-On tools...
Spot|DSE wrote on 4/1/2005, 8:04 PM
I guess if you consider that Rodriguez has approximately 150 people on his crew, he does it by himself. He's not the only guy behind the camera, he's not the guy pulling focus, or pushing dolly or gaffing or gripping or manning the boom, or running the Nagra, or....
Rodriquez has the money, the backing, etc to "do it on his own" in terms of direction and editing. It's in his garage, but if you've seen pictures of his garage, it's not just him. He's a total package, but also a rarity.
A main reason more than anything, is that no one can be THAT good at everything. I'm great at audio post, very good at field audio, and acceptably good behind a camera for a documentary or television commercial. I've been on a lot of film sets, but I'd be terrified of having to be behind the camera, even if I knew I had a good focus puller.
I've just spent the last several weeks working with Victor Milt, a legendary director and cameraman who spends a lot of time in this forum. I've learned a lot from him, but I've also learned that for all his huge successes, he's not the most knowledgeable about audio or encoding. Tonight I participated in a crash edit 1 minute before international airing, and about wet myself with fear of screwing up, in the presence of a few of the best editors in the news biz. I'd never do that on a daily basis, because that's not my forte.
Rodriguez does the editing in his garage, because he's already had the great performers do the harder work of lighting, sound, sets, wardrobe, etc. It's like recording a live rock concert with a great crew; once it's on tape, you can do the mix at your leisure, in your garage, laptop, or anywhere else. Read Walter Murch's book on editing Cold Mountain where it really *was* just him. Very inspiring, very scary. Also very empowering.
Patrick, if it's your dream, man....chase it.
busterkeaton wrote on 4/1/2005, 9:37 PM
Have you heard the story about how he convinced Frank Miller to do this movie? This is the 12the time somebody tried to get the rights to Sin City, and Frank Miller turned them all down because he thought nobody would do it right. Rodriguez worked out a way to get the look of the movie and then convinced Miller to do a test with him. He wanted to show Miller he would be faithful to original comics. Miller shows up for the test and Robert Rodriquez has a full crew and Josh Harnet there in makeup. Miller starts to realize this is a little more than a test and decided to work with RR. Supposedly the scene they shot that day became the first scene in the final movie.

I predicted on another forum this movie is going to do $30 million this weekend. It's an R movie and I learned it's 2 hours and 5 min which cuts down on screenings per, but I think it has a shot.
bStro wrote on 4/1/2005, 10:30 PM
He's not the guy behind the camera

Are you sure about that? Might want to check the credits. ;-)

Rob
FuTz wrote on 4/2/2005, 3:39 AM
Oooh, I can see a big red box in this garage. Almost like the ones we see in every garage. And a sticker on the front top drawer. It's written : "Hybride"...
nocturnal_f wrote on 4/2/2005, 6:58 AM
yeah no i'm not saying he does everything. i'm jsut sure he does most of the editing and music composing. he know what he wants that is why he does it.

he's very talented and i want to be like him. i wish i can be like him. maybe in another lifetime you know

this movie blew up on my face and i still cant' forget about it. i'm gonna watch it again today. ti's that good
Cheno wrote on 4/2/2005, 7:41 AM
Rodriguez is somewhat of an enigma in the industry. He's the independent George Lucas. Very, very interested in technology and very, very supportive of up-and-coming digital artists. I've got a good friend who's on the Memphis Film Festival judging panel with Rodriguez and has nothing but good things to say about him. He and Elizabeth have been very generous in their support of education in film as well. He IS the guy behind the camera and in many cases they're his personal cams. He IS very proficient on his Avid system and he IS a fairly good musician. This allows him control over these aspects of his films and denotes the billing he recieves on his film's credits. However he is the first to tell you you need a good crew. Sure take charge and get your movie done, but get it done with the right people.

Rebel Without a Crew is a great book on his production experiences with El Mariachi. Very inspirational.

Haven't seen Sin City yet but it's on the list.

Mike