I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.
Barry SonnenfeldThey want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.
Barry SonnenfeldThe weird thing is that I hate to fly, and the quote that I give people is that every time I get off a plane, I view it as a failed suicide attempt.
Barry SonnenfeldWhen I move from being a cameraman to being a director I looked at a lot of other cameramen who tried to make the move. And in each case they moved up their camera operator to be the DP, which really meant they didn't want to give up being the DP, and really wanted to do both. And my feeling was if I was going to succeed as a director, I had to just be a director and give up the safety net of being a cameraman.
Barry Sonnenfeld