I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa's crew.
John BoormanI only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures.
John BoormanI look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think of it in terms of that whole body of myth and see where the characters fit in and what they ought to be doing-all those archetypes are there to play with.
John Boorman