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Kubrick's quote from the article: "Yes, all of the hand-held camerawork is mine. In addition to the fun of doing the shooting myself, I find it is virtually im
by mrschwabe 14y ago
Kubrick's quote from the article:
"Yes, all of the hand-held camerawork is mine. In addition to the fun of doing the shooting myself, I find it is virtually impossible to explain what you want in a hand-held shot to even the most talented and sensitive camera operator."
Kubrick might have benefited from doing a few runs with his camera, THEN showed his camera people that this is how he wanted it. I find this is a powerful technique in delegation. Ie- where most will outsource a task with a rudimentary set of guidelines, the results can be exponentially better if the 'delegator' simply rolls up his or her sleeves and literally does the task at hand, albeit a rough draft first attempt, and shares the results; uses that as the guideline. Like planting a seed with water.
- stephengillie 14y agoThis article is supposed to be hero worship, but all I see is a famous director outed as a person who couldn't delegate properly.
- MartinCron 14y agocouldn't delegate properly Why delegate tasks that you enjoy doing? He was obviously a competent camera operator.
- tobyjsullivan 14y agoYes, the article seems to entirely sidestep the possibility that perhaps Kubrick just had trouble communicating (at least with his cameramen).