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All my films are, in some way, romances. But I've always felt that the best romances are somehow doomed.
David MacKenzie -
Being open to what's happening in front of you is the most important thing about being a director. To allow the magic to exist and to be light enough on your feet to harness it as it's happening. That's what makes cinema interesting.
David MacKenzie
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I really don't want to make the same film twice, so I am conscious of going after material that is significantly different to anything I've done before.
David MacKenzie -
I'm an international director.
David MacKenzie -
I always feel like a script is a recipe, and then you bring the elements into the recipe, and you cook with it.
David MacKenzie -
I like the energy of doing things fast. We shot 'Starred Up' in just four weeks, and we edited it in four weeks.
David MacKenzie -
I have a memory of this experience when I was young, watching 'Stop Making Sense,' the Talking Heads concert movie, which is one of the best concert movies ever, and I saw it in a full house in New Zealand, and everyone was cheering between songs, and you really felt like you were part of the audience at the gig.
David MacKenzie -
When I started making films, all the theaters, the screen would slide open the widest possible point, and that would be widescreen. But now, theaters are geared up for around 16:9, so scope is now 'letterboxed.' In a way, if you want the big picture, you shoot 16:9.
David MacKenzie