Rick Heinrichs Quotes
One of the things I've always tried to do in filmmaking is that you don't tell the story, you try to show it.
The advantages of a virtual production pipeline are that you can reduce the footprint of your production down to the size of the stage.
The real tough thing is working with actors. I'm a designer and used to working with artists, so there is some familiarity with the personalities that come up, but actors are their own animal.
I love the interplay with other smart and creative people who have got better ideas than I do and that I can bring something to, as well.
The fact that there are awards and exhibitions and some people know who I am is just all gravy. I'm lucky to just work in an industry where I get to play so much.
My problem has been with purely digital films. I feel the danger there is that the kind of short-cuts you end up having to take are the ones that are most telling in the main characters.
You want to feel appreciated, definitely. I think I've been very lucky to have a long enough career, so that I do get this kind of feedback.
Even in traditional filmmaking, you're always trying to find novel ways of telling stories, and this is different.
