Post by spiderwort on Apr 9, 2017 13:04:28 GMT
Do you know if Ron Howard also does the tv influenced one-take style of directing ?
I can't say for sure, but I would suspect that he does, given that he started in television as an actor and then as a director for Roger Corman. But he knows how to work with actors (an actor who worked with him told me how good he was), so I imagine he doesn't require a lot of time to get what he wants. But every situation, script, and actor is different. Sometimes it depends upon the situation and the moment. Sometimes directors who generally work quickly are forced to slow down.
Also, I don't want to mislead you. In features, most directors would do at least two takes in order to protect themselves in case of some mechanical difficulty. Even in television, most would do two just to be safe. But there are times when one is enough, particularly if it's a deeply emotional scene. I remember Frank Capra wanted another take on Jimmy Stewart's great scene sitting in the bar and nearly weeping in It's a Wonderful Life, because he wanted to frame the shot differently. Stewart said to him, "I can't do it any better." So Capra moved on, and in the editing room did an optical zoom in on Stewart's face.
The art of filmmaking is an amazingly fluid process, modulated moment by moment by the needs of the cast, the crew, and the clock.
