13101, RE: Mulholland Drive Posted by ZooTown74, Tue Oct-22-02 02:59 AM
>>someone whose friend worked on the film said that the whole >>cast and crew had a pretty sound theory as to what the movie >>was about....but i guess that lynch put something in their >>contracts that said they couldn't divulge any info on the >>movie. > >Yo, this is crazy. You working on a movie and don't even >know what it's about? Damn.
So does that mean that Lynch is somehow required to sit everyone down at the beginning of the shoot and say, "hey, this is what I'm doing with this movie? This is what I'm trying to say?"
No. They are actors. They are paid to act. They are crew members. They are paid to *do their jobs*. David Lynch is under no obligation to explain himself to the grips, PAs or the craft services guys. The producer hires the crew members to help the pretty pictures come to life, not to sit around and speculate on the meanings behind what goes on.
And what does a no-tell clause in a contract have to do with "knowing" what the movie's about? You're a crew member. Do your job. If anything, not knowing what the movie's about should help to keep your mouth shut, shouldn't it?
And the whole deal with him not explaining stuff to the actors (which is implied by these previous posts) is a load of shit. I think what was meant by the first statement was that Lynch is known for giving his actors very abstract instructions. He doesn't tell them *exactly* what to do or *exactly* how to feel in a particular scene. He'll say "okay, try it this time with a little more pissyness" or something like that. No, that's not an exact quote, but the point is, Lynch is the kind of director that doesn't spell everything out for his actors. He gives them credit for being intelligent enough to figure out what's going on. ______________________________________________ "The human race is becoming a disgrace." -Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon
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