I've done enough of this that I can tell early on if it's going in the wrong direction or not. Dennis Muren directionearlyhave Change image and share on social
What you want to do is, you want to get away from people being afraid to show their work, which is the first thing, because they don't want to be shot down. Dennis Muren afraidpeopleshoot Change image and share on social
Because you're telling a story, and I'm sure people fifty years ago would tell the same story differently if they were telling it to you today. Because the time is different. The film is the work of today's audience. Dennis Muren agoaudiencedifferently share on social
Other times you can get showy for three minutes, and that's OK with certain films. But that isn't right with an Ang Lee movie, you have to fit right in. You have to understand Ang, respect him and be part of the team and not be in charge of it - he is in charge of it. Dennis Muren angchargefilm share on social
And I also trust that there's more than one way to do something. Dennis Muren trust Change image and share on social
It's harder for me to work on a Forrest Gump kind of movie, where everything is invisible. Dennis Muren forrestgumphard Change image and share on social
I just focus on one show, when this is over then I'll start looking at what is coming up. Dennis Muren comefocusshow Change image and share on social
I'm always reaching for something we really haven't done, and War of the Worlds has a lot of this sort of documentary look to it and first-person camera view that is a new thing for me. I've done some stuff like that before, but nothing like the extent of this and digitally. Dennis Muren cameradigitallydocumentary share on social
Yes, if I had it my way I would do all the shots myself - I used to do that when I was just a cameraman, an operator - but there's no way; you can't do that anymore. Dennis Muren anymorecameramanoperator Change image and share on social
I think you've got to talk to the director, see the director's films and recognise that it's important that the work fits right in and see if as part of the movie. Dennis Muren directorfilmfit Change image and share on social
