3D prefers you to use wider lenses because when things are out of focus, and yet it's in 3D, it bothers you. Gavin Hood botherfocuslens Change image and share on social
Athol Fugard became famous as a playwright, so although 'Tsotsi' the book was written in the '60s, it was only published in the '80s. It was then optioned pretty much every year by producers. I think the problem was that holding onto its period setting made it very hard to get finance. Gavin Hood 60s80sathol share on social
What's genius about 'Gravity' is that you are close upon the actors, but 3D works best when you have foreground, middle ground and background. Gavin Hood actorbackgroundclose Change image and share on social
When we watch stories, we learn empathy, we learn compassion, and hopefully we achieve some sort of understanding. Gavin Hood achievecompassionempathy Change image and share on social
Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore. Gavin Hood effectivelyexplorefilm Change image and share on social
My tools, my medium, include pictures and live actors. Gavin Hood actorincludelive Change image and share on social
I don't know many South Africans who don't have their eyes wide open to what it's like to be exposed to some sort of violence. The question is whether we choose to be cynical about it or not. Gavin Hood africanchoosecynical Change image and share on social
There's always a theme I'm drawn to, that we humans are not good or bad. We're all a mixture of both. We can have great compassion or commit great violence. Gavin Hood badcommitcompassion Change image and share on social
