in a frame, if there’s some question about what you’re seeing, or some dark corner, the mind can go dreaming. If everything is crystal clear in that frame, that’s what it is—that’s all it is.
And high-def, unfortunately, is so crystal clear. I saw a piece of film on the screen in my mixing room shot in high-def; it was some kind of science fiction. And in the background, I could see wood screws in what was supposed to be a metal console. It’s going to be far more difficult to build sets for high-def.
FUTURE OF CINEMA
How we see films is changing.The video iPod and videos online are changing everything. A tiny little picture, instead of a giant big picture, is going to be how people see films. And the good news: At least people will have their headphones. Sound will become, I think, even more important. But then maybe you can put the iPod in something and squirt the image on a big screen in your home, have subwoofers and beautiful speaker systems and quietness in the house, so that you can fall into this world.
The whole thing is, when those curtains open, and the lights go down, we must be able to go into that world. And in many ways, it’s getting very difficult to go into a world. People talk so much in theaters. And there’s a tiny, crummy little picture. How do you get that experience?
I think it’s going to be a bit of a bumpy road. But the possibility is there for very clean pictures—no scratches, no dirt, no water marks, no tearing—and an image that can be controlled in an infinite number of ways. If you take care of how you show a film, it can be a beautiful experience that lets you go into a world.We’re still working out ways for that to happen. But digital is here; the video iPod is here; we’ve just got to get real and roll with the flow.
COMMON SENSE
Most of filmmaking is common sense. If you stay on your toes and think about how to do a thing, it’s right there.
ADVICE
The Truth upholds the fragrant Earth and makes the living water wet.Truth makes fire burn and the air move, makes the sun shine and all life grow. A hidden truth supports everything. Find it and win.
RAMAYANA
Stay true to yourself. Let your voice ring out, and don’t let anybody fiddle with it. Never turn down a good idea, but never take a bad idea. And meditate. It’s very important to experience that Self, that pure consciousness. It’s really helped me. I think it would help any filmmaker. So start diving within, enlivening that bliss consciousness. Grow in happiness and intuition. Experience the joy of doing. And you’ll glow in this peaceful way. Your friends will be very, very happy with you. Everyone will want to sit next to you. And people will give you money!
SLEEP
Sleep is really important. You need to rest the physiology to be able to work well and meditate well. When I don’t get enough sleep, my meditations are duller. You may even dip into sleep at the beginning of your meditation, because you’re settling down. But if you’re well rested, you’ll have a clearer, deeper experience.
Maybe even in a sleepy meditation you’re transcending a little. But it’s far better to have a very clear, clean system as you go in. And when you dive, it’s very powerful, very deep.
When you meditate, the mind settles down to that deepest level, and the physiology settles down right behind it. And now, through lots of research, they know that in that deepest state in meditation, you’re getting three times deeper rest than that of the deepest sleep. Still, sleep is important to prepare you to get to that level.
KEEP AT IT
It’s such a tricky business. You want to do your art, but you’ve got to live. So you’ve got to have a job, and then sometimes you’re too tired to do your art.
But if you love what you’re doing, you’re going to keep on doing it anyway. I’ve been very lucky. Along the way, there are
And high-def, unfortunately, is so crystal clear. I saw a piece of film on the screen in my mixing room shot in high-def; it was some kind of science fiction. And in the background, I could see wood screws in what was supposed to be a metal console. It’s going to be far more difficult to build sets for high-def.
FUTURE OF CINEMA
How we see films is changing.The video iPod and videos online are changing everything. A tiny little picture, instead of a giant big picture, is going to be how people see films. And the good news: At least people will have their headphones. Sound will become, I think, even more important. But then maybe you can put the iPod in something and squirt the image on a big screen in your home, have subwoofers and beautiful speaker systems and quietness in the house, so that you can fall into this world.
The whole thing is, when those curtains open, and the lights go down, we must be able to go into that world. And in many ways, it’s getting very difficult to go into a world. People talk so much in theaters. And there’s a tiny, crummy little picture. How do you get that experience?
I think it’s going to be a bit of a bumpy road. But the possibility is there for very clean pictures—no scratches, no dirt, no water marks, no tearing—and an image that can be controlled in an infinite number of ways. If you take care of how you show a film, it can be a beautiful experience that lets you go into a world.We’re still working out ways for that to happen. But digital is here; the video iPod is here; we’ve just got to get real and roll with the flow.
COMMON SENSE
Most of filmmaking is common sense. If you stay on your toes and think about how to do a thing, it’s right there.
ADVICE
The Truth upholds the fragrant Earth and makes the living water wet.Truth makes fire burn and the air move, makes the sun shine and all life grow. A hidden truth supports everything. Find it and win.
RAMAYANA
Stay true to yourself. Let your voice ring out, and don’t let anybody fiddle with it. Never turn down a good idea, but never take a bad idea. And meditate. It’s very important to experience that Self, that pure consciousness. It’s really helped me. I think it would help any filmmaker. So start diving within, enlivening that bliss consciousness. Grow in happiness and intuition. Experience the joy of doing. And you’ll glow in this peaceful way. Your friends will be very, very happy with you. Everyone will want to sit next to you. And people will give you money!
SLEEP
Sleep is really important. You need to rest the physiology to be able to work well and meditate well. When I don’t get enough sleep, my meditations are duller. You may even dip into sleep at the beginning of your meditation, because you’re settling down. But if you’re well rested, you’ll have a clearer, deeper experience.
Maybe even in a sleepy meditation you’re transcending a little. But it’s far better to have a very clear, clean system as you go in. And when you dive, it’s very powerful, very deep.
When you meditate, the mind settles down to that deepest level, and the physiology settles down right behind it. And now, through lots of research, they know that in that deepest state in meditation, you’re getting three times deeper rest than that of the deepest sleep. Still, sleep is important to prepare you to get to that level.
KEEP AT IT
It’s such a tricky business. You want to do your art, but you’ve got to live. So you’ve got to have a job, and then sometimes you’re too tired to do your art.
But if you love what you’re doing, you’re going to keep on doing it anyway. I’ve been very lucky. Along the way, there are
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