Here’s more thoughts about directing from Garry Marshall taken from his book, Wake Me When It’s Funny: “Michael Eisner once said, ‘Garry Marshall doesn’t direct a movie. Hosts a movie.’ That’s pretty accurate. Just as on my television shows, I run a loose ship. I want everyone to get along while they’re working because I [...]
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The following quotes are pulled from Garry Marshall’s book, Wake Me When It’s Funny: “I don’t storyboard. I don’t lay out each days shot’s, and I don’t always follow the dozen of other so-called rules of directing. I improvise as I go along while always remembering to protect the structure of the story and script [...]
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Those directing tips I promised yesterday from Garry Marshall will have to wait until Monday. I just came across an interview with Garry Marshall and loved the simplicity of the following quote so much I snuck it into the post Writing & Rewriting Pretty Woman (Part 2). But I also thought it needed its own [...]
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“Several years ago when I lectured at the American FIlm Institute in Los Angeles, I was startled to see how much the students knew about directing. They were up to date on the latest technology, knew which lenses to use to achieve different shots, and were comfortable behind state-of-the art sound and editing systems. Many [...]
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“All stories are about transformation.” Blake Snyder “Movies are all about rewriting.” Garry Marshall “When Disney first sent me the script for Pretty Woman, it was a dark tale about a cold and heartless corporate raider and a drug-addicted prostitute who had been hooking for six years. The relationship ended with the raider’s giving the [...]
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“J.F. Lawton wrote something like twelve unproduced screenplays before he sold Pretty Women. This doesn’t mean that every screenwriter is destined for financial success. You just have to believe that the more you write, the greater the chances are that you can write something that will sell.” Director Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) “[The movie] Ed Wood [...]
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“Gentle Hilarity” is not a movie but rather a philosophy of filmmaking by Garry Marhall, the director of Frankie and Johnny, The Flamingo Kid, Nothing in Common, and Pretty Woman. A philosophy that’s helped him work with a wide range of talented actors including Julie Roberts, Richard Gere, Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Hector Elizondo, Matt [...]
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A friend called me today and asked if I was going to be in Minneapolis tonight for the Upper Midwest Emmy Awards, where I am up for an award for a project I shot earlier this year. Nope—I’ve been in Des Moines shooting a project since Wednesday. It’s been a busy month and the Regional [...]
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“The biggest lesson a screenwriter can learn is how to master a rewrite of his own script, or someone else’s, and make the change a studio wants without destroying the story. It’s like a football game: If you think of writing an original screenplay as ‘offensive’ creativity, then rewriting is all about ‘defensive’ creativity. There [...]
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“Just when I thought I understood how to write a good line, Phil Foster headed me in a different direction. He was one of the first comedians to break out of the traditional one-line joke format and venture into personal narratives. He would talk about his wife, his childhood, politics—anything he could put his personal [...]
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