Comments on: Video: Richard Walter

By: peter

peter — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:54:11 +0000

Being succinct, for students of film, is difficult. From what I observed, she didn’t have a question, she was making a statement. In another forum this might have been fine. As Richard pointed out, even Shakespeare was a populist, but his craft did not suffer for it.

By: Clive Hopkins

Clive Hopkins — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:08:02 +0000

I’ve been trying to sell out for years, but it’s a buyer’s market…

By: Phil Willis

Phil Willis — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:56:10 +0000

Richard might have a bit of an attitude, but he is 100% correct in this case.

If you want to be intentionally obscure, write a poem.

I work in animation – probably the most labor-intensive of the arts – and I’m stunned the number of “deeply personal” and obtuse animated shorts that get made.

Why bother?

Considering your audience is not a sin.

Most people that complain about selling out couldn’t sell out if they tried. That would mean that their art was *worth* something.

Great post Karel.

Keep the inspiration coming.
–Phil

By: Houston

Houston — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:14:53 +0000

Richard’s side, hands down. When films don’t make money, the producers start asking the crew to work on the next one for free, then the next one and then the next one. Until they realise that they don’t actually have to pay the crew at all. The crew then realise that the paid job that they were waiting for isn’t going to come around any time soon, so they leave the industry and start up a restaurant. If a director was the only person making a movie, this might not be the case. But as Richard says; a film needs an army. You have to pay an army or they will revolt.