American - Actress | January 16, 1950 -
But out of limitations comes creativity.
Debbie Allen
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There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work.
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I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is where I want to be... I want this look.
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I'm always moving forward.
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Time management is a big part of the director's job.
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Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can you do with less coverage.
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I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it.
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Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.
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The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and paints a picture of what was happening in Harlem then.
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The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a color scheme in mind, how I wanted the movie to look, because that has to be a real collaboration.
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The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today. They actually took time to make clothes to fit a woman's body. Today they make clothes that fit sizes, so it stretches to fit this and that.
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You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the basics of acting: Who are you? Who are you talking to? How do you feel about that person?
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