| The quality of films seems to have deteriorated in the last 20 years, a panel of producers and directors said during a salute to American filmmaking in the 1970s.
''It was a different time in the 1970s. Movies didn't have to make as much money,'' director and producer Sydney Pollack said.
He also said the American public is driven by short attention spans.
''If you don't get the clothes off fast or the gun out quick, you're in trouble. Audiences want to feel something intense, quickly, without wasting a lot of time,'' he said.
Pollack was part of a panel discussion that included production and costume designer Polly Platt, cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs and director William Friedkin as part of a tribute to the 25th anniversary of the Aspen Filmfest Saturday.
Friedkin, who directed ''The Exorcist,'' said the advent of digital film may lead to a revolution in filmmaking. He said digital allows for inexpensive filmmaking because it does not require as much attention to light or production.
''Anyone can go make a film,'' he said.
Source: Star Tribune (Wyoming) | |
