Changing the project the best solution for relaxing than a classic holiday
Motivation A Life / / December 19, 2019
In this article, an interview you will learn why Joss Whedon, who shot an incredible in its scope blockbuster "The Avengers", suddenly decided to shoot a low-budget film based on Shakespeare. Also, you can see why the work on another project will allow you to relax a lot better than just travel.
Imagine, Toronto's historic Elgin Theatre overflowing with people wearing T-shirts with images of heroes of films "Buffy - the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly." They are here for the sake of his idol - Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy, "Mission," Serenity "," "Toy Story" and, perhaps, the best movie about super-heroes - "The Avengers." And now Weedon stands on the stage and talks about his latest, highly unusual project. The new film is far from super-heroes stellar battles and hunting vampires. "Much Ado About Nothing" - low-budget black-and-white version of a comedy by William Shakespeare, which Whedon took just 12 days at his home in Santa Monica.
Fans scream as rabid. A Weedon nervously smiles: "Guys, I hope you will be in the same frame of mind about two hours later, after watching a film. Frankly, I was in the theater last night and watched Anna Karenina and now do not really want to show the film... "
In the film "Much Ado About Nothing" Weedon expresses a modern view of the famous Shakespeare's comedy. This picture he took last fall, when we finished principal photography, "Avengers" and started the post-production of the film. In Whedon work helped his wife, producer and designer Kai Cole.
Purists, relieving Shakespeare (like Kenneth Branagh, who also directed "Much Ado About Nothing") rather all they will be surprised version Whedon, despite the fact that he strictly follows the original text Shakespeare. Instead enchanting spectacle, with elegant costumes and cinematography complex, Whedon is the audience the film with the intention of shooting a low quality, which is characterized by genre mamblkor (Mumblecore), Indium art house with low quality recording and non-professional actors.
However, the film is very dynamic, fun and spiced up the charming wit, which probably can only be found in Shakespeare. The film presents a lot of surprises, and very, very much to the audience.
Whedon admits that at the beginning of the shooting did not know if his new film fans will like, even the most devoted, if he does it will show this film. 48-year-old director and father of two admits that he started to shoot, "Much Ado About Nothing" at the insistence of his wife, Kay, who personally saw his physical exhaustion after filming "The Avengers." But he did not need a vacation, he needed working vacation on the set with the actors, the crew, on-site catering and other attributes. For the rest before returning to work on "Avengers" he just needed another project.
"" The Avengers "were the work of a very challenging job, - says Whedon - which I can not say enough about" Much Ado About Nothing. " It was a gift, a gift from my wife, who said: "This is what you want to do! You do not want to go anywhere, you want to do this film, "I remember I was thinking:" What am I, crazy or what?! "Still, started shooting and felt my tension goes away. Oh, it was amazing. When you're working on something really very complicated, you need to relax to take up some other project. I remember back to work on "Avengers" with fresh eyes, and became more involved, but not because it was my job, which gives me the money, but because it returned to me the joy narrative. "
The shooting team, "Much Ado About Nothing" and were "veterans", who worked with the works of Shakespeare many times, and newcomers for whom this was the first experience. But all of them, do not hesitate for a minute, rolled up their sleeves and dive into the experiment Whedon, despite the frantic pace of the shooting and tons of text that is needed to learn. As said Clark Gregg (Actor, "The Avengers"), they did so because, as director and fans, like Whedon and his work.
When the director makes a film with a big budget, then in addition to impressive technical resources, it receives in addition a lot of restrictions, conditions and strict deadlines. In the case of "The Avengers" was another point: the film was supposed to be like all the other creations of Marvel Studios.
Whedon says that represented the "Avengers" more like Glengarry Glen Ross: Drama with a lot of dialogue, but realized that this do not work, and found a way to Shakespeare. And after many months of filming, using the latest digital technology want to read the script on plain paper and shoot the simplest camera. And this moment is also a contribution to the decision to shoot a low-budget film based on Shakespeare.
"I'm a big proponent of low-budget films. - says Whedon. - I like to work on the ground. It promotes the growth of director professionalism. Nothing is prepared in advance so that you were as comfortable as possible to shoot. And you have to adapt the environment to fit their needs. I'm a storyteller. Of course, I'm interested in, and high technology and I love to use them, but the storyteller should be concerned that his story has been told reliably. And if it is about how cavemen sitting around the campfire, zazharivaya caught a mammoth, then the director has to be in the cave. That's why I love working with the comic and the serious prose. I love being in a different environment. "
It can be expected that after "The Avengers," Whedon any movie, even a little bit unusual to be greeted with tumultuous enthusiasm, but he never had any illusions on this score. However, the company Lionsgate He bought his film for theatrical release.
After working on Shakespeare, a love of storytelling in Whedon resumed and he gladly returns to all its projects. ABC revives his "SHIELD", continues to work on the film "In your eyes". Whedon also working on a web series and the continuation of Dr. Wastelanders Horrible's Sing-Along blog, which should come out in 2013.
He was even ready to shoot "The Avengers 2", despite the fact that the rate of shooting first part almost killed him. Why did he do it, because well aware that the same river twice failed to enter, and the second film never repeat the success of the first one?
That's what he is responsible Weedon:
"I would be insincere if I had not said that the important role played by the business aspect here. Yet the main thing for me was the question: "Will I be able to tell another story about these heroes," And the first thing I said to myself: No, I can not do it. Still thinking about the second movie I did not let go. I was in London at the time and went to the pub, I took the fish, chips and beer, I opened the notebook and began to write. I wrote as if going to have to shoot it. After 40 minutes, I scribbled notes completely. I called my agent and said that it is possible to conclude a deal. I'm so in love with these characters, we created this universe, I understood: I want to tell them more! I know I can not make a film as successful as he was the first one, but I can try to make even more cool movie! I'm excited and inspired, because again open new possibilities for themselves. "