Robert Rodriguez

And then it keeps going and it's in the... Once we're in the jail cell and the shooting's happening and I realized, oh my God, we had these blanks that only fired one shot and it would jam. So I had to... show it going, use the sound effect, cut to the other guy, cut back, have another one go. I had to have to do these editing tricks to make it look like, and then repeat a few frames.

And then it keeps going and it's in the... Once we're in the jail cell and the shooting's happening and I realized, oh my God, we had these blanks that only fired one shot and it would jam. So I had to... show it going, use the sound effect, cut to the other guy, cut back, have another one go. I had to have to do these editing tricks to make it look like, and then repeat a few frames.

So it goes, so it looks like a machine gun. All this stuff that I'm start sweating as I'm watching it going, I can't believe I made this movie with that freaking camera. I don't know how I did. I couldn't even see. I'm there with this long lens, pulling my own focus. When I finally had to do a real movie, I was operating the camera in my first real movie with a crew.

So it goes, so it looks like a machine gun. All this stuff that I'm start sweating as I'm watching it going, I can't believe I made this movie with that freaking camera. I don't know how I did. I couldn't even see. I'm there with this long lens, pulling my own focus. When I finally had to do a real movie, I was operating the camera in my first real movie with a crew.

So it goes, so it looks like a machine gun. All this stuff that I'm start sweating as I'm watching it going, I can't believe I made this movie with that freaking camera. I don't know how I did. I couldn't even see. I'm there with this long lens, pulling my own focus. When I finally had to do a real movie, I was operating the camera in my first real movie with a crew.

I get the camera and a guy comes over and he focuses for you. that's your job. You focus shit. I had to do my own focusing on the last movie. I didn't have so hard. You're trying to focus on a guy while you're filming. You don't know where you are. And it's just, I was, couldn't believe how much easier it is when you have a crew.

I get the camera and a guy comes over and he focuses for you. that's your job. You focus shit. I had to do my own focusing on the last movie. I didn't have so hard. You're trying to focus on a guy while you're filming. You don't know where you are. And it's just, I was, couldn't believe how much easier it is when you have a crew.

I get the camera and a guy comes over and he focuses for you. that's your job. You focus shit. I had to do my own focusing on the last movie. I didn't have so hard. You're trying to focus on a guy while you're filming. You don't know where you are. And it's just, I was, couldn't believe how much easier it is when you have a crew.

Yeah, yeah. It's good to know all that stuff. But, you know, it's like, at the end of the day, you could shoot something on a phone. And if you have a great story, no one's going to even notice. They'll be, oh, you shot that on a phone? I didn't notice. So sometimes people get caught up on, what kind of camera should I have? It's like, it's not the camera. That's just the tool. That's just the pen.

Yeah, yeah. It's good to know all that stuff. But, you know, it's like, at the end of the day, you could shoot something on a phone. And if you have a great story, no one's going to even notice. They'll be, oh, you shot that on a phone? I didn't notice. So sometimes people get caught up on, what kind of camera should I have? It's like, it's not the camera. That's just the tool. That's just the pen.

Yeah, yeah. It's good to know all that stuff. But, you know, it's like, at the end of the day, you could shoot something on a phone. And if you have a great story, no one's going to even notice. They'll be, oh, you shot that on a phone? I didn't notice. So sometimes people get caught up on, what kind of camera should I have? It's like, it's not the camera. That's just the tool. That's just the pen.

That's just like, yeah, you can have different paintbrushes. But you can go, I'm going to limit my palette. I'm only going to use a fan brush. and a detail brush, and I'm going to make a painting. Do you think that painting is going to suffer? No, it's going to take on an identity that you wouldn't have had if you had all the other tools.

That's just like, yeah, you can have different paintbrushes. But you can go, I'm going to limit my palette. I'm only going to use a fan brush. and a detail brush, and I'm going to make a painting. Do you think that painting is going to suffer? No, it's going to take on an identity that you wouldn't have had if you had all the other tools.

That's just like, yeah, you can have different paintbrushes. But you can go, I'm going to limit my palette. I'm only going to use a fan brush. and a detail brush, and I'm going to make a painting. Do you think that painting is going to suffer? No, it's going to take on an identity that you wouldn't have had if you had all the other tools.

So sometimes the limitations help you because when you can do anything, it can be crippling. When I knew I could only use those things for mariachi, it's like, all right, well, it's very simple now. Let me show you how cheapskate I was. I did not spend on anything. So when you see him walking around with a guitar case, it's a shitty cardboard one, like I got from home.

So sometimes the limitations help you because when you can do anything, it can be crippling. When I knew I could only use those things for mariachi, it's like, all right, well, it's very simple now. Let me show you how cheapskate I was. I did not spend on anything. So when you see him walking around with a guitar case, it's a shitty cardboard one, like I got from home.

So sometimes the limitations help you because when you can do anything, it can be crippling. When I knew I could only use those things for mariachi, it's like, all right, well, it's very simple now. Let me show you how cheapskate I was. I did not spend on anything. So when you see him walking around with a guitar case, it's a shitty cardboard one, like I got from home.

I had to get a heavier one to put the guns in. So we borrowed one. but it had this material ripped off the top. So you could see the wood. It's just the wood on top. So it didn't match the other one because it wasn't all black. And I was too cheap to paint it black. I didn't want to spend money on paint. So you see that cardboard case, he puts it down.

I had to get a heavier one to put the guns in. So we borrowed one. but it had this material ripped off the top. So you could see the wood. It's just the wood on top. So it didn't match the other one because it wasn't all black. And I was too cheap to paint it black. I didn't want to spend money on paint. So you see that cardboard case, he puts it down.

I had to get a heavier one to put the guns in. So we borrowed one. but it had this material ripped off the top. So you could see the wood. It's just the wood on top. So it didn't match the other one because it wasn't all black. And I was too cheap to paint it black. I didn't want to spend money on paint. So you see that cardboard case, he puts it down.