Robert Rodriguez
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I'll probably direct more than one because there's already several that I want to do. I'm going to direct at least one, but I'm producing all four. They're at my studio. It does draw you in. It draws you in and it makes you go now think of ideas you never would have thought of for mainly because it has a filter. Well, now I don't have to think of all these ideas.
I'll probably direct more than one because there's already several that I want to do. I'm going to direct at least one, but I'm producing all four. They're at my studio. It does draw you in. It draws you in and it makes you go now think of ideas you never would have thought of for mainly because it has a filter. Well, now I don't have to think of all these ideas.
I can only, I actually have like that, like me on that set. There's only very few things I can actually come up with that are just action driven. First, we'll have a great character. You'll get to it a lot faster with a filter. That's the beauty of a filter is that now you've just shrunk your, your target and, And now you can hit that target.
I can only, I actually have like that, like me on that set. There's only very few things I can actually come up with that are just action driven. First, we'll have a great character. You'll get to it a lot faster with a filter. That's the beauty of a filter is that now you've just shrunk your, your target and, And now you can hit that target.
I can only, I actually have like that, like me on that set. There's only very few things I can actually come up with that are just action driven. First, we'll have a great character. You'll get to it a lot faster with a filter. That's the beauty of a filter is that now you've just shrunk your, your target and, And now you can hit that target.
And people are coming up with ideas because now they've got proximity and they've got a reason to come up with the idea. And they've got a deadline, which is the best thing you can do is have a deadline. Because when you have a deadline, you can freaking move mountains. You know, I had a Spy Kids in the theater every year, three years in a row, not being pre-planned.
And people are coming up with ideas because now they've got proximity and they've got a reason to come up with the idea. And they've got a deadline, which is the best thing you can do is have a deadline. Because when you have a deadline, you can freaking move mountains. You know, I had a Spy Kids in the theater every year, three years in a row, not being pre-planned.
And people are coming up with ideas because now they've got proximity and they've got a reason to come up with the idea. And they've got a deadline, which is the best thing you can do is have a deadline. Because when you have a deadline, you can freaking move mountains. You know, I had a Spy Kids in the theater every year, three years in a row, not being pre-planned.
Every year there was a Spy Kids. Now the third one was the biggest one. Biggest cast, mostly green screen, video game, and the first digital 3D movie ever. So, Getting visual effects companies to make that, we realized, oh, I shot it with two cameras. That means each effect shot has to be done twice from a different angle.
Every year there was a Spy Kids. Now the third one was the biggest one. Biggest cast, mostly green screen, video game, and the first digital 3D movie ever. So, Getting visual effects companies to make that, we realized, oh, I shot it with two cameras. That means each effect shot has to be done twice from a different angle.
Every year there was a Spy Kids. Now the third one was the biggest one. Biggest cast, mostly green screen, video game, and the first digital 3D movie ever. So, Getting visual effects companies to make that, we realized, oh, I shot it with two cameras. That means each effect shot has to be done twice from a different angle.
I went to the studio midway through that and said, there's not going to be a movie in the theaters in time. You're going to have to push the date back. They said, okay, we've never heard you panic. We'll push the date back for you. They called back 10 minutes later. I was like, oh, thank God, because it's really complicated.
I went to the studio midway through that and said, there's not going to be a movie in the theaters in time. You're going to have to push the date back. They said, okay, we've never heard you panic. We'll push the date back for you. They called back 10 minutes later. I was like, oh, thank God, because it's really complicated.
I went to the studio midway through that and said, there's not going to be a movie in the theaters in time. You're going to have to push the date back. They said, okay, we've never heard you panic. We'll push the date back for you. They called back 10 minutes later. I was like, oh, thank God, because it's really complicated.
I didn't know it was going to be this complicated, but I wanted a challenge. And they said, McDonald's will sue us for $20 million if you move the date. You have to have a movie in the theater. We started shooting that movie in January of 2003. It was in 3D in theaters by July. That's the fastest any effects movie has ever been done. Because you had no choice.
I didn't know it was going to be this complicated, but I wanted a challenge. And they said, McDonald's will sue us for $20 million if you move the date. You have to have a movie in the theater. We started shooting that movie in January of 2003. It was in 3D in theaters by July. That's the fastest any effects movie has ever been done. Because you had no choice.
I didn't know it was going to be this complicated, but I wanted a challenge. And they said, McDonald's will sue us for $20 million if you move the date. You have to have a movie in the theater. We started shooting that movie in January of 2003. It was in 3D in theaters by July. That's the fastest any effects movie has ever been done. Because you had no choice.
So deadline makes you do things and make decisions really quickly. And it was the biggest of the three. Deadlines are good. And it's hard for us to self-impose a deadline sometimes because we know it's a bullshit deadline and your brain knows it's bullshit. But why do deadlines work? Because when the deadline's coming up, what do you do?
So deadline makes you do things and make decisions really quickly. And it was the biggest of the three. Deadlines are good. And it's hard for us to self-impose a deadline sometimes because we know it's a bullshit deadline and your brain knows it's bullshit. But why do deadlines work? Because when the deadline's coming up, what do you do?
So deadline makes you do things and make decisions really quickly. And it was the biggest of the three. Deadlines are good. And it's hard for us to self-impose a deadline sometimes because we know it's a bullshit deadline and your brain knows it's bullshit. But why do deadlines work? Because when the deadline's coming up, what do you do?