Robert Rodriguez

I called up a place in Dallas that rented that kind of equipment. And I said, I have an Aerie 16 S here. two motor looking things. One has a 24 and one has a bunch of numbers. Oh, that's a variable speed motor. That means you can do different speed. I can shoot slow motion with this. Oh, wow. Do you have a torque motor? I don't know. What is that? Is there something on the side of the magazine?

I called up a place in Dallas that rented that kind of equipment. And I said, I have an Aerie 16 S here. two motor looking things. One has a 24 and one has a bunch of numbers. Oh, that's a variable speed motor. That means you can do different speed. I can shoot slow motion with this. Oh, wow. Do you have a torque motor? I don't know. What is that? Is there something on the side of the magazine?

I called up a place in Dallas that rented that kind of equipment. And I said, I have an Aerie 16 S here. two motor looking things. One has a 24 and one has a bunch of numbers. Oh, that's a variable speed motor. That means you can do different speed. I can shoot slow motion with this. Oh, wow. Do you have a torque motor? I don't know. What is that? Is there something on the side of the magazine?

Yeah. Now you can just look up on YouTube and it shows you how to do it. I was doing it by phone that way. And then I went and shot the movie right then. Yeah. And I didn't know if any of it was exposing or if the film camera was working until I finished the whole movie. So imagine you have to go down to Mexico, shoot for two weeks, come back, send it off to a lab.

Yeah. Now you can just look up on YouTube and it shows you how to do it. I was doing it by phone that way. And then I went and shot the movie right then. Yeah. And I didn't know if any of it was exposing or if the film camera was working until I finished the whole movie. So imagine you have to go down to Mexico, shoot for two weeks, come back, send it off to a lab.

Yeah. Now you can just look up on YouTube and it shows you how to do it. I was doing it by phone that way. And then I went and shot the movie right then. Yeah. And I didn't know if any of it was exposing or if the film camera was working until I finished the whole movie. So imagine you have to go down to Mexico, shoot for two weeks, come back, send it off to a lab.

You want to talk about being nervous.

You want to talk about being nervous.

You want to talk about being nervous.

just hoping something exposed. And when I saw it come back and the tape, you know, they transferred it to a tape so I could edit it deck to deck again. I was so relieved. Some things didn't come out, but I can cut around that. It's like, oh yeah, cause I'm doing everything. Like right here, you're doing everything. Imagine if you forgot to stop down and it's open all the way.

just hoping something exposed. And when I saw it come back and the tape, you know, they transferred it to a tape so I could edit it deck to deck again. I was so relieved. Some things didn't come out, but I can cut around that. It's like, oh yeah, cause I'm doing everything. Like right here, you're doing everything. Imagine if you forgot to stop down and it's open all the way.

just hoping something exposed. And when I saw it come back and the tape, you know, they transferred it to a tape so I could edit it deck to deck again. I was so relieved. Some things didn't come out, but I can cut around that. It's like, oh yeah, cause I'm doing everything. Like right here, you're doing everything. Imagine if you forgot to stop down and it's open all the way.

And one shot is blown out. You know, I'd have stuff like that because I'm moving fast and I'm doing it.

And one shot is blown out. You know, I'd have stuff like that because I'm moving fast and I'm doing it.

And one shot is blown out. You know, I'd have stuff like that because I'm moving fast and I'm doing it.

That's why I only did one take. So my idea was this. How gangster is that? Wow. It was a test film. Right, right. I thought it was going to be a test film. It's the only movie in history ever made where the filmmaker did not think anyone would see it and expect it and even set it up that way. I mean, why would I make an action movie for the Spanish market called basically The Guitar Player?

That's why I only did one take. So my idea was this. How gangster is that? Wow. It was a test film. Right, right. I thought it was going to be a test film. It's the only movie in history ever made where the filmmaker did not think anyone would see it and expect it and even set it up that way. I mean, why would I make an action movie for the Spanish market called basically The Guitar Player?

That's why I only did one take. So my idea was this. How gangster is that? Wow. It was a test film. Right, right. I thought it was going to be a test film. It's the only movie in history ever made where the filmmaker did not think anyone would see it and expect it and even set it up that way. I mean, why would I make an action movie for the Spanish market called basically The Guitar Player?

Promises no action. No one's gonna watch it. But I thought if someone actually picks it up and has the balls to watch this thing, they're gonna be surprised I put a lot of action in. It was just to learn from. I just needed to make it for as little as possible, see how much I could sell it for, If I could double my money, great. I can make another one and just get more practice.

Promises no action. No one's gonna watch it. But I thought if someone actually picks it up and has the balls to watch this thing, they're gonna be surprised I put a lot of action in. It was just to learn from. I just needed to make it for as little as possible, see how much I could sell it for, If I could double my money, great. I can make another one and just get more practice.