I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?

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The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this...

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this...

Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can...

Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can...

A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.

A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.

The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a...

The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a...

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I've got it. I...

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I've got it. I...

I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I...

I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I...

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a...

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a...

You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the...

You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the...

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today....

The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today....

That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything...

That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything...

It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I...

It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I...

The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really...

The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really...

Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.

Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.

In scoring we have a lot that was not evident in the shooting. The radio...

In scoring we have a lot that was not evident in the shooting. The radio...

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is...

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is...

Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I...

Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I...

It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in...

It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in...

The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a...

The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a...