Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresfordis an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career. Notable films he has directed include Breaker Morant, Tender Mercies, Crimes of the Heartand Driving Miss Daisy...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth16 August 1940
CountryAustralia
challenges directors scene
For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes.
directors film moments
Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied.
ideas long theatre
I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room.
music art drama
It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created.
perhaps scenes shooting
Perhaps the most difficult thing is shooting scenes set 6,000 feet up in the mountains of Mexico.
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I have some director friends who have said that they don't really like working with actors - directors who have said 'I wish they would just get on with it. I don't want to talk to them,' which always struck me as strange because I certainly like talking to actors and I have spent a long time casting them.
bet bring days directing directors effect general good separated studios tend
There are some good writer/directors in the U.S. as well. In general the writing and directing tend to be separated but I bet that most of the directors have a big effect on the scripts. These days the studios tend to bring in hordes of writers.
views opera permanent
In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire.
viewpoints directors watches
On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through.
feet mountain mexico
Perhaps the most difficult thing is shooting scenes set 6,000 feet up in the mountains of Mexico.
song art numbers
The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever.
character trying film
With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.
character emotional play
When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.
world opera popularity
Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances.