John Glen
John Glen
John Glenis an English film director, film editor, and author. He is best known for his directorial and editing work on eight James Bond films from the 1960s to the 1980s...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth15 May 1932
almost best break chose components editor effect possible shoot shots sort time weather wide
It's possible for an editor to break down a dream, if you like, into its components and being able to shoot the wide shots in sunshine, when the weather was at its best and you know, we would get sort of almost a 3D effect sometimes if you chose the right time of day to shoot the thing.
editor great known
Obviously, you know, I am known as an action director, and being a film editor previously had been a great advantage for me as an action director.
audience
My style was always to put the audience in the driving seat, so they feel they're a part of the action.
allow bond certainly cinema exotic films great locations outside people quite seeing sitting travel
When the Bond films started, people didn't travel quite as much as they do now; a lot of people had never been outside of their own country, and certainly sitting in the cinema and seeing these exotic locations - I mean, that movie did great things for India, for tourism. They were very wise to allow us to film there.
crew shoot six takes time
When you shoot a film, it takes six months, and it's very important keep the morale of the crew up top, all the time, and keep them on their toes, and keep them enthusiastic.