Derek Cianfrance
Birthday: 23 January 1974, Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Derek Cianfrance began making movies at age 13. He later attended The University of Colorado where he studied under avant-garde film legends Stan Brakhage and Phil Solomon. His first three films, ...Show More
[describing Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper's first meeting in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)] It Show more
[describing Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper's first meeting in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)] It was like two alpha wolves, these two guys peeking at each other. I was reading a lot of Jack London at the time. Hide
[on making Blue Valentine (2010)] There was one day where we were shooting on the bus. That's a bit Show more
[on making Blue Valentine (2010)] There was one day where we were shooting on the bus. That's a bit of a movie trope - the encounter on a bus - and yet when we shot that scene, we had a rainbow come out of nowhere. When stuff like that happens, and I know it sounds kind of corny, but you really feel that you are doing the right thing at the right time. Hide
When you shoot on film, there's an urgency that starts happening. On 35 mm 2 perf, you have about ni Show more
When you shoot on film, there's an urgency that starts happening. On 35 mm 2 perf, you have about nine minutes and twenty seconds and then the mag [film magazine] runs out. And the actors pretty quickly start to recognize that time. The actors are like athletes.It's like a quarter of football. They have nine minutes and twenty seconds to get some points on the board to make things happen. They can feel it. Versus on digital - you can shoot forever. Hide
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