Chris Weitz Talks Cutting Room Floor, Commentary and Breaking Dawn BuzzSugar has an interview with New Moon director Chris Weitz. The New Moon DVD release is coming fast, out in stores March 21st. Chris discusses his favorite
scene in New Moon and what he wished
ended up on the cutting room floor. Great interview!
There are lots of different editions of the New Moon DVD. Which bonus features are you particularly excited about?
I’m excited that my voice will finally be heard! For me, the fun thing
was doing the commentary with Peter Lambert, my editor, because it kind
of re-created the atmosphere in the cutting room. Peter’s a really
funny guy, and we were able to delve into not only the
behind-the-scenes moments, but to explain why certain things were shot
or cut together in certain ways. So that, for me, was the most fun.
When you go back and watch it again, are there things you’d like to change if you could?
I would like to never have shot Rob and Kristen running through the
forest and Kristen’s just turned into a vampire. Because everybody
always laughs and it makes me feel terrible. [Laughs] I would have shot
it a different way so it wouldn’t get that response. But otherwise, I’m
very happy with things.
You must get lots of questions abut Rob and Kristen. Do you laugh it off or are you totally sick of hearing about it?
I’m somewhat clueless — when you’re the director, you’re kind of like
the school principal. Nobody really tells you anything. You really have
no idea what’s going on. I’m the last person who would know about this
kinda stuff. I’m sure you could get more from reading the paper.
What was your favorite scene to shoot in New Moon?
I’m very fond of the memories that a lot of the scenes invoke in me. My
favorite scene is probably somewhere between the very last scene, and
the cliffhanger that it’s left on, and the scenes in Italy. Just the
experience shooting those scenes was so magnificent. We were in this
beautiful hillside town in Tuscany, and going home to fresh-made pasta
every night, and surrounded by thousands of fans of the series while we
were shooting it. I know I’ll never experience anything like that ever
again.
What’s your take on the rumors that Breaking Dawn will likely be two movies, possibly in 3D?
3D seems to be the new thing that everything has to be. I think the
good thing about 3D is that it can lend tremendous depth to a picture,
and really make it extraordinarily lush, visually. And also that it
gets people to go out to the theater. Film directors want people to see
things in the theater, on the big screen, at least the first time. So
that’s a good thing. As for the book being broken up into two films, I
think it’s a good idea. There’s so much material in the final book that
I think it’s warranted.
How would you direct Breaking Dawn?
Very carefully, because I think that you want to deliver the fans a
faithful version of the book that they love. Yes, there’s a lot of
extraordinary goings-on. So it’ll have to be done carefully.
How do you think the movie franchise has been affected by using different directors?
I think it’s good for it, because I think there’s a tremendous amount
of coherence thanks to a very strong cast, who care about getting their
characters right. And I think that the fans’ interested will be
un-dimmed, and I think it’s interesting to see the different visual
approaches, different stylistic versions, different choices that
different filmmakers take.
Are you excited to see Eclipse, or will you inevitably be thinking about how you would have done it differently?
I’m really excited to see it. I’m very excited to see it. I’m sure he’s
done a really great job. I think that he’s, amongst other things, a
much better action director than I am. So I’m really keen to see the
action sequences. I think that there are a lot of things that I would
have been very daunted by the prospect of shooting, which he will have
taken in stride. I’m excited to see it whenever I can.
Source Buzzsugar
I love Chris Weitz, and can't wait for that commentary. And, for the record, if you're a true TWI Hard and appreciate the weight of seeing Bella Cullenized for the first time (topaz eyed and sparkly) you would not be laughing during the Alice vision; you'd be moved to heart-clenching sighs. How happy are we going to be when she jumps out that window in BD all shieldy and graceful, "even for a vampire" ? When does BD production start...?
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