If you were a film director..

[[A]]

a) what would be your director trademark (eg, shot from the trunk)?

b) what cliché would you use?

c) what cliché would you avoid?

 

[WarBlade]

a) what would be your director trademark (eg, shot from the trunk)?

Tightly controlled colour palettes for different ideas expressed within the movie (Guillermo del Toro).

b) what cliché would you use?

I hate clichés, to the point where people might start spotting the antithesis of clichés intentionally added to the work.

c) what cliché would you avoid?

A good-looking American accented hero being the central character and saving the day.

 

[C. Lee]

a) Long continuous shots without much sound or action. I'm a firm believer that the MTV style of filmmaking with jittery shots, continuous quick cuts, and constant loud noise and flash is creating a whole generation of people with short attention spans.

b) Complete strangers find love while on a high adventure.

c) Having the woman fall during a chase. Suddenly introducing a loud sharp sound during a suspensful scene to artificially cause the audiance to scream.

 

[Big Daddy]

a) what would be your director trademark (eg, shot from the trunk)?

Indecisiveness

b) what cliché would you use?

All of them

c) what cliché would you avoid?

All of them

 

[Majik1387]

a) what would be your director trademark (eg, shot from the trunk)?

One extravagant set piece,an action sequence and a music number.

b) what cliché would you use?

A happy ending, even if it's not for the main character(s)

c) what cliché would you avoid?

"Realism" aka severely muted colors(lighting, filters, costumes, etc), personalities, boring useless overly detailed conversation

 

[Spider-Fan]

These are hard things to isolate. If I were director, I'd do what was best for the film, so that is hard to answer. I can't force a trademark that won't fit into a certain film I am making, and cliche use would again depend on what I am making. If I were a director, I would try to make all kinds of films, not stick to 1 style.

 

[Hobgoblin]

a) what would be your director trademark (eg, shot from the trunk)?

I'd want to be a director of historical movies, mostly of overlooked periods of time. I would start the films with a map of the areas involved, like in the start of Enemy at the Gates.

b) what cliché would you use?

The wide eyed and naive youngster gets a rude awakening.

c) what cliché would you avoid?

I wouldnt focus entirely on the soldiers POV. I would want to get into the generals and politicians minds as well.

 

[ImWithTeamConan]

a. Reoccurring color tone throughout the movie.
b. The young man outsider grows up to be a man team player.
c. The love triangle that ends the way you'd suppose it to end.

 

[Secret Fawful]

a) what would be your director trademark (eg, shot from the trunk)?

Onscreen performers staring, usually at something off camera. Ordinary people in extraordinary situations. Use of extreme close-ups. Use of wide sweeping shots of landscapes. Memorable character entrances.

b) what cliché would you use?

The Mexican standoff. An over the top hero. Violent deaths for the villains.

c) what cliché would you avoid?

Anything not suiting the film.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Long swift shots, and sometimes close up quick cutting ala Scorsese.

Two people who hate eachother at first but eventually love eachother.

A happy ending.

 

[Rain Dog]

a. I'm thinking at least one Beatles or Tom Waits song in every film. Also peculiar and fantastical visuals like Terry Gilliam
b. not really sure. I'd try to avoid cliches but that's almost impossible.
c. hero always "getting the girl", closed endings, there being some sort of "lesson" learned or political message behind the story

 

[CBGB]

a) what would be your director trademark (eg, shot from the trunk)?

Probably using 1-2 cameras to shoot a scene, basically using a steadicam or dolly to slowly shoot through a detailed set of events. Like a party scene for example. I'd also shift a lot of focus between two characters, again, using only on camera to shoot a conversation scene. Also having grand John Williams/Ennio Morricone-ish scores.

b) what cliché would you use?

Not sure at this point. I'd try not to use any.

c) what cliché would you avoid?

Stupid villains.

 

[TheDarkKnight08]

1. The opening shot of the film with be either a long or medium shot with the character's back facing the camera.

2. Somewhat ambivalent, altruistic lead character.

3. Love interest... I swear, sometimes I can't stand them, whether they be male or female.

 

[BeserkerHilf]

1.) Doors opening (so far it's been featured in all my student films)
2.) I don't use cliches unless i'm doing something very tongue in cheek and self-aware like a film within a film.
3.) the line "I don't even recognize you anymore". I swear I want to punch every actress who's ever muttered that line. it doesn't make any sense.

 

[Deaths Head II]

1) Long continuous action scenes with very few cuts to make you believe such a scene could take place.

2) The usual assortment of movie badasses.

3) Cannon fodder.

 

[GL1]

a) what would be your director trademark (eg, shot from the trunk)?

The song, or at least the chord progression from "Amazing Grace"

b) what cliché would you use?

The bad guy appears good, or unclear at first, but is revealed to be a class AAA bastard/bia during the film.

c) what cliché would you avoid?

"Mighty Whitey" at all costs.

 

[[A]]

I love how very few details repeat. Well, no details repeat.. I mean all your posts

 

[Jochimus]

These are hard things to isolate. If I were director, I'd do what was best for the film, so that is hard to answer. I can't force a trademark that won't fit into a certain film I am making, and cliche use would again depend on what I am making. If I were a director, I would try to make all kinds of films, not stick to 1 style.

I'm pretty much the same way on these counts. It would depend on the subject matter.

 

[[A]]

so basically you're both killjoys who can never join a silly meaningless game on a forum board

 

[GhostPoet]

a) what would be your director trademark (eg, shot from the trunk)?

b) what cliché would you use?

c) what cliché would you avoid?

Oooh, fun question!! While i've always been more into writing than directing, I do visualize my writing in my head as if I was the director, so I think I can answer this.

a) My trademark would be super tight close ups of peoples faces right before they are about to do something very dangerous/couragious

b) Explosions. Lots of them. but not overboard like Bay

c) (decided to change my original post) The dumb black guy who always dies first. I'm tired of seeing it.

 

[Majik1387]

c) (decided to change my original post) The dumb black guy who always dies first. I'm tired of seeing it.

Stop watching old horror movies...

 

[maxthue]

A) A couple of eyes open in slow motion
B) I Will try to keep them out of my works, but will make references if it is a Remake our something in a Franchise
C) music to build up Suspense and always a Happy Ending

 

[redhawk23]

if i made films there would be a lot of very pretty redheads.