Debbie Allen

In scoring we have a lot that was not evident in the shooting. The radio is on all the time. ↗

— Debbie Allen

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It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in movies like The Man With The Golden Arm, which I think was shot all on a sound stage. ↗

— Debbie Allen

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It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I know how to direct. ↗

— Debbie Allen

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Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I got to see what the challenges are, what makes it better. It works wonderfully. ↗

— Debbie Allen

#challenges #explore #glad #got #great

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot. ↗

— Debbie Allen

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That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything is liable to end up in the movie. If you have a vision, you don't have to cover every scene. ↗

— Debbie Allen

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The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a limited budget. ↗

— Debbie Allen

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The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a color scheme in mind, how I wanted the movie to look, because that has to be a real collaboration. ↗

— Debbie Allen

#collaboration #color #first #had #house

The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really like looking at the radio. ↗

— Debbie Allen

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The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and paints a picture of what was happening in Harlem then. ↗

— Debbie Allen

#gives #great #happening #harlem #movie