[…]get it right because he was so fussy it made me fussy and it did me the world of good really. Good good directors are always a tremendous help to any technician they bring out the best in you. The slap happy directors are. Just bad for a technician they. Should become sloppy. But David wouldn't ever[…]
[…] the usual quota of having to order matte shots andthings like that which was all part of the routine in those days, butnothing specialised.AG: Which technician you worked with gave you the most help.DB: Are we talking as an assistant.AG: In general.DB: Obviously Lister Laurence, my first editor the[…]
[…] Graham: This was still in the silent days?Eric Cross: Oh yes.Arthur Graham: What happened when sound came?Eric Cross: Well at VIP we had some German technicians came over, and they all wanted us to wear white overalls and they proceeded to clap their hands and the electricians in the gallery would […]