Mr. Saul Zaentz
Peter Burns writes:
Keenan and I were exiting Berkeley Digital around 5:00pm yesterday and we ran into Mr. Saul Zaentz in the elevator. He was beaming – he always looks so happy and relaxed. I asked Mr. Zaentz if he had any advice for future filmmakers. He immediately held out his hand and said, “Never let it (the film) out of your hand.” He meant maintain control of the project, the vision all the way through to release. There was just an 8-page article on Saul in last weekend’s SF Chronicle. I’ll have to find it and read through it.
August 26th, 2007 at 12:10 am
It is interesting– these simple words of advice, can take one person a lifetime to learn.
It is good that you listen so keenly Peter. I think it is very true what Saul is saying. It reminds me of Fred’s class and how much a script will change based on listening to others. –To some degree we must stay true to our vision, no matter what!
August 29th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Here is the link to the article on Mr. Zaentz.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/12/CMG2MR1AUH.DTL