Orson Welles Quotes Collection

I may not agree with everything Orson Welles had to say but I’ve always found his views on the art of cinema to be akin to mine.

This is a collection of quotations I selected while reading the book This is Orson Welles” with Peter Bogdonovich & Orson Welles“.

I recommend it to anyone interested in his life and work. You may purchase it by clicking here.

“The only thing that keeps people alive in their old age is power.” (p. xvi)

“It is only in your twenties and in your seventies and eighties that you do the greatest work.” (p. xvi)

“Gentlemen went into art for its own sake not for money.” (p. xviii)

“I’m more like Celine – writing away at books no one ever reads.” (p. xxix)

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Noise Matters Set Photography by Stefania Rosini

Noise Matters Set Photography by Stefania Rosini.

Noise Matters: The Photo-Documentary. This is a photographic essay on the making of the feature film Noise Matters by set photographer Stefania Rosini. It documents the 53 days of principal photography between March 19, 2009 and May 23rd 2009 and the incredible people who have made it possible.

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(What follows is a small preview of the over 300 photographs.)

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Can You Dig?

Can You Dig? Is an experimental shoot that took place in the Mojave desert near Calico’s ghost town off of Interstate 15. It was shot as a test for the still unproduced film “West of Nowhere”. According to the screenplay this would have been the first three pages.

Synopsis: Digging a hole, in the middle of the desert, for no apparent reason, can drive one insane. Matias Masucci Digging, Shot & Directed by Kevin Dorian and bizarrely edited by Matias Masucci.