Famous quote by Keenen Ivory Wayans

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Its rare that you cut out something that is really good. You screen all of it, and when the audience doesnt respond, you
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"It's rare that you cut out something that is really good. You screen all of it, and when the audience doesn't respond, you cut out whatever is holding the story down"

- Keenen Ivory Wayans

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This quote by Keenen Ivory Wayans speaks to the significance of editing in the filmmaking process. He is suggesting that when producing a film, it is essential to evaluate all of the video and then eliminated whatever is not working. This is since it is rare that something that is truly great is eliminated. He is stressing that the audience's response is type in identifying what must be eliminated, as it is the audience that will eventually decide the success of the movie. This quote is a pointer that the modifying process is a crucial part of filmmaking, and that it is important to take notice of the audience's reaction in order to develop an effective film.

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Keenen Ivory Wayans This quote is written / told by Keenen Ivory Wayans somewhere between June 8, 1958 and today. He was a famous Comedian from USA. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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