"But in film you always watch situations or stories that you really have no relation to. A lot of times just because there's no personal connection doesn't mean you can't connect with the film or the characters in the film"
- Jay Hernandez
About this Quote
This quote by Jay Hernandez speaks with the power of film to get in touch with audiences, even when the story or circumstance is not one that the viewer has any kind of personal connection to. He recommends that even without a personal connection, viewers can still find a means to connect to the characters and the movie. This talks to the universality of film, and also just how it can be made use of to inform stories that can be understood and also appreciated by individuals from all profession. It also speaks with the power of film to stimulate feeling as well as create compassion, even when the tale is not one that the viewer has any kind of straight experience with. Inevitably, this quote talks with the power of film to create a connection between the audience and also the story, also when there is no personal link.
This quote is written / told by Jay Hernandez somewhere between February 20, 1978 and today. He was a famous Actor from USA.
The author also have 12 other quotes.
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"From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters"
"They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George"
"And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon"
"I plot the first 5 or 6 chapters quite minutely, and also the end. So I know where I am going but not how I'm going to get there, which gives characters the chance to develop organically, as happens in real life as you get to know a person"
"I think for anybody reading the book they're going to get an idea in their heads of all those characters, and I think that once that gets fixed, it's quite hard to shake"
