"We cut a few corners and brought the picture in under budget by $25,000, so Paramount let us go back to Boston with a small crew to shoot some additional footage"
- Arthur Hiller
About this Quote
This quote by Arthur Hiller is referring to the procedure of making a motion picture. It recommends that the production team was able to conserve money by cutting corners and staying within the budget set by Paramount. This permitted them to return to Boston with a little crew to shoot additional footage. This indicates that the production group was able to be innovative and resourceful in order to conserve money and still get the video footage they required. It also suggests that Paramount was willing to be flexible and enable the production group to go back and shoot extra video footage, despite the fact that they had actually already remained within the budget plan. This quote is a testament to the significance of staying within budget and being innovative in order to get the preferred results.
This quote is written / told by Arthur Hiller somewhere between November 22, 1923 and today. He/she was a famous Director from Canada.
The author also have 7 other quotes.
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