What is the most important person in a movie?

[Kris P Lettus]

The thing this thread seems to be missing is, a movie needs a compilation of every ones talents to make it good.. Actors need writers who need money from producers who needs a good director who needs a good DP who needs a good Gaffer who needs a good Key Grip who all need a good crew to make it happen.. Shitty special effects can ruin a horror movie, I don't care who the actors or director or producers are.. Same with anything else, as in bad writing or acting can kill a movie, just like a bad producing (noty putting money in the right places) can kill a movie..

If you want to know my professional opinion, I'd say a good Script Supervisor is the key.. Without her (usually a female), many, many, many, many mistakes would happen on a daily basis, and cause the movie to not cut well at all.. And you are talking multiple shots with turn around and whatnot every single day, that they have to keep up with how the actors were dressed, what hand they were holding a cigarette, to how much of said cig had been smoked, etc etc etc..

But as I said earlier, no one piece is greater than another.. It take a whole crew to make a good movie..

That's just my .02..

[Jon Kano]

Originally Posted by Kris P Lettus The thing this thread seems to be missing is, a movie needs a compilation of every ones talents to make it good.. Actors need writers who need money from producers who needs a good director who needs a good DP who needs a good Gaffer who needs a good Key Grip who all need a good crew to make it happen.. Shitty special effects can ruin a horror movie, I don't care who the actors or director or producers are.. Same with anything else, as in bad writing or acting can kill a movie, just like a bad producing (noty putting money in the right places) can kill a movie.. If you want to know my professional opinion, I'd say a good Script Supervisor is the key.. Without her (usually a female), many, many, many, many mistakes would happen on a daily basis, and cause the movie to not cut well at all.. And you are talking multiple shots with turn around and whatnot every single day, that they have to keep up with how the actors were dressed, what hand they were holding a cigarette, to how much of said cig had been smoked, etc etc etc.. But as I said earlier, no one piece is greater than another.. It take a whole crew to make a good movie.. That's just my .02..

Very true.

Thats why I said, when approaching this question, its prob best to identify which area of the creative process and product you find the most appealing.

But script supervisor? nearly every film has continuity goofs and errors, some of the ones with the biggest budgets have the most.

[Kris P Lettus]

Originally Posted by Jon Kano But script supervisor? nearly every film has continuity goofs and errors, some of the ones with the biggest budgets have the most.

It is a very difficult and technical job..