Werner Herzog: his 2 pieces of practical advice for students
Simon Brew Feb 21, 2017
Werner Herzog encourages film students to go rogue. But he advises them to learn two practical skills. Lock picking is one of them...
The Big Issue continues to boast some cracking film interviews, and I’ve just caught up with last week’s piece the magazine did with Werner Herzog.
See related Alien: Covenant - its new title's meaning & other questions
Herzog, the best Bond villain we never had, has a new film coming to cinemas this year, Salt And Fire, and in the interview he talks about the advice he gives young people looking to break into filmmaking. It’s a class A Herzog response.
“I try to give a systematic answer”, he said. “I run my Rogue Film School. It’s the antithesis of what you see happening worldwide in film schools. It’s a guerrilla-style, a way of life rather than a list of practical advice.
Werner Herzog encourages film students to go rogue. But he advises them to learn two practical skills. Lock picking is one of them...
The Big Issue continues to boast some cracking film interviews, and I’ve just caught up with last week’s piece the magazine did with Werner Herzog.
See related Alien: Covenant - its new title's meaning & other questions
Herzog, the best Bond villain we never had, has a new film coming to cinemas this year, Salt And Fire, and in the interview he talks about the advice he gives young people looking to break into filmmaking. It’s a class A Herzog response.
“I try to give a systematic answer”, he said. “I run my Rogue Film School. It’s the antithesis of what you see happening worldwide in film schools. It’s a guerrilla-style, a way of life rather than a list of practical advice.
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