The parallels and overlap between coaching and cinema overwhelm me. We select the balance between structure and freedom, but within our truthseeking, inescapable realities inform our choices.
Thinking about the production, I wonder, "will the audience feel satisfied with the play?" What the coach/director wants and what is possible aren't identical. Middle school shorts won't reproduce megabudget cinema.
Each of us has unique experience, perspective, vision, goals, and motivation that color our productions.
Studying the roster of MasterClass Film and TV "professors", we understand the breadth of possibilities. Is Popovich the Scorsese of basketball? Or is Hubie Brown Scorsese? Would the iconoclastic Spike Lee fit better as Jon Chaney or maybe Tark?
What is the budget, location, availability of actors, viability of the story? What themes drive the process?
Previous success guarantees nothing. Each season and film offers triumph and failure We seek powerful, timeless stories...to create a special universe/culture that inspires and drives the story. Blend intensity and subtlety (above).
Do we learn from the giants, Kubrick and the Knight, Welles and Wooden, Nolan and Newell?
When casting, do the actors have chemistry together? Outstanding actors don't always exceed or even meet the sum of the parts.
Directors set up the 'shot list' with the cinematographer. The Director of Photography makes it happen. What elements belong in our shot list? How much pick-and-roll, transition, quick hitters, motion, and perimeter shooting belongs for us?
Are our actors inhabiting their roles? Coach Knight famously said, "passers pass, shooters shoot, and everyone plays defense." In Basketball Methods, Pete Newell counseled the post to understand his role as scorer, facilitator, or screener.
Music and sound enhance our production. Why have pep bands mostly become extinct (in our area) at our basketball productions?
Rehearsal and practice are time for exploration and failure. Editing practice and gameplay deserve books not sentences.
Scorsese would say, "all that matters is in the images on the screen." Have we assembled a picture worth watching?
Each of us has unique experience, perspective, vision, goals, and motivation that color our productions.
Studying the roster of MasterClass Film and TV "professors", we understand the breadth of possibilities. Is Popovich the Scorsese of basketball? Or is Hubie Brown Scorsese? Would the iconoclastic Spike Lee fit better as Jon Chaney or maybe Tark?
What is the budget, location, availability of actors, viability of the story? What themes drive the process?
Previous success guarantees nothing. Each season and film offers triumph and failure We seek powerful, timeless stories...to create a special universe/culture that inspires and drives the story. Blend intensity and subtlety (above).
Do we learn from the giants, Kubrick and the Knight, Welles and Wooden, Nolan and Newell?
When casting, do the actors have chemistry together? Outstanding actors don't always exceed or even meet the sum of the parts.
Directors set up the 'shot list' with the cinematographer. The Director of Photography makes it happen. What elements belong in our shot list? How much pick-and-roll, transition, quick hitters, motion, and perimeter shooting belongs for us?
Are our actors inhabiting their roles? Coach Knight famously said, "passers pass, shooters shoot, and everyone plays defense." In Basketball Methods, Pete Newell counseled the post to understand his role as scorer, facilitator, or screener.
Music and sound enhance our production. Why have pep bands mostly become extinct (in our area) at our basketball productions?
Rehearsal and practice are time for exploration and failure. Editing practice and gameplay deserve books not sentences.
Scorsese would say, "all that matters is in the images on the screen." Have we assembled a picture worth watching?
Lagniappe: via @RadiusAthletics
Challenge defenses with hard to defend actions. Make them excel through "multiple efforts."Example of making a defender defend two actions in a row ⬇️ https://t.co/bFMLhajVsb— Radius Athletics (@RadiusAthletics) January 17, 2019
