The Prayer by Leslie Marcus
The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance. That is the brilliance with which your images must shine.
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Neither beautify nor uglify. Do not denature.
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Silence, musical by an effect of resonance. The last syllable of the last word, or the last noise, like a held note.
– Robert Bresson, Notes on the Cinematopgrapher
(Trans. Jonathan Griffin)