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Debbie Allen
American
Actress
Born:
Jan 16
,
1950
Director
Every
Everything
Think
Time
You
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I'm always moving forward.
Debbie Allen
Moving Forward
Always
Moving
Forward
Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.
Debbie Allen
Ralph
Indian
Riot
Prophet
West
Michael
Who
Street
Brilliantly
Harlem
Plays
The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a limited budget.
Debbie Allen
Challenge
Had
Budget
Limited
Quickly
Shoot
Biggest
Biggest Challenge
Time management is a big part of the director's job.
Debbie Allen
Time
Director
Management
Job
Big
Part
Time Management
Big Part
Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can you do with less coverage.
Debbie Allen
You
Thought
Everything
Out
Well
Coverage
Really
Less
Need
Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.
Debbie Allen
You
Big
Everything
Budget
Big Budget
Shoot
Just
Even
There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work.
Debbie Allen
Work
Master
Some
Scenes
Like
Beautifully
How
Which
Moving
Sweeping
I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?
Debbie Allen
Good
Me
Everything
Marks
Tells
Look
Insurance
Camera
Hit
Again
Working
Actor
Why
Need
A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.
Debbie Allen
Director
Way
Pushes
Just
Little
Them
I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it.
Debbie Allen
You
World
Dance
Down
Dance Floor
Top
Furniture
See
Something
Directing
Lay
Put
Around
Smooth
Real
Roll
Use
Seamless
Staple
Floor
I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I was usually preparing for the next day's shoot, both as an actress and as the director.
Debbie Allen
Day
Director
Every Day
Every
Both
Look
Although
Because
Always
Got
Shoot
Them
Next
Preparing
Actress
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