seagalfan128
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the release date for Today You Die is October 28, 2005, correct? That's for American release date?
I know that it is the first movie Don Fauntleroy directed, but this man was director of photography in movies as Terminator 2 and Rapid Fire! He was camera assistant on Raging Bull. I think this man knows how to work with a camera and knows how to bring good action-sequences! I'm very excited about Today You Die!!!TDWoj said:I just had a peek at the credits for Today You Die on imdb.com. Danny Lerner wrote the story for Out for a Kill, easily the worst written movie I have ever seen in my life (and I've seen some stinkers, let me tell you). He's mostly a producer, not a writer, as seen by his credits. Don Fauntleroy has never directed a movie before - he was a camera operator that only has a couple of films as director of photography under his belt. Les Weldon wrote Replicant, which from my van Damme fan friends, say wasn't half bad. Joe Halpin is uncredited, but judging from the other things he's worked on with Steven, he's hardly what I'd call a good screenwriter.
Already I'm worried about the quality of the writing in the script.
(sigh)
Where have all the good scriptwriters for Steven gone? Do they see Steven coming and dive for cover?
DiDa said:I know that it is the first movie Don Fauntleroy directed, but this man was director of photography in movies as Terminator 2 and Rapid Fire! He was camera assistant on Raging Bull. I think this man knows how to work with a camera and knows how to bring good action-sequences! I'm very excited about Today You Die!!!
TDWoj said:Actually, he was a camera operator, second unit for Terminator 2, and director of photography, second unit for Rapid Fire, which means in neither case was he involved in principal photography. In fact, he's never been involved in principal photography in any of the films he's worked, and in the last film he worked on, he was simply an "additional photographer".
Let's just say his credits and those of the writers of the film are not inspiring a lot of confidence in me as to the quality of the final product.
TDWoj said:Director of cinematography is not the same as director of the movie. He did not direct the movie - the action, the actors, interpreting the script, etc. - he only directed the cameras. There's a big difference. And just because you know where to point a camera, does not mean you know how to direct a movie. There's a lot more involved than just knowing where to point the camera.
Kcs said:I know the difference.
I just would like to say that it is not true that TYD is going to be his directorial debut, and it is not true that he was never the responsible for cinematography.
TDWoj said:Oh, I give up.
Kcs said:Let me explain:
You wrote: "Don Fauntleroy has never directed a movie before."
Not true. He directed The Perfect Wife (2001), Young Hearts Unlimited (1998) and Saving Grace (1996).
Kcs said:You wrote: "In fact, he's never been involved in principal photography in any of the films he's worked."
Not true. He was responsible for the complete photography of:
Into the Sun (2005), Helter Skelter (2004) (TV), Jeepers Creepers II (2003), Frogmen , Operation Stormbringer (2002), Wheelmen (2002), The Retrievers (2001) (TV), Jeepers Creepers (2001), Aftermath (2001) (TV), The Perfect Wife (2001) (TV), The King's Guard (2000), Sex & Mrs. X (2000) (TV), Lying In Wait (2000), The Perfect Nanny (2000), Seven Girlfriends (1999), Rites of Passage (1999), The Soul Collector (1999/I) (TV), Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! (1998) (TV), Shangri-La (1998), The Only Thrill (1997), Lily Dale (1996) (TV), The Stepford Husbands (1996) (TV), Felony (1996), Saving Grace (1996), An Element of Truth (1995) (TV), Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995), Prince for a Day (1995) (TV), A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story (1994) (TV), "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" (1994) (mini) TV Series, Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (1994) (V), Munchie Strikes Back (1994), Night Trap (1993), Mother of the Bride (1993) (TV), The Skateboard Kid (1993), "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero" (1993) TV Series (partial, episodes 1-3), The Price She Paid (1992) (TV), Munchie (1992), The Frog Girl (1989) (TV)
You wrote: "and in the last film he worked on, he was simply an "additional photographer".
Not true. It was Into The Sun, and he was the cinematographer.
Do you understand now my problem with your post about Don E. FauntLeRoy?