Post by Mattsby on Jun 5, 2018 1:20:37 GMT
Didn't know exactly how to word this. "Ghost-directed" sounds odd. What I mean and what I've been thinking about recently is when someone directed or co-directed a film but they aren't credited. Name any/all examples.
I watched Beauty and the Beast ('46) the other day and I was just reading into Tightrope ('84). These are two different situations: with Beauty it's a question of whether you think Rene Clement "helped out" enough to be considered co-director. Jean Cocteau is quite potently the creative force behind the film, of course, but for those who don't know: Clement was hired to assist in directing and he did, he directed several scenes and was always there to take over when Cocteau fell ill (which happened practically daily).
Tightrope it's said was essentially directed by Clint Eastwood but bc of the DGA's "Eastwood Rule" he couldn't be credited (the rule was created after he fired and took over directing duties on Outlaw Josey Wales in '76).
Otherwise the most popularly talked about example is Spielberg and Poltergeist. He couldn't be credited bc of some other DGA rule, he was already signed onto ET. There's plenty of word and even behind the scenes footage of Spielberg manning that pic. So another question is for those who've seen Beauty, Tightrope, Poltergeist -- do you consider Clement, Eastwood, Spielberg as co-directors or not really?
There are lotta other examples based on slight or unsubstantiated scuttle. Or else it can often be tricky to figure out.... like The Thing From Another World ('51)... major debate and differing reports on Howard Hawks' input....
I watched Beauty and the Beast ('46) the other day and I was just reading into Tightrope ('84). These are two different situations: with Beauty it's a question of whether you think Rene Clement "helped out" enough to be considered co-director. Jean Cocteau is quite potently the creative force behind the film, of course, but for those who don't know: Clement was hired to assist in directing and he did, he directed several scenes and was always there to take over when Cocteau fell ill (which happened practically daily).
Tightrope it's said was essentially directed by Clint Eastwood but bc of the DGA's "Eastwood Rule" he couldn't be credited (the rule was created after he fired and took over directing duties on Outlaw Josey Wales in '76).
Otherwise the most popularly talked about example is Spielberg and Poltergeist. He couldn't be credited bc of some other DGA rule, he was already signed onto ET. There's plenty of word and even behind the scenes footage of Spielberg manning that pic. So another question is for those who've seen Beauty, Tightrope, Poltergeist -- do you consider Clement, Eastwood, Spielberg as co-directors or not really?
There are lotta other examples based on slight or unsubstantiated scuttle. Or else it can often be tricky to figure out.... like The Thing From Another World ('51)... major debate and differing reports on Howard Hawks' input....
