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crew as well as the actors. "When I was
the operator, the dynamic tension that
was in my body made for a wonderful

spontaneity. And this is what he wants!
He wants the actors to have that same
tension! There's a freshness to being
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Green concludes by recalling
the man who first taught him about
filmmaking, cinematographer Joe
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Dieves. "He was such a generous per¬
He would bring home equipment the

son.

night before a shoot, and I would go over
family's house with my wife; they
would feed us and we'd have a laughing
time. After dinner he'd have equipment
spread all over his living room floor and
we would put the equipment together. I
had such a good time, I really got hooked
on film. And then he just covered my act,
to his

he watched

over me

and

saw

to it that I

always finding work. And he always
made sure that I was put with people

was

who weren't afraid to instruct.
"One day, many years later, I
said to him: 'I owe you so much Joe, what
is it that I can do to pay you back?' And
he answered: 'You know all that informa¬
tion you got from me? Pass it on. You'll

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indictment, to pass it on when¬
ever I can. Teaching has its own rewards,
not only am I able to pay Joe back, but I
am also able to get so much out of it my¬
pay me

was an

self."

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