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Orson Welles

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.

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A film becomes truly meaningful when the camera captures the world with the creativity and sensitivity of a poet’s vision. This means the filmmaker must see beyond just recording images, using the camera to express deeper emotions and ideas artistically.

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