“I was speaking at a conference in Florida recently, and a young guy stood up and said, ‘Don’t you think your job is obsolete?’ I said, ‘What do you mean by that?’ He said, ‘Well, anybody who picks up a digital camera today is a cinematographer.’ I responded, ‘Well, if I gave you an electric guitar, would you instantly become Eric Clapton?’ He didn’t know who Eric Clapton was so the point was lost.”
Michael Goi, ASC President & Cinematographer with 30 years of experience
American Cinematographer, April 2010
Filmmaking Quote #11 (Michael Goi)
July 22, 2010 by Scott W. Smith
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Screenwriting from Iowa- “Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus” Scott W. Smith
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[...] “I was speaking at a conference in Florida recently, and a young guy stood up and said, ‘Don’t you think your job is obsolete?’ I said, ‘What do you mean by that?’ He said, ‘Well, anybody who picks up a digital camera today is a cinematographer.’ I responded, ‘Well, if I gave you an electric [...] Original Source… [...]
What a double moron. Lol.