“My movie is born first in my head, dies on paper; is resuscitated by the living persons and real objects I use, which are killed on film but, placed in a certain order and projected on to a screen, come to life again like flowers in water.” – Robert Bresson

I was reading through quotes made by filmmakers and came across this gem.

I think it speaks volumes about the role of a filmmaker pushing through the challenges inherent in bringing a film to life. There are so many stages involved in this process and it is so difficult to translate ideas from imagination to a physical reality, that the process naturally flows up and down. What this quote also stresses is the importance of pushing through to see the beauty of the final product, which makes everything else worth it.

Making short films for the first time this semester, I had trouble at times carrying through the vision for my work through from conceptualisation to the end of production. This quote helped me to realise that this is a common challenge, and to think about the key times in the process when I really need to stay focused.