By Drew Dietsch | publishing
I was lucky enough to grow up with a pleasant release of in-depth documentaries about filmmaking on home video releases. What makes these unique is that they usually have a more candid look than you would expect. It will glimpse part of the artistic process of real struggles, conflicts and resolutions.
As studios become more in control of the audience’s filmmaking, these “warts and all” documentaries have become less and less. Instead, now, most materials feel extensive cans and pre-packaged to maintain the squeaky clean look that the studio/brand may have.
That’s why I’m so grateful to see the clip from the documentary Make Superman Adventure captures a legitimate creative conflict on the camera between James Gunn and Cripton’s own last son.
Actors and Directors
In the clip you can view above, actor David Corenswet gave the climax speech of the entire film. After several speeches, Corenswet began to doubt the effectiveness of his performance. He questioned why Clark would say something after taking a piece of emotional information from an early scene. James Gunn eventually had to leave his chairman and face Corenswet when talking about this creative barrier.
I’m sure that in the entertainment world, online enthusiasts are more concerned with headlines than valuable content, because the moment is: “James Gunn fights Superman Star in a shocking clip!!!” Actually, it’s the kind of unfiltered creative moment I used to learn when watching all the movie documentaries I mentioned at the beginning.
I’ve done amateur and professional stage performances, I’ve worked in a low-budget film and other creative groups. Like any profession, it also brings challenges and obstacles. People love to make fun of actors, but what they do requires more than talent. Performance is a craft, and it is an important process. That’s why you see actors who like to work with certain directors over and over again because people respect the craftsmanship that is shown in both ways.
Human struggle is real and important
It’s also great to see this moment, as it reminds you that art is a human effort, which means human struggles do their best in making a work of art. As more and more automated and inhuman elements poison the artistic landscape, it is extremely encouraging to see a confrontation between the two actual artists in their efforts to achieve common goals.
James Gunn and David Corenswet aren’t fighting in that clip, they’re doing human work. They were talking about it, sharing perspectives about ideas to reach the truth they both wanted to find. I hate it sounds so mushy and exaggerated, bypassing some workplace issues on the camera, but reiterate that seeing this truth about creativity is a film that shows off from the editing, a film made about a man flying in his pajamas.
We need to think of art more than ever, and this is from Superman (available in theaters at home in PVOD), I would love to see more from behind the scenes of modern filmmaking.
