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Three Renowned Artisans Made Their Feature Directing Debuts This Season
'The Fire Inside's Rachel Morrison, 'Unstoppable's William Goldenberg and 'Pedro Paramo's Rodrigo Prieto discuss moving into the director's chair.
Oscar-winning editor William Goldenberg stepped behind the camera for “ Unstoppable,” and Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto took the reins on “Pedro Páramo.” Although the confluence of below-the-line talent calling the shots is notable, there’s a long history of filmmakers who got their start editing, shooting or performing other jobs on set. “I have been on set with a camera in my hand for the better part of 20 years, which makes so much second nature to me, so I can literally just focus on my actors,” Morrison says.
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