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Latino Innovators: Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez Discusses His Craft
Posted: Oct 11, 2012 11:32 AM by NBC Latino
Updated: Oct 11, 2012 11:45 AM
It was on the wide margins of his grade school Spanish-English dictionary where film director-writer Robert Rodriguez discovered his passion.
Instead of listening to his teacher in class, he would sketch cartoon figures that would come to life with the turn of a page.
And it was that same fast pace and animated approach to telling a story that would later allow the young film maker to revolutionize the film industry.
"When I was sitting in school drawing my flip cartoons I thought I would probably never get a real job," says Rodriguez "I never thought I would be in Hollywood."
It didn't take long for the San Antonio native to stand out among the best directors in the field.
His student film, "El Mariachi," which he made with only $7,000 dollars that he raised by subjecting himself to a medical experiments, was praised by critics, ultimately pulling him into the spotlight as an up-and-coming director, writer and editor.
Rodriguez says he wanted to disguise his low-budget film as a blockbuster and to do so, he had to be creative in the way he filmed and edited the movie.
Instead of renting or purchasing equipment that would help with the smooth cinematic moves, he borrowed a wheelchair from a nearby hospital, placed the camera on top, and went on to shoot.
These techniques were later used and served as inspiration in later films like "Desperado" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico."
"I quickly realized you really didn't need money to make a movie. You just need to offer a point of view that people weren't used to seeing," Rodriguez explains. "As a filmmaker you make what you know and you end up having a lot of yourself in the movie."
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