[A nice comparison of film directing styles](http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-galenson\/not-all-auteurs-are-dicta_b_909764.html) by David Galenson, ranging from the conceptual dictator to the experimental collaborator. Also draws parallels to the different design approaches of Apple and Google.<\/p>\n
> [Robert Altman] encouraged his actors to improvise: “What I want to see is something I’ve never seen before, so how can I tell someone what that is? I’m really looking for something from these actors that can excite me.”<\/p>\n
> Altman considered collaboration the essence of creativity: “If the vision were just mine, just a single vision, it wouldn’t be any good. It’s the combination of what I have in mind, with who the actor is and then how he adjusts to the character, along with how I adjust, that makes the movie.”<\/p>\n
Galenson expands on the two styles in [a post exploring the “lifecycle” of creativity](http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-galenson\/the-two-life-cycles-of-ar_b_758086.html).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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