Faces (1968) and
Shadows (1958) are my favorite
John Cassavetes films. And they were
John's favorites, too. "Shadows" because it was our first. And "Faces
because it was a defining turning point in the way we were going to
make films. I knew it was, because I worked on the crew. We had a crew
of seven. I did it all. I shot, I loaded magazines, moved lights, put
screens in. We took turns competing to shoot with the second camera.
That way of making a film was so much fun. No unions to deal with, no
time schedule. We shot it in continuity, which John did with every film
after that. He did it for himself and he did it for the actors.
