#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking
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Robert Rodriguez is a legendary filmmaker and creator of Sin City, El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Alita: Battle Angel, The Faculty, and his newest venture Brass Knuckle Films.
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OUTLINE:
(00:00 ) – Introduction
(10:04 ) – Explosions and having only one take
(17:39 ) – Success and failure
(26:28 ) – Filmmaking on a low budget
(38:41 ) – El Mariachi
(50:10 ) – Creativity
(1:12:06 ) – Limitations
(1:18:22 ) – Handling criticism
(1:34:32 ) – Action films
(1:45:53 ) – Quentin Tarantino
(1:55:52 ) – Desperado
(1:56:54 ) – Salma Hayek
(2:01:40 ) – Danny Trejo
(2:06:55 ) – Filming in Austin
(2:13:05 ) – Editing
(2:22:35 ) – Sound design
(2:27:43 ) – Deadlines
(2:31:14 ) – Alita: Battle Angel
(2:39:36 ) – James Cameron
(2:52:39 ) – Sin City
(3:06:48 ) – Manifesting
(3:18:12 ) – Memories and journaling
(3:27:56 ) – Mortality
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