Blade Runner: Working with Ridley Scott by Edward James Olmos
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I had a rather lucky opportunity to work the VIP area of Comic Con London back in Winter 2015. My job was to work as the Creative Director of the filming room of the press one to one area.
This was an intimate space overlooking the London Docks in a very cold room. I was helping my friend to introduce the guests to new technologies and to nurture the conversations with the press towards insight into the thoughts of each guests. I wanted the conversations to be natural and raw without the added pressure of promoting a specific film or story. One of those guests was the very talented Edward James Olmos, an actor and director who had worked on some influential culturally relevant film and TV including; Blade Runner, Miami Vice and Battlestar Galactica. I knew about his work and respected him as an actor and director. However, I was truly captivated by him when asking about his thoughts on the craft of acting as an art form.
Some of you know that Blade Runner is one of my favourite all time films (watch it if you haven’t seen it). To me Blade Runner is probably one of the most important pieces of Sci-Fi film ever to be made. It was influential in many ways and was a pivotal shift in how films are made even today from a production point of view, on par to the original Star Wars and 2001: Space Odyssey. I could talk about Blade Runner for years. Its one of the reasons I work in the technology industry.
This short edit is Edward Olmos’s response to what it was like to work with Ridley Scott on Blade Runner. I feel his response gives you an idea of what it is like to work in an artistic environment where you feel truly inspired by what is happening around you. His thoughts on the production value and sound design of the film making process of Blade Runner sound so enchanting. I kind of feel like we captured him in a rare moment of reflection.
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One of the nicest and thoughtful actors I've met. I met him at Emerald City Comicon in 2012 in Seattle. This was when the autographing was still kinda secondary to the other parts of the show so it was easier to catch the actors with no autograph lines and you could actually chat with them for a bit. I approached him and it looked like he was almost assuming I wanted an Adama autograph, and I said, "Nope, Gaff." His face lit up just a little, and in his autograph he quoted (and wrote out) all of Gaff's final lines at the end of the movie. I had a great time talking to him for another 7-8 minutes about Blade Runner and Miami Vice. Such a nice guy!
Wow. Never lose that slip of paper, that's a treasure
@@ResistanceQuest Oh, it's not a slip of paper. It's a framed glossy 8X10 photo of him as Gaff with that full quote. I collect autographs, and it is one of my favorites for sure. I proudly display it on my office wall!
I could listen to Mr. Olmos talk for hours about his projects. Love his works.
He was a really lovely chap. I wish we could of spent more time with him.
Man he wanted to talk more about Blade Runner!!!!!!
He did 😩
The Blade Runner role is his most underrated role of his career
Could not agree more 👍
I love how Mr. Olmos not only appreciates his acting role in the film, but he appreciates the filmmaking style of Mr. Ridley Scott when Blade Runner was being filmed.
What's shone through with every interview I've watched with Edward James Olmos is his intense seriousness and professionalism about his work. Thanks so much for posting this and very lucky you for getting the interview.
I love this man so much... from Blade Runner which i'm a NUT for... to battlestar TO MAYANS!!
Edward James Olmos is an absolutely outstanding actor, director, filmmaker. So was as Gaff. His character making and forming, his acting is absolutely unique and magnificent. And his voice, I love his voice.
The character of Gaff was truly wonderful. It's easy to see why when you hear the actor speak.
Edward was phenomenal as Gaff ... its lovely to hear from a first hand account of Ridley's working environment, so thoughtful and inspirational to be working under such a thoughtful director who cares about submerging his cast and crew into the mood of the whole movie's story, it really shows in all his movies ...
88feji for the longest time i didnt even recognize it was him. Such a great actor.
Vangelis was blasting from 30 speakers at the tops of the buildings for two blocks.....holy fuck that would be insane
So say we all!
His role as gaff was so fascinating. Blade Runner is my favorite movie of all time. He makes you think. Who is this guy? What is he doing? Why is he following Deckard around? Is he a blade runner too or something else? Why does he use a cane? Why does he dress like that? He doesn't have that much screen time but the character is utterly captivating.
Man I didn't know Jacob "Stitch" Duran was in Blade Runner, what a trip.
Gaff was underused
Nice guy - humble guy...
Can't wait for Blade Runner 2050.
Sadly EJO will be a hologram in that one.
Dario Argento also played the original score to the actors as they filmed Suspiria, which was released in 77. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Ridley Scott was aware of this and emulated it specifically. The difference being that in Italian productions at the time they never shot audio at the same time as video, everything was dubbed (often by different actors than appeared on screen), so it would have made much more sense for a director to have extraneous sound playing loudly during shooting.
Wow
Blade Runner: great visuals, great sound, great score. Unfortunately, the basic premise of the film is absurd, because no police department, in this world or any other, is going to assign one (1) detective to deal with six murderous terrorists or "rogue replicants." And they're especially not going to assign a "detective" who is proven time and again to be pretty lousy at his job.
I don't know about your second point, but your first point has validity
Alright, he pronounced my name wrong...but then again who does (pronounce it right)
Got it.
i thought he was a john carpenter for a second
I have no respect for what Ridley did to Sean Young in the sequel of this movie and hurting her career for years to come. That says a lot about a man.
You mean the sequel produced by Denis Villeneuve? How did the sequel treat her with anything but respect by perfectly simulating her beauty on screen. Besides, Sean Young was notorious for being very difficult to work with and for being a narcist
An injury from horseback riding was the biggest setback to her career, as far as I know. There's video of her talking about it on yt