Clint Eastwood – November 19, 2003
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 On November 19, 2003, Clint Eastwood sat down with Henry Sheehan for an interview at his offices at Warner Bros.
The conversation covered Eastwood's love of jazz, his use of music in his films, his editing and shooting styles, and how the way he works with actors effects mise-en-scene.
Interview - Segment 1
Clint Eastwood recalls his first encounters with jazz, including a concert featuring Lester Young and Charlie Parker he attended while still a teen.
Click here to download the mp3 file (4.3 MB)
Interview - Segment 2
Eastwood talks about his friendship and collaboration with saxophonist-composer-arranger Lennie Niehaus, who has scored several of Eastwood's films.
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Interview - Segment 3
Eastwood resumes his discussion of jazz, talking about the scene back in the Bay Area of his youth, including an outing to see the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band with a young lady friend. He also muses over the causes for jazz's slide in widespread popularity and finally remembers the scene at Seattle's Trianon Ballroom. (This segment is in 2 file parts)
Click here to download the mp3 file – Part 1 (3.4 MB)
Click here to download the mp3 file – Part 2 (3.9 MB)
Interview - Segment 4
Eastwood offers some final thoughts on jazz and moves on to discuss the way he uses music in his films.
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Interview - Segment 5
Clint Eastwood continues his discussion of music in his films with the specific example of a scene from A Perfect World. He also begins to talk about editing.
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Interview - Segment 6
Clint Eastwood begins talking about Mystic River in depth. He starts with the issue of tone and covers performance, the role of accident, and the requirements of adaptation. He also explains how he came to cast Laurence Fishburne as an Irish cop. (This segment is in 2 file parts)
Click here to download the mp3 file – Part 1 (5.3 MB)
Click here to download the mp3 file – Part 2 (4.6 MB)
Interview - Segment 7
Clint Eastwood discusses the shift in shooting styles in Mystic River and the reasons behind it.
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Interview - Segment 8
Clint Eastwood talks about an editing strategy in Mystic River and goes on to discuss editing in general and how he uses AVID technology.
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Interview - Segment 9
Clint Eastwood talks about Don Siegel and the drama of vengeance as played out in The Outlaw Josey Wales and Mystic River. He also mentions what the audience brings to a film. (This segment is in 2 file parts)
Click here to download the mp3 file – Part 1 (4.0 MB)
Click here to download the mp3 file – Part 2 (3.3 MB)
Interview - Segment 10
Clint Eastwood talks about depicting violence and casting the supporting parts in Mystic River.
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Interview - Segment 11
Clint Eastwood discusses depicting child abuse on screen, including through the use of a haunting image. (This segment is in 2 file parts)
Click here to download the mp3 file – Part 1 (2.9 MB)
Click here to download the mp3 file – Part 2 (2.0 MB)
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Henry Sheehan
November 2003
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