Andrew Cardozo

a hand is giving a thumbs up in the water Alt: A hand giving a thumbs up submerging beneath the water

Keeping my head above water 🫡

So happy to hear that, friend!!

A screenshot of Deadline’s article on Paul Schrader’s film The Card Counter.

Drive feels like it belongs in Paul Schrader’s genre of films in the best way!

deadline.com/2021/12/the-...

a close up of a man 's face in a car with a red light in the background Alt: Robert DeNiro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver glancing in his rearview mirror as he’s driving.

Is this something you’ll be posting or publishing?? I’d love to read it!!

I wish a very happy “fuck you” to everyone who thought throwing trans people under the bus was going to stop these lunatics

Their goal has *always* been the eradication of the entire LGBTQ+ community, and they’re not gonna stop at Obergefell either

This is why we fight for *everyone*

I have no problem with you having an opinion. In fact, you're entitled to it!

But I'm done with the "straw man" bullshit. If you're gonna continue to blatantly misrepresent me, use assumptions as facts, then accuse me of being cynical + condemning other filmmakers, see yourself out of my comments ✌️

My initials are AMC. My first kiss was at the movies at 13 (we bumped heads). My essay on the films that changed my life got me into college, where I met my partner. We shot our first film together in 2022. Movies are EVERYTHING to me.

However, I have ZERO tolerance for toxic film bros.

#filmsky

bugs bunny is holding a cup in front of a refrigerator and says `` i 'm out ... '' . Alt: Bugs Bunny holding a mug in front of a refrigerator and says “I’m out…” before walking off screen.

“They haven’t finished writing [the script]” is pretty unambiguous. Saying it’s a risk to shoot a film (especially a $500 million one) with an unfinished script isn’t a critique of Marvel— it’s an observation

If you wanna keep misrepresenting my position/moving the goalposts, go argue with yourself

I’m going off what was said in the original interview with an actor on the set. “They haven’t finished writing [the script].”

If you want pretend to know what’s happening behind the scenes and make assumptions about how many passes of the script they’ve completed (with zero evidence), be my guest!

You're blatantly misrepresenting my argument

I never said you have to die by the written word. I never criticized anyone’s approach to filmmaking. I never said you can't improv on set or pivot if something isn't working. That’s the job!

I said I would never roll cameras WITHOUT A COMPLETED SCRIPT!

Will it work? I hope so!

But you can’t deny it’s risky to roll cameras with an unfinished script within the current studio system (especially one with such high stakes)

Personally, I feel I owe it to my cast, crew, audience, & investors to go in with the groundwork firmly in place

But you do you!

a man in a suit and tie is saying `` that is a dangerous game friendo '' . Alt: Kevin Malone from the office wearing a suit saying “that is a dangerous game friendo.”

The film is estimated to cost +$500 million. The Russo’s 3 most recent films as writer/directors have flopped critically (Electric State, Gray Man, & Cherry). A $31 billion franchise, ~20 years of continuity, 47 movies/shows, +25 A-List actors, a half-billion dollar budget…

And an incomplete script

You just listed some of the most revered names in the history of film. They either earned that right though the consistent quality of their work or learned how to work without a finished script on a small scale (e.g. Eraserhead)]

To put myself among those names would be nothing short of egotistical

Your actors wanna improv on the day? DO IT! Inspiration strikes like a bolt of lighting while on set? TRY IT!

But having a script to fall back on allows you to get coverage in case it doesn’t work. Marvel might get away with it bc of the sheer size of their prod. budgets + reshoots. But most won’t.

Take Marvel out of it.

If someone decides to take time out of their busy life to drive to the theater + spend their hard-earned cash to watch a film that I wrote/directed, I’m gonna make damn sure I’ve given it my all.

For *me* that means having a near bulletproof script long before cameras roll.

It’s possible

Yet Marvel has had to pivot a TON due to the tragic loss of one of their biggest stars, assault allegations vs. multiple actors, the Disney+ content mandate, & several box office flops in Phase 5

With Doomsday/Secret Wars projected to cost more than Infinity War/Endgame, why risk it?

Finnegan, the world’s cutest cat (don’t fight me), curled up in a perfect little ball on a beanbag chair.

He got a little spooked 😅 can’t be mad at him though, he’s too darn cute

Again, I’m not saying a director needs to follow a script word for word. But unless you’re funding a film *entirely* yourself, you’re gambling with other people’s time, money, and livelihoods.

At the very least, having a finished script, even an imperfect one, gives you a safety net to fall back on

Andrew (still disheveled but less sleep deprived) with a large hole in his shirt made by a very scared kitten.

The culprit: Top view of a kitten with a striped tail.

Learned an important lesson today:

Don’t hold your kitten when your partner turns on the vacuum!

I’m not saying there’s no room to play/experiment on set— that’s the magic of filmmaking! Happy accidents, improvisation, and rewrites can make a film

But to walk onto a film set as a director with the weight $31 BILLION franchise resting on your shoulders with an *incomplete* script feels reckless

I hear you

For me (writer/director) the script isn’t a blueprint, but a Bible. Every person involved in a production reads the sacred text and uses it to guide them on how to best do their jobs. A line of dialogue on the last page might completely change an actor’s understanding of their character!

Excuse me?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY’RE SHOOTING THE FILM AND HAVEN’T FINISHED WRITING THE SCRIPT?!

I understand that this might be common in the industry but I couldn’t imagine trying to direct a movie without a finished script— especially a film that costs HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

#scriptsky

@leahfromsd.bsky.social OH and I watched Time Lapse!! It was a blast. Thank you for the rec!!

Probably not as easy as I should be 😅

He had a few really rough nights to start (especially after getting fixed). He’s my first cat (and a rescue) so I felt a little overmatched, but we’ve finally found a really good rhythm 🖤

Just focusing now on healing and catching up on sleep whenever I can!!

A severely sleep deprived (and slightly swollen) Andrew with an unkempt beard laying on a beanbag chair with a sleepy cat on his chest.

Thank you!! 🖤

We think he was dumped which is absolutely devastating, so we’re thrilled he trusts us and that he has acclimated to his new home so quickly!!