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521. Directorpiece Theatre: How Rob Reiner Constructs Romantic Comedies

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The Power of Telephoto Lenses

Reiner was probably thinking of himself as there's a little bit of rear window in that you know absolutely no why shots on a telephoto lens I'm a warrior. He didn't get nominated for tons and tons of awards for this whereas Nora Ephron did and that's interesting, he says. "If you're a strong storyteller and you have a really great script you can make a great film without having to do punchy memorable camera work or loud blocking choices," Reiner adds.

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