I want to know what a director was thinking when he shot something. Or how he did a special effect. We should be careful not to give away every secret. But people are fascinated with the art of moviemaking. That's why DVD is doing so well.
Some directors see digital video as a chance to add historical perspective to a film.
The DVD for Kevin Costner's Cuban Missile Crisis drama Thirteen Days, due July 10, will feature links to footage of speeches by President Kennedy. For his film Blow , in which Johnny Depp plays the real-life cocaine dealer George Jung, director Ted Demme always kept the DVD in mind, even recording interviews with Jung behind bars for use on the disc. I was making a documentary while I was making the movie. I wanted some historical weight to it. The movies we do might be remembered as DVDs on people's shelves.