The Eye Solicited Alone Makes The Ear

Laugh At A Bad Reputation. Fear A Good One That You Could Not Sustain.

The Ear Is Profound, Whereas The Eye Is Frivolous, Too Easily Satisfied. The Ear Is Active, Imaginative, Whereas The Eye Is Passive. When You Hear A Noise At Night, Instantly You Imagine Its Cause. The Sound Of A Train Whistle Conjures Up The Whole Station. The Eye Can Perceive Only What Is Presented To It.

The Eye Solicited Alone Makes The Ear Impatient, The Ear Solicited Alone Makes The Eye Impatient. Use These Impatiences. Power Of The Cinematographer Who Appeals To The Two Senses In A Governable Way. Against The Tactics Of Speed, Of Noise, Set Tactics Of Slowness, Of Silence.

The Most Ordinary Word, When Put Into Place, Suddenly Acquires Brilliance. That Is The Brilliance With Which Your Images Must Shine.

Practice The Precept: Find Without Seeking