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Amy also writes for The Guardian and Variety, and hosts the podcast "Unspooled." "Barry Sonnenfeld is a great DP and capable of all kinds of stylistic turns," says ROB FELD ("Shot to Remember"), "so I particularly enjoyed his precision and restraint in service of content, story and comedy when it came to this scene from Men in Black." Rob is a filmmaker and regular contributor to the Quarterly. How great is Adam Somner at his job? Martin Scorsese told MARGY ROCHLIN ("The Art of the Possible") that Somner reminded him of Ishiro Honda, one of Akira Kurosawa's most trusted 1st ADs. "[Adam] has that quality that's crucial for an AD," says Scorsese, "which is to absorb the pressures that are inevitably going to arise and handle them in such a way that the director—in this case me—doesn't realize that there's even been a problem." Margy writes for The New York Times. ® rare right brain/left brain gift for making thousands of technical decisions over a two- or three-year period of time without losing sight of the story's emotional core." Hugh covers movies and television for the Los Angeles Times and The Credits. Watching Jaws on mute with David Yates, ADAM DAWTREY ("Screening Room") was struck by just how expressive Steven Spielberg 's visual compositions are. "Who knew Jaws could work so brilliantly as a silent movie?" Adam is a documentary producer (The Eyes of Orson Welles). "By far the youngest person at Nisha Ganatra's Sundance premiere was her infant girl, who only fussed through one Q&A," says AMY NICHOLSON ("Indie Voice"). "I took the newborn to the sound mix," laughed Ganatra at the time. "You can't direct a movie while pregnant? It's all good!" 6 DGA QUARTERLY After interviewing the Russo brothers, ROBERT ABELE ("Family Dynamic") sensed what a set run by the duo would be like. "Engaged, knowledgeable and ready to tackle whatever's at hand," says Robert, who is an L.A.-based critic and writer. "All the filmmakers I spoke to confirmed that gaining a subject's trust isn't easy and doesn't depend on luck," says ADDIE MORFOOT ("A Matter of Trust"). "Instead, as Roman philosopher Seneca so aptly stated, 'Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.'" Addie also writes for Variety, Documentary Magazine and Crain's New York Business. Talking to an energetic Patty Jenkins at the end of her long workday, HUGH HART ("A Bigger Bang ") marveled at a quality he considers essential to directorial success: stamina. "Directors like Patty have this CONTRIBUTORS