{"id":2735,"date":"2019-10-27T04:31:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T08:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/2019\/10\/send-out-all-your-dogs\/"},"modified":"2019-10-27T04:31:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T08:31:49","slug":"send-out-all-your-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/2019\/10\/send-out-all-your-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Send Out All Your Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though many of Werner Herzog\u2019s tips for filmmakers are specific to that craft, the wild and restless spirit invoked is one that could well be applied across all creative endeavors:<\/p>\n<p><em>1. Always take the initiative.<\/em><br \/><em>2. There is nothing wrong with spending a night in jail if it means getting the shot you need.<\/em><br \/><em>3. Send out all your dogs and one might return with prey.<\/em><br \/><em>4. Never wallow in your troubles; despair must be kept private and brief.<\/em><br \/><em>5. Learn to live with your mistakes.<\/em><br \/><em>6. Expand your knowledge and understanding of music and literature, old and modern.<\/em><br \/><em>7. That roll of unexposed celluloid you have in your hand might be the last in existence, so do something impressive with it.<\/em><br \/><em>8. There is never an excuse not to finish a film.<\/em><br \/><em>9. Carry bolt cutters everywhere.<\/em><br \/><em>10. Thwart institutional cowardice.<\/em><br \/><em>11. Ask for forgiveness, not permission.<\/em><br \/><em>12. Take your fate into your own hands.<\/em><br \/><em>13. Learn to read the inner essence of a landscape.<\/em><br \/><em>14. Ignite the fire within and explore unknown territory.<\/em><br \/><em>15. Walk straight ahead, never detour.<\/em><br \/><em>16. Manoeuvre and mislead, but always deliver.<\/em><br \/><em>17. Don&#39;t be fearful of rejection.<\/em><br \/><em>18. Develop your own voice.<\/em><br \/><em>19. Day one is the point of no return.<\/em><br \/><em>20. A badge of honor is to fail a film theory class.<\/em><br \/><em>21. Chance is the lifeblood of cinema.<\/em><br \/><em>22. Guerrilla tactics are best.<\/em><br \/><em>23. Take revenge if need be.<\/em><br \/><em>24. Get used to the bear behind you.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though many of Werner Herzog\u2019s tips for filmmakers are specific to that craft, the wild and restless spirit invoked is one that could well be applied across all creative endeavors: 1. Always take the initiative.2. There is nothing wrong with spending a night in jail if it means getting the shot you need.3. Send out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}