{"id":515038,"date":"2022-11-24T05:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T02:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kendrick-lamar-dave-free-discuss-process-behind-we-cry-together\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T05:15:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T02:15:43","slug":"kendrick-lamar-dave-free-discuss-process-behind-we-cry-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kendrick-lamar-dave-free-discuss-process-behind-we-cry-together\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free Discuss Process Behind \u2018We Cry Together\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d649a59363\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d649a59363\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kendrick-lamar-dave-free-discuss-process-behind-we-cry-together\/#Kendrick_Lamar_Dave_Free_Discuss_Process_Behind_%E2%80%98We_Cry_Together\" >Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free Discuss Process Behind \u2018We Cry Together\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kendrick_Lamar_Dave_Free_Discuss_Process_Behind_%E2%80%98We_Cry_Together\"><\/span>Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free Discuss Process Behind \u2018We Cry Together\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The art of revision, as part of the creative process, is a reestablishing of conditions and an introduction of new considerations to better serve the material and its intended audience. In film, much like in music, editing and arranging oftentimes create a final product that resonates on a different frequency than an initial seed idea and the myriad drafts that follow, though the mission remains unchanged. Such is the case with <em>We Cry Together<\/em>, the short film directed by Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free and Jake Schreier and features Taylour Paige as Lamar\u2019s co-star. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThe crazy part about this joint is that it started with the film first and the music \u2014 putting it on the actual album \u2014 came after,\u201d Lamar said. \u201cThe idea was always to capture this writing, not no song, [but] the writing and the film and the texture and the cinematography of it in order to get the full experience out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    At a private screening of the six-minute short on Tuesday, which was followed by a conversation moderated by Tessa Thompson, Lamar and Free discussed the choices that led to the final product, and how trust in collaboration allows them to explore new creative territory through their multi-disciplinary collective <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pg-lang.com\/\">pgLang<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The goal of the song (read: <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>) ultimately is to address topics that \u201cwe as a society kind of shy away from,\u201d Free said. The creative duo shared mood board references that helped shape the tone for the film (which Free described as \u201cdigestible but aggressive\u201d), citing Hype Williams\u2019 \u201cBelly\u201d and scenes from Quentin Tarantino\u2019s films, in order to craft a visual that would hit every sensory stimulus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201c[We were like] let\u2019s find super intense moments that have a lot of atmosphere in the room. And as we went through the process we started talking about how this should be a film,\u201d Free continued. \u201cWe settled on a one-take format that was essentially a dance in the room. There was a lot of people in that room, even outside of Kendrick, dancing around to capture that. And Jake was a huge help. He did some one-take work that we were really inspired by, so we asked him to join us, and we started putting the pieces together.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1000px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1300\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/We-Cry-Together-Film-Poster-Publicity-EMBED-2022.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"We Cry Together Film Poster\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"1300\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">We Cry Together Film Poster<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    According to Free, the one-take film, recorded with all live audio just before pandemic lockdowns began in 2020, was crafted fluidly and organically through a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of voice notes, text messages and sharing of reference material back and forth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI always had trust in Dave, and vice versa, to trust all of our ideas as a collective. And I think the energy that we bring, and the groundwork that we put forth brought us individuals like Taylour and Jake to come and say, \u2018OK, this is a collective I want to be a part of and not be blocked in by the margins of what people perceive is OK,\u201d Lamar said. The two Los Angeles-born-and-raised collaborators have known each other since Free was in ninth grade and have been able to navigate the industry by remaining true to the intuitions that led them to each other years ago. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIt\u2019s the holy grail to create with Kendrick,\u201d Free said. \u201cI knew this super young because we would have conversations where we\u2019d be like, \u2018Why do we think like this?\u2019 \u2026 We weren\u2019t even really prepared to be ourselves. But I was able to be myself with him and talk to him about these quirky ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    At one point, Thompson turned the audience\u2019s attention to the final scene, which zooms out from the room that serves as a container for the conversation and reveals the production set beyond it. \u201cYou see this house that feels very lived in is a set. For me, it felt like it was this way of saying that there\u2019s these layers of performance \u2014 especially inside of the roles that we play, as couples, as women, as men,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cUltimately, the main thing is, [we wanted to show] people that we can actually identify with, not only from our culture but from cultures all around the world,\u201d Lamar responded. \u201cI think we all have individuals out there that feel like they can\u2019t find an agreement \u2014 whether it\u2019s their surroundings, or whether it\u2019s their psyche that puts them in that environment. So the environment played a huge role, that\u2019s something we definitely wanted to bring to life along with the script. It was just as important as the individuals that were actually spewing out the insults.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1296px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((730\/1296)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1135299851-H-2022.jpg?w=1296\" alt=\"Kendrick Lama\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1135299851-H-2022.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1135299851-H-2022.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1135299851-H-2022.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1135299851-H-2022.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"730\" width=\"1296\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Kendrick Lamar<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Daniel Garzon Herazo\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Beyond the setting of the song, the dialogue of the film is an equally nuanced landscape \u2014 familiar, yet disorienting. \u201cThe main trigger for writing the dialogue was basically the state of the world within the last five years for me and seeing my frustrations about how nobody, and none of our cultures or belief systems, can ever come to an agreement,\u201d Lamar said. \u201cSo, in writing that I say, \u2018OK, how can I make this feel personal but also holding up a mirror as a collective concept, rather than just a personal concept? I wanted to do that with all the emotions involved \u2026 I wanted to bring that drama, because at the end of the day, whether we like it or not, the good, bad and the ugly, the pros and cons, that\u2019s what makes everything evolve. Being able to put that in our face allows us to accept that, in order for us to evolve as humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Lamar also spoke about how Free\u2019s trust in the process of capturing the film in one take challenged him to live what he had written and be present with his co-star Paige in the raw energy and passion of the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cVulnerability has always been my end goal as an artist. I think from the moment I picked up the pen and started writing in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, it was always to get to this moment, because this was the moment I always feared as a youth,\u201d Lamar said. \u201cIt gave me more freedom as a person, being able to run toward my fear, and say the things I want to say, and do it in an artistic way. It allowed me to live my truth even deeper. This vulnerability gives emotion that people can actually feel and actually experience and really gravitate toward. Whether they agree with it or not, they still feel it and know it comes from a real place as a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The energy Lamar and Free have gotten back from the concept has opened up a whole new world of ideas for the pgLang team \u2014 and the projects they\u2019ll release in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIt sparked a lot of other ideas for us. And now we have a lot more things we\u2019re pursuing in the space,\u201d Free said. \u201cThis was one piece that felt like it was a marriage of the world that we are coming from and the world we would go into.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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