Fort Lauderdale News from Fort Lauderdale, Florida • 111

FORT LAUDERDALE NEWS AND SUN-SENTINEL, SnnoV, Dec. 11. 1966 31 Problems Of A Low -Budget Director p.i in was ejjaww 0 IVRejV Ji drama student in high school and went to Canton, Ohio, for the National Forensic League's competition. He did a dramatic reading and placed in the first six out of 48 contestants. FIRST ROLE He did his first film acting in "Slattery's Hurricane," a Fox film made in Miami in 1948.

The Korean War interrupted his career, and when film. They can afford this. I can't On 'Pit Stop' I shot 40,000 feet. "I only spend extra time on scenes when I honestly believe I haven't got what I want. I've learned more about directing from working in the editing room, right along with the film editor.

I know what it's going to look like while I'm shooting it." Grefe has a script that Dale Robertson will do when the actor finishes his stint on television's 'The Iron It will be located in Daytona Beach, and will again deal with racing cars and most of all action. "I'm an action director, rlvl' I KM v4z N' i im in By BOB FREUND (Amusement Editor) rins writer has Interviewed many a director and producer in the course of six years. To interview someone who has just directed YOU in your first film role is another thing entirely. William Grefe (pronounced Gruh-fay) is a Florida product who makes films that he knows make money. While they are not yet in the Academy Award stage, Bill's pictures are angled primarily for drive-in and small towns in the South.

"I know what sells," says Grefe, "and right now I'm dedicated to turning out this sort of picture. Some day I'll make my 'David and Bill has just finished shooting on a picture called "Pit Stop," his most ambitious to date. He picked Steve Alaimo and Willy Pastrano as his stars. The film is aimed at the younger crowd, and while it deals with a vicious motorcycle gang, it's a moral film with Alaimo as the hero emergency victorious, but minus his lady love (one of the gang). GREAT EXPERIENCE Being on the other side of the camera was a great experience for this writer.

While I had few lines as a plain-clothesman, I was in many scenes, and did a lot of running and shooting. Standing on Hollywood sets for years and watching the 1 1 II DIRECTOR WILLIAM GREFE POSITIONS ACTRESS "I know what sells Some day I WHILE SINGER-ACTOR STEVE ALAIMO WATCHES '11 make my 'David and Lisa' he says WILLIAM GREFE gazes intently various angles. I can't affcrd to do that. I don't rehearse my actors too much either because I don't like them to lose spontaneity. "Many people consider movies an art.

I agree, but where the director alone is responsible for spending the money for the most results, it becomes entirely a commercial venture. A recent Hollywood production made here in Florida shot 600,000 feet of emu j. no. I taMMAC ANN-MARORET "THE SWINGER" DEAN MARTIN WHO'S EOT THE ACTION" 4 Mll.s North 9 Ft. LauderdalB Rout.

441 -COLOR HITS at "ASSAULT ON Phona man a QUEEN" IliREDHTTCHCOCKI CURTAIW TICHniCOUM lilrmiMn n-n U.S. la. Ft. Laudardala Paramount Pichiras Prasants ANN-MARGRET TONY FRANCIOSA HlAlfl the studio with a process screen behind you. I feel I get much more reality this way you driving, the cameraman on the floor of he came out of service, married and had children, he decided acting was too insecure a career at that time.

He began writing scripts in his spare time, and sold several to the "Danger" television series. "I wrote a script for movies called The Checkered and sold it. I was on the set and the producer was going to direct. It was obvious he didn't know how. He asked me to take over on the first day, and I ended up as director.

We did it in 17 days and it made a lot of money." Grefe then wrote, produced, and directed "Racing Fever," which contained some of the best color photography yet. achieved in Florida. "We also got a major release for that one," added Bill. Why has he chosen to remain in Florida, when there have been feelers from Hollywood? "I think there is a real future here for film-making. I don't feel that it will ever be completely taken away from Hollywood.

That would be unrealistic. But photographically, I don't think you can beat this area. It's my state, and when people outside of the state see films made here, it appeals to them as a place to visit. I do believe that eventually, based on the current activity here now, that South Florida will definitely become the No. 2 film-making center.

Los Angeles has an atmosphere problem, a smog situation that limits outside shooting." BIGGER DREAMS Does he have dreams for bigger-budget films? "Of course, but there's a lot to be said for the low-budget ones. If they emerge a success, it's a credit to the director and others involved. It's also a greater challenge By that I mean that on high-budget films there sometimes are as many as 27 takes on one scene, all different, all follows immediately upon the heels of one you did previously, and most of all fighting the boredom of waiting, makes you appreciate the temperaments that can arise. Bill runs a happy set, and he's a wizard to watch. While his budgets do not match Hollywood's, he avoids the the car shooting up at you, your fellow actor in the back seat feeding your lines to you, and me holding the sun-lamp for lighting." Indeed it did work, and it was the most revealing day I spent on "Pit Stop." Bill Grefe started out to be an actor.

It was his dream. Born in Miami, he was a top Time Clock HI-WAY, U.S. 1 at Ft. Lauderdala-Danla Boundary The Swinger at 6:30, 10:151 Assault On A Queen at 1:15. LAUDERDALE, Wi Broward Virginia Wool! at A Fine Madness at 9:10.

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because there is no cliches and pitfalls of, say, the producers of "Beach Party" and that sort of film, He does most of his shooting out of doors, and extempor- izes on his own screenplay as he goes along. "I've found that I can do things and I'm speaking here of action pictures that would cost mucn more In Hollywood. For instance, when you were doing those car scenes in the chase. I wanted to do them outside rather than put you in a car mock-up in The Movie BOCA RATON, Federal Bl ton Whtrt sulitTl riy i.u, 7:50, BOYNTON CINEMA, Federal Boynton Beach Texas Acroii me kiv- at 1-05. 1:05, 10:05.

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ES EDWARD ALBEE'S care and technical excellence that makes for perfection but absolute monotony on the part of actors I found at first hand that it works here, too. The length of time between scenes, makeup running in the sun, making sure that you look the same three days later for a scene that The new Sunny Isles Theater represents the very latest In comfort, sound and projection. Located midway between Federal Hwy. and Collins Ave. in North Miami Beach, the theater comprises two auditor SEE MOVIE TIME CLOCK mi tT-am 7 I Vi-' j.

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