Question 1

How was the disorienting country view created in Crooklyn?

Accepted Answer

The disorienting view when the family is in the country was created by shooting in widescreen without anamorphically adjusting the image.

Question 2

What was the original format for the Crooklyn story before it became a film?

Accepted Answer

Cinqué Lee and Joie Lee originally wrote the script as a pilot for Nickelodeon, but after a test pilot was disliked by inner city children, they converted it into a screenplay.

Question 3

What personal connection does Spike Lee have to Crooklyn's story?

Accepted Answer

The film is loosely based on the lives of Spike Lee and his siblings, who co-wrote the script.

Question 4

Why was Delroy Lindo intimidated while working on Crooklyn?

Accepted Answer

Delroy Lindo was very intimidated by working with children as he had not worked with children before and did not have his own children at the time.

Question 5

What challenge did Spike Lee face with the child actors in Crooklyn?

Accepted Answer

None of the children on set knew how to play the street games their characters engage in, so Spike Lee had to personally instruct them before filming.

Question 6

What unusual filming technique created the 'disorienting' view when the family is in the country?

Accepted Answer

It was shot in widescreen without anamorphically adjusting the image, as stated in IMDb trivia.

Question 7

How did the script for Crooklyn originally start out?

Accepted Answer

Cinqué Lee and Joie Lee first wrote it as a pilot for Nickelodeon, which was tested with inner city children who disliked it, leading them to convert it into a screenplay.

Question 8

What real-life inspiration is the film loosely based on?

Accepted Answer

It is loosely based on the lives of Spike Lee and his siblings, who co-wrote the script.

Question 9

Why was Delroy Lindo intimidated during filming?

Accepted Answer

He was very intimidated by working with children, as he had not worked with them before and did not have his own children at the time.

Question 10

What challenge did Spike Lee face with the child actors regarding street games?

Accepted Answer

None of the children on set knew how to play the street games their characters engage in, so Spike Lee had to personally instruct them before filming.

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