"I didn't go to film school," explains Steve. "I studied philosophy and literature and came to New York to learn about film. I'd seen 'The Unbelievable Truth' and really liked it, so I thought I'd like to work for Hal Hartley. By chance I met Mike Spiller who introduced me to Hal and I worked as his assistant on 'Theory Of Achievement' in 1991. I became Sound Editor on 'Ambition' and I moved up from there. My whole development in film has been with Hal."
Hamilton explains that he and Hartley are using a different editing and post-production process on "Amateur," thanks to their own new state-of-the-art technology. "This is a huge departure because, instead of cutting film, we're digitizing video images. It's like cutting and pasting on a word processor. It allows us more experimentation and flexibility. Everything is transferred to video, so we can try all sort of things in seconds instead of hours. Hal and I are both primarily interested in artistic, and by the same token, ecenomic independence, and having our own post-production facility gives us that and creates a more flexible environment for ourselves."