s ." ▁ ▁This ▁method ▁diff ers ▁greatly ▁from ▁the ▁' direct or ▁run ' ▁sets ▁of ▁big - bud get ▁Hollywood ▁produ ctions . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Marshall ▁Fine , ▁" C ass av etes , ▁who ▁provided ▁the ▁imp et us ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁independent ▁film ▁movement ▁in ▁America ▁… ▁spent ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁making ▁his ▁films ▁' off ▁the ▁grid ' ▁so ▁to ▁speak ▁… ▁unf etter ed ▁by ▁the ▁commercial ▁concerns ▁of ▁Hollywood . ▁ ▁To ▁make ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁films ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁make , ▁it ▁was ▁essential ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁' comm unal ', ▁' off ▁the ▁grid ' ▁atmosphere ▁because ▁Hollywood ' s ▁" bas is ▁is ▁economic ▁rather ▁than ▁political ▁or ▁philosoph ical ", ▁and ▁no ▁Hollywood ▁execut ives ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁Cass av etes ' s ▁studies ▁of ▁human ▁behaviour . ▁He ▁mort g aged ▁his ▁house ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁funds ▁to ▁shoot ▁A ▁Woman ▁Under ▁the ▁In flu ence , ▁instead ▁of ▁seeking ▁money ▁from ▁an ▁invest or ▁who ▁might ▁try ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁script ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁film ▁more ▁market able . ▁ ▁Music ▁Cass av etes ▁was ▁passion ate ▁about ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁music , ▁from ▁jazz ▁to ▁classical ▁to ▁rock , ▁" I ▁like ▁all ▁music . ▁It ▁makes ▁you ▁feel ▁like ▁living . ▁Sil ence ▁is ▁death ." ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁sound track ▁of ▁Sh adows , ▁Cass av etes ▁worked ▁with ▁jazz ▁composer ▁and ▁music ian ▁Charles ▁M ing