Jun 29
Low-budget filmmaking tip #156
Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Uncategorized
You can rehearse until you’ve lost the feeling in your genitalia, but unless the actors understand the characters, the performance will never be better than memorized lines. The Director must work with them to help them understand the characters.
Ordinarily, I would assume between the Director and the Writer, they’ve figured out the characters, but I’ve been on projects where neither seemed to understand who the characters are.
Mar 23
Low-budget filmmaking tip #88
Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized
Unless there’s something hidden under the hats, avoid hats on characters. All you’ll get is a lot of hat-acting.
(thanks for the tip, Ryan!)
Feb 22
Low-budget filmmaking tip #66
Posted on Monday, February 22, 2010 in Uncategorized
Make every character a character that an actor can read and respond with “Man, this would be so awesome to play!” It helps keep you from making boring characters.