Photo by Jose Pedro Ortiz. YouTube @FilmColors 7 Insider Tips on Successfully Casting Your Film Succeed by Casting Great Actors Written by John Badham You can succeed as a director by casting great actors. This has saved more directors’ bacon than the Directors Guild wants you to know. …
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How to Make a Shot List Written by Michael Goi, ASC, ISC The key part of my preparation as a Director is making a shot list, but for a lot of people, making a shot list is an activity that they are either afraid of or avoid. For me, …
Pictured above: “The Sentinel: Poachers”. Written and Directed by Tony Westman. Producer Danny Bilson. Tony speaks with series star Richard Burgi to prepare for a boat chase scene. A Conversation with Tony Westman csc “The daunting task is not to imitate the great works of cinema, but to advance the …
Photo by Natalie Parham. natalieparhamcreative.squarespace.com | Follow on Instagram @natalieparham 5 Ways to Get Electrified Performances from Your Actors Follow These Important Tips Written by Paul Cram (1.) Cast an Actor that Barely Needs to Act. If an actor’s persona is already 80 percent of the character, you need only …
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Photo by Aleks Marinkovic. www.aleksmarinkovic.com Organization and Naming Your Shots Shot Lists from Pre-Production through Post-Production Written By Peter John Ross Like so many of us with a desire to eventually work on bigger movies for a living, I like to view my DSLR shorts as a training ground. Even …
Wild West: John Cusack and director John Badham on the set of “Jack the Bull,” the story of Wyoming ranchers whose clash has far-reaching results. Photo by Joe Lederer. Courtesy of HBO/Cinemax. Directing Your Actors After the Cameras Have Stopped Rolling How the Last Shot is Only the Beginning Written …
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Photo by Joe Muniz. Follow on Instagram @infraredla @hjoelmuniz_ Written by Gleb Osatinski I always thought thinking about the final result in directing with actors is the most important thing on the set. How it works – I know exactly what I want the actors to look like and …
Photo by Raymond Lee | www.raymondleemedia.com Written by David K. Irving How to make films during a pandemic. Filmmaking is a handmade business that requires collaboration among an army of artisans. One silver lining on this dark lockdown cloud is that it is necessary that the show must go …
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Garnered from My First Feature Documentary Experience Written By Tamar Kummel I recently completed my first feature documentary, “Fighting for Allergy-Free Food.” I worked hard to find answers to your and my questions about why food sensitivity has become so prevalent, why food allergies are off-the-charts, why our food …
Written by Marco Schleicher, MA In London, I worked for two leading UK casting directors for about a year. I started in this department as casting intern, then I became a casting assistant, and then I moved up to be a session director. During my time in casting, I …
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