Have you ever had a performance in a film that just clicked? Like, you were so in tune with the character and what they were doing in that scene, that you could practically do no wrong? This week, I'm not coming to you as an Actor, I'm coming to you as a Director.
I got to direct a passion project last week that has been 40 years in the making. Feel free to check out the first in a series of monthly, real time, blogs I'm doing on it here: https://www.stage32.com/blog/a-story-about-stories-the-making-of-a-passi... The second in the series will follow next week.
Anyway, I am just really proud of my Actors on this one. Sure, they had nine months to delve into the character and the music that inspired them (every scene is a song from Genesis). Sure, they had great costumes done by a true pro of the craft. Sure, we were filming in a location (a museum) that inspired spookiness and of course an incredible DP (director of the Best Indie film of the year for 2023, Turbo Cola) and Gaffer who seemed to speak a second language when it came to lighting.
But when the ACTING is on point, everything else, all the work of the other departments, is heightened. So, what is your experience in this? Have you had a character you wished you could play over and over because everything else just fell in to place? A couple of the Actors on our shoot indicated that they can't wait for the feature. But that, as they say, is a story for another time.
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Brandon Keeton I'm impressed by your perseverance and drive to stick with a passion project for forty years! Good on you! it must feel beyond fulfilling to finally be filming it. whilst I have yet to experience a role like you describe yet, I'm curious which of the actors' skills and attributes made their performances so on point ? Always interested to hear a directors' point of view
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I can't say that I have had that experience yet Brandon Keeton I bet some of our long time professionals have. Let's hear it.