I have been lucky enough to work with the same actors over and over again in my projects. And a notice a similar theme. Just like Wes Anderson and too many other directors to count, there's a reason we directors go back to working with the same teams. And I WANT TO HELP ACTORS KNOW WHY - ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I STARTED AS AN ACTOR AND HAVE A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE CRAFT.
1. SYNERGY
When you (an actor) is authentically yourself in an audition and on set, you end up having a hive mind and almost friendship with the Director and creative team before you ever step foot on set.
When I'm auditioning actors: I always feel a sense of familiarity -
People think the familiarity is based on what I want in the role, but usually its because I've written these roles and brought them to life, so I can tell when you're bringing a real experience from your own life to the audition --- and then to me, it's like we're there together. It's a sense of familiarity. LIKE WE TOGETHER HAVE LIVED THIS MOMENT BEFORE.
The actress I've worked with 7-8 times is Madeleine Masson. She is a master at slipping into a role better than most people I know. And this leads me to the #2 reason.
2. SHORT-HAND
When you work with someone enough, you develop a short hand. And the more times you work together, if the collaboration is right, the more magic you can create in a shorter period of time.
**that's why theres only a few takes. Trust = strong synergy and shorthand.
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I relate to developing a short hand as a writer working with directors and producers, Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal. And I like seeing directors working with the same actors sometimes, like Jordan Peele and Daniel Kaluuya.
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2 short hand 110% with a motivating message between two different people. we both had two ideas of what it takes to be a successful creator rather your filming or selling, and acting. I was the actor which he wasn’t and he was a director. skills that we both had were producing, editing, and selling. and when you line them up and wok together, it becomes powerful. I I mean creatively we did amazing, the most talk about work in my industry at the time. he got an AVN award and I ended up with an nomination. that is a 10 year collaboration.
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... Nice! I dig that!