From the course: Creating a Short Film: 04 Working with Actors
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Allowing mistakes
From the course: Creating a Short Film: 04 Working with Actors
Allowing mistakes
- If you do decide to hold rehearsals, I really recommend creating an atmosphere where mistakes are allowed. This is one of the few things I think I did well when it came to the acting in The Assurance. Generally, during The Assurance, I micromanaged too much. I didn't give the cast or the crew enough freedom to take ownership in this project. But during the rehearsals, I didn't make any corrections. I just kind of let things evolve organically. I think that was the right call. For this particular project, I felt it was important to stick to the script, generally. So when the actors said something incorrectly, my initial gut reaction was to correct it but thankfully, I held my tongue. This allowed the actors to feel out the characters, and to feel out the other actors. One of the biggest emotional reactions in the version of the film that we shot was when Andrew Trivallini's character, Marcolen, repeated the line, "What do you see?" - What do you see? - Uh, the assura- - What do you…
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