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Something From Nothing
09:20, 9.10.2006
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I've got a question for you. What do you do when you audition someone for your film and they tell you they will be willing to participate in your project...IF, you make major changes to the script? Do you sit there like I did recently and humor the person into pretending their version of your story is remotely interesting? I have to say, I'm proud of myself. So very proud of the fact that I maintained my composure and allowed the actor to go on about the fact he has never done a role that asked for what it is my script asks for. Nor would he consider it now. Let me say that I respect the fact he would not waver from his moral high ground to portray a character so seemingly evil as the one I have written. That I can completely understand. What I don't understand is the audacity to suggest that the script be changed and the spin he put on it, insinuating that it would not work the way it is written. So I sat there, listening to him ramble on with suggestions for changes until it became painfully clear to me: This man had not digested the entire script. Once he was confronted with a topic that he so vehemently abhors, he tuned out. Forget about the humanity that the character portrays when confronted with his sin, or the regret over his past mistakes. This actor decided this was an area he did not want to touch, which I would assume, as an actor, this would deny him everything that acting should be about. Discovery...understanding...within ourselves and the outside world. Immediately, I was validated in my desire to make this short film. Only confrontation can lead to understanding. I knew then that I had written a "powerful piece". (as can be witnessed by the actors who are eager to participate, one of whom has labeled it as such) So I listened to the man and what he had to say, hoping that somewhere in the maze of scarmbled words I might find a jewel of wisdom to further me on my path of filmmaking. What I found instead was resistance and denial, hidden behind a false aura of arrogance. A beautiful character reference for a later work. But that's another story... You see, the universe does truly give if you are willing to shut up and listen. - J. Leave a Comment { Last Page } { Page 1 of 10 } { Next Page } |
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