Susanne G.
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It seems that you are good with the details - zucchini, glass of red wine!
Very nice :thumbup:
BTW - I am getting hungry
Susanne
Very nice :thumbup:
BTW - I am getting hungry
Susanne
"Picture" - A film by Amy Beth O'Brien
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Mike Manning
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Very cool. Like the mood you've set. Looking forward to it!
John LaBonney
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Looking good Amy. I'd love it if you could share your impressions of the casting session. Casting was a big deal for me on my film (I did three auditions), and I'm trying to learn about what I might have done right and wrong.
Michael Anthony Horrigan
More Cowbell Pictures
Thanks Michael. That was our first set up, actually, and the reason we got so far behind the first day. It turned out to be a tricky room to shoot. But, as the screen shots show, it was worth it. I had a great DP.
John, I don't know if I can give you much more insight into the audition process as mine was a bit different, but here goes. I asked for headshots/snapshots to be sent via email so I could gage whether the actresses would even fit the part (when I posted the audition notice, I was holding out hope for a certain young actress to play the part of the Little Girl, so I needed the woman playing Rebecca to have a certain look). This narrowed down the field already, so that helped get everyone in to one day. My script is 3 1/2 pages with very little dialog, and the majority of that is at the end. So, I asked the adult actresses to prepare a monologue for me as well as be familiar with that last scene. The monologue was to give them an opportunity to show me their range if they felt the scene was too short. Not everyone did, but most. Those that had monologues performed them for me and then I had them read the scene from the movie with my "assistant". I gave feedback to a few and asked them to repeat the scene. The day ended with three contenders out of eight women who auditioned.
For the young girls (4-6 year olds), I just talked to them for a little while to see if they would engage with me, if they could speak up, and how personable they were. Then, I had them follow a simple series of directions that I coached them through a few times, then asked them to do it without me coaching. Most of the girls did a great job after a few run throughs. One poor girl with a modeling resume could barely look at me and answered everything with her hands clenched in front of her face. Her mother sat on the side, encouraging her, but I knew that girl wanted to be anywhere other than that audition. I didn't even have her go through the following directions game. This gave me three contenders out of ten.
In the end, I went with the first two who auditioned, since they were both in the top three and had a connection as mother and daughter. The auditions themselves were brief. Maybe too brief, but I didn't see how keeping them around longer would give me any more to work with in making my decision. I've never auditioned people for a film, only live theater, and then I had a lot more material for them to work with at the audition. But, I'm happy with who showed up and very happy with who I cast.
Hope that helps. Each audition situation is unique, and presents its own challenges. Are you happy with the cast you have? Or do you ask because you had to hold three auditions to find them?
John, I don't know if I can give you much more insight into the audition process as mine was a bit different, but here goes. I asked for headshots/snapshots to be sent via email so I could gage whether the actresses would even fit the part (when I posted the audition notice, I was holding out hope for a certain young actress to play the part of the Little Girl, so I needed the woman playing Rebecca to have a certain look). This narrowed down the field already, so that helped get everyone in to one day. My script is 3 1/2 pages with very little dialog, and the majority of that is at the end. So, I asked the adult actresses to prepare a monologue for me as well as be familiar with that last scene. The monologue was to give them an opportunity to show me their range if they felt the scene was too short. Not everyone did, but most. Those that had monologues performed them for me and then I had them read the scene from the movie with my "assistant". I gave feedback to a few and asked them to repeat the scene. The day ended with three contenders out of eight women who auditioned.
For the young girls (4-6 year olds), I just talked to them for a little while to see if they would engage with me, if they could speak up, and how personable they were. Then, I had them follow a simple series of directions that I coached them through a few times, then asked them to do it without me coaching. Most of the girls did a great job after a few run throughs. One poor girl with a modeling resume could barely look at me and answered everything with her hands clenched in front of her face. Her mother sat on the side, encouraging her, but I knew that girl wanted to be anywhere other than that audition. I didn't even have her go through the following directions game. This gave me three contenders out of ten.
In the end, I went with the first two who auditioned, since they were both in the top three and had a connection as mother and daughter. The auditions themselves were brief. Maybe too brief, but I didn't see how keeping them around longer would give me any more to work with in making my decision. I've never auditioned people for a film, only live theater, and then I had a lot more material for them to work with at the audition. But, I'm happy with who showed up and very happy with who I cast.
Hope that helps. Each audition situation is unique, and presents its own challenges. Are you happy with the cast you have? Or do you ask because you had to hold three auditions to find them?
John LaBonney
Well-known member
Thanks for posting this, it's interesting to learn how yours went. I'm really happy with the cast that we selected for Barn Dance, I ask because I really haven't done much casting before and don't have anything to compare it to. So your insights about what happened at yours is very helpful to me. We had three sessions because we were having trouble filling the main character role and I didn't want to compromise. Two of the three main actors we found in the first session, which was the biggest. I'm just trying to learn how to make things go even better next time around. In the future I'm going to look for an opportunity to observe someone else's casting session.
MOVIE MASTER
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I love purple macaroni it is my fav i eat it every night after i get done taking care of business in my morgue
I figured as much from your production notes, but thought I'd ask to clarify. Glad it all worked out for you.
Sounds good! What's your trick for getting the pasta purple?MOVIE MASTER said:
And, seriously, do you know how much junk mail I get for people wanting to sell me used equipment from food processing plants? Or finance the expansion of my "factory?" I was even invited to participate in university study for people in the food industry.
Anthony Pierce
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Amy
How did everything go?
How did everything go?
Thanks for checking in, Anthony. Glad to hear your shoot went well.
Our third and final day of filming went great. We blasted through 6 set ups in 8 hours to wrap production. An awesome task when you realize there were only four other crew members besides me.
Picture edit is locked and it is now in the capable hands of Justin Durban for scoring. I'm working on CC and a few VFX shots and then this puppy will be all set.
Our third and final day of filming went great. We blasted through 6 set ups in 8 hours to wrap production. An awesome task when you realize there were only four other crew members besides me.
Picture edit is locked and it is now in the capable hands of Justin Durban for scoring. I'm working on CC and a few VFX shots and then this puppy will be all set.
gabrielflorit
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Oooh, nice grabs. Is that with a 35mm adapter?
Just got the completed score back from Justin. It is AWESOME. I am so happy with the way this film is shaping up.
Oh, and here is an example of the ingenuity of my DP and crew. These Ikea lights were used as a top light here, and side lights in another shot, and as cabinet fill lights in another scene. They are awesome.
photo courtesy of Travis Ezell's iPhone.
Oh, and here is an example of the ingenuity of my DP and crew. These Ikea lights were used as a top light here, and side lights in another shot, and as cabinet fill lights in another scene. They are awesome.
photo courtesy of Travis Ezell's iPhone.
Edgen
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Your film was fun to score. Moody and right up mea' alley. Looking forward to seeing the finished "picture".
Cheers!
/j
Simon Höfer
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Hey Amy, so are you already finished on this one? Even got you score already... far ahead of me
The picture edit and score are done, yes. I am just finishing up color correction, one pain in the ass VFX, and the sound design. I have to get this done by next Thursday as my family is going to the coast for the weekend right before the deadline! (Why did I agree to that?) Anyway, just down to picky little details at this point.
Michael Anthony Horrigan
More Cowbell Pictures
This is near the top of my list for sure. Can't wait to see it.
Cheers,
Mike
Cheers,
Mike