Jack Daniel Stanley & Mark Johnson's REKINDLED

Seriously Jack, if you have to withdraw from the contest because of another wedding we'll all understand! :evil:

Nah, I'm kidding. I am looking forward to your next film! Should be great. I LOVE the title!
 
Update: New Cast Member And Cast Mini Bios

Update: New Cast Member And Cast Mini Bios

UPDATE:

Woohoo!

Added to cast:
the super cool
Shakira Christopher!
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Also added little mini bios for each cast member in the first post of this thread.
 http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=65228

It's coming together! Really looking foreward to shooting!
 
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haha!

Yes, Vislaw will have his Computer Graphics work cut out with this one; we are in fact goint to make her into Opie in post :laugh:
 
Cool update Jack! I see the budget has still not gone up. Very cool! Shoot's in two weeks, right? Lookin' forward to more!
 
Now your talking, Jack. You had given me this news yesterday but I'm totally stoked now that I've seen her pic. Woo Hoo. Get the bagels and coffee ready.

We're getting ready to shoot today and tomorrow on Chow Baby and last night several of us stayed up watching LIVING IN OBLIVION. If any of you filmmakers haven't seen that gem, it should be required viewing.
 
Just curious where you did your casting? Did you post casting notices somewhere? I'm in New York too and putting together a project now. Just wondering. Thanks.
 
How I Cast The Film

How I Cast The Film

Noah said:
Just curious where you did your casting? Did you post casting notices somewhere? I'm in New York too and putting together a project now. Just wondering. Thanks.
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Hey Noah.

Amy premiered a lead role in my first play 6 years ago, so we go back.
Jason - I saw in a play with Amy in June.

I wrote the parts for both of them. I usually work that way. I'll start thinking about a certain actor I know and start getting some story ideas and images that include them and then I will gauge their interest and based on their response (it's always been yes so far) I start actually writing the thing.

So in this case since I knew Amy I asked her and then I began writing, but finished the script and offered the part to Jason before I had ever met him, even thought the part was written for him after seeing him onstage.

Shakira was found via craig's list. She's also the only paid actor. The reason I went this route is because the description of the character was very specific so I needed to cast a wider net to find someone and it's paid because its an intense and demanding role that requires ... well I can't tell you what it requires without giving too much away, but this "requirement" suggested that she be paid for a number of reasons :)

So that probably doesn't help you much. The two things I always tell people are go to plays and meet actors that you like. They will be flattered and if you can convince them that you know what you are doing at all, it will be very hard for them to pass up a role written expressly for them. The other thing I always suggest is volunteer to tape an On Camera Acting class one night a week. There will likely be at least someone and more likely than not, multiple someones in the class that impress you and you will be able to develop a relationship with them over the course of weeks and get excited about working together.

If you want to send me a breakdown for a couple of roles, I will gladly put you in touch with actors that I know that are right for the parts and you can invite them to call backs or for a screentest.
 
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Hey Noah.
The two things I always tell people are go to plays and meet actors that you like. They will be flattered and if you can convince them that you know what you are doing at all, it will be very hard for them to pass up a role written expressly for them. The other thing I always suggest if volunteer to tape an On Camera Acting class one night a week. There will likely be at least someone and more likely than not, multiple someones in the class that impress you and you will be able to develop a relationship with them over the course of weeks and get excited about working together.
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Yeah, I second this. See plays. Meet actors. I work with actors I know and like over and over again. And I write for them as well.

In addition, my horror fest was cast, because my friend Nina is a grad student at SLC, so she hand-picked the best new undergrads there to audition for me. Turned out great. I knew going in that they all could act. So you might also look at colleges if your requirements are young actors. They are often very eager to work, and can really impress you.
 
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We're getting ready to shoot today and tomorrow on Chow Baby and last night several of us stayed up watching LIVING IN OBLIVION. If any of you filmmakers haven't seen that gem, it should be required viewing.
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LIVING IN OBLIVION is a GREAT movie! Absolutely must-watch material!
 
Great advice about casting Jack.
So many people become involved with community theater simply because they love to act.
I think they would love to be part of an indie film production.
 
Good advice Jack.

I was aiming for starving collage theatre students in desperate need of work to build their portfolio. that way the trade is fair.
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