Actors

I love actors.
If someone has been keen enough to express a different kind of person, or even display a truth that's fabricated then they are really interesting. I haven't had much experience telling actors what to do yet, but I've had a few opportunities. Despite this people I've met who call themselves actors have never ceased to amaze me. I suggest you go out and meet an actor sometime, they're an amazing species.

Last year I got the opportunity to create a short film over the course of two months as part of my education. After much deliberation about what I should make leading up to the foreboding assignment I was ready to create a neo-noire short film. Unfortunately this meant that almost nobody in my class could act in it, as a more mature film requires more mature actors.

One of the things that really stuck out to me as a director was that the cast was really keen to get involved in this kind of project despite my age. Not a single member of the cast was unenthusiastic about contributing to the production of the project. The kind of interaction that a group of people have regardless of their role during a production is absolutely fascinating to me and has convinced me that I'm right at home in making videos.

This energy and ambition is fantastic. The lead actor, Savjot, was a really interesting man who really stepped up to the plate. Interestingly enough he had never had experience in acting before, but he was able to take onboard any advice I, the other crew and cast members gave him. His accent was a stumbling block but I could tell that he was passionate about learning about how to act and as a young director that's something that I am more than happy to help mould.

The leading lady, Nancy was a charm to work with. She herself did a whole myriad of odd jobs on top of a busy life. I have a rule when dealing with actresses: let them sort out their own make-up and wardrobe. My crew on the days we had Nancy acting was made up of all males, so that rule came in handy when she laid out a whole bunch of clothes and asked us what she should wear for her scenes. Naturally she just received baffled looks.

I met all but one of the actors in Inherit thanks to a website called Starnow. But I'm sure that anybody who is keen to act can be found wherever you look.

In short, actors universally have a can-do attitude. I'm sure you can ask an actor to do the can-can on a stack of beer cans and they'll definitely say they can try. If you can meet them halfway, then your whole production will take off like a rocket.