Hello blog! So... the last blog that I made kind of did not end up being part of the plan. Although we all originally thought my dad's office would be perfect for the short film, the drive was too far for a lot of the actors. Therefore, we switched the location of the shoot to a more local office, which still looked pretty decent.
We used the office space a few days ago to do a read through of the script and film a couple of interviews of the actors for some behind the scenes/videos of the cast.
Getting to know the actors was really important to the short film, and something I didn't expect to be as useful as it was. We got a lot of feedback from the actors that was important to add to the film, or change. For instance, Daniel, the actor for Greg, gave us the advice that we should write lines for each character that only THAT character would say. For example, in The Office, there are certain lines that Micheal say that are such a "Micheal" thing to say. Daniel argued that some of are lines were too interchangeable between characters and generic, so we worked on changing that.
Actor for Greg
Actress for receptionist
Here are some of the questions we asked for the interview footage:
-What resemblance do you see between you and your character's personality?
-What are you most excited for the viewers to see/learn from the short film?
-How is filming on an actual set different from what you are used to (theatre)?
-What are some unspoken rules you've always felt are unnecessary?
This week, we're planning on editing this video and uploading a few other promotional posters/photos to the social media, in order to prepare for the release of the short film. Stay tuned!
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