Guest Blog by Andromeda Godfrey If you are an actor/actress I would highly recommend making your own work. In the beginning especially, you have creative control over what you make. What could be better for an actor than to find juicy roles for themselves or even better, write them themselves? There is the saying that […]
After so many actors have requested I design a filmmaking masterclass for them, to help them take control of their own casting destiny. I heard bout ’50 Pence’ made by actor Eric Kolelas and asked him to share his journey and experiences. Over to Eric… Being an actor, I have appeared in small TV idents […]
Here’s the problem. You go for the audition. You slay it. YOU ROCKED! But, you don’t get the part. Sound familiar? When you give other people control over your destiny, your career is going to be a very bumpy ride. It’s that simple. For years now I have been advising actors that the smartest thing […]
How do you go about casting your film? The first thing to understand is that there are two very distinct and separate parts when working with actors. The first is all business, it’s when you advertise jobs, approach agents, interview actors and invite them to be part of your film, then negotiate contracts and conditions […]
Everyone can now get a great camera and lenses. Post production at home in native 2k, with full After Effects integration opens up endless grading and VFX possibilities. Technology has transformed film making. A few hours on Vimeo will illustrate just how mind bogglingly sophisticated the world has become. So, when working in drama, how […]
I recently picked up on this interview with Canadian director David Cronenberg, about working with actors. His main point is not so much working with actors, but casting. This chimes in with all of my experience too. In the crucible of production, there is rarely time to spend ‘finding the character’, or workshopping the performance, […]
UPDATE – With 1 hour to go, John reached his goal! Thanks to everyone who contributed. Actor and Producer John Schwab has always been a great supporter of everything I have done. And he was one of the very first contributors to Gone Fishing. And so when I got this email from him today about […]
I got an email this morning from Oli Lewington. Some of you who have kept up with the blog may know that Oli suffers from Cystic Fibrosis and last year, before shooting Gone Fishing, he wrote to me. I had posted a blog about my fears of failure, and Oli wrote to me encouraging me, […]
