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Director or Actor –For Either, It’s The Wisdom Of The Prep…
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Screenwriter and Director, Rodrigo Garcia, has a new film, Mother And Child. Lead actors are Samuel Jackson and Naomi Watts.
At the end of the clip, he spills some strong wisdom about prep. This wisdom, not only applies to directors; but is also solidly true for actors. It’s gospel.
Rodrigo Garcia: (Making Of)
You learn the same lessons over and over again. Sometimes, you forget them, and they are elementary.
You never recuperate from problems in the script.
You never recuperate from casting the wrong person…
So, the amount of directing, as it were, that you do before the first day of principal photography, has a large impact on the movie.
Especially new directors, they’re eager to be on set.
That’s the romantic part of moviemaking, to be on set with the stars, and the cameras are rolling, and you feel like you’re the director, you are actually doing it.
But I think the decisions made before the first day, before the camera rolls, are probably the decisions of the movie.
A scene from Mother and Child, actors Naomi Watts and Samuel Jackson.
Best,
:~Dana
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