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I don't understand why people think that dialogue is hard. I used to in high school until I got the same advice that I gave you. It is not hard at all if you know how people really talk. Reading screenplays will help. But just get out and around people, really study what people say in a...

Dialogue is easy. Just imagine people talking in your head as you write and let it go from there. Go to bars, hang with friends, talk to people, observe people.

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Have you ever directed an actor before? I do believe that a lot actors have natural talent. But do you think that Daniel Day Lewis and Meryl Streep were just born that way? Nope. They have studied for years. Same with Cate Blanchett, Bryan Cranston, Bradley Cooper, and several others. I...

Interesting way of advertising. But I watched that first video and it was kind of interesting. I agree with a lot of what they said. I do believe that the criteria for good acting is pretty low. But the thing is that they basically said that Cate Blanchet and Charlotte Rampling were more...

Little known fact, that was actually not Quentin Tarantino's first film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Best_Friend%27s_Birthday Most of the film was burned in a fire. But this was his first film and I heard it sucked. Though there are plenty of directors who got it right out on their...

You will never be 100% ready you just got to go out and do it. I am in pre production of my directorial feature film debut. For me, I knew I was ready after directing my last short film. I've acted in plays, t.v shows, and films so I've been able to work with a few directors and have seen...

I like a mixture of the two. I like some rehearsal. But I don't like too much rehearsal. I still want it to be fresh when we film, especially if the characters are just meeting each other for the first time. But I like rehearsal because you can get a head start and not have to answer...

His first four films made him out to be the next Terrence Malick (Terrence Malick produced his third film), and Pineapple Express was a very good movie. But ever since then he has been so hit or miss. He tried to go the studio comedy route and failed, made two good indies, did a film with...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D0fLisyjBY Very interesting video. I agree with it in a lot of ways. I really do believe that society just does not fully understand with art and culture can really do. Could you imagine a world without movies, t.v shows, books, art, or music?

Well I am going to my home state of MD today which is only about five hours away from the big apple so I am going to be in similar weather. But I do not plan to go back to L.A or NYC until April anyway. I do have an agent in L.A and business associates (my producer, my DP m, my composer and...

Long story short I moved into a home where the land lady is a bit nuts. She decided to evict me out of no where. I didn't have time to find to a place and I have been very broke for several months now. So I decided to take a break and head back to my home state for two months. I hadn't been...

Well things have been progressing pretty well. I've gotten an eager producer on board with some very good connects. We are now speaking with investors. We are looking to make a prequel short film to show to some of these investors as well to help our case. I've cast my lead actresses...

You know what? I am sure that the great people that I mentioned didn't waste their time on an internet forum. So I won't either. I will continue doing what I need to do to make my film. I will say that I like how you guys are selectively responding, especially Sweetie. You gave me a soft...

Well for starters there isn't a role for Ms. Streep in my film LOL. But I see what you are saying. Based off of feedback that I've gotten from my short and my script it is more than good enough to attract that kind of talent. I actually reached out to a few people and got a response back from...

Isn't that why we should work in environments that are in line with the beliefs that we hold? But I can't argue that there is a certain way to play the game as far as getting filming funding. That is true. I guess a better way to put it is I can control my attitude about it. Olivia Wilde had...

Mles: You can judge all you want but it is a fact. Think of it this way, you know that if you act a certain way you will get a response. If I hire someone and I am always nice to them telling them how great they are I know that this will work. Power play. We do this all the time. Nothing...

Sweetie: You are mixing my words and you know it. You are acting like I just discovered that I want to work with people who I like and have chemistry with when I am saying I am less concerned about technical skill now and more concerned about chemistry. And my decision making is fine. Reading...

I have already made a thread a while back explaining what happened. But I had a sound guy say he had a "family emergency" (no big deal the dp had his own sound equipment and we had an extra guy on set). One actress who's life was crashing down due to herself completely flake and another...

I agree I did hire the wrong people and I learned from that. But there are a ton of superficial and flaky people in L.A. Just got to weed through them. I don't think people flake just because of the director or the producer. Sometimes it's a power play, sometimes they just don't take...