I'm not sure if this is the right section...sorry if it isnt
anyways...im writing a screenplay that relies heavily on a conversation between 2 characters on the phone...my question is...when filming one of my characters on the phone...how do i film that??
in other words when there are 2 actors in a scene, they can act off of each other....but if only one person is in a scene how does that person know when to say his/her lines since the other actor isnt in the room to act out the scene with them.
like im thinkin maybe i can just have the second actor off camera reading his lines so the actor on screen will have something to work with....
i may have the cuts through out the scene to show both actors tlkn to each other...but still...how do i go about filming a scene which only one actor is having a conversation with another actor who isnt in the same room???
help please
anyways...im writing a screenplay that relies heavily on a conversation between 2 characters on the phone...my question is...when filming one of my characters on the phone...how do i film that??
in other words when there are 2 actors in a scene, they can act off of each other....but if only one person is in a scene how does that person know when to say his/her lines since the other actor isnt in the room to act out the scene with them.
like im thinkin maybe i can just have the second actor off camera reading his lines so the actor on screen will have something to work with....
i may have the cuts through out the scene to show both actors tlkn to each other...but still...how do i go about filming a scene which only one actor is having a conversation with another actor who isnt in the same room???
help please