Hey foks, sorry for all these posts, and thanks for your useful feedback!
I'm combining two unrelated questions to save space:
First, there's a scene in my film where there are 5 children ages 7-10 playing at the beach. My producer says he can hire 12-16 year olds and make them look younger with makeup/wardrobe, and that would allow him to reappropriate them as extras for other scenes, in efforts to trim down the cast as much as possible.
How possible is this really, making say a 16 year old look like he's 9?
Second, I hear a lot of this: "Keep the energy flowing" "Lift spirits and easy anxieties by speaking of your enthusiasm" "Watch out for low energy. Rehearsal should be fun!"
Now I'm not a gloomy person, but do I have to be a Kimmy Schmidt the whole time? I don't want all this getting to my head / become self-conscious of how I should be as a person, I don't want to badly effect the cast morale in any way.
Tips?
I'm combining two unrelated questions to save space:
First, there's a scene in my film where there are 5 children ages 7-10 playing at the beach. My producer says he can hire 12-16 year olds and make them look younger with makeup/wardrobe, and that would allow him to reappropriate them as extras for other scenes, in efforts to trim down the cast as much as possible.
How possible is this really, making say a 16 year old look like he's 9?
Second, I hear a lot of this: "Keep the energy flowing" "Lift spirits and easy anxieties by speaking of your enthusiasm" "Watch out for low energy. Rehearsal should be fun!"
Now I'm not a gloomy person, but do I have to be a Kimmy Schmidt the whole time? I don't want all this getting to my head / become self-conscious of how I should be as a person, I don't want to badly effect the cast morale in any way.
Tips?