SAM SHEPARD AND BROOKE ADAMS IN TERRENCE MALICK’S DAYS OF HEAVEN 1978
Sterlin Harjo, Bird Runningwater, and Taika Waititi during the 2011 Native Filmmakers Lab.
Photo by Chelsea Winstanley
NYFF Forum: To Union Or Not To Union
Filmmakers might find this useful. SAGIndie presents: A panel of actors, producers and casting agents including Famke Janssen, Bruce Weiss, Jay Van Hoy, Paul Schnee, Mary Clay Boland, Craig Zobel and moderator Michael Sladek, discuss casting for low-budget films and the role of unions in independent cinema (taped last month at the New York Film Festival).
“When SAGIndie’s Director, Darrien Gipson, asked me to write about working on the micro-budgeted ANOTHER EARTH, I immediately agreed, partly because she’s not an easy person to refuse, but mostly because she’s a tireless supporter of SAG and independent filmmakers. (It did occur to me, though, that she’d might have been just as happy if I let her use a Wanted-style photo of myself with “$100/day” pasted across my forehead. It wouldn’t have made my reps very happy, but she’d have gotten it a lot sooner than it’s taken me to send her this piece.)
With my customary habit of trying to find the takeaways, here’s my current list from Another Earth:
- Be proactive.
- Question your assumptions.
- Give 100%, especially when it seems unnecessary.
- Choose goals which are under your control.
- Welcome the advantage of limitations.
Nothing too novel there, I know, but they’re particularly helpful to me in the case of AE, because this project was so unusual. If the lessons apply there, they apply almost anywhere. But my lessons are not yours, so take away what you will. Here’s my AE story in three pieces: finding, committing, and shooting.”
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Director Darren Aronofsky attends a photocall at the Venice Film Festival. Aronofsky, who enjoyed Oscar success earlier this year with Black Swan, is serving as the jury president at this year’s festival. The director praised this year’s “exciting” line-up and stated that he would be looking for the films that affected him “emotionally and intellectually”.
Paddy Considine talks directorial debut Tyrannosaur
We recently caught up with Paddy Considine to discuss his shift from actor to auteur with his directorial feature debut Tyrannosaur.
For those familiar with his uniquely intense screen roles (Dead Man’s Shoes, In America, My Summer Of Love), it’ll be no surprise to know that Tyrannosaur is an extremely tough, raw drama that has to be endured, rather than casually viewed…
