Movie Training & Film Making Tips – Volume 4
Movie Training & Film Making Tips – Volume 4
In this installment of film making tips, I want to discuss hiring of actors.
Let’s face it, when you’re first starting out, you don’t have the kind of money you need to hire somebody like Johnny Depp. You’re going to be dealing with unknowns who may or may not be very good. So what you want to do when hiring an actor is look for somebody with two things…looks and personality.
Let’s start with looks first.
Like it or not, when people go to watch a movie, they like looking at people who look the part. Notice I didn’t say, look good. There are plenty of character actors out there who are less than handsome to say the least. However, they look the part. So, you want to look for people who, right off the bat, look the part. This will actually make up a lot for any lack of acting ability.
Then we have personality.
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There are a lot of people out there who really can’t act all that great, but they have tons of personality. Maybe it’s in the way they smile, or the way they laugh or tell a joke. Maybe they’re great with one liners. Maybe they’re just naturally great talkers and interesting to listen to even when they’re just being themselves.
Ever watch some actors on talk shows? They’re not acting and yet they are so interesting to listen to speak. And then there are some who bore you to tears. You want to look for somebody with that personality where you can listen to them talk for hours.
You’ll know it as soon as you spot them.
When first starting out, you’re not going to have your pick of the best. However, by concentrating on finding somebody who looks the part and somebody who has a great personality, you can make up for a lot of acting
flaws.
See you soon with more.
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