Shooting Crime Movies
the amount of work seems to get overwhelming before you even begin to shoot. After a few production meetings and cast rehearsals, some people will drop out of the movie when it becomes clear the time and energy involved. Others will drop out because they landed a bigger part, higher paying gig, or realized your movie was not for them.
That has to be expected. Be prepared to replace cast and crew before you need to. I keep lists four deep for roles and crew positions. It’s not a guarantee to avoid problems considering I had to re-cast one role five times and let two crew members go during CONSIGNMENT, but it helps to have those lists when in a pinch. Or bring on a solid unit production manager with contacts to crew that they work with often and have chemistry with. I was able to hire Cameron Penn (hire this guy, he’s great) for In With Thieves and he
