Casting for Lowbudgetistas

April 13, 2009 at 4:47 pm · Filed under Casting, Process

We have just started casting our latest narrative feature, so this is the perfect time to discuss casting and talent. Since we are low budget, we don’t have a casting agent: we are the casting agent. We discovered on “Game Theory” that casting is one of the most important aspects of shooting a movie. You need to take it seriously. A fantastic script and beautiful lighting will not make up for a flat actor with no charisma. And, if you are lucky, as we have been, you will find talented actors whom you can cast again and again in your films.
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10 Steps to Creative Production

March 1, 2009 at 4:16 pm · Filed under Creativity, Process

People often ask how we have the energy or the time to make films.

We both work day jobs and have lots of individual interests. Then there are friends, family obligations and general life stuff, as well. There are never enough hours in the day, it seems, and this is before you even factor in making films. How do we do it, then? We never sat down to figure this out before, so we thought it would be nice to lay out 10 concepts – in no particular order – to help creative production.
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