I know it was again a long hiatus after my last post. As they say, your first film teaches you a lot about filmmaking and one thing I am learning constantly is that how seemingly little aspects of film production could take so much time and energy. Nevertheless, that or several other unjustified reasons are still no excuse for the irregularity in my blogging. I have decided to be more regular in my blogging from now on and I hope that I stick to my resolve this time (Can you believe me saying this?).
As things stand now, Take Out is finally finished and I’m busy sending it to few festivals plus promoting the film at another channels. I’m also working on my next short film to be shot in the next couple of months. Continuing with my last post on the making of the film, below are some more reflections from my experiences during the pre production.
Rehearsals with the actors
1. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of rehearsals. I was lucky to have actors agreeing to do two sessions of rehearsals with me. Most low-budget independent productions rarely have that luxury. I know that some people say that too much rehearsal can kill the spontaneity of the actors. I don’t really agree with that. Most independent shoots happen under the tough constraints of budget and time. So, actors spending too much time experimenting/improvising during the actual shooting, is rarely beneficial. On the other hand, actors have enough time to improvise and reflect over their character with the director and other co-actors during the rehearsals.
