An interrogation scene written by Patrick Hayle, and featuring Jeff Burr as the detective and Nathan Smythe as the perp.
doneHD/3 min/2009
Cinematography by Scott Toler Collins; Editing by Randall Harmon Waldrop
This was a very interesting project where I was brought in to direct the same scene three times with different pairs of actors in one day. This turned out to be surprisingly challenging, repeating the same material three times. Going in, I had hoped to dramatically change up the shot design between scenes, but time constraints left us repeating the same shot design, particularly because I wanted each acting team to have the same amount of time to work on set with the material. It *was* interesting working the same scene and characters with different actors, but it was also quite different from casting actors for parts and making choices for the scene and then moving on.
All in all, it was a very fun and rewarding day, and I was beyond pleased to be involved in the project. Much thanks to everyone involved!
4 responses so far ↓
Scot // March 20, 2009 at 9:26 pm |
Looks good to me!
Were all three of your directed scenes used in the “project”? Or was only one selected?
lizriz // March 20, 2009 at 9:32 pm |
Well, the project was produced by the group of actors to generate material for their reels. I chose to put up only one of the three here because I thought it was unlikely that anyone would want to watch the same scene three times.
Thanks for watching!
Will Campbell // March 21, 2009 at 12:02 am |
Well, it definitely engaged me and left me curious as to what was going to happen next, but I had issues with what I can only describe as character incongruities with the suspect. I liked that he knew his “cut me lose or get me a lawyer” rights, and wouldn’t be bullied by the detective… but at the same time the look and demeanor of the actor didn’t quite fit that kind of streetwise saavy. But then again, maybe that’s the point.
I may be in the minority but I’d love to see the other two clips to see how those compare.
lizriz // March 25, 2009 at 3:03 pm |
Hi Will,
Thanks for watching and thank you!
Maybe I’ll put them up at some point, who knows. I rather like the mellow, calm thing Nathan is doing here, but the other interpretations were fun for sure.