While I was with Action Studios in Los Angeles, we were approached to shoot a couple different scenes in varying genres for an actor’s reel. The prompt for this one I directed was to make Max (the lead actor/client) feel like he belongs in a multi-million-dollar superhero film.
With limited time/resources and so many great nuanced beats in his packed, 2-page script, I knew we really needed to just light/dress the space to let performances drive this one. Then, we could use subtler choices for camera placement, movement, and sound to enhance and reinforce what the actors were communicating.
Starring: Max Torrez & Kevin Perdido
Directed by Andy Brewster
Production Company: Action Studios
Producer: Andrew Baer
Cinematographer: Graham Skinner
Production Designer: Tanner Kerrins
Gaffer: JD Elliot
Dolly Grip/AC: Samuel Moyle