Camera

We will be shooting on ARRI’s Alexa. 

The Alexa came out in April 2010 and is a digital camera made by ARRI, the world’s largest supplier of film equipment. It is a top of the line digital camera and unlike most digital media, it creates a film-like look. More information on the camera can be found on:

http://www.arri.com/camera/digital_cameras/cameras/camera_details.html?product=9&cHash=a8f59e1416

Some films, which have been shot on the Alexa are Paul Anderson’s Three Musketeers (2011), Lars van Trier’s Melancholia (2011) and Stephan Daldry’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (release date 2012). The Alexa will also be used to film, The Life of Pie, a film based on Yann Martel’s book and directed by Ang Lee (Sense & Sensibility, Lust & Caution, Brokeback Mountain).

Advertisements

Casting

I’m in the middle of the casting process. I just arrived in Berlin after spending two days casting in Munich. For the next two days, I will see approximately 20 other candidates.  So far I’ve seen some great candidates. It is exciting to see the script come alive, when the actor embodies the character in the casting.

In Munich, my sister helped me with the casting reading for the actors and in Berlin, a fellow M.F.A. candidate from Tisch School of the Arts will film the auditions. Dog Ear Film, a Berlin-based production company, has generously offered a space in its office for the castings.

There are 8 main roles to fill: Esmeralde, the host, Eudile, the harp player, Priscilla, a notorious flirt, Fleur, a poet. Richard, the host, Alexander, an adventurer, Hieronymus, a patron of the arts, and Henry, a business man.

I’ve already cast the roles of Stan and Herr Geyer.

I will keep you updated on the casting progress!