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Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot
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Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot

by Jack Anderson
November 2012
Beginner
349 pages
12h 2m
English
Routledge
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CHAPTER 4 A Few More Things to Think About

You're reading the script for maybe the third time. Get used to it because you're going to be reading it a lot more. At some point, you'll practically have it memorized. But this is a good thing because you'll be on the set and you'll have to talk with the director about what you're going to do, and I guarantee she'll have it memorized. And she'll be appalled when you don't remember every detail the same way she does.

Almost every movie, even one that is mostly two people talking, will have some action, stunts, or special effects. There are a few exceptions, such as My Dinner With André and the HBO series In Treatment. But pretty much everything else will involve more action. Even some of the simplest ...

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