Andy Collins
DIRECT-TO-CAMERA DELIVERY USING NON-ACTORS is not for the faint of heart. I once directed an educational mini-doc on teenage drinking in which a teen counselor was to be a featured interviewee. My plan was for her to serve as narrative glue and developmental context for the teen interviews, which were held with high-schoolers who ranged from non-drinkers to heavy drinkers. As we were setting up the shot, however, our interviewee made it clear that she wanted to deliver her remarks directly to camera as a host. She felt that commenting directly about the various issues explored by the film would ...
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