Production Diaries:
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
Recent Entries:
HUNDREDS GATHER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MAKO IWAMATSU IN CAGES!
Wed, 14 Nov 2007
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE SCREENING OF MAKO!
Tue, 16 Oct 2007
Perles Acquires Cages Distribution!
Wed, 01 Aug 2007
"CAGES" RUNS 4TH WEEK IN THEATRES!
Fri, 13 Apr 2007
IT'S MY TURN TO FLY!
Mon, 09 Apr 2007
"CAGES" SURPRISES MANY AS IT ENTERS THIRD WEEKEND IN THEATRES!
Fri, 06 Apr 2007
"CAGES" ENTERS THIRD WEEK IN THEATRES!
Tue, 03 Apr 2007
LOYAL FOLLOWING TO THANK, AS "CAGES" ENTERS THIRD WEEK IN THEATRES!
Mon, 02 Apr 2007
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Curbside coaching
09/22/04
Working with Dickson has been a pleasure. We've known each other for about four years now. When we first met, he was just a child. Before my eyes, I have watched him become a young man. I'm so proud of him.
One of my biggest fears on this project was working with him. I wanted to make sure we both had as much invested in the project to keep him both interested and engauged in the work of making a film.
We spent the last four months working the major scenes that involved him. I worked from the bottom, building the fundamental philisophsycal elements that kept the scene together, and then worked my way to lines that I hoped he would simply apply his opinion toward.
I was so pleased with the day's work. It, in many ways, was a very difficult and somewhat risky move for a film maker to make, when I decided to run the entire scene, which is a good two pages, in one single take.
No props, no business. Just two men. With over 60 years difference of wisdom between the two of them, I was impressed with the depth that Dickson offered to his character.
I have become a huge advocate of working with my actors far before arriving on set. All the homework was done in advance. Dickson and I simply sat down and recapped our prior work...then I let him do his thing.
Over the last few days there have been many scenes with Dickson. He hasn't failed me once. He is so bright and he not only understands what it means to be an actor, but he understands the process of lighting, sound and camera as well. Today he even had the chance to call slate. He was so excited he was wiggling and squirming and giggling as he was doing it. The crew laughed along. Mark Lapwood, the Director of Photograpy rolled camera for the fun of it. It was then, and only then that I reminded myself...he's just a kid. Oh how prescious that moment was.
Graham Streeter
Dickson Acting Coach/Director
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