What is a Background Actor and How to Become One

Suspension of belief describes an audience temporarily accepting the reality of a film and forgetting they are being shown a fabricated production. While an actor's performance and director's vision are at the forefront of this suspension of belief, details can also have a huge impact. One of these details is the people that appear in a shot that simply fills the scene and makes a sporting event, museum, street corner, or shopping mall feel real. This is where background actors come into the picture.Continue reading What is a Background Actor and How to Become One

Customer Success: How Diana Fisk Streamlined the Call Sheet Process

Logistics. Your average filmmaker’s worst nightmare. A good film producer, however, knows that the better organized a shoot is, the better the outcome for everyone involved.Historically this has included number different documents, over numerous different programs. For me personally, it involved spreadsheets, running sheets and never-ending ‘to do’ lists.However, with the emergence of all things tech, things are getting a heck of a lot easier for anyone looking to be more organized on a shoot. Let me show you how.Continue reading Customer Success: How Diana Fisk Streamlined the Call Sheet Process