Directing Actors for Screen - Day Six

Day Six, and participant James directs Samuel Johnson, Alyce Platt and John Brumpton
in his own script, Home Movie.

Samuel plays psychopath Ed whose marriage is on the rocks, who abducts Jack (John) and Mia (Alyce). When Ed attempts to kill Mia, Jack jumps at them in the nick of time, taking the bullet and saving Mia's life.

Alkinos emphasizes that it is important to work against the emotion in the scene. If a scene reads as if it should be acted with great emphasis, many times it will have greater impact if played in a less obvious emotional way.

(Below) After an emotionally exhausting day, the actors relax for some happy snaps!