Most aspiring actors are thrilled when they land a role on film or television. But most would also admit that such roles can be limiting, even oppressive. Bound by a script and by the will of directors, writers, and producers, creative freedom is a rare luxury for actors once they get in front of the camera.“I’ve had directors jokingly call their actors meat puppets,” says Mélisa Breiner-Sanders, a young, redheaded actress based in New York City. “It’s literally like, ‘Stand there, look this way, just say the lines as simply as you can, and we’re moving on to the next shot.’ You don’t always get the opportunity to explore your character like you do with theater.”Last year, Breiner-Sanders and two other actors, Elliot Joseph and Amanda Long, decided to flip this system upside down, to create a project that would allow actors to take...
- 6/14/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Kimberly Lightbody)
- backstage.com
Lonnie Martin and Cindy Marie Martin of Ningen Manga Productions dropped us a line with an update on Women’S Studies, the feminism-oriented fright feature that, at last report, was slated to hit DVD this year. Lonnie, who wrote and directed the movie, reveals why that hasn’t happened—and how the flick has been improved as a result.
“In October 2008, we rendered the services of a sales agent who quickly got us a direct-to-dvd distribution deal,” he tells Fango. “However, due to the economic climate, the company sat on it, giving us a vague ‘fall 2009’ release promise. As we got into this past summer, it become clear that they had lost interest in Women’S Studies. They had a couple of low-budget horror titles with no marquee stars bomb, and decided they didn’t want to release Studies. At that point, we were stuck waiting out various contracts.
“So,...
“In October 2008, we rendered the services of a sales agent who quickly got us a direct-to-dvd distribution deal,” he tells Fango. “However, due to the economic climate, the company sat on it, giving us a vague ‘fall 2009’ release promise. As we got into this past summer, it become clear that they had lost interest in Women’S Studies. They had a couple of low-budget horror titles with no marquee stars bomb, and decided they didn’t want to release Studies. At that point, we were stuck waiting out various contracts.
“So,...
- 11/10/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
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