No Country for Old Men

I happily received a bunch of DVDs in the mail from the various studios vying for our votes for the upcoming SAG Awards.  If you haven't seen it yet, No Country for Old Men is an absolute must see. 

It was outstanding.  The entire cast is great, the screenplay is great, the direction is great.  Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem both give truly flawless performances.  I thought Josh Brolin was fantastic too.  But in the end, if we have to be so crass as to pick a "best" and single out only one actor, I'd have to give it all to Mr. Jones.

I went to a commercial callback.  I was reminded to remind you of another obvious reminder.  If you find pages of different copy, or if the copy isn't exactly what you had at your initial audition, be sure to check with the casting director to make sure you've got the correct copy.  I showed up and there were three different versions of copy.  Why anything other than what they want you to read is even there in the first place isn't worth trying to figure out.  Just be sure to ask even if you think you already know.  You don't want to be thrown when you step into the room to suddenly find yourself reading cold.

Also...if you're being put on tape and something happens that's even remotely disruptive, like you sneeze, or someone opens the door, or the cue card falls on the floor, or whatever, and you feel it effected your take, then by all means, don't let it slide or assume that the CD will tell you if you need to do it again.  Just mention it and ask.  And if you're worried about coming off as demanding or insecure, then you can just say, "Hey, should we do it again for sound?"  That way you can bring it to their attention that you noticed there was a disruption, and you're also showing that you're a professional, while giving yourself a chance to make sure they get your best take.

That's all for now.

--Ming Ming

Comments

[Stacey Jackson]

I will never think of compressed air in quite the same way. ;)

[susan]

Ok, now I definitely have to see it. I overheard two women saying how horribly violent the beginning of the film was - whcih put me off. Violence isn't so bad for me, I just hate it when it's too graphic or seems more like torture. But I keep hearing how amazing it is...