Everyone should be in the business of helping great people find great work. Every actor goes through the process of self-shooting audition tapes. These tapes get sent to directors who are considering you for a part. The teams watch the tapes and then cast based on them. Sometimes the actors are in the room, but a lot of times you're just watching someone deliver lines and hoping they show you enough to make it count. For actors, this lifeless shot in the dark is part of the process. But it can also be hard if you're not good with a camera, lighting, or just editing your own stuff. Well, when Josh Brolin was working with Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez on Grindhouse, he got a call from his agents. The Coen brothers wanted him to do a self-tape for No Country for Old Men. Brolin was excited but knew to land a Coen movie his audition had to stand out. He approached Tarantino and Rodriguez at lunch one day and asked if they'd shoot him doing it. They agreed. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 15 March, 2022