My twin brother, Ethan, and I have been making short films together since we were 11 years old. Our 2021 short, Amelia (the Twin) is, for obvious reasons, our most personal yet. This post was written by the Montgomery Brothers. The film was inspired by our own experience as identical twins. We spent nearly a year writing the script, constantly making adjustments as we discovered more and more about ourselves. After we finished the script, it took almost another year before the film was done. Why did it take so long? Well… maybe because we decided to portray twins with a single actress, and because we decided to build our own camera rig to pull it off. Why Duplicate a Person on a Budget? So why not just hire twin actors? Well, two reasons. First, we had our sights set on a particular young actress, Emery Gordon, to play Amelia. She wasn’t a twin, so we’d have to duplicate her. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 30 June, 2023