Hiring Your Cast and Crewing Up
Your film crew becomes your extended family (although maybe a dysfunctional
one). You spend many days and nights together — through good and
bad times — so hiring people who are passionate about your project and willing
to put their all into it is important. You may have to defer salary to your
crew if you’re working on a tight budget. (Find out how to do that and more
in Chapter 7.)
Acting is not as difficult as you may think. People are born natural actors
and play many parts on the stage of life. Everyone is constantly in front of an
audience — or performing monologues when alone. In Chapter 8, I lead you
step by step through the process of finding a great cast to bring your screenplay
to life. I also fill you in on acting secrets so that you can direct your
actors and get the best performances.