“The use of a range of production techniques can help a director to develop characters.”
The vision Brad McGann had for, “In My Father’s Den”, was to create an intimate, slow burning film that was “a character driven plot” about a damaged soul, which the audience learns as being war photographer, Paul Prior. Since the film is character driven it is crucial that the characters (such as Paul and Celia) are well developed throughout the film. While production techniques such as lighting, setting and pathetic fallacy all assist McGann in the characters development, the actors themselves can also affect the way the character is developed – poor acting or presentation of dialogue can render the production techniques useless as the audience gets the …show more content…
McGann allowed Emily Barclay, actress of Celia, some freedom in her dialogue as she portrayed the young teenager. This create a more realistic feel to Celia, and some of the best scenes where shot when Barclay was being herself and saying things that she herself would say. The change or growth a character experiences can be affected by the actor’s portrayal. If an actor didn’t bring any raw emotion ‘to the table’ when shooting scenes, it can be detected by audience members as poor acting. Poor acting or presentation of dialogue can make the production techniques useless in the characters development, as the actor must change as the character changes throughout their journey in the film. So, while production techniques are crucial for a director to help them develop the characters, if the actors do not evolve with their character, their character will no grow or change throughout the film.
McGann’s vision for “In My Father’s Den” was to create a film with the “sense of interconnecting lives” required the characters in the film to be well-developed, each with their own backstory and personality. A range of production techniques such as lighting, symbols and the actors themselves, all assisted McGann in developing the characters and the journey’s they each go on as the film progresses. Well-developed characters keep the audience engaged with the film, as they’re able to relate to aspects of the characters and view the film as a mirror rather than that of a
The vision Brad McGann had for, “In My Father’s Den”, was to create an intimate, slow burning film that was “a character driven plot” about a damaged soul, which the audience learns as being war photographer, Paul Prior. Since the film is character driven it is crucial that the characters (such as Paul and Celia) are well developed throughout the film. While production techniques such as lighting, setting and pathetic fallacy all assist McGann in the characters development, the actors themselves can also affect the way the character is developed – poor acting or presentation of dialogue can render the production techniques useless as the audience gets the …show more content…
McGann allowed Emily Barclay, actress of Celia, some freedom in her dialogue as she portrayed the young teenager. This create a more realistic feel to Celia, and some of the best scenes where shot when Barclay was being herself and saying things that she herself would say. The change or growth a character experiences can be affected by the actor’s portrayal. If an actor didn’t bring any raw emotion ‘to the table’ when shooting scenes, it can be detected by audience members as poor acting. Poor acting or presentation of dialogue can make the production techniques useless in the characters development, as the actor must change as the character changes throughout their journey in the film. So, while production techniques are crucial for a director to help them develop the characters, if the actors do not evolve with their character, their character will no grow or change throughout the film.
McGann’s vision for “In My Father’s Den” was to create a film with the “sense of interconnecting lives” required the characters in the film to be well-developed, each with their own backstory and personality. A range of production techniques such as lighting, symbols and the actors themselves, all assisted McGann in developing the characters and the journey’s they each go on as the film progresses. Well-developed characters keep the audience engaged with the film, as they’re able to relate to aspects of the characters and view the film as a mirror rather than that of a