Improvisation

Flurry of emails this morning regarding Charles Deemer's latest project. He has a great idea for a video project and I've been invited to join the fun. I'm looking forward to this, a chance to do a little method acting and show off my jowly cheeks on the interweb. He's approaching the project as improvisation, with a set of guidelines that will give the story cohesion and direction, which is the correct way to do improvisational work.

I once looked up the initial draft of Herzog's Aquirre, the Wrath of God; 15 pages of story with the important plot points and desired mood of the film delineated. That was it. The actors, including the great Klaus Kinski, improvised around the grand theme. What a brilliant film.

Believe it or not, I resemble Kinski somewhat. Without the hair, of course.

TS