Memo from CTN : Andrew Gordon Spline Doctors

5 Successful Traits

-Attitude
-Good-"Choices"
-Entertainment Value
-Physicality
-Charicature

Attitude
-No Ego
-Open to Feedback
-Communication with others
-Organization
-Willing to take on any assignment(or shot)
-Works for the greater good of the production(does thing without being asked)
-is open to critique(from anyone)

Professionalism

-Communication with leads
-willing to take other projects(Pre-pro)
-Aware of Schedule

Organization
-Preparing for a shot
-Clean blocking
-Working clean
-Uses everything to achieve the best result

Mannerisms, attitudes, gestures - all add life and personality to out character on the screen,
but first we should work out a very basic plan for out action -know what our movement and dialoque
patterns are and then add the subtleties.

In short, we plan thoroughly and simply -and then add to. we shouldn't put the roog on the
house before we pour the foundation. -Eric Larson



Shot Briefings
-Take notes
-ASk questions
-if possible, have director act out ideas

Video Reference
-Use as a quide, don't copy
-Thumbnail from video
-Do a lot of takes of the same action and mix and match the ones you like
-Try to set up the same composition as your camera
-Use for physicality


Good Choices
-Has a good gut instinct for acting choices
-Avoides the cliches
-Good knowledge of Design
-Wants to push ideas..Is it the most entertaining way??
-Is willing to fight for a good idea(with the director)


Using Gestures
One example: Self Touching
-Illustrates Tension
-Intense Listening
-Stress
-Provides Information
-Can Be Secondary or Primary

Finishing(Polishing)
-Pushing Poses
-Appeal
-Polish of limb(physicality etx.)
-Facial Polish