This scene played the funniest in the cinema screenings we did in Canada and Ireland! Watch the rest of the it now. The Treatment has been on @primevideo@tubi and @appletv for a while now. If youâve been waiting to watch it, now is the time.
It is a unfolding non scripted drama about what people do when they think theyâre not being watched. Fully improvised. IMDb 8.5. Multi-award festival run.
Link in bio for all streaming platforms: Prime Video, Apple TV, Tubi.
What improv filmmaking teaches you that a script can't.
When we made The Treatment the cast didnât have a finished screenplay. They had situations. Their job was to be in the situation and respond honestly. My job was to create enough pressure that the honest response was interesting.
Three things you learn that you cannot learn any other way.
First, you learn when to cut. Not in the edit. During the take. An improvised scene has a natural peak and a natural fall, and the director has to feel both in real time. No rehearsal prepares you for that.
Second, you learn what actors actually need. A scripted actor needs clarity. An improvised actor needs permission. Those are different conversations and different kinds of trust.
Third, you learn what the film is actually about. The script tells you what you think the film is. The improv shows you what it is. Those are often different things. The best version of The Treatment is the one the actors found in the room, not the one I planned on paper.
The film is on @tubi@primevideo and @appletv now.
Made a short film up on the spot đŹ
Usually I over-calculate every last thing. Wanted to do the complete opposite this time, and get out of my comfort zone đŽâđ¨
Shot on the @blazarlens.official anamorphics with the @sonycine fx30 and used @raybanmeta glasses for bts!
