Director Jeremiah Zagar, who directed the Netflix movie Hustle, shares many valuable filmmaking lessons and how he made a phenomenal movie with people who had never acted before.
In this episode, we talk about…
- Making an independent art film with a sports story
- The freedom and possibilities he got while shooting with real basketball players
- The idea of evolving the narrative direction through each fight
- How to get good performances from people who don’t act professionally
- Tips on working with actors and helping them to do their best and not freeze while on camera
- His experience while working with Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Robert Duvall, Kenny Smith, and others
- Advice for people who want to shoot in a digital format but want to capture the anamorphic look
- Behind-the-scenes stories from the movie set
- How he handled self-doubt while making the movie
- Learning from failures and recognizing the fact that perfect is not always in the cards
Check out the first feature series, Ryan Koo and Amateur.
Author: George Edelman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
