INTERVIEW: Co-Directing Tips With Mark and Jay Duplass
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- Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 05:47
Director-writers Mark and Jay Duplass direct Marissa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and John C. Reilly in the unconventional romantic dramedy - CYRUS. Since their attention-grabbing debut at Sundance with their first feature film The Puffy Chair, the brother directing team remain faithful to their style of low-budget filmmaking and improvisational techniques with their mainstream film CYRUS.
CineMovie sat down with the sibling filmmakers to find out 5 successful tips to co-directing a movie production, why they shoot on video and keeping things 'real' without the traditional coverage and marks.
The brother team first came to the attention of producer Michael Costigan at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, where he saw their $15,000 feature debut, The Puffy Chair. Mark and Jay Duplass impressed many in Hollywood went on to direct their second feature film Baghead in 2008.
Marke and Jay Duplass' Co-Directing Tips
1. Two Heads Are Better Than One
2. Use Breath Mints
3. Keep Actors Surprised
4. Good Cop, Bad Cop
5. The Back-Up Plan
About CYRUS:
With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcee finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son.
Still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John (John C. Reilly) has all but given up on romance. But at the urging of his ex-wife and best friend Jamie (Catherine Keener), John grudgingly agrees to join her and her fiancé Tim (Matt Walsh) at a party. To his and everyone else’s surprise, he actually manages to meet someone: the gorgeous and spirited Molly (Marisa Tomei).
