短編映画制作日記 #6 「多分脚本完成」 | Production Notes #6 " Probably finished the script"

The completion of the script was overdue. I spent a happy and agonizing year-end and New Year's holiday with Mr. Miyoshi, and the seventh draft was the final draft (probably. I'm sure there will be changes). Thanks to Mr. Miyoshi for his hard work. Finally, I gave the go-ahead to the assistant director and cinematographer, and started casting with the producer in earnest. The bench coats for the staff arrived. Basically, I don't do auditions. I basically don't audition, I just go by what people close to me have said, or what I've seen in commercials or movies, and make a direct offer. Of course, every time I do, I keep an eye out for supporting actors whose names are not yet well known, or whose performances I might overlook, and ask them to play the main roles. This time, too, the list of actors is such. Now, I hope that all of them will accept the offer. To be continued

脚本の完成が年をまたいだ。三好さんと共に楽しく悶々とした年末年始を過ごして第七稿で決定稿(多分。きっと変更ある)。三好さんお疲れさまでした。いよいよ助監督、撮影監督にハッパをかけ、プロデューサーとキャスティングを本格的に始める。スタッフ用のベンチコートも届いた。僕は基本的にはオーディションをしない。近しい人の評判やCM、映画を見ていて憶えておいて直接オファーをする。もちろん毎回名前がまだまだ知られていない、または、見過ごしてしまいそうなほどの脇役の演技に目を光らせ、主役にお願いしたりする。今回もそういう役者のリストになっている。さて、全員オファーを快諾いただけますように。つづく