tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568416200996850535.post2476877972917785087..comments2010-07-12T23:38:44.673-07:00mdauznoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568416200996850535.post-4436145294447139032010-07-12T23:38:44.660-07:002010-07-12T23:38:44.660-07:00Hey there Mr Gilman!<br /><br /> Wow..what an EPIC post! Looved it, and soooo true to the core too. Very powerful insight on secondary chars..Im on my second read now :)<br /> And funny enough, i am creating a HUGE shot with secondary chars, so ill definitely use all this awesomeness!!<br /> Muchas gracias!<br /><br />Juanijuanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00349451649591951350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568416200996850535.post-12589786944215529292010-07-07T05:01:37.850-07:002010-07-07T05:01:37.850-07:00Great Post with some extremely important advice that often gets overlooked (myself included)...<br /><br />it&#39;s true what you mention,about a background character can making or breaking a scene; I remember people still laughing at one of the Christian Bale dialog shots on the spline doctors site that was completely made by a background character reacting to what was been said. <br /><br />as for breaking a scene, you need look no further than the guy in the cable car not reacting to the green goblin dangling it in mid-air on the first spiderman movie...<br /><br />again, thanks for the advice. much appreciated! :-)Andy Holdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376085988821374031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568416200996850535.post-55239391039653871582010-07-06T15:41:35.516-07:002010-07-06T15:41:35.516-07:00Fantastic advice!<br /><br />I&#39;m working on a short set in a restaurant bar, so I&#39;ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to do about the numerous background characters...<br /><br />I had a moment this past weekend where I realized just how effective background characters can be when I was watching Guillermo del Toro&#39;s Hellboy II (in particular, the scenes in the Troll Market). He developed a whole society, world and economy for these characters to live in and realistically populate. It worked so well!<br /><br />Anyhow, thanks for the great thoughts! Also, now I&#39;ve been reminded that I need to go watch Strangers on A Train again. :)Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944011410874263269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568416200996850535.post-33558241017761783002010-07-06T13:08:56.938-07:002010-07-06T13:08:56.938-07:00Brilliant post!<br />When dealing with secondary characters, people tend to say that it is important not to have them distract from the main action.<br /><br />Your post has been really inspiring. Just the examples of how those secondary characters affect the scene, opened my eyes!<br /><br />I usually try to come up with something for the background characters to do and I try to have them subtle enough that they do not become distracting.<br /><br />From now on, I will think about what is the point of the shot and how can I use those characters in order to get the point in a way that it is as clear as possible.<br /><br />Once again, thanks for the tip!David Martinezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681362639811919797noreply@blogger.com