I think if we want to convincingly sell Anthony as a fake stand up comic, we need to be thorough and come up with a believable back story. I think it would be a great way to start the film just before we show the performance to the film's audience. That's what Aedan said he wanted the film to end up like. I think it can work, but it will only work if we are thorough with this character.
We not just trying to fool the Dead Crow audience, but also anyone watching the film later on. How do we do that? Make this character seem real. Obviously marketing will be extremely key in this process. We'll need to have a fake Facebook, fake Twitter, a fake IMDb page (Which is totally doable. Trust me), and anything else. I think it would help by filming Anthony performing stand-up with actual jokes and being a really funny guy and then show those videos to random people to get reactions from them. I was talking to Anthony about this and he thought I meant film him doing awkward antics on stage, but that'll sort of give away what he'll do on Open Mic night. He needs to believably be a stand-up comic and proof of it so we can lure a crowd into the comedy room for his actual performance.
Not too long ago I watched the documentary F for Fake which is primarily about forgery and authenticity. In fact, that film is strikingly similar to what we are doing. Making the audience believe they are watching a documentary until they realize what they saw was complete fiction. I think my group should watch that film to get a better idea of hot to make our own film.
But why am I, the DP, thinking so hard about this? Well for one thing, most of what I need to have planned is already done. I've decided on the look I'm going for, it was decided that I will shoot the entire process of this film, and Aedan and Jack seem to be happy with the footage I've shot so far. So I've got some time on my hands to do a little extra work for this film.
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