ASH McNAIR & ENZO CELLUCCI go the head of the class with this exclusive interview talking about their short film debut as writers and directors, as well as serving as editors and actors, with CLASS.
Acting students the world over will relate to this amazing short film from Ash and Enzo as they call upon their own experiences as actors to bring the emotional intensity and insanity of the “acting class” to life on screen with CLASS. Laypersons will be fascinated.
Led by the talents of David Krumholtz in an award-worthy turn as the pajama-clad acting teacher “Adam”, a meld of Marlon Brando, Victor Buono, and a touch of George Sanders, (trust me when I say you will never look at Bernard the Elf in “The Santa Clause” the same way again), Ash and Enzo – both also actors – deliver a short film so entertaining, so compelling and intense, that you’ll want to see this become a feature or series.
It’s no holds barred as Ash and Enzo talk about the inspiration for CLASS, crafting and collaboration, their shared internal vision and unspoken execution, casting, finding emotional tone and a defining visual tonal bandwidth, designing a “black box theatre” and working with cinematographer Brendan Swift to capture the feel and emotionality of the experiential intensity of acting while bringing an intimacy to the piece, scoring, and more.
TAKE A LISTEN. . .
by debbie elias, exclusive interview September 17, 2021
