Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

EXPOSURE


a film by Mia Trachinger

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Ben Dubash speaks about his role in Exposure

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(Ben Dubash as "Martin," third from left)

Exposure was efficient, professional and fun. 

Those are also the three words that come to mind if I had to describe Mia Trachinger and her style. It's always cool working with a director that wants actors to bring options to the table. She had an idea of what she wanted, she expressed it, but then allowed us to bring something different in every take. She let us play within the scenes, keeping it organic and you could always trust her opinion. 

The only problem I had on set was when I tried to convince Mia that my lines would be best delivered if i was "in the nude" but she said something about it not being right for the film...

The crew was amazing; Aaliyah and Rueben ran a great ship, each crew member was professional, courteous with a single goal....making a great film. 

This was my first project with the team, and I am certain we will work again in the future.

Working with Mia Trachinger, by extra Rebecca Brink

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Rebecca Brink


When I showed-up at the Exposure set, I didn’t expect anything out of the norm. I thought it would be a typical background acting day (meaning a lot of sitting around). But I was pleasantly surprised when I learned we’d get to do a lot of action shots, too. Instead of turning us into fuzzy shadows in the distance, Mia Trachinger gave us the chance to dig-in and have some fun. She really gave us a license to be creative while running like mad from the scary ‘men-in-black’ types!

Working on Exposure also turned out to be an interesting experience for another reason. It was the first-time I got the chance to work with a female director on a Hollywood set. What was different was the amount of collaboration I observed during filming. I noticed, in particular, the way Mia consulted her crew in-depth, giving them a real voice in the decision-making process. This openness extended to extras, too. In other background acting jobs, I rarely got the chance to interact with directors on-set. But Mia was quite open, interacting candidly with many of us. And I think this quality of transparency mirrors what’s at the heart of the film’s theme. Hopefully, movie viewers will come away with a similar willingness to ask questions and pursue openness as well.
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