Overview
Screening: Drinking Buddies
Points to reflect on in this paper: -Introduction Paragraph.
After viewing Drinking Buddies, in your opinion, which scene provided the most authentic performances—even better than could be scripted? Did you connect to the characters more in that scene? How? Describe your visceral response to that scene.
Which scene do you think could have benefitted from being scripted? What was it about that scene that made it fall flat from an improv standpoint? Did it provide a negative visceral response, or, did you lose suspension of disbelief? How so?
Highlight one scene from the film that you think Improvisation in the crew would be difficult—for camera, audio, etc. What issues do you expect happened during that scene and what considerations did the filmmaker have to discuss with the crew prior, in your opinion?