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Burn Notice co-star Gabrielle Anwar – a great actress to have on your side for a low budget movie.
March 13, 2009

As Burn Notice concludes its season, I am once again reminded what a great actress Gabrielle Anwar is. I had the pleasure of directing her in a low budget Lifetime movie in the Caribbean. She helped make the shoot a memorable experience.

As networks world wide pay less for drama but expect more, budgets drop and schedules get shorter; so how does a director meet expectations? Planning and diplomacy. But it’s essential to have the star in your corner. Some recollections.

As is the custom in American television, the network casts the leads. I was allowed an opinion, and requested unknown Chace Crawford for the role of the son, based on his knock out audition via FTP site. Back in LA, the hierarchy chose another actor, then happily dithered before making the offer. Suddenly their choice was gone to another offer, I got Chace, and the movie got a future star of GOSSIP GIRL, which will enhance its shelf life for years. From his first scene, I could tell this lad has a future. Let’s hope the business doesn’t destroy him as it has so many talented young people who get fame in their early 20’s. I found Chace to be very level headed so I think he will be OK.

Probably my most controversial decision was to make it evident that the boy initially found this beautiful older woman attractive, totally unaware she is his mother, while she is not yet sure that this stunning young man is her son. The way Gabrielle and Chace handled the chemistry and Oedipal tension of their first meeting was masterful. “She’s got her headlights on� as a male executive at a woman’s network so delicately put it, having looked at my cut. I managed to torpedo any suggestion of adding digital blur to medium shots of Gabrielle’s bikini top. Sometimes low budget can be your friend.

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• Long Lost Son – Behind the Scenes