So which screenplay is Rihanna considering for her next movie?

Any suggestions as to the best role for her?

How about a doctor in an emergency room?

A new detective on the homicide squad?

An alien meeting the Star Trek crew?

The female companion for Dr Who or James Bond?

No, please, not a pop star fighting against drink and drugs overdoses… it’s been done to death.

Would she fit in well with an updated version of Pride and Prejudice?

The fall of the Roman Empire; another updated Cleopatra?

Rumors suggest she’ll be in the next Fast and Furious. Sounds like an obvious match.

Those nice people at Step by Step productions have put Hush 2 up on YouTube.

You can watch the whole movie for free.

Here’s short reminder of the movie’s blurb:

HUSH 2 is a riveting drama which takes a peek into a family ravaged by an undercurrent of drugs, violence and abuse. Life for 15 year old Mikisha (Sophia Thomas) has been tough over the last year after she becomes pregnant for her boyfriend Troy (Andrew Thornhill). She has no job and is still desirous of finishing school. Her mother, Darlene a single mom is suffering financially. Will she turn to her boyfriend for help even though his life continues on a downward spiral into drugs?
It is in these tough times when Mikisha needs help that she meets her very wealthy dad, Morris (Mark Daniel) and her sister Claire, (Lesley Cumberbatch). Could this reunion between Mikisha and her dad be the answer to all her financial needs or is this her worst nightmare? Will finding another side of her family give her all the love she has been searching for?
Find out more in HUSH 2, a thrilling & eventful story which will make you sit up and think…

To view the movie in full on YouTube, go via this link:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/HUSH-2-The-Movie/85199761570

Update:

The Hush people have posted this information…

Please note this limited-time trial of HUSH 2 will expire on Tuesday May 8th. We are transitioning to a system for rental of the movies online. Please continue to enjoy HUSH2 during this period. Very soon, you will be able to view all the HUSH movies on Distrify.com

Go to: https://distrify.com/facebook/tab?fb_page_id=85199761570

So, did you enjoy the movie?

January 4 (Friday)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D (in 3D)

January 11 (Friday)

Gambit
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (in 3D)
Scary Movie 5 Must see!

January 18 (Friday)

Broken City
The Last Stand
Monsters, Inc. (in 3D)
Now You See Me
Parker

January 25 (Friday)

Movie 43

February 1 (Friday)

Beautiful Creatures
Warm Bodies

February 8 (Friday)

Safe Haven

February 14 (Thursday)

A Good Day to Die Hard
Escape From Planet Earth

February 15 (Friday)

Seventh Son

February 22 (Friday)

I, Frankenstein

March 1 (Friday)

Elysium (in 3D)

March 8 (Friday)

Oz: The Great and Powerful (in 3D)

March 15 (Friday)

21 and Over
Carrie  Must see!

March 22 (Friday)

Captain Phillips
The Croods (in 3D)
Jack the Giant Killer (in 3D)

March 27 (Wednesday)

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

March 29 (Friday)

The Host

April 12 (Friday)

Evil Dead (in 3D)

April 26 (Friday)

Oblivion

May 3 (Friday)

Iron Man 3

May 10 (Friday)

Identity Thief

May 17 (Friday)

Pixels
Star Trek 2 (in 3D)

May 24 (Friday)

Fast & Furious 6
The Hangover Part III
Leafmen

May 31 (Friday)

Lone Ranger

June 7 (Friday)

After Earth

June 14 (Friday)

Man of Steel

June 21 (Friday)

Monsters University (in 3D)
World War Z

June 28 (Friday)

R.I.P.D.

July 3 (Wednesday)

Despicable Me 2 (in 3D)
Robopocalypse

July 12 (Friday)

Grown Ups 2
Pacific Rim (in 3D)

July 19 (Friday)

Jurassic Park (in 3D)
Turbo

July 26 (Friday)

Dirty Dancing
Phineas and Ferb
The Wolverine

July 31 (Wednesday)

The Smurfs 2

August 2 (Friday)

300: Battle of Artemisia
RED 2

August 9 (Friday)

Robocop

August 23 (Friday)

Mortal Instruments

September 13 (Friday)

The Little Mermaid (in 3D)

October 4 (Friday)

Untitled Henry Selick Film (in 3D)

October 11 (Friday)

Walking with Dinosaurs

November 1 (Friday)

Ender’s Game (in 3D)
Singularity

November 8 (Friday)

Me and My Shadow

November 15 (Friday)

Marvel’s Thor 2

November 22 (Friday)

Catching Fire

November 27 (Wednesday – Thanksgiving)

Frozen

December 13 (Friday)

The Hobbit: There and Back Again (in 3D)

December 20 (Friday)

Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers (in 3D)

December 25 (Wednesday – Christmas)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

May 4 (Friday)
The Avengers (in IMAX/3D)
A Little Bit Of Heaven
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Limited) Must see!

May 11 (Friday)
Dark Shadows
Girl in Progress
God Bless America (Limited)
Sleepless Night (Limited)

May 16 (Wednesday)
Cannes Film Festival 2012 (until May 27)
The Dictator

May 18 (Friday)
Battleship Must see!
What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Lovely Molly (Limited)
The Samaritan (Limited)

May 25 (Friday)
Chernobyl Diaries
Men in Black 3 (in 3D) Must see!
Moonrise Kingdom

June 1 (Friday)
Piranha 3DD (in 3D)
Snow White and the Huntsman
High School (Limited)

June 8 (Friday)
Madagascar 3 Must see!
Prometheus (in IMAX/3D)
Bel Ami (Limited)
Lola Versus (Limited) Must see!
Safety Not Guaranteed (Limited)

June 15 (Friday)
That’s My Boy
Rock of Ages

June 22 (Friday)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (in 3D)
Pixar’s Brave (in 3D) Must see!
To Rome With Love (Limited)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Limited)
Your Sister’s Sister (Limited)

June 27 (Wednesday)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Limited)

June 29 (Friday)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Must see!
Magic Mike
People Like Us
Take This Waltz (Limited)

July 3 (Tuesday)
The Amazing Spider-Man (in IMAX/3D)

July 5 (Thursday)
Katy Perry: Part of Me (in 3D)

July 6 (Friday)
Savages
The Magic of Belle Isle (Limited)

July 13 (Friday)
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (in 3D) Must see!
Ted

July 20 (Friday)
The Dark Knight Rises (in IMAX) Must see!

July 27 (Friday)
Neighborhood Watch
Step Up Revolution
Easy Money (Limited)
Klown (Limited)

August 3 (Friday)
The Bourne Legacy Must see!
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Must see!
Total Recall Must see!

August 10 (Friday)
The Campaign
2 Days in New York (Limited)

August 15 (Wednesday)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green

August 17 (Friday)
The Expendables 2
ParaNorman

August 24 (Friday)
The Apparition
Premium Rush

August 31 (Friday)
7500
The Possession
The Wettest County

September 7 (Friday)
The Cold Light of Day

September 14 (Friday)
Finding Nemo (in 3D)
Resident Evil: Retribution (in 3D)
For a Good Time Call… (Limited)

September 21 (Friday)
Cogan’s Trade
Dredd (in 3D)
Hotel Transylvania
House at the End of The Street
The Words

September 28 (Friday)
End of Watch
Chrissy! Must see!
Looper
Trouble with the Curve
Won’t Back Down

October 5 (Friday)
Frankenweenie (in 3D)
Sinister
Taken 2 Must see!
Butter (Limited)
V/H/S (Limited)

October 12 (Friday)
Argo
Here Comes the Boom
The Master

October 19 (Friday)
The Wedding
Paranormal Activity 4

October 26 (Friday)
Of Men and Mavericks
Alex Cross Must see!
Fun Size

November 2 (Friday)
The Guilt Trip
Red Dawn
Seven Psychopaths
Wreck-It Ralph (in 3D)

November 9 (Friday)
Anna Karenina Must see!
Skyfall

November 16 (Friday)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

November 21 (Wednesday – Thanksgiving)
47 Ronin (in 3D)
Gravity (in 3D)
Parental Guidance
Rise of the Guardians (in 3D)
The Silver Linings Playbook

December 7 (Friday)
Hyde Park on Hudson

December 14 (Friday)
Great Hope Springs
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (in 3D)
Les Miserables (in 3D)

December 19 (Wednesday)
Kill Bin Laden

December 21 (Friday)
Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away (in 3D)
Hunter Killer
Life of Pi (in 3D)
One Shot
This is Forty

December 25 (Tuesday – Christmas Day)
Django Unchained
The Great Gatsby (in 3D)
Playing the Field

4 Stars****

Seeking Justice is one of those movies that you can enjoy despite the reviews failing to confirm that it is worth the almost two hour visit to the theatre. The many twists and turns are not expected and maintain the excitement levels throughout.

So what’s it all about?

In New Orleans, English teacher Will Gerard, and his wife, musician Laura Gerard, are in love with each other. One night, Laura leaves a rehearsal and is assaulted, while Will is playing chess with his friend Jimmy. Will is visiting her in hospital when, out of the blue, a stranger named Simon tells him that he belongs to an organization of vigilantes and offers to eliminate the assailant. In return, the organisation would want a favor from Will in the future. Will agrees, and the criminal is murdered. Six months later, Simon collects his debt with Will. He demands that Will kill Alan Marsh, a paedophile. Will accidentally kills Alan and soon learns that the victim was an awarded journalist that was investigating the organization. Now he seeks evidences to prove his innocence but the network of the organization is powerful and is seeking Will out to eliminate him.

With a relatively small budget of around $17 million, the film has struggled to make back the cost of the movie, perhaps hoping that rentals will help it at least break even. That’s the force and results of poor reviews which are not reasonable for this movie.

Nicolas cage does a good job – the same one he does in every movie – he performs well. January Jones doesn’t get much in the way of opportunity to enhance her acting reputation now totalling around twenty movies, while Guy Pearce has a slim role that has a large impact on the screen. He consistently manages to claim roles in major movies.

Roger Donaldson directs well keeping the audience wondering what will happen next. This explains why the editor needs a good mention as well. If the movie is as bad as some say, the editor has kept it alive with some slick interchanges at relevant moments.

Long hours spent waiting around for the film crew to prepare the scene before the real cast appear and show us their years of acting training – that‘s an extra’s day’s work.

To survive as an extra, the main rule you need to clearly remember is – don’t look at the camera. If an extra does look at the camera the whole scene might need to be re-shot to ensure the filming looks authentic. If this has to be managed a few weeks after the original filming, it’s going to be an expensive operation.

The second rule is to remember about continuity. The same scene may be shot from various angles including long shots and close ups. If you are working as an extra in the background, but close enough to the stars, you must ensure that you take the same actions every time the director calls action so that it’s easy for the editors to rearrange the shots in a scene to make it flow nicely. If you have chosen to look left in the scene, but look right during one retake, the editor won’t be able to use that footage in the final print.

If you would like to know more about what an extra does – professionals call themselves a background artist – and how to learn the basic rules, here’s a few hints to start you off.

Beware that there are many scams exiting for you to pass over some of your funds. They offer to find extra’s work for you and offer nothing or at the very best, offer you work too far from your home to make it affordable. You need to research the offers available and find out, via the wonderful world of the internet and more importantly, personal discussions with people who have found work, what really exists and how to claim work.

Extra’s work is a nice way to be in the movie world and earn a little and regularly. Although often a boring experience, you won’t need a degree or experience to claim a role. One day, you might be asked to utter a word or two and your claim to fame will last forever.

Be polite and consistent in your work and you might find yourself on screen for two seconds.

It’s hard work being an extra and you may find yourself cut out completely of the final editing. After all, it’s the stars the director wants on screen, but often they can’t complete a scene without a few extras.

The real name for the position is production assistant, also known as a PA. If you are good at fetching coffee, copying screenplays and moving both crew and equipment to specific locations which might be miles apart, then the gofer’s work might be right for you.

The smaller the movie budget, the more the gofer will do. When a large budget is available, a number of people will be employed to carry out specific tasks on set.

Gofers will have the opportunity to learn all about the making of movies because they will be closely involved with all the people concerned in the film making process.

All the crew will give the gofer orders to complete, not just the producer or director, which explains why the position is an entry level role, known in other industries as the bottom of the rung. Where the role differs in the movie industry is where quality gofers can be spotted by actors or directors and become personal assistants to just the one person in the near future, which can become quite a career leap, financially.

You won’t need any particular education or skills to become a gofer. What you will need is the ability to perform each task quickly and efficiently without complaints. You will need to be ready to work for someone at a moment’s notice, even if you have just started your own coffee.

If you fail in your tasks you will be easily replaced as many people will be queuing to take your place. Many future actors, producers and directors start life as a production assistant.

Most gofers are creative thinkers. This helps their work move smoothly and efficiently. It also means they get noticed for that ever important spotting by an important person who can offer you a better role in the industry.

When people’s voices drift in and out of the scene as they move across the stage, you know the boom operator wasn’t trained properly and the production team have failed to over-ride the problem in Foley.

Boom operators work with either hand held long arms or mount their sound pick-ups on people or moving dollies.

The best operators will know the screenplay in advance so they will know where to move the boom while on set after the person who believes they’re in charge has called action.

Experts at pulling a movie apart will cheer when they see a boom operator making an appearance in a movie, either by the black of a shadow or in a mirror or reflective screen.

A good working relationship with the director of photography and the lighting departments is required.

It is not just a case of holding up a stick with a microphone on the end. Good boom work can mean the difference between a good or a great movie; going under or over budget.

The screenplay writer doesn’t write the boom operator in for an appearance on film. Boom people spend all their time keeping off the line of the camera.

Until the check clears the banking systems, you won’t know if the money is real or make believe.

It’s the deal you agreed and negotiated for that dictates how much you will receive and when. Don’t agree a deal that pays you from box office success only, unless you need credits on screen and on IMDB. You might never see a cent.

The smaller the producer’s business, the sooner you will see your first check. The bigger businesses take time to get a check written and sent out. Accountants take so much time authorizing each check to see if they can delay it for a period keeping the money in their account longer. The delay can be weeks or sometimes months.

If you don’t have a track record in the industry, your up-front payment (if any) will be low. You may have signed up to receive a total of $50,000, but don’t forget your agent will take their 15% share first. You must not forget to place some aside to pay your tax bill, your manager and perhaps your attorney and your grocery store.

Don’t forget to send your check to the WGA or whichever screenplay organisation you are a member of – many writers live outside of the US.

Your first check now looks closer to 50% of what you expected to receive, but wait: you’re new check is only around 30% of the total, as your first payment. You won’t receive 100% of your money in the first check. You’ll be sent your money in stages over the course of time and often dependent upon reaching the first day of filming. If the movie doesn’t start filming, you may not receive any further funding.

Always beware, the producer may not be able to raise the funds they originally suggested so the more you place in your bank account, the sooner, the safer it is.

Over the course of a year, one sale might be great for you, but don’t forget to consider your cash flow – when you have to pay your bills compared to the way the producer or studio will pay you. The two plans might not fit perfectly.

For a stage actor this means learning an entire performance. For the television or movie actor you only have to learn sufficient to get you through the day’s filming, with cue cards at hand for those with short memories.

It’s a skill that needs to be learned and comes naturally over the course of time. The skill to learn by rote was probably formed at around the age of 4 when you first tried to recollect the alphabet.

The question often posed is whether lines are easier to remember if they are written by a brilliant screenplay writer or are short and poorly broken sentences better?

If you are rooted to the spot on stage halfway through a two-hour performance you may have to rely on colleagues to gently nudge you in the right direction. Fortunately, you can change a few of the words and only your fellow actors will know that the writer’s script has been altered for just one performance.

For the movie actor, you only need memorise the lines to get you through until the director calls ‘cut’ and go for a second or fifteenth take if any of your chosen words have disappeared.

Actors do gain a reputation based upon their memories and the ability to produce the right lines time after time. Unfortunately, an adverse reputation may be forthcoming to an actor who regularly stumbles over short paragraphs.

There are many different methods actors choose to learn their lines. What works best for you?