One day before heading up to Sonoma and I'm getting really excited, but not as much for myself as I am one of my leads, Joshua Hutchinson. Josh was born and raised in Sonoma (he was Josh Farrell then) and still has many ties there. Though he now lives in Los Angeles, he still is involved in Sonoma having volunteered on many occasions and most recently, performing two sold out weeks of David Sedaris' THE SANTALAND DIARIES at the community center with all proceeds benefiting an arts programs for children in Sonoma. Some of his previous films have played Sonoma like last year's THE VILLAGE BARBERSHOP, but he has never been the lead. Now, with THE FULL PICTURE, he gets to return to his roots with a film that he stars in and here's the other thing: Josh nailed his role.
The character, Hal Foster, is a corporate lawyer with a oral fetish and interesting take of fidelity. On paper, the guy appears like a slimy, know-it-all jackass, but that's the challenge of the role. It is imperative to the story that you, the viewer, still like this guy, and with some of Hal's actions it is not a easy thing to do. But Josh worked diligently on his character and tapped into the fun-loving side of Hal Foster so that even against their better judgement, the audience can't help but love this guy. Quite simply, Hal's a crowd pleaser and this film wouldn't be successful with out Josh's talent and ability. So, for this festival, I get to play second fiddle and fade into the background, with the limelight being cast where it should be, on the star, Joshua Hutchinson.
One day before heading up to Sonoma and I'm getting really excited, but not as much for myself as I am one of my leads, Joshua Hutchinson. Josh was born and raised in Sonoma (he was Josh Farrell then) and still has many ties there. Though he now lives in Los Angeles, he still is involved in Sonoma having volunteered on many occasions and most recently, performing two sold out weeks of David Sedaris' THE SANTALAND DIARIES at the community center with all proceeds benefiting an arts programs for children in Sonoma. Some of his previous films have played Sonoma like last year's THE VILLAGE BARBERSHOP, but he has never been the lead. Now, with THE FULL PICTURE, he gets to return to his roots with a film that he stars in and here's the other thing: Josh nailed his role.
The character, Hal Foster, is a corporate lawyer with a oral fetish and interesting take of fidelity. On paper, the guy appears like a slimy, know-it-all jackass, but that's the challenge of the role. It is imperative to the story that you, the viewer, still like this guy, and with some of Hal's actions it is not a easy thing to do. But Josh worked diligently on his character and tapped into the fun-loving side of Hal Foster so that even against their better judgement, the audience can't help but love this guy. Quite simply, Hal's a crowd pleaser and this film wouldn't be successful with out Josh's talent and ability. So, for this festival, I get to play second fiddle and fade into the background, with the limelight being cast where it should be, on the star, Joshua Hutchinson.
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