In Turning Gate, I set the standard for this film by figuring out to what point I’ll map out the story, and to what point I’ll watch and decide on the actors. So the actors got their lines on the morning of the shoot.

The actors saw the storyline for this film only once. As if the actors heard of someone else’s travelogue, the storyline will simply leave a faint memory for them. Overall, the acting won’t rely on memories, but it will be half memories and the other half will rely on something else. This is what the actors will show.

The cast was called to the set without a chance to read the script, analyze their roles or even rehearse as is customary with other films. They were given no explanation of the roles or the situations.

Turning Gate never had a finished script. Just a treatment written out like a novel. The cast would meet with the director every morning and would receive their lines for the day. The actors filled the empty spaces with their own words drawn from their own experiences. The extras were recruited 100% on location, on the spot, giving a real-time feel to the film. All the vitality and spirit of a real live concert fills the screen.