If the actor points a fake gun and pulls the trigger, and you have to fall to your knees, you really do have to sell it. Otherwise, it takes the viewer out of the moment.
Gregory NicoteroIt's funny, I worked with a lot of directors in the many years that I've been doing this, and generally when you hear a director yelling on set, everybody scatters in the other direction.
Gregory NicoteroEvery season I teach zombie school. The casting people in Georgia look for like 200 new recruits. They come in in groups of 20, and I audition them and grade them based on their look and their performance ability.
Gregory NicoteroAs a movie fan, my number one goal is to continue to learn from what I've done and make special effects as precise and clean as they can be.
Gregory Nicotero