Chapter 6: Acting

1. There are a mixture of amateur actors and professional stars in my movie.
2. Since John Carpenter was a very young director at the time, he was given alot of advice from the veterans on set.
3. Since the movie was filmed in the span of one month, 21 days to be exact, there wasn't room for alot of cuts and retakes.
4. This movie was the one to give Jamie Lee Curtis her big break, therefore, she is given just as much screen time as her co-star, Donald Pleasence. Although, they aren't in the same scene together until the very end of the movie.
5. The only other movie that I have seen Donald Pleasence in is "Dr. No" as James Bond's enemy, Blofeld. His character in Halloween is quite different than his character in Dr. No. In Halloween he is the protagonist, in Dr. No, he is the antagonist.
6. Some of the acting is stylized, an example of this would be Jamie Lee Curtis's two teenage friends. Other acting, such as Donald Pleasence is very realistic.
7. Donald Pleasence brings his acting experience to his character.