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Behind the Scenes: Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) with Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta

A compilation of cast and crew interviews about working with Scorsese's rehearsal process and the film's improvisational dialogue passages.

Serious Feather · 24 min · Intermediate · DIR · Directing · 2018

What you take away

Notice how planned improvisation within a scripted scene still needs camera coverage built around it.

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