David Gordon Green Makes Snow Angels
Exploring the unique collaboration between director and actor
by David Gordon Green
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/acting/article/david_gordon_green_snow_angels_kate_beckinsale_20080307/
When i began working with Kate Beckinsale on Snow Angels, we were trying to find elements rooted in reality that could give her character of Annie anchors of emotion—humor, frustration, aggression and sympathy. I knew that once cameras were rolling, we wanted a high degree of improvisation, particularly when it came to confrontational scenes with her estranged husband, Glenn (played by Sam Rockwell). So we needed to design as much background for her as time would allow.