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Originally posted by Hill Dawson Kane:
Look into the films of John Cassavetes. He did alot of improvisation, bu not in the way you mean. What he did was come up with the plot and story and have the characters rehearse alot and then they would slowly start coming up with stuff to add etc... and you can really see how good Cassavetes' films come out as a result, cause even with some unprofessional actors, they still put something real into their characters. Also, I know De Niro and alot of those guys don't simply just come up with the stuff in the spur of the moment, improvisation (as I see it) isn't the type of thing you see on "Who's Line is it Anyways?" It's just rehearsing their roles and looking at the film through their characters and that's where alot of stuff comes from (like the "You talkin' to me?" from Taxi Driver). That's what improvisation in film means alot of the time. But yes, alot is spur of the moment too.