Amy Seimetzhas been making her mark on the entertainment industry for quite a while now.
Her parents arent in the industry.
She filed away her dream of becoming a writer as a hobby, and who could blame her?
She laughed and noted, I didn’t really make a living doing it until my late 20s.
Not even then, my early 30s.
Shes got lofty creative goals as well, and they arent specific to being an actor.
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For that reason, she decided to act in her own films.
They were like, Oh, you act too.
And I’m like, Kind of, I don’t really know what I’m doing.
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But they didn’t know what they were doing, because we were all so young.
And keep in mind, were not talking about big-budget studio films likePet Semataryhere.
Seimetz was getting involved in feature films that had budgets of around $10,000.
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I’ll come and hold a boom.
Seimetz clarified that this didnt come from an opportunistic drive, but her eagerness to learn.
I camera oped and helped boom, and produced for him.
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Seimetz went as far as to dub herself a spy.
(In one of the most admirable uses of the term Ive ever heard.)
They kind of coddle you, and they just double-check you have all your water and stuff.
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And again, she made a point to clarify, You don’t steal ideas!
That’s a no-no, but you steal techniques and stuff.
Because she’s even younger than I am.
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As for Swanberg, he was a standout because hed never stress or lose his cool.
Seimetz also recently directed episodes ofAtlantaand had a great experience working with Glover.
He is so playful.
She laughed and added, It’s adult playtime.
“It would be really awesome if there was one thing I did.
That would make my life a lot easier.
Seimetzs interest in observing and learning from collaborators extends well beyond the filmmaker at the helm of a project.
Recently, thats kindled a somewhat new interest in sound mixing.
So sound mixers are, they’re genius.
I mean, it would be really awesome if there was one thing I did.
That would make my life a lot easier.
When I was younger it was, I’ll just write when I’m inspired.
She admits that she spends a good deal of time staring at walls and daydreaming.
Sometimes she walks away with 30 pages and other days its a mere half a page.
So for them, I think it’s really frustrating.
My actor agents, I think they’re very frustrated because I’m like, Don’t call me.
I’m writing right now.
So I think for me, it’s more about time management now.
What this all comes down to for Seimetz is longevity.
For me, it’s always been about longevity and thinking about, how can I make films?
Or be a part of film?
Or have a career over a span?
Do you know what I mean?
She laughed and continued, I didn’t attack acting in a traditional way.
I wasn’t going out to audition in my early 20s.
I was making art films and acting in art films, and that was where my interests lay.
It wasnt about breaking through or becoming a mega star.
It winds up serving the character, and the film as a whole, extremely well.
And as youll see in the final film, Seimetzs Rachel has just that.
Its a nightmarish scenario with a powerful and very thoughtful exploration of mortality running through its veins.
When I revisited it recently, I had lost my father.
So the same relationship that she has with Zelda.
It’s so interactive and it’s so much better seeing [it] with an audience.
It’s so fun because they’re so vocal.
You want to be taken somewhere.
You want to have an adventure.
And I think genre, sci-fi, and horror do that for people.
First up she went forKilling EvestarJodie Comer.
I just met with her and I’m dying to work with her.
I think she’s fantastic.
She is so fearless as an actress.
I mean, Jordan Peele,” She said.
“I mean, isn’t he the hot ticket?
