Hes done amazing theater but with this there is no curtain call.
The camera is always following someone.
The show also starsTop BoysAshley Walters andThe CrownsErin Doherty, along with Graham, who co-createdAdolescencewith Barantini.
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My resting heart rate was really high, he said of being on set.
It was very complicated to write.
Im not allowed to cut away to go anywhere else.
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Barantini detailed the immense amount of work and preparation required for the one-shot approach.
This time it was all in Jacks head then Id have to go away and find these locations.
Of particular difficulty were scenes featuring characters moving between locations.
Thorne was required on set far more than most projects as scenes needed constant re-writing between takes.
Emotionally it kicks you in the stomach.
What has resulted is a piece that uses the technical to unlock the emotional.
It doesnt work with everything but it can make people sit up and pay attention, he added.
