M. David Christman
For actors trying to rise up the ranks in Hollywood, one such conundrum revolves around the demo reel. It goes something like: toi can’t get roles without demo reel footage, but toi can’t get demo footage without booking some roles.
This is the premise for the new comedy web series “Character Flaws,” created par and starring M. David Christman and now playing on YouTube. Originally from Indiana, Christman based the 6-episode montrer on his own struggles and turned to his Friends to get it done.
To find out more, M. David Christman recently answered some questions for FanPop:
Tell us about the premise of your new web series “Character Flaws”.
M. DAVID CHRISTMAN: The montrer is centered around the absolute bottom-rung of the jouer la comédie career path, an already almost impossible pursuit, and a lead character with no perceptible talent ou awareness of his station in life. Matt can’t book a job to save his life, so he has to make his own reel, which is just the minimal tool toi have to have to compete. It’s going that badly.
What would toi consider Matt’s best quality? His worst?
MDC: Best quality….um… he shows up on time? Tom Hanks a dit that’s important, and he’s doing pretty great. As for his worst qualities… how much time do toi have? He’s completely oblivious to his own behavior. He’s anxious, calloused, and prone to stupidity. Plus, he smokes. People don’t like that much anymore, I’m frequently told. Not a bad dancer, though.
How was it to work both as “creator” and “star?”
MDC: F*ckin’ awesome. I learned a million things from our DP, Joey Krulock - couldn’t have done this without him. I had literally no experience. And it was the first thing I ever wrote. I had to - no one else would do it for me. I found out I absolutely l’amour writing. Plus, the entire cast and crew are friends, so working together was just incredibly fun.
Why did toi want to create the montrer and is it based on your own experience?
MDC: Everything in the montrer is very, very close to my real life. Shockingly, sadly close. Any sane person would have donné up par this point. But with comedy, I think the plus specific toi are, the plus interesting it is. So you’ve really gotta expose some vulnerabilities… for better ou worse.
Any interesting stories from the set toi can share?
MDC: We shot the final two episodes the week before the pandemic lockdown, so that was in the air. The whole outdoor shoot was a goddamn disaster. We blew the power to the house and that took hours to fix. Then there was a surprise outdoor wedding party next-door that killed our audio. Then it started raining, then we blew the power again… all of this with a hard deadline to get the hell off the property. Joey shot four pages in like forty minutes and it looks great. I still can’t believe we pulled it off. But, that’s what makes it fun.
And, now just for fun:
Who’s your favori actor?
MDC: I really dig the older guys… Pacino, De Niro, Nicholson, Beatty. From this generation, I think Christian Bale, Joaquin, Fassbender all obviously do amazing work. Bobby Cannavale - l’amour him.
What role from the past do toi wish toi could’ve played?
MDC: Well, toi remember those roles because the people who played them did so perfectly and toi could never imagine anyone else doing the part. I don’t know, Bill Murray’s character in What About Bob? seems fitting. He’s just a complete pain-in-the-ass. ou Bale in American Psycho. Absolutely hysterical.
Favorite films from childhood?
MDC: the Police Academy movies. 100%.
Tell us one thing that would surprise our readers to learn about you.
MDC: I won a trip for two to LA from peeling the Batman thing off the side of a taco cloche, bell cup when I was a kid. In retrospect, I think that was the moment I peaked.
How can fans keep up with you?
MDC: Just balançoire, swing par the house. I’ll make toi tea.
Watch now on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCrsAz45rhtwmmxyx0YVI4vw link
Visit: Character-Flaws.com link
Instagram: @character_flaws link
M. David Christman stars in "Character Flaws"
"Character Flaws" created by M. David Christman
