Jeffrey Blitz, Writer/Director "Rocket Science," "Spellbound"
Working with Joan in the weeks leading up to production on Rocket Science
proved to be time very well spent. It was a terrifically fertile
period for me where--encouraged by Joan's insight into performance, by
her vivid and subtle sense of the emotional through-line of the story and
by her keen editor's sense of narrative--I was able to connect more deeply
with my own material and formulate a new and sharper focus. Plus,
at a moment when many filmmakers feel pure anxiety, Joan's approach was
so engaging and so full of humor and joy and fearlessness that it set a
welcome tone for our work that my actors and I maintained through the end.
Vincent Piazza, Actor "Rocket Science," "The
Sopranos"
Working with Joan was an eye-opening experience. She opened up a whole new
world to explore in regards to character, arc and overall storyline, which
I now try and utilize on every project I'm fortunate enough to work on. An
amazing process...