I had the privilege of teaching acting to 12 - 16 years old a while back and I have to tell you, it was exiting, but exhausting! If they didn't like the material it was hard keeping them focus. However, one in particular, Renoly Santiago, did have success in Hollywood and played a Mexican with Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds, did ConAir, Hackers, Law & Order SVU. Listening, really listening is key in both Theater and film, it takes the attention away from you and puts it on your scene partner. Great interview. Thanks guys!
I remember working on a project where a young boy was cast, because of his stage talent. Unfortunately, it was his long time stage director who was put in charge of coaching him in front of the camera. I remember having a conversation with one of the producers, who wondered how the kid could be so terrible. When I informed him that he was a stage actor and that he didn't know not to act to the back of the room on a set, the producer realized that such a huge oversight was a red flag in the production. Unfortunately, that opened the director up for all sorts of scrutiny to the foundation of the project, and the plug was rightfully pulled. If a director doesn't know that major difference between stage and film, how can he direct a kid, who only knows what they're taught? Kid's don't have much room in their short lives for experience, so it's only natural that being a good listener is an invaluable quality in a child actor. The invaluable quality in a director working with them, is the ability to tell them only just the right things, to evoke that performance.
If I need reaction shots from a child, I film them when they don't realize I am rolling. I then grab reactions from when their parents are talking to them. In a matter of seconds I can get ten different emotions from subtle to severe which are quite real.
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I had the privilege of teaching acting to 12 - 16 years old a while back and I have to tell you, it was exiting, but exhausting! If they didn't like the material it was hard keeping them focus. However, one in particular, Renoly Santiago, did have success in Hollywood and played a Mexican with Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds, did ConAir, Hackers, Law & Order SVU. Listening, really listening is key in both Theater and film, it takes the attention away from you and puts it on your scene partner. Great interview. Thanks guys!
I remember working on a project where a young boy was cast, because of his stage talent. Unfortunately, it was his long time stage director who was put in charge of coaching him in front of the camera. I remember having a conversation with one of the producers, who wondered how the kid could be so terrible. When I informed him that he was a stage actor and that he didn't know not to act to the back of the room on a set, the producer realized that such a huge oversight was a red flag in the production. Unfortunately, that opened the director up for all sorts of scrutiny to the foundation of the project, and the plug was rightfully pulled. If a director doesn't know that major difference between stage and film, how can he direct a kid, who only knows what they're taught? Kid's don't have much room in their short lives for experience, so it's only natural that being a good listener is an invaluable quality in a child actor. The invaluable quality in a director working with them, is the ability to tell them only just the right things, to evoke that performance.
Thank you for sharing Christopher, beautiful comment.
If I need reaction shots from a child, I film them when they don't realize I am rolling. I then grab reactions from when their parents are talking to them. In a matter of seconds I can get ten different emotions from subtle to severe which are quite real.
Thanks for sharing Steven, great comment.
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