Postautor: Gerald Home » 16 lut 2011, 0:09
Marek,
I've just discovered the reply you left nearly 2 months ago. Sorry I haven't replied before now.
Yes, we met at Celebration Europe - and at Dagobah 2007 too, I think. I recognize you in the photo with Hugh Quarshie.
This is a small world: I know the guy in the Nordic Garrison who now has your Ackbar costume!
You ask an interesting question: the main difference between acting for theatre, TV and film is the size of the performance:
- in the theatre, the actor's performance must be big: his voice must carry from the stage to the back of the theatre. His actions must also be big.
- TV acting is much smaller. The voice is softer and quieter, and actions and facial expressions should be small.
- film acting is the most difficult of all, because the actor's face will be seen on a huge cinema screen, and so he must do very little with his face if it is filmed in close up. The actor must let his eyes show what he's thinking, without moving his face too much. I could say that when acting for the cinema camera, the actor shouldn't do any acting, and that he should just let the camera see his thoughts - but that's not quite true: the acting in this case should be very small, and kept inside, not big like in the theatre.
I hope that makes sense to you!
All the best.
Gerald
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