Posted: April 24, 2000 at 19:15:56: by Michael S.
: I have this picture in my head now of one of the directors going: "OK, guys, I am holding a white rabbit in my hand now which is supposed to be a T-Rex... yes, Rachel, I KNOW it is very tiny rabbit! ... OK, we'll start shooting now and all you have to is imagine this rabbit to be a 20ft T-Rex and pretend you are REAAAALLY REALLY scared of it. OK, RUN, EVERYBODY!!!"(Chuckle)Well, Chiara, it's almost like that sometimes! (LOL) But the actor's first tool is creative imagination, and the second is his/her ability to use it over and over again in no matter how many takes, with the same freshness. Some of you will have DVD players. If you do, taking a look at the Bonus Material that accompanies DRAGONHEART will be rewarding. The "Making Of" by director Rob Cohen is extraordinarily good, and has a large segment devoted to the process that Dennis Quaid went through playing to oranges or tennis balls on sticks instead of the Sean Connery dragon. The screen is split horizontally: Dennis with tennis balls above, Dennis with Dragon below, in the same scene. Let me know what you think: Cohen and his colleagues have some wonderful things to say about the process of making a movie - I liked it so much I bought the DVD.
Warm greetings
The Old Prof.
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