I think I'm going to start a new series in here.
I talk about people who inspire me a lot, in terms of writing and those friends of mine who I love so much, and basically all their good attributes are things I admire.
But there's another group of people I admire. Actors. So I'll start talking about the actors I like watching.
I'm using the modern term by the way, I am thinking women too.
Basically, I think I admire certain actors above others for their subtleties in understanding the way a writer or screenwriter has written a character. Or they pick good films, interesting films, in depth, unexplored storylines, over and over again. Likewise with the books, there are some actors balanced by others, who do fluffy, light pieces that I enjoy in the meantime. That doesn't diminish their art, because they're providing something I use. It just classes them in a different category. I've got no time for people who think soap actors aren't as good as Shakespearian thespians. If you can take on a role and play it convincingly (or not, you're just pretty to watch), the scripting almost doesn't matter. Almost (the scripting always matters).
I'll start with one I've mentioned previously.
Olivia Hallinan.
She's my favourite female actor. I used to watch CITV rather than go to lectures (because at 19, I was mature and making responsible decisions) and I saw Girls in Love. She played Ellie, the lead character in that.
She looked her age, about 19, when she was meant to be playing a 13 year old, but it still didn't ruin the show. When she did her to-camera bits, she looked a little awkward, but maybe she was just cringing that this was her first 'big' role.
When she did Sugar Rush, she surpassed the GIL stuff. Because she wasn't so awkward and embarrassed, she made the character convincing. I didn't watch much of the later series, I can't remember why now, but I loved what I saw. She did the fawning puppy act with one bird brilliantly, but when she got revenge on people it was like someone else took over.
She's in Lark Rise To Candleford now, playing an uptight teenager called Laura with a billion little brothers and sisters. Best episode was when the clock maker told her how repressed she was, so she took her hair out of a bun and it was like 'now I'm loose!' and he still shut her down. Her reactions in the scene were spot on.
I wish she did more stuff. Apart from talents, it's nice to see a)a redhead and b) a healthy looking girl on screen. And her name is almost as awesome as Nina Nanaah on the ITV news.
I talk about people who inspire me a lot, in terms of writing and those friends of mine who I love so much, and basically all their good attributes are things I admire.
But there's another group of people I admire. Actors. So I'll start talking about the actors I like watching.
I'm using the modern term by the way, I am thinking women too.
Basically, I think I admire certain actors above others for their subtleties in understanding the way a writer or screenwriter has written a character. Or they pick good films, interesting films, in depth, unexplored storylines, over and over again. Likewise with the books, there are some actors balanced by others, who do fluffy, light pieces that I enjoy in the meantime. That doesn't diminish their art, because they're providing something I use. It just classes them in a different category. I've got no time for people who think soap actors aren't as good as Shakespearian thespians. If you can take on a role and play it convincingly (or not, you're just pretty to watch), the scripting almost doesn't matter. Almost (the scripting always matters).
I'll start with one I've mentioned previously.
Olivia Hallinan.
She's my favourite female actor. I used to watch CITV rather than go to lectures (because at 19, I was mature and making responsible decisions) and I saw Girls in Love. She played Ellie, the lead character in that.
She looked her age, about 19, when she was meant to be playing a 13 year old, but it still didn't ruin the show. When she did her to-camera bits, she looked a little awkward, but maybe she was just cringing that this was her first 'big' role.
When she did Sugar Rush, she surpassed the GIL stuff. Because she wasn't so awkward and embarrassed, she made the character convincing. I didn't watch much of the later series, I can't remember why now, but I loved what I saw. She did the fawning puppy act with one bird brilliantly, but when she got revenge on people it was like someone else took over.
She's in Lark Rise To Candleford now, playing an uptight teenager called Laura with a billion little brothers and sisters. Best episode was when the clock maker told her how repressed she was, so she took her hair out of a bun and it was like 'now I'm loose!' and he still shut her down. Her reactions in the scene were spot on.
I wish she did more stuff. Apart from talents, it's nice to see a)a redhead and b) a healthy looking girl on screen. And her name is almost as awesome as Nina Nanaah on the ITV news.
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