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Should you watch the film?

  • 09-02-2004 4:55pm
    #1
    Raphael
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    I'm in a production of west side story atm, and one thing that the director told us to be sure and do is NOT WATCH THE MOVIE

    Everyone did of course, but i was just wondering, whats your opinion, is it a good or bad idea to watch a film version of a play your in

    P.S. anyone in the new ross area who would be interested in being in said west side story, we still need gang members anywhere between 13 and 18, PM me for details


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  • #2
    KlodaX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,135 ✭✭✭KlodaX


    I personally wouldn't watch it .... your character may end up being like the other persons interpretation ... not that this is a bad thing ... but creatively it would be nice to be different.

    If I wanted to see the film version ... I would have rented it out! :)
    You might pick something new from the character that the film doesn't have ... your version.


  • #3
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Ya, i actually waited till i had my character fully worked out before i watched the film, i had no desire to have a carbon copy


  • #4
    KlodaX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,135 ✭✭✭KlodaX


    did the film influence your character at all?


  • #5
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Not really, i thought the guy in the film sucked :p

    Though there was one line we decided to switch based on the movie, in the play tony and riff say "womb to tomb, sperm to worm" but in the film its "womb to tomb, birth to earth" which we all thought was better


  • #6
    Bard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭Bard


    I see no harm in watching the film as long as you can treat it as someone elses interpretation of the work and not let it influence your work too much.


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  • #7
    derrie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭derrie


    It's one of those things where everybody's different. Personally I watch everything I can - listen to every cd I can get hold of and then develop the character from scratch.

    The way I look at it is that there's no difference between watching the video and seeing another production.

    Some people though always end up doing exactly what they see others doing and since a lot of other ppl will have see the video - it's quite obvious


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