[Konvas] OT: Muzzle Flashes

[Camak, Lael (US - MGTTS)]

Ha!  Yes, I have had that SAME problem with actors, crew, etc.  I have
even been guilty of it in demonstrating the blocking.  Reminds me of the
old bangity-bang joke.

On Behalf Of fauxfilm at aol.com
 > There was a lot of actor blocking, a lot of camera movement, and just
a lot of elements going on in the scene.  The actors were told to simply
mime shooting the guns.  What they found though, is that it was almost
IMPOSSIBLE for the actors to fake the gunshots without actually verbally
saying "BANG!" at the same time.  Apparently during the excitement of
filming a scene with lots of action, they all just reverted to six-year
olds playing Cops and Robbers.  Despite repeated direction just to mime
it, take after take after take was busted as actors continued to say
"BANG!" during the miming.   Supposedly Antonio Banderas was the worst
offender, and simply never could fake a gunshot without the "BANG!"




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