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  JoanneSanderson

  Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 11:40PM [Report]

  I fully agree with you Jeanne
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   D.Y. Sao

  Friday, Nov 27, 2009 5:19AM [Report]

  The rule is everything you eat today will not count :P Have the best Thanksgiving evar!
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  JoanneSanderson

  Monday, Nov 23, 2009 6:38PM [Report]

  Thanks Jeanne, I hope you will like the movie also if you get to see it , hopefully I have not built it up too much :)
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  bleupluie

  Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 10:45AM [Report]

  You're most welcome Jeanne. What you wrote actually made me realize why i'm drawn to watching works of a few actors and actresses recently...which includes many factors, but a superb performance makes it an enjoyable process while watching!
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  tsitser

  Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 4:04PM [Report]

  Thanks so much, Jeanne, for your comment on my most recent blog.  Your encouragement is really appreciated.
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   Bhavini Raval

  Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 1:53PM [Report]

  Thanks so much Jeanne , I am really looking forward to meeting and learning from you.
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   Jayson Li

  Friday, Nov 13, 2009 12:23PM [Report]

  Thanks Jeanne. Looking forward to seeing you again.
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   Spencer Douglass

  Friday, Nov 13, 2009 2:53AM [Report]

  Why thank you Jeanne!
  
  It was certainly interesting helping to set-up HK's first 48 Hour Film Project. Then to add a little extra challenge into the equation, I decided to enter it too, working with a crew to pull together our own short film in 48 hours.
  
  Hopefully we can get together sometime whilst you're in HK for a drink and a chat.
  
  Will be uploading our short film soon.
  
  Cheers,
  
  Spen
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   Maria Chen

  Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 7:40PM [Report]

  I'm shooting a travel show in Turkey. I'll definitely write a blog about your class! Enjoy teaching!!
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   Rachel Tan

  Monday, Oct 26, 2009 10:40PM [Report]

  thanks Jeanne..looking forward to ur classes:)
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   D.Y. Sao

  Sunday, Oct 25, 2009 7:08AM [Report]

  i didn't recieve it :(
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   D.Y. Sao

  Saturday, Oct 24, 2009 5:00PM [Report]

  soooo.... ::big smile::
  
  would it be cool if i pick your brain more often then?
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   rottendoubt

  Friday, Oct 23, 2009 8:37AM [Report]

  that is not a bad idea!!
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  kervan

  Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 2:38AM [Report]

  hi
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  JoanneSanderson

  Monday, Oct 19, 2009 2:31AM [Report]

  Many Thanks Jeanne.
  I can well and truly see how it would aide writers and especially actors, I wish you all the best for the book, it takes much skill for something to transcend both the acting and writing differences and "The Right Questions for Actors" has done so even though it is written with the actor in mind first and foremost :)
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   Marie Jost

  Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 6:08AM [Report]

  Jeanne,
  
  I know you are working very hard to give actors the tools and techniques they need to be successful and, under normal circumstances, research is a key element of an actor's prep.  You might, however,be fascinated to see a film shoot where this most definitely was not the case.  It was a Hong Kong, film, of course, Wong Kar Wai's Happy Together.  The director took two of Hong Kong's top actors, Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai to Argentina to shoot a film.  The only problem, there was no script.  Even who was playing what character and the nature of the action was not set.  Tony arrives for the first day of shooting and finds out that, while he was told he was playing the son of a homosexual who has gone to Buenos Airs to find his father and his father's male lover, in fact, the first scene is going to be a homosexual sex scene between Tony and Leslie, playing a gay couple, that leaves very little to the imagination!  No prep, just strip and start shooting.  As time went on, work stopped on the film because the director couldn't figure out what it was all about.  Most of the time, actors would get their lines the night before or even on set.  First WKW would shoot the scene with one protagonist saying a set of lines, then he would reshoot it with the actors switching roles.  Female characters were introduced, and then totally cut out of the final film.  Leslie had to leave half-way through shooting to go and do a series of concerts in HK.  The art director was also costume designer for Leslie's tour and was making Leslie's tour wardrobe while they were in Buenos Aires shooting the film.  At the 11th hour, a new character was introduced, a young actor from Taiwan, so that they could finish the film.
  
  Despite the chaos, the film, Happy Together, went on to win the Palm d'Or at Cannes, Tony Leung won best actor at Cannes and the film received many more awards in Asia.  It was literally constructed in the process of editing (which was handled by the art director).  If you haven't seen this film, I think, knowing that it was every actor's worst nightmare, you would really appreciate the results.  So much of the footage didn't make it into the final cut that there is a famous 60 min documentary on the shooting of the film called Buenos Aires Zero Degree that is composed entirely of out-takes and commentary.  If you rent (or buy) the film, be sure and get the Kino version because it includes the documentary.  When you see what chaos the shooting of this film was, you will be doubly amazed by the final product.  Leslie Cheung will be best remembered for three stupendous film roles:  Farewell, My Concubine; Days of Being Wild; and Happy Together.  Tony Leung always cites this film as a turning point in his career as an actor.  As a fan of Leslie Cheung, it is one of my all-time favorite films.  I see more every time I watch it, which is pretty amazing considering the actors were creating their characters right there on camera in what amounts to real time!
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   rottendoubt

  Friday, Oct 16, 2009 10:48AM [Report]

  hmmmm .... i'm not sure.  your old blogs didn't have this issue.  are you doing anything differently from before?
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   rottendoubt

  Friday, Oct 16, 2009 2:05AM [Report]

  ya i noticed that too.  but now they are gone.  if you use a pc, copy whatever you want to post in your blog to "notepad" first, then copy that into our blog system.  that will get rid of extra formatting.
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  pokedpenguin19

  Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 4:58AM [Report]

  Thanks so much Jeanne. Im super joyous and stuff right now. More shocked tho. Because now i really got to be a role model and teach these youngsters. you know? a lot of responsibility! ><
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   Marie Jost

  Monday, Aug 31, 2009 8:54AM [Report]

  I think the movie is still doing well; I went to a Sunday afternoon matinee, and it was about 1/3 full, and this on an afternoon when the weather was beautiful.  I noticed that the average age of the audience was over 40.  I think there has been a lot of word of mouth but, because this generation doesn't Twitter, it has taken a bit longer for the film to feel the impact. :-)

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