Movie Starlet Extraordinaire
photo by WIM ROBBERECHTS Copyright © 2007
What's this? How did I become an internationally infamous movie starlet? you ask.
Well not really famous or distributed in any way so far. My room mate Angelica has a friend- Jack, who needed some (let's say) "international" looking/sounding people to appear on a short for a bushiban (cram school where they teach English/Chinese/Japanese/Korean). Initially I had plans to attend a Taiwanese Temple Celebration and I said no thanks.
But halfway thru the day, Ange called- they were desperate and would I re-consider doing it? As a favor to Ange, I agreed to show up and recite some lines.
I had to say "Chinese culture is so rich and complex. I wish I could understand the language, then I would really appreciate Chinese art! But where can I learn Chinese?!!"
and then really frustrated "Where can I learn Chinese?!!
Things they never tell you about the glamorous world of film:
Look into the camera without shifting your eyes- apparently mine were shifty and squinty.
Don't "overact" just talk like you would with a friend- My eyebrows were working too hard
Put some "real" emotion into it- I was kind of... too stiff (make up your mind huh?!)
Don't laugh at the end of the take- it really makes you seem not professional/sincere ;^)
Acting is mostly waiting around for everyone else to flub their lines- for close to 1 1/2 hours and then finishing my lines in 10 minutes (6 takes)!
and for my pains- NT$1000 kuai (US$30)
No pictures coz my memory card was full from the temple stuff. Altho now I wish I had ditched some of the old ladies dancing to record my taste of fame and glamor.