public, private, GCSEs & audio clips (was Future Movies/Children's' Futures)

[Allocin]

> However, it's obvious that the Radcliffes have their sights raised a 
> little higher, and they'll want Dan to do well academically. On-set 
> tutoring is fine and dandy for continued schooling, but I'm not sure 
> it's the best environment in which to prepare for and take vital 
> exams.

Im one of those unfortunate souls who goes to a really, for lack of a
better word, bad school. Im doing my GCSEs next year, and I can
honestly say I will not be prepared. That is because when one goes to a
school such as mine, one goes with hooligans who will be in jail by age
20, and therefore one does not get the attention or education one needs
to pass ones exams with the As and Bs one could get.

I understand that Dan Radcliffe goes to a private school most other
times, no? If what my friend (who went to a private, international,
paid-for-by-the-Embassy school in Turkey) says is true, he should find
private tutoring just fine for his GCSEs. To be able to go through all
your mathematics difficulties alone with a teacher and tackle each one
until you have them perfect*sigh* I wish.

Im sure Rupert Grint (and to a lesser extent, perhaps Emma Watson)
would understand what Im getting at. I heard Grints grades shot up
when he started private tutoring on set. His GCSEs should be
immaculate.
 
> In summary, Warners will be under intense pressure from the 
> Radcliffes either to give Dan a break for his 15th and 16th years and

> delay filming of whatever movie's then current until after his exams,

> or alternatively to recast the role either for that movie, or 
> permanently. As I've said elsewhere on this subject, I'm glad that 
> I'm not in any of the parties' shoes - it's a tough decision to make 
> from whatever perspective!

It would be a bit pointless to replace the child actors at this point,
mainly because they would have to get others of that age group, which
would merely disrupt more students in their education. What if Dan
decided that he could do filming at 15, but not at 16? They would have
to bring in a look-alike (which might take a long time to find) and
take that person out of the last year (mostly revision and finishing
coursework year) and stick them in a strange set and a strange cast
Warner Bros. cant possibly be stupid enough to do that. They can
always talk to the exam board to see if the exams can be taken at a
different time. Its been done before (for experimental purposes).
 
> > Incidentally, one thing for which Dan R. appears to be completely
> > unprepared (at least right now) is the celebrity circuit: he got an
> > award, televised the other night on UK TV, as "most promising
> showbiz
> > newcomer" (which he knew about before the day - this wasn't one of
> > those "and the nominees are..." type awards). Standing up to make
> his
> > acceptance speech seemed to be VERY difficult for him and he looked
> > even more shell-shocked than he did at the London premiere of the
> > first movie. That Alan Rickman was there getting an award for his
> > stage work didn't seem to help, either (especially as Rickman ended
> > his speech as Snape). :-)
> 
> I don't think it's a matter of being unprepared.  I think the boy is
> just
> naturally incredibly shy.  If you compare interviews with Dan to
> interviews
> with Rupert or Emma, who both have _less_ acting experience than Dan,
> they
> both do much better.  Rupert especially is able to be quite
> gregarious, and
> Emma does come off a little like Hermione (best example being her
> citing a
> report she did on Japan when asked about whether she wanted to visit
> there),
> which I find quite amusing. :)  Daniel is definitely not the first
> performer
> who is naturally quite shy who manages to do well despite that, and
> it's
> certainly possible that as he gets older, the shyness will dissipate
> somewhat.  I myself was painfully shy when I was young, and now I do
> very
> well unless in a large crowd.  I even LIKE speaking in public. ;)

No offence to anyone, especially Dan and his parents, but he does seem
to be a bit sheltered. Like you said, Grint isnt at all embarrassed to
be in front of an audience  rather, he seems to enjoy the attention.
Maybe thats due to his large family, or maybe its due to the fact
that to be heard in a public school, you cant afford to be bashful. A
shy BOY in a public school wouldnt last five seconds (Ive seen it
happen).

> I also have to say that I'm quite jealous you were able to see the
> Variety
> Awards.  I have a sound clip of what Rickman said, but I'd really
> like to
> hear Daniel's speech, or even better, see both!  It sounded
> delightful.

You have a sound clip? Can you upload it onto Yahoo!Groups? Id love to
hear Snape NOT in the movie. And if anyone has Dans speech (audio or
visual) Id love to see that. Just to see if his embarrassment has
faded since the Japanese interview.

Nicola


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