Dan's Future

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GulPlum wrote:
> I'm not sure it's the best environment in which to prepare for
> and take vital exams.

I don't know about that.  I remember hearing that at least some of 
the actors were doing better in school as a result of the private 
tutoring.  And who wouldn't with such one-on-one attention?

I think if anything will play a part in how they do on their exams is 
how hard they are working on the movie.  I.e. will they have the time 
necessary (or maybe, more importantly, will they have the frame of 
mind necessary) to buckle down and concentrate on studying for the 
exams?

GulPlum wrote:
> Incidentally, one thing for which Dan appears to be completely 
> unprepared (at least right now) is the celebrity circuit

Hmm.  Something that kind of gets me is how blase he is about fame.  
He speaks of it as if he's looking forward to it.  To me, that's kind 
of scary b'c it says to me that he doesn't really know what he's in 
for.  Perhaps this is part of his being sheltered (as Nicola 
mentioned).  But, I mean, there aren't too many celebrities who enjoy 
the down side of being famous (loss of privacy, fans screaming all 
over the place, no time to self out in public, etc).  Now granted, 
these come with the territory, and people who go into this profession 
should expect it.  But, Dan's indifference to it worries me, b'c he 
will come face to face with it and will have to figure out how to 
deal with it.  I think in an interview I saw, he was saying how he 
was kind of surprised with all the screaming and stuff at the 
premier.  That kind of attention is not going to end any time soon.  
And if it's weird for him now.. well he'll have to work that out.

Hmmm... I forgot what I was trying to get at here, but I think I made 
some sort of a point in there somewhere.  :)

Morrigan wrote:
> (I just read the article in _Cinefex_ magazine about doing HP,
> fascinating stuff btw, and they talked about how difficult it
> was to do the Quidditch scenes when the kids were different
> ages and they had different rules to follow, trying to get
> the whole thing done)

Hey, I just finished reading that (tremendously LONG) article.  It 
was pretty interesting to read about all the effects, etc.  And after 
finishig it, I'm even more annoyed HP wasn't nominated for an Oscar 
for visual effects.

While the article mentioned the difficulty in filming the Quidditch 
scenes in particular, I'm sure the work restrictions on child labor 
made it tought to film the whole movie.

Penny wrote:
> I'm always amazed that shy people end up in acting careers of
> all things -- being shy myself, drama is the last thing I'd do.

Actually, I can imagine that lots of shy people go into acting.  
Perhaps not into Hollywood, but into comunity theater and such things.

I am shy (or at least I was) and I loved (still do) acting.  It was 
great to get out of my shell and be someone else.  I guess you could 
say I was a goody-2-shoes, and I loved playing bad-girl parts.  It 
was fun to be someone different.  The director of one play wanted to 
cast me as the goody-2-shoes character in this one play, but I tried 
out for the the bad-girl part, and I got it.  :)  It was so fun.

Perhaps shy people use acting as a way to get away from what they 
really are.  Perhaps it's too frightening to get out of it in general 
public, but acting on the stage (or in front of the camera) allows 
them more freedom (comfort?) to do this.

Alchemillalady wrote:
> Maybe time and experience will make interviews, etc.
> easier for Radcliffe.

I think so.  Once he becomes comfortable with doing interviews he 
will be more open.  I'm sure he'll also start taking cues from 
Rupert, who is much more open and able to go along with interviewers 
and even banter a bit.

Dawn