Something else to talk about

[susanbones2003]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "laurenmcoakley" 
<laurenmcoakley at y...> wrote:
>
> So, I recently viewed some pictures on veritaserum.com, and saw 
Emma 
> Watson with her stand-in, who really does look a lot like her.  
> http://www.veritaserum.com/galleries/displayimage.php?
album=194&pos=15 
> I also viewed a photo of Rupert with his stand in, who, at least 
> facially, does not (IMO) look very much like Rupert.   
> http://wickedschmuck.zftp.com/RGMS_ORG_2005_decio_grint.jpg (From 
> www.RGMS.org) And that is a wig his stand-in is wearing, BTW.
> 
> Does someone have any idea what it is that a stand-in does 
exactly?  I 
> undertand fully what a STUNT double is, but not a body double or 
stand 
> in.
> 
> Lauren

Hi Lauren,
It's my understanding that a stand-in takes the place of the actor 
for things like lighting checks, tedious bits that would wear down 
the actor if he/she had to do that plus all the acting stuff. .
Jen D