tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post5058391990870687775..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Oscars for Amateurs: How Quvenzhané Wallis Made it to the Big Dance Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-38937080468768606382013-03-03T14:13:20.079-08:002013-03-03T14:13:20.079-08:00Amen to that, Mr. Craig.
Amen to that, Mr. Craig.<br /><br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-31344263611998162142013-02-26T21:07:21.837-08:002013-02-26T21:07:21.837-08:00Sadly, the actual voting and winners were far more...Sadly, the actual voting and winners were far more staid and expected than either the oldest or youngest nominees.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-55852088110637202622013-02-23T16:28:55.420-08:002013-02-23T16:28:55.420-08:00I don't know, but this is an excellent questio...I don't know, but this is an excellent question, Joan. I know that Beasts of the Southern Wild was originally a stage play (featuring a little boy rather than a girl), and the stage is well-suited to voiceover narration. I also suspect, given the realities of casting a movie, that the production team wouldn't want to completely rewrite its screenplay to suit the child they'd chosen to cast. I'm sure there were small adjustments made, and the voiceover was probably recorded after principal photography was complete. But my guess is that little Quevnzhane was chosen because out of all the candidates she was best able to bring the existing script to life. (One thing I need to add: much as I loved her, I sometimes found her speech patterns hard to fathom. I'm sure her accent was authentic, but it sometimes defeated my understanding of what she was saying.) Thanks for visiting Beverly in Movieland, Joan -- and do drop by again soon!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-89820493051875970322013-02-23T10:43:11.862-08:002013-02-23T10:43:11.862-08:00I saw Beasts of the Southern Wild and loved it and...I saw Beasts of the Southern Wild and loved it and thought Quvenzhané Wallis was terrific although I don't think what she accomplished was acting in the same sense in which a trained older person acts.<br /><br />It was interesting that almost always we hear her voice only in voiceover. In a sense her job is split in two: to act with gesture, expression, body language, etc. and to act through speech. <br /><br />I wondered if the director made the decision to do this because it made the job easier for a six-year-old. Does anyone know?Joan Kane Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04802501163461996982noreply@blogger.com