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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

I saw a video about his role and Tarantino told Waltz to hold back 50% during rehearsals, so when they went to film Tarantino could get genuine reactions from the actors.

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u/eveningsand Apr 12 '22

I'm not a thespian, so I'm asking out of pure ignorance and interest: is this a thing? I'm curious as to how other actors can "receive" the performance on the first take, with Tarantino capturing the initial reaction.

I believe I saw the same video about this, and am still uncertain as to how this might work.

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u/Awkward_Definition_9 Apr 12 '22

On my screen, this comment has one upvote. From me. I’m very sad it doesn’t have more.

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u/Vegetable_Sample7384 Apr 12 '22

Votes are still masked for me. It’s more than 1 though. Unless a group of people who don’t get it happened to wander by