mann (saffron@citynet.net)
Wed, 20 May 1998 21:29:43 -0400
>On Wed, 20 May 1998, mann wrote:
>
>> His poor enunciation marks him as a BAD actor, not a non-actor.
>
>I'm not sure what distinction you're trying to make here. When I called
>him a non-actor, I meant that from the way he says his lines, he appears
>to lack professional training as an actor.
What I am saying is: there are some things that method acting cannot teach
you. Some things have to be experienced to be truly understood. I was
active in my local Deaf community for 5 years when I was still hearing but I
understand much more now that I am actually "one of the club." To see
someone like yourself doing something that would normally be out of your
reach is empowering. Professional training does now necessarily make a
performance great. For example: the gentleman, I forget his name, with
Down's syndrome who played the character Corkie on "Life Goes On" on ABC for
many years. He had never acted before in his life. Seeing that boy/man in
that role gave a lot of hope to a lot of people and their families. If you
dream it, you can achieve it. Sometimes hope is all you have to go on.
>> If I see an actor signing in a film, I want to know if he is Deaf or
>> Hearing or a CODA (child of deaf adults) or what. I imagine that the
>> wheel-bound community feel the same way.
>
>Perhaps, but I prefer to judge actors by what they do on screen, rather
>than their personal background.
>> It would have been very easy for Moffit et company to cast an able-bodied
>> person to play the role of Billy. That they did actually use someone
really
>> in a wheelchair is to be commended.
>
>If he can't act, what's the point? Just to help disabled people feel good
>about themselves because they're seeing another disabled person on the
>screen? If he's only there because of his disability and not his acting
>skills, even that purpose is rather defeated.
>
>> ...the UK still has a long way to go in getting equal access....
>
>I'm curious: is Press Gang closed captioned, or are you forced to read
>lips or turn the volume way up?
I watch PG on Encore on my satellite dish and it is uncaptioned although I
wish it were captioned. I speechread. I don't catch everything said (but
I do understand a good bit) and the fact that I was still Hearing when I
first started watching PG and had already seen all the episodes helps....
Plus... if no one else is home .... yeah, I turn the volume WAAAAAAAAY
UP..........
Karen
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