An open letter to ingenues
Dear up & comer seeking guidance.
I just watched a contemporary of yours, a Miss Scout Taylor-Compton, in Halloween II.
I watched her cry ugly when she should've cried pretty. Did she think I really needed to see her damn uvula everytime she screamed 'cause she thought she'd die?
Listen, I get that the Michael Myers man killed your family and shit but does that mean you should really forgoe some eyeliner and blush? And sweetness, that hair...it looked like you were on your way to get your roots done but got sidetracked by a rape while on safari. We get it- You HAVE angst. Not brushing your hair and allowing faux dreads to form didn't work as a character choice.
And Don't you DARE tell me acting is about listening. That might be partially true until you're famous enough that they can digitally alter each frame to make you pretty. But until then -FOR YOU, Scout- acting is about knowing your chin looks like Mount Rushmore when you're lit poorly. Blowing the lighting tech may not be such a bad thing on your next film.
Acting is also about talking louder than your co-stars and slow turns so they can't cut mid-take.
I hope this helps anyone who wanted advice.
YOU'RE WELCOME!
Willam
I just watched a contemporary of yours, a Miss Scout Taylor-Compton, in Halloween II.
I watched her cry ugly when she should've cried pretty. Did she think I really needed to see her damn uvula everytime she screamed 'cause she thought she'd die?
Listen, I get that the Michael Myers man killed your family and shit but does that mean you should really forgoe some eyeliner and blush? And sweetness, that hair...it looked like you were on your way to get your roots done but got sidetracked by a rape while on safari. We get it- You HAVE angst. Not brushing your hair and allowing faux dreads to form didn't work as a character choice.

And Don't you DARE tell me acting is about listening. That might be partially true until you're famous enough that they can digitally alter each frame to make you pretty. But until then -FOR YOU, Scout- acting is about knowing your chin looks like Mount Rushmore when you're lit poorly. Blowing the lighting tech may not be such a bad thing on your next film.
Acting is also about talking louder than your co-stars and slow turns so they can't cut mid-take.
I hope this helps anyone who wanted advice.
YOU'RE WELCOME!
Willam




