Kiwi Talkz #62 - Craig Hall Interview (Acting, Auditions, Anthony Hopkins, World's Fastest Indian, Ad-libbing, Accents, Scripts etc.)
Craig Hall is a well known NZ actor who has been a plethora of TV Shows (A Place To Call Home, Outrageous Fortune etc.) and Films (World's Fastest Indian, King Kong.)
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram - @craigalanhall
TIMESTAMPS
00:55 - How Covid Has Affected Craig’s Work
01:55 - Working Between Australia & New Zealand
02:57 - Craig & Sara Wiseman Working On The Same Projects
04:21 - A Place To Call Home Time Period
05:05 - Differences Between Television & Film
07:40 - Waiting For The Next Project
09:06 - Being Prepared For An Audition
10:30 - Not Hearing Back After An Audition
11:59 - Chasing A Role
13:28 - How Craig Got Role In Worlds Fastest Indian/King Kong
18:19 - Work On World’s Fastest Indian
19:19 - Working With Anthony Hopkins
22:38 - Ad Libbing Vs Following The Script
24:10 - Thinking A Time He Was Amazing Then Sees His Performance And Thinks Its Terrible
25:50 - Over Analysing Performance
27:30 - Following The Script On A Place To Call Home/Throwing Off Other Actors
29:25 - Working With Taika Waititi
30:36 - Working With Peter Jackson On Lord Of The Rings & King Kong
33:40 - Constantly Screwing Up The Same Scene
34:36 - Not Being In Avatar/James Cameron Being An Advocate For NZ
35:50 - NZ Crews Vs American Crews
36:25 - Not Much Difference Between NZ & Australian Crews
37:33 - Learning The Australian Accent
39:36 - Taking The Piss Out Of The Australian Accent
40:50 - Accent Randomly Coming Out
42:29 - Learning Accents Under Time Constraints
44:19 - Accents/Key Accents Actors Should Learn
47:07 - Film Companies Pay For Actors Living Expenses Well On Project
49:34 - Low Budget Productions You May Need To Find Your Own Accomodation
50:57 - Networking And Being Linked Up With Friends During Certain Projects
51:57 - Learning Lines Well Driving
52:43 - Memorising Scripts
55:12 - Memorising Script Under Strict Time Conditions
59:06 - Motion Capture & Green Screen
1:01:51 - Reece Explains Virtual Sets
01:03:15 - Where To Follow Craig Hall