Beginner vs Oscar Winning Actress (Same Scene)
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We've all seen Oscar winning performance, but most of us can't define exactly what makes the acting so good.
So today I wanted to watch a beginner, intermediate, pro and finally an Oscar Winning Actor (Anne Hathaway & Heath Ledger)take on the exact same scene, so I can break down the differences in the performances and we can't start to understand exactly what makes acting, good or bad.
I'm Tristan Spohn, a professional actor who you may have seen on Netflix or Peacock on Stranger Things, Law & Order or FBI, and today I'm breaking down a beginner vs an Oscar winning actor.
Show our actors some love!
Beginners -
Karolina - https://www.instagram.com/karolinadogariu/
Taris - https://www.instagram.com/garre_bear_cares/
Intermediates -
Robin - https://www.instagram.com/robtcine/
Onella - https://www.instagram.com/onellaforde/
Pros -
Logan - https://www.instagram.com/loganrileybruner/
Nina - https://www.instagram.com/nina_dobranovic/
We've all seen Oscar winning performance, but most of us can't define exactly what makes the acting so good.
So today I wanted to watch a beginner, intermediate, pro and finally an Oscar Winning Actor (Anne Hathaway & Heath Ledger)take on the exact same scene, so I can break down the differences in the performances and we can't start to understand exactly what makes acting, good or bad.
I'm Tristan Spohn, a professional actor who you may have seen on Netflix or Peacock on Stranger Things, Law & Order or FBI, and today I'm breaking down a beginner vs an Oscar winning actor.
Show our actors some love!
Beginners -
Karolina - https://www.instagram.com/karolinadogariu/
Taris - https://www.instagram.com/garre_bear_cares/
Intermediates -
Robin - https://www.instagram.com/robtcine/
Onella - https://www.instagram.com/onellaforde/
Pros -
Logan - https://www.instagram.com/loganrileybruner/
Nina - https://www.instagram.com/nina_dobranovic/
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Take part in our September casting competition with Emmy winning casting director Jessica Daniels - www.skool.com/the-acting-lab
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@yappmedia-i8i
I don't even wanna become an actor but I'm watching this
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@WGJ-PRODUCTIONS
I promise to look up next time 😂😢
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@pthesmith
Ledger's reaction made it seem like he couldn't make himself breathe for a few seconds--like the realization paralyzed his lungs.
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@gparker8973
It’s amazing how Anne’s eyes starts watering ever so slightly.
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@BleezyD
The camera angles and how the actor is positioned in front of the camera does a lot of the work. interesting to see!
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@gpcheng87
I read that Anne Hathaway played the scene two ways - once where she knew about the relationship and one where she was oblivious, and they cut the two scenes together to make it more ambiguous for the audience of whether she knew or not.
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@zahirahza
Anne started annoyed to full realization that her suspicion was true and finally acceptance. In the end of that call it was just 2 people sharing the grief of losing someone they both loved, all in just a few minutes. Kudos to the actors and writers for that scene.
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@onomatoleahs1094
That scene is actually one of the most memorable scenes from that movie because of the way she played it. The little involuntary noise she makes. It's so believable.
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@Lvnaco
To be fair, the comparison should be made with auditioning tapes only.
Comparing an almost first read to a final product is not the same at all
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@barnabydodd8956
I'm no actor... but one thing that stuck out to me was the pacing and timing of Anne Hathaway and Heath Ledger. The pauses. It wasn't rushed. It seems sometimes actors have to know when to let the lines breathe and marinade for a second before moving on. And their reactions to what is being said are more subtle, yet more powerful than the inexperienced actors. They just hit all the right notes.
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@drexyspivey
“Feel what they’re saying vs selling what they’re saying.” This is the best description I’ve ever heard for the difference between acting and ACTING. so well said.
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@VivaLaVittoria
I just wanna say that I think the general consensus on this movie and scene is that Jack's wife did NOT just think he died in a truck accident. She likely knows exactly what happened. Jack was not 100% discrete, and rumors had probably already gone around (and reached her ears) already prior to his murder. Her reaction when Ennis reveals that he and Jack were on Brokeback Mountain together tells us she is realizes real-time that the man on the other end of the phone was her husband's lover.
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@TimeIdle
Well, the students were self-directed. Whereas Heath and Anne were directed by the world renown director Ang Lee. So there's that. :)
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@LollyVieira465
16:44 they've got a lot more microexpressions too, his small smile, her eyes watering and eyebrows burrowing for a second
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@HeIsLex
The way Anne can summon those tears right on queue with a relaxed demeanor is so freaking impressive
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@TiredoldFox
He didn't play it cold. Heath played it to perfection. That is a man trying to hold himself and his world together.
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@Norma0212
15:39 when Heath Ledger’s character says “back in ‘63” you can see how Anne Hathaway’s character is connecting the dots with her eyes and tense-ness of her facial muscles. She’s going back in time rethinking the times since ‘63. And now it’s allll making sense.
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@andersen6422
17:07 the tiny sound that Hathaway makes is the sound of a strangled cry of wretched pain. She is a genius.
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@Orcais44
I came across this video randomly. I’m not an actor nor do I care to be one in any way but I haven’t been able to watch a movie or a show the same way since I saw this video a few days ago. I never paid attention to the small idiosyncrasies of an actor’s performance that make a scene good or great but now I can’t stop. It’s made my experience as a viewer so much richer, thanks for that.
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