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* Fritz Lang utilized this often, though it's hard to say where this trope ends and outright abuse begins. The best-known example was while filming the cellar scene of ''[[M]]''; star [[Peter Lorre]] was kept working to the point of exhaustion while suffering real physical blows in order to increase his pain, fear, and desperation. The shot where he is kicked with an iron boot was filmed dozens of times in succession. |
* Fritz Lang utilized this often, though it's hard to say where this trope ends and outright abuse begins. The best-known example was while filming the cellar scene of ''[[M]]''; star [[Peter Lorre]] was kept working to the point of exhaustion while suffering real physical blows in order to increase his pain, fear, and desperation. The shot where he is kicked with an iron boot was filmed dozens of times in succession. |
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{{quote|'''Hans Beckert:''' YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THIS TO ME!}} |
{{quote|'''Hans Beckert:''' YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THIS TO ME!}} |
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* In [[The Film of the Book]] ''[[Harry Potter |
* In [[The Film of the Book]] ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Harry Potter]]'', they were in the process of filming the dramatic scene in which Sirius falls through the veil. To help get [[Daniel Radcliffe]] to the proper emotional state, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VZJIRKw-Wg Gary Oldman asked him if he could do something a little physical with him, then shook him violently and screamed in his face.] So those tears are apparently real. |
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** The moral of this story, kids: If [[Gary Oldman]] asks if he can help you get into a distraught emotional state, the answer is a polite no unless you are ''really'' dedicated to your art. |
** The moral of this story, kids: If [[Gary Oldman]] asks if he can help you get into a distraught emotional state, the answer is a polite no unless you are ''really'' dedicated to your art. |
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** In ''[[Harry Potter |
** In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Harry Potter]]'' a cannon was fired to start the First Task. When the scene was filmed the director had the cannon fire on the line before the prompt from the rehearsals so the actors jumped for real. |
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*** Also on ''Goblet'', Harry was supposed to be rubbish at the big Yule Ball dance scene. So the director had the rest of the cast practice that sequence during the month Dan Radcliffe was shooting the long underwater Second Task, and then gave him a week to learn the dance. |
*** Also on ''Goblet'', Harry was supposed to be rubbish at the big Yule Ball dance scene. So the director had the rest of the cast practice that sequence during the month Dan Radcliffe was shooting the long underwater Second Task, and then gave him a week to learn the dance. |
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* [[Dustin Hoffman]] tells a story that when they were filming ''[[Marathon Man]]'', [[Laurence Olivier]]'s acting was way too big and theatrical for the scene, but the director was unwilling to tell SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER to tone it down. So Hoffman went back over and told Olivier that they already had all the film of him they needed, but they wanted more of Hoffman's half of the scene, so could he do a few takes just reading his lines, as if they were in rehearsal. Apparently Olivier saw through it, but appreciated his tact. |
* [[Dustin Hoffman]] tells a story that when they were filming ''[[Marathon Man]]'', [[Laurence Olivier]]'s acting was way too big and theatrical for the scene, but the director was unwilling to tell SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER to tone it down. So Hoffman went back over and told Olivier that they already had all the film of him they needed, but they wanted more of Hoffman's half of the scene, so could he do a few takes just reading his lines, as if they were in rehearsal. Apparently Olivier saw through it, but appreciated his tact. |
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