Frodo baggins/sam/merry/pippin specifacations

hama1 · 03-28-2003, 02:34 AM

As a very wise director friend of mine said..."Brad, you don't need actors who are short. You need actors who can act short." Also, as Elvellyn mentioned, if actors protraying other characters are tall then the hobbits and Gimli will appear short by comparison. Also, the stage will have a rather severe rake or slant from front to back so with proper staging the hobbits and gimli, staged downstage from the other actors will appear even shorter.

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03-28-2003, 02:34 AM	#1
hama1 Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: NY and MA Posts: 133	As a very wise director friend of mine said..."Brad, you don't need actors who are short. You need actors who can act short." Also, as Elvellyn mentioned, if actors protraying other characters are tall then the hobbits and Gimli will appear short by comparison. Also, the stage will have a rather severe rake or slant from front to back so with proper staging the hobbits and gimli, staged downstage from the other actors will appear even shorter.