Probably not. The old Coronation Street was much smaller and narrower, and I think the difference would have been noticeable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splashy
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Probably not. The old Coronation Street was much smaller and narrower, and I think the difference would have been noticeable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splashy
Corrie especially seems to have problems with giving child actors a voice ... I remember Amy when she was 5 years old, never ever spoke and was still carried around as if she had no legs ... same with Jack, he also rarely gets to speak .. Emmerdale always was better at that , Belle and now April are very good examples
Although let down by "stands to attention with arms by her side and a poker face when she speaks" Gabby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
I thought Chesney was a natural when he first arrived on the cobbles.
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Yes, Sam Aston was a very good child actor. It's strange that he seems to have lost the knack...Quote:
Originally Posted by Snagglepus
As for Hope, I think she's miscast. Maybe they thought it didn't matter because the cancer storyline understandably concentrates more on Fiz and Tyrone, but the little girl's lack of enthusiasm for the role is unfortunately very obvious.
and don't forget Tracey-luv spent most of her childhood upstairs playing her tapes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Could it be that the child playing Hope does not quite understand her role? At 4 years old it must be difficult to explain to them that they are very sick and might even die and are meant to portray this?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
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true - at 4 years old you probably haven't experienced anyone around you being ill or dying? not even done the pet dying thing??Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
I doubt they explain it to her in those terms. They probably say to pretend she's sad or has a bad tummy or something similar. A four year old should be quite capable of playing simple pretend games and she shouldn't be doing it if she doesn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
She does sad very well :p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
How is it then that the young girl who plays April in Emmerdale, was able to do very emotionally demanding role with her mother ( Donna) dying, and did it so so well!? nothing to do with age, you either have a talent for acting or you don't. The girl who plays Hope, shouldn't be in that role at all..And then parents like Fiz and Ty who are both extra boring and insignificant(for me anyway..) characters..the whole storyline which could be so good and very tragic and emotional, is totally ruined..Let's say it had been someone like Carla finally becoming a mother and then the child got seriously ill, it would have been hard to watch..Instead they went on repeating miscarriage storyline twice with Carla and erica???Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
everyone is different and kids haven't developed fully as yet? and at 4 or 5 they probably haven't decided on their career, their parents have??Quote:
Originally Posted by mariba
the girl that plays April is outstanding, and whether her choice or her parents to act, hopefully she goes on to great things (Jodie Fisher) - and pray not Drew Barrymore....
Surely it's paren't decision in the end, but some kids do have a talent for acting. They enjoy being in a spotlight, act with ease in social situations and are basically just outgoing personalities. Most schools do drama and that's where these young talents can easily blossom. If a child is interested then the parents can look into different options how to encourage their child further with their actingand i suppose soaps are one option. I have no idea how soaps find their young talents, or do parents just offer their kids to them by sending applications? No idea.
But talent they should have, the girl who plays hope, doesn't seem to be interested at all.
Surely it's paren't decision in the end, but some kids do have a talent for acting. They enjoy being in a spotlight, act with ease in social situations and are basically just outgoing personalities. Most schools do drama and that's where these young talents can easily blossom. If a child is interested then the parents can look into different options how to encourage their child further with their actingand i suppose soaps are one option. I have no idea how soaps find their young talents, or do parents just offer their kids to them by sending applications? No idea.
But talent they should have, the girl who plays hope, doesn't seem to be interested at all.
She's also got bewildered down to a tee! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
As an aside, although I keep referring to the girl who plays Hope as "she", I ought to be saying "them" because Hope is actually played by twins. I feel sorry for them because they really don't appear to want to be there (and they were exactly the same before the cancer storyline started).
When a baby was born - they used toQuote:
Originally Posted by mariba
visit maternity wards to try to find one
that was suitable and why they were often
twins. Including the babies who originally
played Sarah Louise. Sadly one baby was a cot
death but the parents let the other carry on
until she was 13 when Tina O 'Brien was given
the part.
They usually change actor when the original
wants to leave or is no longer able to
play the part as needed.
There are agencies for child actors!
Don't forget how the original Nick Tilsley was replaced. It really impacted on the boy playing him. Hope is very young and does look bewildered. She's very conscious of the camera where as the one who plays Ruby is not. Ruby makes me laugh as she has a lot of confidence. The girl playing Amy is excellent but Max is wooden.
I remember Chesney being great but not so interesting as an adult. So this child acting thing is a bit of a hit and miss
Don't forget how the original Nick Tilsley was replaced. It really impacted on the boy playing him. Hope is very young and does look bewildered. She's very conscious of the camera where as the one who plays Ruby is not. Ruby makes me laugh as she has a lot of confidence. The girl playing Amy is excellent but Max is wooden.
I remember Chesney being great but not so interesting as an adult. So this child acting thing is a bit of a hit and miss
Yes Ches was a natural.when he first appeared.Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
I wonder if part of the problem with the child
actors who seem uneasy -is the adult characters
they work with?
When they are very small children in real life
respond quite differently to various adults.
Its almost like they think.-Like this one-
Not sure about that one!
any excuse for a drink for Carla
i think rob has now lost his phone "privilege" so perhaps tracy did grass him up to the governor
any excuse for a drink for Carla
i think rob has now lost his phone "privilege" so perhaps tracy did grass him up to the governor
I hope when Anna put the extra bacon on Kev's breakfast she paid for it, otherwise it would be coming out of Roy's profits and not a "present" from her at all.
I hope the man having his hair cut didn't mind waiting around in the chair while Nessa had a chat to Audrey and then Ken.
I hope Ken came into the hair salon for a reason.
I hope Hope is getting better.
Didnt the prison officer see Rob talking on the phone though through the doorway.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
Didnt the prison officer see Rob talking on the phone though through the doorway. Maybe nothing to do with Tracey at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
What was the point of tonight's episode, apart from the wonderful Eileen Derbyshire?
I've had it up to here with Carla and the misery that keeps being piled on her. I remember being a bit of a lone voice defending her gambling storyline, but giving her another situation that sends her into self-destruct mode so soon is just too much.
It doen't help that I don't like Johnny and therefore have no sympathy with his predicament either. When it was reported the actor was joining Corrie, I remember saying I was pleased because he was good in Prime Suspect. However, his Corrie character isn't working for me so far. It just shows what a difference first class writing and direction make I suppose.
No point that I could see. It was just a bunch of repetitive scenes we've witnessed many times recently (except for Emily's Peru trip of course).Quote:
Originally Posted by flappinfanny
i took it the prison officer knew already rob had the phone which is why he went to the cellQuote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
i took it the prison officer knew already rob had the phone which is why he went to the cellQuote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
It could have happened either way. Unless Tracy mentions grassing him up in the next episode, I think it was probably a coincidence.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
that is true, carla or johnny could have grassed too or no one grassedQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
If someone grassed, I think Johnny's the most likely candidate because he'd already threatened to phone the governor. He could have done it to prevent Rob spilling the beans about Carla's paternity to Aidan and Kate.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
so ty does own part of garage but kevin treats him like a worker
Corrie normally give initially small parts to recruited untested actors, like Michelle & Carla, so why did they throw a singer straight into the role of owning half the factory? Shanes not selling it for me ATM Lets hope he gets a lot better and soon.
Emilly is getting on my goat ATM How dare she the lodger demand password access to a tablet thats not hers. Its a very personal thing, then to steal the password and gloat about it...grr. She then glibly expected use of wifi she didnt pay for and to download software ! As for the Puru S/L thats ludicrous, wasn't she going senile at one point? No wonder Padington left he knew she was coming.
Ive still not got over seeing Norris on a smoke break in the docu about the Live.
Corrie normally give initially small parts to recruited untested actors, like Michelle & Carla, so why did they throw a singer straight into the role of owning half the factory? Shanes not selling it for me ATM Lets hope he gets a lot better and soon.
Emilly is getting on my goat ATM How dare she the lodger demand password access to a tablet thats not hers. Its a very personal thing, then to steal the password and gloat about it...grr. She then glibly expected use of wifi she didnt pay for and to download software ! As for the Puru S/L thats ludicrous, wasn't she going senile at one point? No wonder Padington left he knew she was coming.
Ive still not got over seeing Norris on a smoke break in the docu about the Live.
When was the document about the Live on ? I missed it. Might be able to get it on catch -up.
Yeah my brain was wrong, it was the new set docu I saw Norris the actor smoking in the background, no judgement as an ex smoker, it just amused me.Quote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UelLuAY7P10 not sure when it crops up now, he is under a car port thing behind the presenter I think.
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Are we meant to be feeling sorry for Ty ?? Because I don't. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever. It would be totally different story if Hope had a medical condition and she needed an expensive treatments for it which they couldn't afford-but he's been spending money on stupid things that don't matter in my books.