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Absolutely.

His other tip from Zulu, which changed how villains were portrayed, was to always speak slowly. Only weak people rush because they are trying to get their message in before they are interrupted. A strong person knows they will be heard, so no rush.

Women blink at a rate nearly twice that of men.

Instructions unclear, I've now circumcised my eyes.

Wow!!

Where is it available?

​@@queueeeee9000 I recently read a comment which said it was available "up online."

@@queueeeee9000 youtube Michael Caine - Acting in Film

It's neat hearing how actors train. I always thought it was something that was just natural to them.

Who told him that?

@@davidperez5089 It was in his early career on TV. Was it called Rawhide? Can't remember the name of who it was but I'm sure a bit of slick googling will turn it up with the clues you have at your disposal.

When you have the looks and presence of Eastwood, just standing there is all you need.

@@manuellayburr382 When he was mayor of Carmel there was some fiasco or scandal happening & outside their town hall was the typical gaggle of press, TV, vans, dishes and reporters. Sadly, you yanks had stopped the hat with a "PRESS" ticket in it by then ☹️ But, Eastwood appeared at the main entrance of the town hall & he paused at the top of the steps, squinting in the sunlight, did the classic High Plains Drifter slow scan of the chaos in front of him. He waited for the hubbub to die down and said, slowly & quietly "It's a nice day for photography.". He ambled down the steps, slid into a waiting car & sped off. Absolutely classic Eastwood! That clip even made it over here in the UK.

Eastwood didn't blink when firing guns either.

Depends on the scene. In some scenes tearing up is considered a strength. I've had to cry on cue a couple times and after each time I've gotten the crew cheering because they could feel the power of the scene from the performance

​@@user-ld9tf4td8s I did the same thing but also I found $50 as soon as the director yelled cut.

LOL

You could summarize my life with a metaphor like that.

10 seconds for me after 11 I weep like a baby

Who cares about awards. They are mostly about business.

Yep, the eye stuff, is all one ever, needs to win awards.,.not

The academy awards are so meaningless.

@@CynicalLlortaccording to who?

Yes, I think he got the wooden as fuck award numerous times

Sir Michael*

Google more betch, if you really appreciate the knowledge

a dark knight haha

This is a clip from a screen acting master class he did. It should still be on youtube

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He's why they started weeping. 😂

If I had never watched the Doctor I wouldn't have gotten the joke.

@@minermike61 I only know them from the shorts I kept getting a few months ago.

@@thehermitman822 Whatever you do, don't blink.

Bars

The man is literally in everything. Watched an old video from my highschool prom, and holy shit there was Michael Cain. 😮

Does that really work for Goldmember though?

@@jeremy4375 Serving fruit punch and working the coat check, no doubt.

@@88kwthomas Maybe…?? 🤷‍♂️

This is NOT Hugh Grant this is Michael Caine

​@@judichristopher4604OP stating that Hugh Grant uses blinking as a tool

@@judichristopher4604He never said this is Hugh Grant lmao

@@plumlogan Got it.

It's gotta be some evolutionary thing of predator vs pray thing.

This isn't a clip you should be taking real life notes from. Actors are just actors, real life people are people. They're two separate things.

​@@yesx5197wait, actors aren't people? I knew it!

@@htspencer9084 Nobody wrote that, but cool.

Kathy Griffin?

Is it "Michael Caine teaches acting in film", the 53 minute video?

@@danielmethner6847 That's the one.

​@@danielmethner6847yes

Thx

Bitter, Narcissist.

It's great when you can learn something new.

So acting is about dominating someone?

@@stewartfenton7660 Apparently you do not know anything about ACTING... WHERE in the world would you get the idea Acting=Dominating... Well... If you count an Actor playing a Dominatrix, I guess you could say the Actress was dominating... BAHAHAHA

@judichristopher4604 apparently I don't. I just got up, maybe I'll feel like saying more later.

I saw him say this very thing on the Graham. Norton show. I could be mistaken, but I think he was teaching his actor tip for Jack Whitehall. I think.😊

He did blink a few times, including in one of the close up shots.

He managed to make his eyes almost shark like. The eyes of an apex predator.

@@definitelynosebreather if you blink slowly, like .5 of a second it seems deliberate and conveys emotion.

Its not that special, most actors don't blink, especially when they are coming from a more classical background. He is intimidating for different reasons (manner of speech for example)

He would blink, but only when his eyes were moving from one subject to another. He looks at Starling, blink, he looks at the papers, blink, back to Starling. Almost like a sort of visual punctuation.

Howard Stern did a piece on it in the late-'90s because he watched the video after being cast in his own autobiography. The point is that regardless of whether you can parody it, the truth of it remains. For film and tv acting, it is mechanically sound.

Same 😄

He gets very loud and very specific!

same thought lol

"She fell funny"

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(Australian standup comedian in the late-'80s discussing meeting women) "There's a fine line between making eye-contact and the stare of a deranged madman!"

Huh... she died funny.

Really... What is the name of his book?

It's called "Blinking's for Fags"

@@judichristopher4604 acting in film: an actor's take on movie making

@@moshpuppy13 Thank you

@@judichristopher4604 yw!

if you want the character to seem weak in a moment, wouldn't constant blinking and lack of eye contact help convey that?

I don't remember who it was, but some big actor said he did that to make it look like he was actually thinking in a scene and not just reciting lines.

​​​​@@unluckytourist So, instead of actually thinking, he's focused on just making it LOOK LIKE he's thinking, in some weird way? So, he's now reciting lines while PRETENDING to listen, and he thinks that's better? 😂 I'm a trained actor myself. If you actually think, it will show. You don't have to force it by ham acting it. It only makes it look fake. Blinking or not has nothing to do with thinking. If you don't blink, and you think at the same time, it will show that you're thinking. Just actually do your job as an actor instead of just reciting lines, and it'll show. It won't be just reciting lines if you're actually living in the moment and thinking. To me it seems like that big actor that said that just wanted to cover up his lack of work. Wanted to get away with just reciting by covering it up with blinking 😂

@@ReadIcculus93 It would, but it seems to be in almost every interaction.

@@TranscendentLion if that is the case, then it would be a problem. I just dont see it in every film for it to be considered a problem. When I think back the films from the past 5 years or so that I have rated the highest, I dont notice darting eyes, lack of eye contact, in every interaction. For example: Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa in The Holdovers. "which eye do I look at?" I rated Ari Aster's Midsommar fairly high, even tho its on the back end of 5 years ago, Florence Pugh doesn't even blink for the last 10 minutes of the movie. Now an example of a highly rated movie where the protagonist does have darting eye movements and lack of eye contact is Brendan Frasier in The Whale. His character is reclusive, and his eye movements tell a lot about him, and his lack of social skills. He darts his eyes when he's stressed, and has deep long eye contact for when he is sincere. The great actors of our time do exactly what needs to be done in the scene. Comedy, Horror, Drama, it doesn't matter the genre.

Same here. I always thought it was a bit mean the way he did MC in those sketches, but I totally understand how much he nailed everything about this 👏

Love the sausages as cigars skit haha!

Absolutely. And he's great in Muppet Christmas Carol--he does drama inside of a comedic setting. He gives that movie such emotional weight despite the fact that his costars are pretend frogs, pigs, and rats.

Helps when it’s physically painful to blink

Who tf is that? 😂

​​@@markmarkmark7131 He's a comedian, actor, impressionist and voiceover artist who did a series of comedy sketches based on these acting classes. He played Michael Caine, Kevin Spacey and I think Al Pacino and filmed them exactly like you see here. He was inspired after watching this video in particular and has always stated that this is one of the best acting lessons he's ever seen. Some of his roles: Voice of Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace The Tick Sean's flatmate in Sean of the Dead The 'Somelier' in John Wick 2 (the guy who sells John his guns and talks like he's ordering dinner) Various voices in the Dark Souls games and lots of other stuff. Edit: Not sure if KZfaq likes links being posted but here's his Michael Caine sketch based on this video (hopefully!) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fMqRf8uAtKrTpX0.htmlsi=LgOephjbgRw6mm2U

👁 👁 yes it is

Sadly im really bad at it. I find it uncomfortable to look someone in the eye. When I do, I put all my energy into making eye contact so I can't think clearly at what I should say.

And would you consider the characters in those roles as being strong or weak?

​​​@@1ring2rule3pigs I mean, many could be either. It doesn't have to be that they're inherently weak characters, as if they're written as weak characters. But that he makes them weak through his acting choices (whether conscious or unconscious) like blinking. Blinking could very well just be a bad habit of his. But the audience then picks it up as his characters being weak. This is why it's very important as an actor to be very conscious about your choices. Sadly, many actors aren't.

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Maintaining eye contact can be very difficult when you’re autistic! But too much eye contact can intimidate people too.

​@MacIntoshMann i have autism and if I make eye contact with someone, it's for a very short time otherwise my brain starts overloading. I remember people never used to believe I was telling the truth in school because I couldn't look them in the eyes when talking to them, and when they forced me to I awkwardly smiled

@@danielwilcox2878 It was never as bad for me as it was for you but I’ve certainly felt uncomfortable in the past looking people in the eye. Unfortunately some people take that as a sign of untrustworthiness. It might be worth finding someone whom you trust and practicing the holding of eye contact for as long as you feel able to. When one neurotypical person speaks to another they usually hold the other’s gaze for about 5-10 seconds at a time, then look away briefly, then another 5-10 secs. More than that is usually seen as overly intimate, or even as threatening! But if it’s only 1-2 seconds at a time the other person may think that their interlocutor is skittish, rude or just plain doesn’t want to talk with them. So it’s a good idea to work on striking a balance.

I was taught to look at someone's nose, or forehead, close enough to their eyes to not look unnatural for the other party. Works better if maintaining social distancing!

@@MacIntoshMann thank you. I'll have to give this a try

How did it go?

lmao

You are weird

One doesn't need to know many accents to be considered a good actor. He is one of the best

@@tonykumar9727 It's one type of actor, but I find he just plays himself. I've never seen him play someone who isn't like his day to day persona.

@@tonykumar9727 It's an important skill and is definitely part of many great actors repetoires, Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, and can ruin films such as Charlie Hunnams accent in Green Street. For me the best actor is a chameleon.

He plays an upper class officer in Zulu. A million miles away from his real speaking voice.