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unproduciblesmackdown · 2 days ago

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anytime there's production trivia for something i've actually seen like "& the director didn't tell any of the actors this was going to happen so as to get Not Acted Surprise, from the Actors" it's like that's so funny the way i didn't ever see that part as like wow that seemed so particularly genuine to me compared to other parts of this work or other works in general. but on the other hand there'll be scenes in something where a surprising event occurs around multiple characters and there'll be trivia like "wow the way nobody (else) knew this was going to happen beforehand, in so impactful a scene, that makes sense" and then someone involved will be like that's not true

#different to Beforehand be like okay yeah so there will be an element of surprise within these parameters #like how it's different getting jumpscares in media you can at all expect them & indeed jumping; scared #vs in any format where it is a fully unexpected complete disruption of the Established Conventions / Expectations #like that one's just attacking someone but like it doesn't count anytime you do anything to people if there's no Physical Contact Violence #like spoilers it's just abt consent. even for whatever little things like well actors aren't ppl you try to prank ''real'' reactions out of #or yknow ask that to be Their strategy like well just make the feelings & behaviors Not Acting. in which case everyone will have a bad time #or even when stuff Is supposedly not entirely acting. like unscripted reality things where like behind the scenes is supposed to work #Against whomever is in front of them to like corral them into Situations that they react to as Real. ramp it up until They ramp up &c #watched a movie that was enjoyable enough the other day & good for what it was even supposed to be doing #(which other things deemed more ''objectively'' good do too but w/whatever other elements that make it Worthwhile Art by Contrast)#(stuff that's like so yeah this could be a soap opera / technique of shows/movies considered more ''fluff'' & ''unserious'' but b/c like #the subjects styles characters plotlines &c aren't associated w/things the Fluffy Feelgood Unserious Art is; this is great though #or At Least decided to be ''self aware'' with it & thus using it Savvily vs the Unaware works using it b/c they don't know any better)#anyway & i was like now some acting performances do not feel like ah so Raw Real Genuine lol but yknow. they didn't need to #sure might not be the case in a different work doing different things but in This case it was like i'm getting what i need to get from it #meanwhile even in Any works like on the one hand ethically shouldn't be trying to get ''real'' ''unacted'' shit from Actors / Performers #on the other; firmly secondary hand; that the indeed Pranked(tm) reactions vs acted ones are effectively indistinguishable anyway also #even like mild Good(tm) surprises like; yknow; context needed. does the person know they're getting one. do they like Any surprises #do they have the ability to really trust your intentions re: A Good Surprise as well as you understanding what you'd consider That. & so on

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