#62 - Craig Hall Interview (Acting, Auditions, Anthony Hopkins, World's Fastest Indian, Ad-libbing, Accents, Scripts etc.)

Craig Hall is a well known NZ actor who has been a plethora of TV Shows (A Place To Call Home, Outrageous Fortune etc.) and Films (World's Fastest Indian, King Kong.)

SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram - @craigalanhall

TIMESTAMPS

00:55 - How Covid Has Affected Craig’s Work

01:55 - Working Between Australia & New Zealand

02:57 - Craig & Sara Wiseman Working On The Same Projects

04:21 - A Place To Call Home Time Period

05:05 - Differences Between Television & Film

07:40 - Waiting For The Next Project

09:06 - Being Prepared For An Audition

10:30 - Not Hearing Back After An Audition

11:59 - Chasing A Role

13:28 - How Craig Got Role In Worlds Fastest Indian/King Kong

18:19 - Work On World’s Fastest Indian

19:19 - Working With Anthony Hopkins

22:38 - Ad Libbing Vs Following The Script

24:10 - Thinking A Time He Was Amazing Then Sees His Performance And Thinks Its Terrible

25:50 - Over Analysing Performance

27:30 - Following The Script On A Place To Call Home/Throwing Off Other Actors

29:25 - Working With Taika Waititi

30:36 - Working With Peter Jackson On Lord Of The Rings & King Kong

33:40 - Constantly Screwing Up The Same Scene

34:36 - Not Being In Avatar/James Cameron Being An Advocate For NZ

35:50 - NZ Crews Vs American Crews

36:25 - Not Much Difference Between NZ & Australian Crews

37:33 - Learning The Australian Accent

39:36 - Taking The Piss Out Of The Australian Accent

40:50 - Accent Randomly Coming Out

42:29 - Learning Accents Under Time Constraints

44:19 - Accents/Key Accents Actors Should Learn

47:07 - Film Companies Pay For Actors Living Expenses Well On Project

49:34 - Low Budget Productions You May Need To Find Your Own Accomodation

50:57 - Networking And Being Linked Up With Friends During Certain Projects

51:57 - Learning Lines Well Driving

52:43 - Memorising Scripts

55:12 - Memorising Script Under Strict Time Conditions

59:06 - Motion Capture & Green Screen

1:01:51 - Reece Explains Virtual Sets

01:03:15 - Where To Follow Craig Hall