From UsMovie to JudyTheFilm, go inside the unique ways actors connect with one another to nail their performances of the same character
How do you capture the essence of a person? Is it as simple as narrowing down a physical look, mannerisms or the sound of one's voice? In portraying a character, actors grapple with finding another person within their own instrument. But when a single character is played by multiple actors, the creative choices for how best to convey a connection between them are as unique as the individuals portraying them.
Matching the strong Liverpool accent of English actress Darci Shaw with Renée Zellweger's trans-Atlantic one was a technical challenge that, in the end, brought the two actors' performances together. "I think the accent was the biggest [unifying] factor, because as she got older her posture changed, but the accent stayed the same," says Shaw, 17, who also learned to mimic the lisp created by Garland's false teeth.
Visual cues that connect several actors inhabiting the same role can be key, but to have their appearance match also aids the transition. "There's got to be a continuity, so that we feel that we're at least still looking at someone who vaguely resembles the person," says director Dexter Fletcher, who with Paramount'soversaw three actors portraying Elton John, or Reginald Dwight, at ages 7, 13 and 19 and older.
Occasionally a film will incorporate a scene where two versions of the same character meet to establish how far — or not — a person has journeyed. In, a musical number with Shaw and Zellweger was filmed but didn't make final cut. Fletcher admits such scenes are always a risk.
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