Post by Charles on Nov 16, 2012 10:59:16 GMT -5
It's a question I ponder over quite a bit. I've gotten to know a number of actors in Atlanta and Georgia over the years. Some I've watched continuously move up and their careers expand. Others I've watched over the years waiting for them to get a really meaty part, even if just on the local level, to come their way, and I haven't quite seen that happen.
So I pose the questions: Are writers and directors focusing enough on actors as a part of their projects? Are we doing what we can to give actors parts that stretch them?
Conversely, are actors pushing directors and writers for those types of parts? Or are they settling?
Although they've all had different career paths and starting points for the careers, when I look at a Gary Anthony Williams, Julia Roberts, Ed Helms, Donald Glover, Holly Hunter, Dakota Fanning, Raven Symone, etc. the talent that comes out of Georgia has been steady, but are we doing enough to find the folks who are here right now? Are we hungry to be the one who had a Holly Hunter in their short or feature early in their career and possibly gave them a role that helped their momentum?
Or is this something that's not even on our radar?
So I pose the questions: Are writers and directors focusing enough on actors as a part of their projects? Are we doing what we can to give actors parts that stretch them?
Conversely, are actors pushing directors and writers for those types of parts? Or are they settling?
Although they've all had different career paths and starting points for the careers, when I look at a Gary Anthony Williams, Julia Roberts, Ed Helms, Donald Glover, Holly Hunter, Dakota Fanning, Raven Symone, etc. the talent that comes out of Georgia has been steady, but are we doing enough to find the folks who are here right now? Are we hungry to be the one who had a Holly Hunter in their short or feature early in their career and possibly gave them a role that helped their momentum?
Or is this something that's not even on our radar?
