Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 13, 2018 19:18:31 GMT
Theater has the advantage of requiring that actors memorize but also have strong interesting voices. You had to be heard at the back of an auditorium. Nowadays they probably would use microphones hidden in the stage and have speakers in the back.
My theory is that if you were an actor 50 years ago or more, you had to be strong in appearance and voice--stand out from the crowd. And the casting directors for film came from that background. But since the 90s or so, I can see that has changed. Actors for the most part on the younger side of the scale have weak voices and are kind of mundane.
It is true of race and gender.
Where are the Keye Lukes of today?
Or the William Marshals?
Compare Michael Rooker's generation of actor to ones in their 20s or 30s.
I noticed the generation gap when watching a scene in SCREAM where Courtney Cox is talking to Neve Campbell and Rose McGowan. They were almost mumbling their lines compared to Cox. Less intense, less emotional delivery.
My theory is that if you were an actor 50 years ago or more, you had to be strong in appearance and voice--stand out from the crowd. And the casting directors for film came from that background. But since the 90s or so, I can see that has changed. Actors for the most part on the younger side of the scale have weak voices and are kind of mundane.
It is true of race and gender.
Where are the Keye Lukes of today?
Or the William Marshals?
Compare Michael Rooker's generation of actor to ones in their 20s or 30s.
I noticed the generation gap when watching a scene in SCREAM where Courtney Cox is talking to Neve Campbell and Rose McGowan. They were almost mumbling their lines compared to Cox. Less intense, less emotional delivery.