#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