Mike Leigh's Naked Starring Henry Maynard and Victoria Bell

remake of Mike Leigh's film Naked starring Henry Maynard and Victoria bell

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• Naked
• Mike
• Leigh
• Henry
• Maynard
• Victoria
• Bell

[StanPomeray]

Its not quite the same with a Justin Lee Collins lookalike playing Johnny. Just doesn't seem raw enough.

[metalchimp]

oh i see! finally i get it, basicly anyone with a beard and longish hair looks like justin lee collins... please!

[MetalTiger669]

I think some of the critics are being a little too harsh - after all you did this as a training exercise and as such I think you did an excellent job all round. The acting is edgy enough to be quite believable, the sound is clean and the camerawork is good enough that you are hardly aware of it. All round quite a good professional good.

[metalchimp]

I'm afraid that that isn't quite true, whilst Mike Leigh does work with impro by the time it is filmed most of the scenes are scripted and rehearsed, the impro is invaluable in creating a charcter and finding plot however when it comes to filming you have to set performances to a certain degree for continuity purposes, lighting, and camera angles. however of course there is still a little amount of play,

[NanniProductions]

I read that the script was pretty much written during rehearsal before they filmed it and it was only 25 pages long. I think improvisations is what makes this film so brilliant.

[metalchimp]

it becomes incredibly difficult to render your own interpretation because you are either copying or actively trying not to copy, I could easily have mimicked his performance (many people at drama school did) but that would have betrayed my integrity. It is always risky to redo a fantastic role/film but if I didnt take risks I would be a poorer actor for it, perhaps view some of my other work before judging me and my talent, cheers

[metalchimp]

fair comment, you are correct mike leigh does work with improvisations, I have met the man twice and am very familiar with his work, however there is a screenplay now and that is what we used, in the business you often have to work from a script and as this was during training it was considered a useful way to work. the problem with seeing the film first is that you are informed by another actor's (perhaps superior, lets not forget I was 10 years younger than Thewlis at the time, performance0

[persephonethemad]

Its OK, but I do think you should have watched the film first. It might have been better. Besides if you were fans of Mike Leigh surely you would know that there was no script, it was a series of imprevisations that were recorded. Again, ok, not great but ok.

[metalchimp]

it isn't supposed to be the same... I'm not so crass that I would directly copy another actor's performance, see my previous comment.

[MintySpunkBubble]

Strange, the version of Johnny here has shades of the Sebastian/Jeremy character from the film. A bit too smarmy and more like a smart arse.