A Visit To The Set Of GRAND PIANO

[jaramajo.livejournal.com]

Two quotes:

He [Elijah] spent nearly a month in intensive piano training before coming to Spain, so that in many scenes, you will know it is actually him playing. By a lucky coincidence, his stand-in for the film is also a piano teacher, and coaches Wood on set, as well as providing feedback on Wood's playing scenes. "Hector is my eyes for every take, and I look to see to see if it passes the test of believability." We've all seen films where actors have to fake a skill, and it's great to know that Wood is putting in the effort to play as much as he can, as well as he can.

Wood recalls that one of his most difficult scenes involved a scene where he had to play part of the piece, at the same time as listening to prerecorded audio from his character's nemesis, answering his nemesis, and listening for his music cues. He said that "the amazing thing is that my character is in an incredibly stressful situation, and I didn't have to fake it at all, because I was completely stressed."

http://twitchfilm.com/2012/10/grand-piano-looks-very-grand-indeed.html