"He's a filmmaker, not just an actor"

[ambree40.livejournal.com]

Franck Khalfoun, the director of "Maniac" made some very interesting remarks about Elijah in this interview (link) :

Khalfoun: (talking about the POV approach) ".... And Elijah Wood was fabulous because he was there all the time and he really became the camera. He'd guide us in a lot of the movement and I wanted Elijah's character and Elijah's creativity to impact the camera as well. It was an interesting experiment."

Interviewer: "That's cool to hear, I had wondered how much of the filming he was around for since he's off-camera so much."

Khalfoun: "Yeah, and to his credit he didn't have to come. He was scheduled for not even half of the shoots and he came every day, regardless. He understood that his performance was going to be reflected off the other actors, so it's smart not to have somebody else deliver the lines. A lot of things he said got reactions out of the other actors and it was important to the film. He's a filmmaker, not just an actor."

Comments

[karin-woywod.livejournal.com]

I think that's one step towards the direction of learning about / doing other aspects of filmmaking rather than acting.

And I love Elijah's work ethics !

Thank you for sharing !

Love,

- Karin.

[verangel.livejournal.com]

Fantastic!!!

[not-alone.livejournal.com]

>>He was scheduled for not even half of the shoots and he came every day, regardless. He understood that his performance was going to be reflected off the other actors, so it's smart not to have somebody else deliver the lines.<<

I've heard instances of him doing that on other films - 'Oxford Murders' being one example. It shows how he completely immerses himself in a production - it's so generous to sacrifice his free time:)

[addie71.livejournal.com]

He is a true professional and a generous co-worker. I love hearing things like this about him.

[rakshi.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's wonderful!!! Thank you!!

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

He's a filmmaker, not just an actor And that just about sums it up. He's passionate about the films he chooses and so he chooses to be there throughout the whole process, both as a self serving educational method of involving himself, and also as part of his natural wilingness to aid his fellow cast/crew members. What a guy!! ♥

[mumis.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for this!:)

[spring200.livejournal.com]

Elijah has always been passionate about his work, it's no surprise that he was on set even on his days off!
and I think he will make good choices in the future:)

[janejanejane.livejournal.com]

So true, thanks Ambree :-)