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The treatment of young actors on this forum
One thing that bugs me about this place is when ever a young actors arrives on a soap they are slaughtered by the users here and their acting ability is critisized.
These kids are young and it takes TIME for things including ACTING to get better.
This forum should be about discussing soaps, character, storylines and many other things but people here should have no right to insult people they don't even know.
These kids are young and it takes TIME for things including ACTING to get better.
This forum should be about discussing soaps, character, storylines and many other things but people here should have no right to insult people they don't even know.
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I have read some really disgusting comments on here about some of the children and I'm surprised so much of it goes seemingly unnoticed by the mods.
I personally think it's fine to criticise the acting.
That word is beginning to lose a lot of meaning on these boards! :sleep:
I must say ive seen lots of posters laying into the CHARACTERS but i havnt seen anyone make personal remarks about the performers other than their acting skills!
I think where very young children are concerned it doesn't matter if they are discussing the actor or the character it is extremely wrong. The lines can be blurry on this too.
What some people seem to forget is that very young children won't yet be able to strive off criticism and a lot of the time are only there because it's their parents wishes and not their own.
I have seen plenty. And vile's not a word I use, but appropriate in this case.
Absolutely agree. This is exactly my point.
But what qualifies you (us) to say whether someone is doing their job properly? We haven't read the scripts, we don't know how it's written. And besides that, in no other part of life is it fine to be personally critical of children, which is the OP's point.
It takes years for actors to hone their craft. These kids are learning on the job. I think the attitude that it's ok to criticise a child actor in the same way as you'd critique an adult is just nasty.
Wrong wrong wrong. If you think someones acting is bad that doesn't automaticaly mean that it is and that other people agree with you.
Everyone has different OPINIONS.
Going to drama school is a start, but it is different when you are acting in front of twenty other kids compared to acting in front of 8 millionish viewers. It's a lot more daunting and alot harder to deal with. Some people seem to expect oscar winning performances from these young children, which isn't going to happen.
The training the children will get will be mainly from the program and it will take time for them to develop their talents.
Sorry but learning how to deal with criticism is part of the job and if the child can't handle that then they obviously wrong for the job....
Are you being serious?
I don't want to be rude but what gives you the right to say that? If you have been acting for years and your skills don't improve them fine throw in the towel but these kids are young and only starting of so you can't expect the to give a bafta performance overnight.
But maybe there are certain ways to deliver criticism, sometimes it can be really fair and unjust.
I never said that they had to agree with me. Like you said everyone has different opinions I think its fine to criticise the acting.
I was giving my opinion on the topic thread thats why I said it. I never said they had to give Bafta performances I just think they should be able to act and if they can't then I don't see the problem in criticising them.
Obviously all of us won't have the same opinion on who can act, but if I think someone can't act then I don't see what's wrong in saying that.
Your kind of criticism is hardly going to help any actor get better though. Calling someone's acting wooden or cringey offers no way for them to improve upon this and just isn't constructive at all.
You have to remember they're all experts in acting so their word is law...:sleep:
Sorry, but that sounds like absolute tosh. Surely you have to agree that nurturing and encouragement helps a child to learn the acting craft better than being shouted at, criticised or slated all the time...? Or is there no difference between an 8 year old actor and a 28 year old actor?
I know much of the criticism on here is meant in jest, but sometimes posts on here make me despair. What annoys me is seeing all the vitriolic comments about Simon on Corrie. He's not my favourite in the soap at all... but surely all those comments should be directed towards the writers and not the little kid reading out their work?
just to defend my thread!!!!! i was asking what characters most annoying. that was all
(and its overwhelmingly faye)
awwww, wee rooooooooobeh
What about Kevins son Jack could you get any worse than him?