Exploring the challenges and techniques of eliciting genuine emotions from a pit bull for a movie, highlighting the importance of creating authentic performances to convey various emotions and progressions in the story. The chapter discusses the filmmaker's unique approach to involving a dog in the filming process while considering natural performances and the use of multiple cameras. It delves into the intricacies of interaction between the actor and the dog to achieve the desired outcomes for the movie.
Between her big hits, “Monster” and “Wonder Woman”, Patty Jenkins wrote an R-rated fairy tale, starring a dog. She hoped that the dog would deliver such a great performance that the Academy would — for the first time — give the Best Actor award to an animal. The story was about a dog program in a prison, a perfect set-up for a story of both canine and human redemption, right? Wrong. That’s the kind of story Hollywood loves, but not the kind of story Jenkins wanted to tell. Enter development hell.
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