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April 24th 2008 00:01
Meet James Franco - Acting Teacher
James Franco - The sharing kind
"Acting is an art form and you want to take roles that are challenged and it's more of a challenge I think to play dark characters. Not that I want to always play those, but it is a challenge and challenges are rewarding and fun." – James Franco
James Franco (Spiderman) is one of those actors who hasn’t really been in any great films yet but there is something about him that John Doe thinks shows potential. After all this is a guy who played James Dean rather convincingly in a TV movie, was good in The Dead Girl and In the Valley of Elah plus he paints in his spare time.
In The Dead Girl opposite Rose Byrne
Breaking out with the Judd Apatow cult series Freaks and Geeks, he is the star of the much anticipated stoner comedy from the Aptow/Rogens team called Pineapple Express. He is also due to appear opposite Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant’s Milk biography.
James Franco with the rest of the cast of Freaks and Geeks
Enough preamble, the clips below come courtesy of funnyordie.com and they definitely fall into the “funny” category. JD has been flummoxed as to why he even likes the guy, who is usually the kind of pretty boy actor that he despises but the footage below goes along way to explaining the attraction.
Franco the scholar
Using his brother Dave as a pawn/student, he downplays thespian airs instead opting to border on derogatory. The idea is to coach amateurs on how to emote effectively and perform in front of a green screen. Removing any sense of celebrity ego he is happy to joke about masturbation habits and the stupidity of make believe monsters and yes, even the green goblin.
So grab a pen and paper, sit back and prepare for Acting with James Franco – A Video Tutorial series.
Part 1: Acting With James Franco – “Sense Memory”
Part 2: Acting With James Franco – “Green Screen
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Comment by James Rickard
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Angling Fish
Comment by Jason King
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Comment by Bryn
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he was a dead ringer for james dead too!
Comment by JohnDoe
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Freaks and geeks was gold, I don't think the gang has quite reached the same level again. Franco was gold in it for sure..did you get a laugh out of his acting instruction?
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
I'm not so enamored with Pineapple express yet, but Franco looks great...not totally sold on the Aptow/Rogens connection though I did love Freaks and Geeks plus laughed with Superbad.
Did the Franco acting videos amuse?
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Really made me laugh too, his brothers call about the soap and then the sock comeback is shiny comedy. Hurling things at his bro on green-screen had some cool cackles too.
He was eerie in the JD movie, some scenes I almost forgot it wasn't Dean himself.
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Comment by JohnDoe
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Happy you enjoyed the clips. James Franco tends to push himself outside comfort zones in more serious work which i find interesting.
I couldn't get through City by Sea, but Franco was good in it, the story was so contrived. Tritian and Leopold didn't look good so I haven't seen it.
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Comment by James Rickard
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Comment by JohnDoe
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No part 3 out yet, but hopefully in a few weeks...keep an eye out over on funnyordie.com.
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
That was a funny line, I loved the "dad drowning cats" part too...
Comment by stu-kicks
yo jdm i taken over oldmovies.net.au check it out man
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
That was Hayden Christiansen in the Star wars prequels...him and Franco do look similar though, coincidently they even share the same Birthday.
I love Luke's work on oldmovies.com and I had a read of your Kokoda review, funny stuff. Will be keeping an eye out for your work.
Comment by Lilla
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What a great place for me to pick up your trail JD... dodging spider webs *LOL*
I love this guy's work, and I must say that (from my perspective), the facial hair adds to his acting charms considerably ...
Thanks for the chuckle.
Lilla...
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
This footage has made me a big fan of Franco and they still make me laugh. The power of the stubble!