In the scene where Lee comes in as Kat is punching Kara:
RDM: And this is another beat that I love Jamie in.
Weddle: Yes.
RDM: He comes in and the look on his face throughout this whole scene is really informed by the last time that he was with Starbuck. And you just read it on his face - right there.
Weddle: Love that.
RDM: "Well, it's been lively." I love that beat. And this beat coming up when Kat starts to object and he just gives her a look.
Thompson: Yep.
RDM: That's one of those things that you script a lot. Somebody's about to say something and he cuts her off with a look. And then it- sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But this time I really believe that he cut her off with that look.-
(skipping a bit)
Thompson: It was much more powerful.
Weddle: All the same here when he asks her if she's ok, she- Starbuck originally had a line and because of the way she tries to snap up and pull herself together you don't need the line.
Thompson: But behavior's always, y'know, more powerful than the line. That look right here.
RDM: Yeah.
Weddle: Don't need the dialogue. Now we know.
~~
And the scene of Kara's toast to the dead pilots:
Thompson: Oh and this- this scene. There was a final party scene that was written in there, and then Michael Nankin came to us up in Canada when we were in prep and said, "Y'know, I would think it would be nice to do the names here."-
RDM: -Yeah, that is great.-
Weddle: -Well he had the whole concept of Kara pretending not to remember the names in the rec room with Lee -
RDM: -Yeah, she was hiding behind it. She was covering, like.
Weddle: And I can remember when he brought the note and we were like, "Who? No! We're not going to do that. It's too sentimental. I mean, who's this director coming in with these notes." And then we, y'know, think about for an hour, y'go, "Y'know, maybe he's right." Then you start to do it and you realize, "God, this is good. This is really good." So, he brought the whole show up with this idea.
....
RDM: -you guys pitched this to me and it was a great concept. And I love the notion of going through a laundry list of the names and- tell me, remind me, how did this work? I don't remember if it was scripted, or if it's a Nankin thing that she falters and kinda can't remember-
Weddle: -No, that's her.-
Thompson: -That's her.-
RDM: -That's scripted?-
Weddle: There were several takes on this and places she faltered, places she didn't-
RDM: 'Cause it's great 'cause she- she doesn't run down the list and they don't complete the list, she literally gets to a point where she just honestly can't remember and the whole scene is about to just collapse because you feel like, "Oh my God." She's made this great moment and then Lee steps in and- and saves it. And it's just- it's about their relationship.-
Weddle: -Yeah, we did- that was in the script.-
RDM: -It's about all kinds of things.
Thompson: And all of these names.
RDM: All these names.
Weddle: This takes a real actress to pull this off. And she does.
RDM: And I like the pace-
Thompson: -Yes. Look at the look on Lee's face. He's realizing-
RDM: -Yeah.-
Thompson: He's playing the whole realization.
RDM: One by one.-
....
RDM: It's almost like each name is- is like- she's hitting them with every name.
Thompson: And...
Weddle: Yeah.
RDM: She has to remember. She's pulling it out and they're all -
Weddle: They're all so- every actor is so much into the moment. It's just...Duck's great. That's Duck.
RDM: Yeah, look at Tigh.
Weddle: Look at...What a great- just a little closeup that brings a dimension to his character.
RDM: And then she can't do it.
Thompson: Yeah.
RDM: That's just so...
Weddle: The actress played that- played it that way, definitely.
RDM: And then Jamie is great. It's one of the most heroic moments he has in the whole series. Is this little thing he does. I mean it's- it's such a bigger heroic moment than a lot of other things.
Weddle: These are the kind of moments where you- this family that's always at each other's throats and you feel them coming together like this...
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Fun comments from "Scar," part 2
Date: 2011-10-01 05:07 pm (UTC)RDM: And this is another beat that I love Jamie in.
Weddle: Yes.
RDM: He comes in and the look on his face throughout this whole scene is really informed by the last time that he was with Starbuck. And you just read it on his face - right there.
Weddle: Love that.
RDM: "Well, it's been lively." I love that beat. And this beat coming up when Kat starts to object and he just gives her a look.
Thompson: Yep.
RDM: That's one of those things that you script a lot. Somebody's about to say something and he cuts her off with a look. And then it- sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But this time I really believe that he cut her off with that look.-
(skipping a bit)
Thompson: It was much more powerful.
Weddle: All the same here when he asks her if she's ok, she- Starbuck originally had a line and because of the way she tries to snap up and pull herself together you don't need the line.
Thompson: But behavior's always, y'know, more powerful than the line. That look right here.
RDM: Yeah.
Weddle: Don't need the dialogue. Now we know.
~~
And the scene of Kara's toast to the dead pilots:
Thompson: Oh and this- this scene. There was a final party scene that was written in there, and then Michael Nankin came to us up in Canada when we were in prep and said, "Y'know, I would think it would be nice to do the names here."-
RDM: -Yeah, that is great.-
Weddle: -Well he had the whole concept of Kara pretending not to remember the names in the rec room with Lee -
RDM: -Yeah, she was hiding behind it. She was covering, like.
Weddle: And I can remember when he brought the note and we were like, "Who? No! We're not going to do that. It's too sentimental. I mean, who's this director coming in with these notes." And then we, y'know, think about for an hour, y'go, "Y'know, maybe he's right." Then you start to do it and you realize, "God, this is good. This is really good." So, he brought the whole show up with this idea.
....
RDM: -you guys pitched this to me and it was a great concept. And I love the notion of going through a laundry list of the names and- tell me, remind me, how did this work? I don't remember if it was scripted, or if it's a Nankin thing that she falters and kinda can't remember-
Weddle: -No, that's her.-
Thompson: -That's her.-
RDM: -That's scripted?-
Weddle: There were several takes on this and places she faltered, places she didn't-
RDM: 'Cause it's great 'cause she- she doesn't run down the list and they don't complete the list, she literally gets to a point where she just honestly can't remember and the whole scene is about to just collapse because you feel like, "Oh my God." She's made this great moment and then Lee steps in and- and saves it. And it's just- it's about their relationship.-
Weddle: -Yeah, we did- that was in the script.-
RDM: -It's about all kinds of things.
Thompson: And all of these names.
RDM: All these names.
Weddle: This takes a real actress to pull this off. And she does.
RDM: And I like the pace-
Thompson: -Yes. Look at the look on Lee's face. He's realizing-
RDM: -Yeah.-
Thompson: He's playing the whole realization.
RDM: One by one.-
....
RDM: It's almost like each name is- is like- she's hitting them with every name.
Thompson: And...
Weddle: Yeah.
RDM: She has to remember. She's pulling it out and they're all -
Weddle: They're all so- every actor is so much into the moment. It's just...Duck's great. That's Duck.
RDM: Yeah, look at Tigh.
Weddle: Look at...What a great- just a little closeup that brings a dimension to his character.
RDM: And then she can't do it.
Thompson: Yeah.
RDM: That's just so...
Weddle: The actress played that- played it that way, definitely.
RDM: And then Jamie is great. It's one of the most heroic moments he has in the whole series. Is this little thing he does. I mean it's- it's such a bigger heroic moment than a lot of other things.
Weddle: These are the kind of moments where you- this family that's always at each other's throats and you feel them coming together like this...