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SEAN, SEBBIE AND NATHAN How would three Aboriginal teenagers who had little, if any, concept of filmmaking, cope with a head-on collision with white man's culture? As it happened, surprisingly well. For a start, there was a script to be learnt -- and for all three, English was a second language. "It was never a matter of 'read the script boys and memorise it,' smiled Johnson, but rather a case of understanding the action within the scene and their character's motivation. So I'd say, 'hey, we're doing the scene in the cave today. What does Lorrpu want? What does Botj want? How are they feeling?' It was certainly the perfect method for them. I think it's fair to say that they have evolved to the point where they're very good at what they're doing -- although I believe they've been just incredible throughout. Afterall, they were only fifteen when we filmed ! |
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