Milktree - 31 March 2009 02:22 PM
Persisting questions:
Where do most Haitian film actors receive their training for screen acting?
What is the best known method or some of the better known actor training schools for mastering the craft, a la Haitian style?
Who do they study? who should an inspiring Haitian screen actor be studying? Who did set the mold for Haitian screen acting? Who are some lengendary Haitian film actors? What bar did they set?
Are there perticular methods of acting that has become more preferential or that is developing with most ?
How can an individual's acting styles be fairly evaluated? (Besides being able to cry , shout, emote or get upset for the camera)
These questions are easily answered. Most actors I know have few or no training. I'm not aware of any acting school for Haitians dedicated to film acting. There are a few options to get some acting training for the stage though. But remarkably enough people coming from there are even less competent when it comes to film acting. That said, a formal training in acting is not a requisite per se. I know talented and competent actors (either Haitians or not) who never got any formal training and who are doing wonderfully well.
Milktree - 31 March 2009 02:22 PM
How was the industry of Haitian film-making formed?
To make a long story quite short it really started in the mid-eighties when Raynald Delerme directed and produced a film called "Founerailles" staring Theodore Beaubrun AKA Languichatte. This film proved that there was an audience of many thousands willing to watch an Haitian film. Ironically there were a few Haitian fiction films before that, some even technically and artistically superior but they were only screened by a small and mostly intellectual crowd.
Milktree - 31 March 2009 02:22 PM
Did it only take us less than ten years to proclaim the Haitian Fim Industry?
Personally I would not call it an industry. It takes more than quantity to make an industry. I cannot call it art either, at least not at this stage. To me it is more experiment.
Milktree - 31 March 2009 02:22 PM
Who else besides Haitian who are immitating our sytle?
What is our story-telling style and what is is know for in the cinema community?
It is amazing to note that there are many similarities in style between Haitian and African (especially Nigerian) cinema. It is not that one is imitating the other since they could not influence each other until very recently. Les memes causes finissent sans doute par produire les memes effets.
Milktree - 31 March 2009 02:22 PM
What is the difference between a Haitian soap & a Haitian full feature length film?
For most so called Haitian movies there is not much difference since they use all the soaps gimmick to make their point. There are a few exceptions though. Haitian audience seems to really love soaps anyway. Telenovelas are doing great scores now on Haitian TV.
Milktree - 31 March 2009 02:22 PM
How many theatrical screens do members in the Haitian film making industry owns?
How many theatrical screens showing can be had in one weekend for the movie premieres in US & Haiti, or around the world?
There are less and less screens in Haiti. In the whole Port-au-Prince area there are presently about three screens left for movies in only one theater. There is few hope that abandoned screens will ever open again. Movies are seen on DVDs (mostly bootlegs) and on unformal screenings. Only a few Haitian films made it to international film festivals.
Milktree - 31 March 2009 02:22 PM
Anybody making any short? I'd like to see some.......
There is an annual award for short films that take place in December. It is supervised by the Haitian Association of Filmmakers. It started 3 years ago and there have been some interesting short films in that competition. I'm not sure where you can see Haitian short films but I host a few on my website
FilmHaiti.com. Just go to the short films section. More are coming soon.
, WEll you know Haitian movies are not in the level of Hollywood movies yet , nevertheless some progress have been made .
