I was a background actor in a boxing movie and enjoyed talking to the trainers and coaches when there was time. The head stunt director said they cannot use "real boxers" because the "real boxers" cannot act. They forget they are supposed to be acting and start boxing for real. They have to use trained stunt men athletes that trained for the role of boxer.
I was just recently cast as an orchestra member in a film and I had to pretend to play violin. We had a coach train us on the proper way to hold the bow and the violin and the proper posture. Then we "played violin" along with the real musicians that were actually playing the music at the same time. WOW.
I think it was on The Mentalist that I was cast as an emergency room doctor and they brought in an actual emergency room doctor to train us how to use a stethoscope, how to dress, how to move, and how to touch the patient in a professional manner. A fascinating lesson.
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William Schaeffer
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