Post by Leni on Oct 2, 2012 16:41:32 GMT -5
Posted: Monday, October 1, 2012 9:52 am | Updated: 9:56 am, Mon Oct 1, 2012.
Jocelyn Nystrom, Contributing Writer |
Hawaii Five-0’: advice from the stars
Stars of times past have stood on the grounds of Waikîkî beach, from “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson to producers such as Steven Spielberg. On Sunday, Sept. 23, the third season of “Hawaii Five-0” had its world premiere at Sunset on the Beach. The appearance of the cast and the anticipation surrounding the premiere had onlookers seeing stars.
The evening began at 4 p.m. with fans anticipating the TV premiere at 7 p.m. Local band Natural Vibrations serenaded the crowd as reporters, photographers and fans awaited the stars’ arrival.
As I stared down the red carpet, the stars slowly inched closer and I quickly learned I had to fight for my spot in the press line if I wanted to get a moment with them. Luckily, I got that moment with actors Masi Oka, Alex O'Loughlin and Daniel Dae Kim, actress Michelle Borth and executive producer Roberto Orci.
STAR-STUDDED SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESS
Students who are working to make it into their specialized field or those who want to work in the media can gain valuable advice from the honest realities of what inspired the stars to reach for fame, as well as what it cost them.
Oka, who plays medical examiner Max Bergman, said that his advice for students who want to get into acting is to "know that you really want to do it because it's going to be a marathon. There are going to be a lot of ups and downs, a lot of rejection. … The key thing is work on your craft and be prepared and be patient because you never know when that opportunity is going to come."
To him, the best qualities an actor could have are emotional vulnerability and open-mindedness. Oka boldly stated, "You have to have a strong will. Be tough." If he were not an actor, he said he would have been a professor.
Borth, the actress behind Navy officer Catherine Rollins, says her drive was inspired by the fact that she doesn't like to lose at anything. It was a test for her because everyone said she would never make it. She said, "Until I get to a place where I'm satisfied – I'm not going to stop. Simple fact, I don't want to fail. … To be honest, to make it in this business it's a lot of luck. You can work really hard and be talented and still be unemployed in this industry."
Orci offered advice for students pursuing careers as producers. “In television, the writers are the producers. [As a producer] you learn how to do a budget, how to edit the show. You are prepping a show that is shooting, you’re writing one and getting ready for one that is coming out. What I would say to someone who wants to be a student of producing is to not merely think of yourself as one thing. Think of yourself as a problem-solver of the entire show.”
According to Orci, a producer is always a student. “It's never done and the business is always changing. So if you think you know it all, you don't know it all. Learn, learn, learn.”
www.kaleo.org/features/hawai-i-five--advice-from-the-stars/article_871cc546-0c01-11e2-9f52-0019bb30f31a.html
Jocelyn Nystrom, Contributing Writer |
Hawaii Five-0’: advice from the stars
Stars of times past have stood on the grounds of Waikîkî beach, from “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson to producers such as Steven Spielberg. On Sunday, Sept. 23, the third season of “Hawaii Five-0” had its world premiere at Sunset on the Beach. The appearance of the cast and the anticipation surrounding the premiere had onlookers seeing stars.
The evening began at 4 p.m. with fans anticipating the TV premiere at 7 p.m. Local band Natural Vibrations serenaded the crowd as reporters, photographers and fans awaited the stars’ arrival.
As I stared down the red carpet, the stars slowly inched closer and I quickly learned I had to fight for my spot in the press line if I wanted to get a moment with them. Luckily, I got that moment with actors Masi Oka, Alex O'Loughlin and Daniel Dae Kim, actress Michelle Borth and executive producer Roberto Orci.
STAR-STUDDED SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESS
Students who are working to make it into their specialized field or those who want to work in the media can gain valuable advice from the honest realities of what inspired the stars to reach for fame, as well as what it cost them.
Oka, who plays medical examiner Max Bergman, said that his advice for students who want to get into acting is to "know that you really want to do it because it's going to be a marathon. There are going to be a lot of ups and downs, a lot of rejection. … The key thing is work on your craft and be prepared and be patient because you never know when that opportunity is going to come."
To him, the best qualities an actor could have are emotional vulnerability and open-mindedness. Oka boldly stated, "You have to have a strong will. Be tough." If he were not an actor, he said he would have been a professor.
Borth, the actress behind Navy officer Catherine Rollins, says her drive was inspired by the fact that she doesn't like to lose at anything. It was a test for her because everyone said she would never make it. She said, "Until I get to a place where I'm satisfied – I'm not going to stop. Simple fact, I don't want to fail. … To be honest, to make it in this business it's a lot of luck. You can work really hard and be talented and still be unemployed in this industry."
Orci offered advice for students pursuing careers as producers. “In television, the writers are the producers. [As a producer] you learn how to do a budget, how to edit the show. You are prepping a show that is shooting, you’re writing one and getting ready for one that is coming out. What I would say to someone who wants to be a student of producing is to not merely think of yourself as one thing. Think of yourself as a problem-solver of the entire show.”
According to Orci, a producer is always a student. “It's never done and the business is always changing. So if you think you know it all, you don't know it all. Learn, learn, learn.”
www.kaleo.org/features/hawai-i-five--advice-from-the-stars/article_871cc546-0c01-11e2-9f52-0019bb30f31a.html
