2Pac na Wood Harris
2Pac anaweza kuwa muigizaji mchanga na machachari [rookie] wakati wa muda wake mfupi katika filamu na televisheni mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 90, lakini aliweza kumfundisha Wood Harris somo la uigizaji lenye kuiacha historia.
Muigizaji huyo mkongwe alionekana kwenye The Rich Eisen Show katika kipindi kilichochapishwa Jumamosi (Juni 3), ambapo aliulizwa kuhusu wakati wake na ‘Pac wakati akirekodi filamu ya mwaka 1994, Above the Rim.
Ingawa ilikuwa filamu yake ya tatu tu kufuatia Juice and Poetic Justice, rapper huyo wa “California Love” alimfundisha Harris bila kukusudia kitu ambacho amekuwa naye tangu wakati huo.
“What I gained from 2Pac as a professional was I realized the power of the actor from 2Pac,” he began. “There’s a scene in the film where – it’s not even a scene, it’s a clip where we just drive up, get out of the car, enter the park. That’s the whole shot. So it’s action, we drive, we get out and walk in, cut. And we were in separate cars. I’m in my own car and 2Pac was in another car. He has a young lady driving him to the game.”
“So 2Pac grabbed [a knob that used to be in old cars] and slipped. There was a rhythm to it. Did it again and it was like, ‘Cut!’ He said, ‘Oh you guys gotta fix this. This ain’t working for me.’ So they said, ‘Nah let’s just try it again! I think you’ll be able to get it.’ So the second time, same thing happens. He gets out the car, goes to the trailer, stays in the trailer like two hours. So what did I learn from that? I learned the power of the actor.”
Aliendelea: “Kwa hiyo 2Pac alishika [kifundo kilichokuwa kwenye magari ya zamani] na kuteleza. Kulikuwa na mdundo ndani yake walisimamisha scene!’ Alisema, ‘Oh nyinyi mnapaswa kurekebisha hili. Hili halinifanyi kazi kwangu.’ Kwa hiyo wakasema, ‘Nah tujaribu tena! Nafikiri utaweza kuipata.’ Kwa hiyo mara ya pili, jambo hilohilo linatukia. Anatoka kwenye gari, anaenda kwenye trela, anakaa kwenye trela kama masaa mawili. Kwa hiyo nilijifunza nini kutokana na hilo? Nilijifunza nguvu ya mwigizaji.
Kwingineko wakati wa gumzo lake kwenye The Rich Eisen Show, Harris alifichua ukweli usiojulikana kidogo kuhusu filamu yao: body double ilitumika kurekodi matukio ya mwisho ya 2Pac kwa sababu alikaribia kupigwa risasi wakati huo.
“Kwa wakati wa kuigiza [Above the Rim],mwishoni Tupac alipigwa risasi mara ya kwanza. Harris alisema.
Aliendelea: “Ilibainika kuwa walipata kwenye umati mtu anayefanana na 2Pac. Kwa hivyo ukiangalia Above the Rim, mwishoni mwa filamu, walitumia sura iliyofanana na 2Pac. alikuwa kimo sawa. [Ilikuwa] mwishoni mwa filamu na hivyo ndivyo walivyosuluhisha hilo.”