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Hollywood acting skill programs?

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Splitting this off from the Chao Ta Kung Fu thread as it rates its own discussion thread. Namely what skills are suited to someone looking for a career in Hollywood such as acting or stuntwork and how would you set up the various skill programs. I can see at least three different skill programs:

Actor: The basic skills required to act and perform in a believable fashion.

Stuntman: The basic skills for the people who do the dangerous tasks of standing in for the main actors and doing the action scenes that people love to see, as well as what optional skills would supplement this.

F/X: The basic skills for creating the special effects that so wow the public in the theaters, the kinds of things that can't or aren't done with computer graphics (which would be a different skill program).
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Gotcha covered. ;)

Showbiz Programs

Entertainer (Actor/ Musician)
Performance, Public Speaking, Wardrobe & Grooming, Dancing, Impersonation or Singing, Disguise or Play Musical Instrument, Seduction or Streetwise, and one Communication, Physical or Technical Skill of Choice

Director/ Film-maker
Computer Operation, Creative Writing, Art, Business & Finance, Optics Systems, TV/Video, Research, Performance or Public Speaking, and Wardrobe & Grooming

Stuntman
Automobile, Acrobatics or Gymnastics, Aerobic Athletics or Body Building, Fencing or Combat Driving, Performance or Impersonation, Climbing or Swimming, Wardrobe and Grooming, two Physical or W.P. Skills of Choice, and Hand to Hand: Expert or Hand to Hand Martial Arts.

Special Effects: Creature and Make Up Effects
Art, Computer Operation, Basic Electronics, Basic Mechanics, Jury Rig, Whittling & Sculpting, Disguise, Wardrobe & Grooming, and Performance.

Special Effects: Pyrotechnic Effects
Chemistry, Demolitions, Demolition Disposal, Basic Electronics, Basic Mechanics, Jury Rig, and Firefighting.

Special Effects: Computer Animation
Art, Computer Operation, Computer Programming, TV/Video, Optics Systems, and Performance.
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A very nice selection there Mercdog! Thanks for the contribution!
Fair warning: I consider being called a munchkin a highly offensive slur and do report people when they err in doing so.

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Your welcome. :)

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