Capping Guy
I was a little preoccupied last night and to diffuse some of my brain energies I decided to do some watching, which, for me, when I’m watching Armitage, means I’m inevitably doing some capping. These are from the opening part of Robin Hood 1.13 — during the scene where the gang ambushes the Sheriff and Gisborne in the forest. I decided to slow it way down because the glances of Mr. Armitage in the fight scene are so brief. There are some fantastic facial moments here.
Me + Richard Armitage 
Thanks for doing this. They are fantastic!! May I borrow some?
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yes — absolutely. Have all you like 🙂 (I don’t own the rights to them, so you’re on your own there.)
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Thank you =D
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Oh, yes, these are fantastic — you don’t realize how much is happening in that scene until you see these caps.
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yum!
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Great images! Richard Armitage always gives a full out performance–right down to hair follicles. Whereas sometimes you can catch other actors “acting”, you never can with Richard Armitage.
I’ve got to try and do a screencap or two myself one of these days. Ha!
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hair follicles! LOL!
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Will Gisborne prove to be the iconic role illustrating the range of expression and voice tones of Armitage?
Hair follicles…Gratiana! And servetus’ cuticles! Visit to the Sheriff’s spa required…. And while we’re at it, tame those cowlicks. Or not. 😀
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I was thinking about this during F3. I think Gisborne’s going to be surprisingly persistent. It’s been interesting to me that other than Thorin, the main character most of the bloggers are writing about right now is Gisborne.
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This is one of those scenes that always impresses me with the level of rage and menace he is able to convey and not in a contrived way. It’s doubly so when contrasted to what seems to be a pretty mild mannered individual in RL – so soft spoken and polite in interviews, etc. Makes you wonder what he’s tapping into to develop those explosive scenes.
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Doesn’t it though?
One thing I thought was interesting in these caps was that it’s not just rage that we’re seeing here — there’s a portion of glee / violent enjoyment as well.
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Absolutely – which makes it even more enticing, to me anyway. Nice guy not only CAN play nasty, he LIKES it. Hints of some well guarded naughtiness in the lovely Mr. Armitage?
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it’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for 🙂
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Have you ever wondered what level of trust one must have to develop to be in a relationship with an actor of this caliber? Granted, real life is not scripted, but watching certain actors “become” another person, how do you ever know for sure who the real person is?
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Yes, I have wondered — and i think the potential problem goes further than that for someone like this — I think maybe the actor her/himself doesn’t necessarily always have contact with her/his own fixed identity, either.
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That combined with the challenges of distance, temptation, etc. It’s a wonder any succeed. Talk about suffering for your art…it must be excruciatingly lonely at times.
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If he’s the kind of person who gets lonely. I don’t know if he is. (I personally can remember having been lonely twice in my entire life. It was okay one time and awful the other. But I just don’t get lonely, or maybe it’s that I miss certain people, but not in the sense that I think, “I’m lonely for …”)
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Maybe lonely is the wrong word…isolated or disconnected? Personally, I have pondered the merits of the 72 hour psych eval to get some private time. I’d prefer a spa weekend, but my insurance won’t cover that 🙂
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yeah, I’m sure he gets isolated.
re: spa, you should move to Germany. Your insurance might cover it then.
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Hmmm…food for thought 🙂
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That’s really what I’ve been wondering about for ages. It might be a disturbing and unsettling question which has the capability of leaving me most bewildered and on shaky underground, as I’ve experienced something similar in RL. Servetus, this is an excellent point about being in contact with one’s own fixed (or not so fixed) identity!
RA feeling lonely or isolated? I’m pretty sure he does. I can’t imagine otherwise although he’s loving his profession. It’s that what we viewers intuitively feel, when in a certain personal living condition or with a certain predisposition..(?)… but maybe I’m wrong.
BTW I loved this whole dialogue, Servetus and Obscura! Loads of food for thought! 🙂
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My own unalloyed emotional reactions to certain things are so different from the mainstream in many cases that I’ve sort of stopped believing in a general shared emotionality among humans. When people say, “well it would be natural for …” I think, “yeah, but it could also be natural not to …” I really don’t know what he thinks or feels, I have no clue; just based on my own reactions I’m hesitant to conclude anything definitely.
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You’re dead right! There is nothing like “natural” in our behaviours. We are all so different in our perceptions, which is why there is no chance that we know what his feelings are. But still, I believe you must have experienced such as loneliness and forlornness in your own life, to transfer it believably and palpable in your acting. Otherwise it would be a sheer result of training and a “mechanical/rehearsed” acting? Which of course can be convincing, but will be visible as repetition and mannerism when you watch the actor/actress more often. Isn’t that the difference we all sense when watching RA? Yeah ok, I confess that’s anyway what I want to believe…. OTOH that doesn’t mean he has to feel lonely and desperate right now!!! 😉
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well, method acting isn’t one to one — in fact the books on it stress that you are not supposed to be reliving your own remembered emotions directly or literally when acting. Instead, you’re supposed to channel certain experiences and exploit them in parallel directions.
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Great caps Servetus. 🙂
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Thanks!
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Hi there! Thought I’d wander by your blog and see what you were up to, and was excited to find this recent post especially since I just rewatched the episode recently and was paying close attention to Guy in that scene. Caps 6-9 are especially interesting. It’s where Robin basically goes apesh*t on the Sheriff’s men — the first time we (the audience) see Robin the lethal combat machine (and, by the way, I think Jonas Armstrong does a VERY effective job there). It’s fascinating how Guy watches him with a mix of fear and grudging admiration bordering on awe (and there’s a moment where Robin looks back at him almost gleefully).
Anyway, great caps! Hope you’re doing well; any chance we might see you back on the RH board? I have some good fics to recommend, too.
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Hey, long time, no see! Thanks for the comment.
The main thing I remember about Armstrong from that scene is his interesting posture as he’s advancing with the sword. He stands almost like a cowboy. It’s a scene with so much going on that it really repays watching. I guess I’m getting to the point with RH that I’m starting to watch the action scenes more carefully — having exhausted the dramatic ones for emotional solace 🙂
As far as boards go — I just have no time. Between work, dealing with my parents, and this blog, I can’t really do much boarding — and frankly, I don’t think I have the personality for it. But I am glad there are people who have the heart , time and energy for it, like you!
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