Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Whitney Houston - Polly Bennett is the woman behind the transformations of Austin Butler, Rami Malek and Naomi Ackie into three of the world's greatest music stars. Ahead of the Oscars, she tells Sky News why the role of a movement coach is so important.
We have met at a dance studio in central London, and Bennett demonstrates her methods for conveying movements to make them real. It's not simply"shake your hand", but"reach out to show off your wedding ring" and shake"as if you're taking off a glove". For the Elvis leg shake:"I'd like you to imagine you've got a little mosquito on the back of your kneecap. So it's not coming from your hip, it's coming from your knee.
Bennett also used Presley's heritage to teach Butler."His mum used to tap dance and do the shuffles and the bops in their house. That's what Elvis grew up around - a mum who was quite effervescent, and moved. So rather than just looking at one piece of footage and going, that's how he moves now, it's trying to rewind and go, where did he get this from? That's so much more helpful for an actor than just copying.
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