According to Internet Media: American Ballet Theatre soloist and Black Swan dancing double Sarah Lane may be deemed an 'extra' in the ending credits of the award winning movie Black Swan, but the dancer is claiming she got a lot more screen time than what's being reported.
Lane is speaking out and suggesting a facade was presented by the producers of Black Swan
Though Lane didn't throw out an estimated on-screen dance time for Portman, she did estimate the actresses' full-body dance shots to tally up to about only 5% throughout the entire film [and if you've seen the film, that means Lane had a lot more screen time than what is to be considered an extra].
While some fans are thinking the dancer is furious to have been left out of Natalie's acceptance speech recently while accepting an award for her role in the film, Lane is claiming that her reasoning for speaking out is all due to her massive respect for ballet.
"It is demeaning to the profession and not just to me. I've been doing this for 22 years...Can you become a concert pianist in a year and a half, even if you're a movie star?"
In defense of Portman, her lack of recognition towards dance double Lane in her acceptance speech could largely be due to the fact that she's only one person [juggling pregnancy, multiple movies, and a fiance]; she can't remember everyone and everything! Furthermore, the actress never claimed that she danced in every scene, and she even admitted to using a dance double for the complicated turn sequences before award season was underway.
Still, Lane discredits Portman's grace altogether as a ballet dancer [even through acting]: "I mean, from a professional dancer's standpoint, she doesn't look like a professional ballet dancer at all, and she can't dance in pointe shoes. And she can't move her body; she's very stiff."
One thing is clear, Lane is obviously disappointed for her lack of recognition for her work in this film. Should she have been listed within the main credits as Portman's dance double? And does it give her a right to discredit Portman's "ballet dancer portrayal" altogether within the film?
Lane is speaking out and suggesting a facade was presented by the producers of Black Swan
Though Lane didn't throw out an estimated on-screen dance time for Portman, she did estimate the actresses' full-body dance shots to tally up to about only 5% throughout the entire film [and if you've seen the film, that means Lane had a lot more screen time than what is to be considered an extra].
While some fans are thinking the dancer is furious to have been left out of Natalie's acceptance speech recently while accepting an award for her role in the film, Lane is claiming that her reasoning for speaking out is all due to her massive respect for ballet.
"It is demeaning to the profession and not just to me. I've been doing this for 22 years...Can you become a concert pianist in a year and a half, even if you're a movie star?"
In defense of Portman, her lack of recognition towards dance double Lane in her acceptance speech could largely be due to the fact that she's only one person [juggling pregnancy, multiple movies, and a fiance]; she can't remember everyone and everything! Furthermore, the actress never claimed that she danced in every scene, and she even admitted to using a dance double for the complicated turn sequences before award season was underway.
Still, Lane discredits Portman's grace altogether as a ballet dancer [even through acting]: "I mean, from a professional dancer's standpoint, she doesn't look like a professional ballet dancer at all, and she can't dance in pointe shoes. And she can't move her body; she's very stiff."
One thing is clear, Lane is obviously disappointed for her lack of recognition for her work in this film. Should she have been listed within the main credits as Portman's dance double? And does it give her a right to discredit Portman's "ballet dancer portrayal" altogether within the film?
