Robert Zemeckis

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role of several characters in this film such as: the conductor of the train to the North Pole, the hobo on top of the train, Santa Clause himself, and the little boy who loses his ticket. So basically he plays a role in almost every scene. He said, “I found that it is actually a return to a type of acting that acting in films does not allow you to do. It was exactly like rehearsing a play in the round. You don’t have to worry about lights, angles, rails, cameras, over the shoulders coverage. We essentially did a great series of 10 or 15 minute plays in which we did it real, we did it all in real time, and when we were done Bob [Zemeckis] had everything that he needed to. So, as far as being an actor goes, it was a blast.” By frequently using Hanks in his films, Zemeckis uses this trademark to make it known to the viewers that this is one of his films.
Just like using a repeated actor to cast in his films, another one of Zemeckis’ trademarks would be that he uses Alan Silvestri ...

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