Video:Amber Heard Interview - Drive Angry in 3D

Transcript:Amber Heard Interview - Drive Angry in 3D

Rebecca Murray from About.com Hollywood Movies at the 2010 Comic Con presentation of Summit Entertainment's Drive Angry.

Amber Heard - 'Piper' in Drive Angry

Were there specific ways 3D affected your performance?

Amber Heard: "For me, part of it was feeling like you were a part of the audience, in a way, participating actively while you're filming something. Acting and participating in how it’s going to be viewed later is kind of, in a weird way puts me in the audience’s position, and that was an interesting to go about filming something. I also know that we had certain shots, because this movie was conceived in 3-D and not converted, we had the privilege and opportunity to kind of manipulate some of our actions and blocking around how it would be viewed later. I threw some punches directly into the lens and I backed the car up almost over the camera a couple of times to create effects with specific results that it will achieve in the audience, viewing the film in 3D. I also have to say that I think movies when they're converted later...I haven’t seen good examples of movies that so much. I see a lot of good 3-D that were shot in 3-D, but it’s harder to convert something and maintain the quality, no matter what you’re converting."

What was it like to do such a physical role?

Amber Heard: "It’s one of the only movies where I actually get to kick some ass, but it’s surprisingly not too far from home. I mean, I’m from Texas and guns and fist fights and stuff are all part of the gig. Everything from the hot rod to the cowboy boots was close to home for me. I was happy."

Do you feel like genre films have stronger roles for women?

Amber Heard: "In terms of strong female characters, that’s why I’m doing this job. I would be a model if I didn’t want to do something. For me, the genre serves sometimes as a good vehicle for young women in this business to actually have a role. It might not always be saving the day, but you certainly get to more than just play the girlfriend in horror films and thrillers. I’m drawn to them because I actually get to do something in them most of the time. And this one was on a different level completely. Piper, my character, is this bad-ass, potty-mouth, Daisy Duke-wearing, Charger-driving, gun-toting motherf--ker, and she doesn’t take any sh-t. Where else am I going to find that? This is the only script I’ve ever read with those elements."

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