Actor Growth

I was reading some comments today where actors were talking about that whole the camera adds 10 pounds debacle which means you have to be even more fit than you think. Some commented where if that was true then those skinny people you see on tv must be even skinnier in real life.

I’m personally not a very large person myself as I stay active a lot and am one of those people who seem to have a crazy fast metabolism. Do I notice the weight gain differences on camera? Yes and no. The difference reminds me of say someone switching from full screen mode on a TV to a widescreen mode where everything is stretched out a little more sometimes.

Although, there are sometimes where I see people on set where you can see them live and on a screen preview as the show is filming. In some cases it definitely looks like they ballooned a few extra pounds that is noticeable.

Trying to lose weight just for the camera though doesn’t seem right to me. This is one of those things where it comes down to a lifestyle choice I’d say. For example, I just happen to do hobbies that require you to be physically fit to a certain extent and so for me this is not torture or a drag to do.

From my experience too, even if the camera does add 10 pounds, I have personally never seen that completely change a person’s physique category, so to speak. Example, a 100 pound person still looks like a 100 pound’ish person and a 300 pound person still looks like a 300 pound person category wise.