{"id":695,"date":"2020-01-15T07:55:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T12:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/?p=695"},"modified":"2020-01-16T10:24:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T15:24:38","slug":"meet-wyatt-gutridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/?p=695","title":{"rendered":"Meet Wyatt Gutridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/max-2-1.png?resize=660%2C627\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/max-2-1.png?w=864&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/max-2-1.png?resize=300%2C285&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/max-2-1.png?resize=768%2C730&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wyatt plays Max, son of Katie and Mark Watson and brother of Claire. Max is struggling with Claire&#8217;s strange behavior and wants it to stop! I met Wyatt while participating in Director, Mike Gutridge&#8217;s arthouse film &#8220;Shadows&#8221; (release date projected for mid-2020). Unlike his character (Max), Wyatt is very supportive and loving to his sister Claire who has autism. (Claire Gutridge was my inspiration for the character Claire.) Wyatt&#8217;s exposure to the industry through father Mike and his natural instincts have prepared him well for his first acting role. I&#8217;m confident viewers will find his portrayal of Max very endearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wyatt has Tourette&#8217;s Syndrome. After casting him in the role of Max, his parents, Wyatt, and I discussed the possibility of his symptoms manifesting during filming. We decided, should that be the case, I would write it into his character. However, despite the natural pressure involved in filming, Wyatt breezed through the scenes, so there was no need to alter the script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/max-1-1.png?resize=660%2C354\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/max-1-1.png?w=864&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/max-1-1.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/max-1-1.png?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tell me a little about yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I grew up with the best parents in the world. They are very supportive of everything my siblings and I do. I come from a family of creativity, passion, and non-stopping greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did you get involved with the film?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My dad directed a movie with Trish called &#8220;SHADOWS.&#8221; She was inspired to write her own movie. And the first person that came to her mind to play the role of Max was me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did you prepare for your role in the film?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I read my lines, practiced how to say them, and followed what the grown-ups said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is your favorite scene from the film? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every scene I&#8217;m in because I can see how I did it. It&#8217;s great feedback on what I need to work on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What parts of your character\/role could you most relate to personally?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max has a sister with Autism, and I have a sister with Autism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/caroline3-with-wyatt.png?resize=660%2C454\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/caroline3-with-wyatt.png?w=864&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/caroline3-with-wyatt.png?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/caroline3-with-wyatt.png?resize=768%2C528&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What skills improved during your participation in the film?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My personality. How I pursue my character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click the following link to purchase your tickets to see Wyatt In Your Afterglow, February 23, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/appellcenter.org\/show\/capfilm-in-your-afterglow\">https:\/\/appellcenter.org\/show\/capfilm-in-your-afterglow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wyatt plays Max, son of Katie and Mark Watson and brother of Claire. Max is struggling with Claire&#8217;s strange behavior and wants it to stop! I met Wyatt while participating in Director, Mike Gutridge&#8217;s arthouse film &#8220;Shadows&#8221; (release date projected for mid-2020). Unlike his character (Max), Wyatt is very supportive and loving to his sister &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/?p=695\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Meet Wyatt Gutridge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[157,89,156,182,1,2],"tags":[162,187,166,177,185,189,175,163,158,203,160,176,165,188,192,202,201],"class_list":["post-695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drama","category-fiction","category-indie-film","category-paranormal","category-uncategorized","category-writing","tag-in-your-afterglow","tag-appell-center","tag-arthouse-film","tag-autism","tag-child-actor","tag-february-23-2020","tag-film-premiere","tag-independent-film","tag-indie-film","tag-mike-gutridge","tag-paranormal","tag-paranormal-film","tag-premiere","tag-red-carpet-event","tag-reincarnation","tag-shadows","tag-tickets"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trishmcgee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/wyatt-feature.png?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=695"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":706,"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695\/revisions\/706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trishmcgee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}