One of the many reasons why Orphan Black is such an amazing show: TRICKY CLONE SEQUENCES
Playing three characters within the same frame is not conducive to organic acting… Getting all the timing down in that motion control, changing her wardrobe, playing the whole scene again with all the timing, getting it right, playing the scene empty, and then doing it again switching all the wardrobe and everything and then getting into the third character. The dialogue has to be matching, all the timing has to work. It’s in credibly difficult and requires extreme technical acting on her (Tatiana’s) part. - Graeme Manson (co-creator/writer)
I’m talking to a mark on the wall over there and then I look over here and I’m talking to this mark. I’m trying to also do the motions that I’m supposed to do, be on my cues, it’s very very very very very very technical. - Tatiana Maslany