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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 24-27, 2019 C-7 The Park Record SALTZ PLASTIC SURGERY & SALTZ SPA VITORIA WHERE BEAUTY SHINES We welcome you to visit our new Park City office conveniently located at Kimball Junction! PHOTO BY BRIAN DOUGLAS Jacob Grodnik, left, confers with “The Fanatic” director Fred Durst. Durst is also known for fronting the nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Continued from C-1 Parkite working in films Grodnik tightened up his acting chops in school plays throughout middle school and high school. He also took film classes from the late Chris Maddux at Park City High School. “That was an amazing program, and I was there just in time to use all the new facilities that were created for the class,” Grodnik said. “We had a little film studio where we would film the school announcements.” Maddux, who passed away in 2011, encouraged Grodnik and his classmates to make their own videos to show during the school’s daily announcements. The support spurred Grodnik to get a degree in theater and study screenwriting across town from Hollywood at the University of Southern California. “When you get a theater degree, you need to learn all the aspects of the subject – acting, lighting and other technical components,” he said. After graduating, Grodnik enrolled in a workshop focusing on the intensive Meisner acting technique program, which helps actors learn to behave instinctively to what is happening around them, he said. “It was like an acting boot camp,” he said. “I was the youngest one in the program among all of these other professional actors. So I really knew I had to take it seriously.” I’m working with John Travolta, and he just said it was OK for me to think...” Jacob Grodnik, Park City High School graduate In 2010, Grodnik made his screen debut in a short film called “Twice Over,” directed by another Park City-bred director, J.L. Topkis. He worked with Topkis again in 2018 in the film “In Searching,” before landing his biggest role in a film called “Tiger,” starring Mickey Rourke, that was also released in 2018. The film was directed by Alister Grierson, and it’s about a boxer who is banned from fighting because of his religious beliefs. The film was shot in 2015, and it was a different experience from the other films he had done. “Before ‘Tiger,’ I shot the films with friends who would have these deep talks about character development and keen on doing a lot of rehearsing,” he said. “When I got to ‘Tiger,’ which was filmed in Ohio, I realized that there wasn’t going to be a lot of hand-holding and coaching. I was very much thrown into a tiger’s cage. You’re expected to be a professional and know your craft, and take direction as needed.” Working on “Tiger” prepared Grodnik for working on “The Fanatic.” “We shot in Birmingham, Alabama, and Los Angeles, and I had to know my stuff,” he said. While working with Travolta and Durst, Grodnik reflected on something one of his teaching professors said in a lecture. “She said, ‘Acting is like an extreme sport. You can prepare all you want, but you just need to rev the engines and jump out of the plane,’” he said. “You can’t have everything set in stone, because then you will lose authenticity.” Grodnik’s next project is producing a film about Richard Davis, the man who developed the bulletproof vest. “He would travel around the country and have people shoot him,” Grodnik said. “I met him in Michigan and got the life rights, because I think it’s an interesting and intense story.” 1441 Ute Blvd, Suite 140 Newpark Building One Our new office features stateof-the-art upgrades to meet the needs of our patients. The experienced Saltz Team offers injectables 5 days a week including late appointments! Call us today to schedule your appointment! Th Th Th BEST PLASTIC SURGEON Winner - Dr. Renato Saltz BEST BOTOX BEST SPA BEST FACIAL e e e Park Record. Park Record. Park Record. 2013 Th Th Th Th e e e e Park Record. Park Record. Park Record. Park Record. 2018 2019 Renato Saltz, MD is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in cosmetic surgery of the face, body and breast. He is the Medical Director of Saltz Spa Vitoria, with locations in Park City and Salt Lake. 1441 Ute Blvd, Suite 140 5445 S. Highland Drive 435.655.6612 801.274.9500 Get your subscription to The Park Record! Mail or Home delivery within Summit County (Includes a free Sunday Tribune and e-Edition subscription) 1 Year $56 2 Years $98 Mail delivery outside of Summit County (Includes a free e-Edition subscription) 1 Year $80 2 Years $138 Home Delivery within Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Wasatch Counties (Includes a free e-Edition subscription) 1 Year $80 2 Years $138 Call us today and ask for Lacy 435.649.9014 |