Well... the professional name as I know it as is good acting. There must be some reaction to what Pippin said because it is funny... Merry has the strongest reaction because he is closest to Pippin and 2nd in the camera shot. EW must react because he is still in the shot... even if EW reacted as strongly as DM, it would have been okay because Pippin's statement demands the rest of the characters react. What I would love to see are the other shots that show the reactions of the other actors, and even those who are not in the scene.
Billy Boyd's comic timing is very good.
Billy Boyd's comic timing is very good.Oh yes, he just makes the scenes he's in! Have you ever heard him talk on his webpage? You can barely understand him, his accent is so strong!
Maybe you could mention this converstation to your students...that plain old people out there notice even when an actor is "underacting" for the good of a scene?
er, conversation.