Post by DSkillz on May 30, 2015 9:04:59 GMT
Franklin Clinton
Franklin Clinton is one of the three playable protagonists of the action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto V, along with Michael De Santa and Trevor Philips. Shawn "Solo" Fonteno played Franklin, providing voice acting and motion capture. Part of the Chamberlain Gangster Families set of the Families gang, Franklin is a former gang banger who has ambitions to make big money, and realising he will not get that in the gang life, he works a semi-legitimate job as a repossession agent for Simeon Yetarian, who owns a luxury car dealership, alongside his best friend Lamar Davis. The special ability that Franklin can use is the ability to slow down time while driving.
When Simeon orders Franklin to repossess the vehicle of Jimmy De Santa, Jimmy's father Michael holds a gun to Franklin's head and orders him to smash the window of the dealership, which in turn leads to Franklin's firing. Impressed by Michael's professional criminality, Franklin seeks him out for possible work. Michael sees great potential in Franklin, and later employs him in jobs, including many heists and the two soon forge an ersatz father/son bond (Michael openly calls him "the son I never had"). Meanwhile, Franklin clashes with Harold "Stretch" Joseph, a Families OG that believes he can give Franklin orders due to his higher status in the gang, a notion that Franklin scoffs at. Lamar often brings Franklin into dangerous deals organised by Stretch, angering him and causing a rift between the two friends. When Franklin refuses to help rescue Lamar from another deal gone bad, Franklin's ex-girlfriend Tanisha convinces him to remain concerned about people from his old life; Franklin saves Lamar, deducing that Stretch switched allegiance to the Ballas, a rival gang, and is constantly setting up deals so he and Lamar will be killed. After completing the most audacious heist, Franklin is ordered by Steve Haines to kill Trevor, and by Devin Weston to kill Michael. Should Franklin kill either Trevor or Michael, he ceases contact with the survivor and returns to his old life. Should he kill neither, the trio dispose of their enemies, including Haines and Weston (Franklin kills Trevor's nemesis Wei Cheng).
Fonteno first became aware of the acting job through his friend DJ Pooh, who worked on San Andreas and was involved in Grand Theft Auto V 's music production. Fonteno said growing up in South Los Angeles and being exposed to gang culture helped him connect to the character of Franklin. He drew upon his earlier involvement with a gang and trafficking drugs in his portrayal of Franklin. "I lived his life before ... He's been surrounded by drugs, the crime, living with his aunt—I lived with my grandmother—so there was a lot of familiarity", Fonteno said. Having not worked as an actor since portraying Face in the 2001 film The Wash, Fonteno sought counsel from Ned Luke and Steven Ogg, actors of Michael and Trevor, respectively, to refine his acting skills.
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When Simeon orders Franklin to repossess the vehicle of Jimmy De Santa, Jimmy's father Michael holds a gun to Franklin's head and orders him to smash the window of the dealership, which in turn leads to Franklin's firing. Impressed by Michael's professional criminality, Franklin seeks him out for possible work. Michael sees great potential in Franklin, and later employs him in jobs, including many heists and the two soon forge an ersatz father/son bond (Michael openly calls him "the son I never had"). Meanwhile, Franklin clashes with Harold "Stretch" Joseph, a Families OG that believes he can give Franklin orders due to his higher status in the gang, a notion that Franklin scoffs at. Lamar often brings Franklin into dangerous deals organised by Stretch, angering him and causing a rift between the two friends. When Franklin refuses to help rescue Lamar from another deal gone bad, Franklin's ex-girlfriend Tanisha convinces him to remain concerned about people from his old life; Franklin saves Lamar, deducing that Stretch switched allegiance to the Ballas, a rival gang, and is constantly setting up deals so he and Lamar will be killed. After completing the most audacious heist, Franklin is ordered by Steve Haines to kill Trevor, and by Devin Weston to kill Michael. Should Franklin kill either Trevor or Michael, he ceases contact with the survivor and returns to his old life. Should he kill neither, the trio dispose of their enemies, including Haines and Weston (Franklin kills Trevor's nemesis Wei Cheng).
Fonteno first became aware of the acting job through his friend DJ Pooh, who worked on San Andreas and was involved in Grand Theft Auto V 's music production. Fonteno said growing up in South Los Angeles and being exposed to gang culture helped him connect to the character of Franklin. He drew upon his earlier involvement with a gang and trafficking drugs in his portrayal of Franklin. "I lived his life before ... He's been surrounded by drugs, the crime, living with his aunt—I lived with my grandmother—so there was a lot of familiarity", Fonteno said. Having not worked as an actor since portraying Face in the 2001 film The Wash, Fonteno sought counsel from Ned Luke and Steven Ogg, actors of Michael and Trevor, respectively, to refine his acting skills.
Links:
GTA Wiki
Grand Theft Wiki
Copyright Owner/Official Site
Rockstar Games
Record:
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