Thanks for the link, Tommy, even if my viewing kept getting interrupted by Spanish ads!
Watching the short meeting with Barbarella (aka Ms Fonda) was just another of those times when the value of experience and natural ability comes to the rescue: he just suggest she do some hand things, and there you had it: perfect understanding of what the camera needs in order to lift something from straight-in-your-face, blank stare, into a connection. Surprisingly, though it seems obvious and easy to do, not all that many people make it work particularly well - some find their own hands turning into paddles...
Thanks again.
Rob