Monday, May 31, 2010 » 12:56pm

Aussie actress Sophie Lowe is happy to continue stripping on screen as long as any sex scenes help define her character.

The 19-year-old leaves little to the imagination in her latest film Road Train when she pounces on co-star Bob Morley during the opening sequence.

But despite a sizzling start to the supernatural thriller, the AFI best actress nominee revealed the only thing going bump in the night was the camera.

‘(The scene) may look great but it’s very technical,’ she told AAP after Road Train premiered at the Dungog Film Festival.

‘I found it quite weird to watch it back because I know what really happens. It’s not as hot as it looks.’

The scene sees Lowe and Morley romping in a tent in full earshot of two friends, played by Xavier Samuel and Georgina Haig, during an outback camping holiday about to go very wrong.

But the actress was covered up in all the right places during the shoot after she vetoed the original script.

‘When I first read the script the sex scene was really intense and there was no way I was going to do it as it was. I talked to Dean (Nichols, director) and he said ‘okay we’ll change it’.

‘I didn’t want full nudity because I can’t do that every time, and I didn’t think it was really appropriate to the film. It would’ve been too much, especially for the first scene.’

Lowe’s reluctance comes after she was said to have been left fuming with the final cut of her previous film Beautiful Kate, which included a lingering half frontal nude shot.

The Australian-made movie, which sees Lowe’s character have an affair with her brother, exposed the star just days after she turned 18.

‘If it’s appropriate for the character I play then I’ve got no problem with it. If it’s real then why not.

‘In Road Train I felt it was appropriate in setting up the love our two characters share for each other and it had that great contrast with the other two characters, who aren’t as passionate.

‘I liked the fact it was the first scene as well. It was just like ‘here it is’.’

Lowe was attracted to the role of brash, outspoken Nina because it differed so vastly from the character she portrayed in Beautiful Kate.

‘The reason I did Road Train was because it was such a challenge. I’m traditionally more of an internal actor and prefer to connect with my eyes and face rather than running around shouting and screaming, but I wanted to learn how to do that so I’m glad I did the film.’

The actress also fulfilled a longtime dream by singing part of the score, an accomplishment backed up by a well-received live performance at a Dungog Film Festival afterparty.

‘I’ve always written poetry and songs,’ she said.

‘It was really fun singing at Dungog but far more nerve-racking then being on set.’

Source: BigPond