Lan Li divides the actor Paul Conroy, who is "buried alive", into two levels of performance,

The first part is the expression of emotions, fear when fear, panic when panic, despair when desperate, this is a typical expressionist acting, further, the same fear emotion is presented differently at different stages, when Paul just found himself buried alive, when Paul failed to call for help with his mobile phone, when Paul realized that death was coming...... These delicate and intricate treatments are a severe test of basic skills. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The real expressionist acting is very controlling, from the muscles to the corners of the mouth to the eyes, the whole person is a whole, and the emotions conveyed by the changes in every detail will be different, maybe the audience can't describe it in words for a while, but after the combination of the character and the plot, the empathetic emotions will be accurately expressed, making watching the performance a kind of enjoyment.

Alfred-Hitchcock once made it clear that all of his works require the use of expressionist acting and reject the use of methodist acting. The reason is simple, for works such as horror, thriller, comedy, etc., emotional accuracy is the first element.

Although this is a familiar area for Lan Li, it is not a simple matter, because Paul's emotions in "Buried Alive" are under chaos and fluctuations, and the turmoil in the narrow space will become more and more intense and depressed with the advancement of time, like a powder keg that is constantly compressed, and it is not easy to perform.

What's more, although Lan Li is a human being in two lives, most of the time he talks about acting, and his actual combat experience is still not enough after all.

The second part is the excavation of the role, which tests the actor's understanding of the role and the interpretation of the script, which is no longer limited to the role, but also the relationship between the character and the society, the background of the story creation, the source of the theme core, and so on, which requires the actor to get rid of the performance skills themselves, truly understand the character image, the background of the times, and the social significance, and then give the performance their own understanding.

In the context of "being buried alive", the war in Iraq is a big background, and the financial crisis brought about by the real estate bubble in the United States is the dark background, and Paul's choice to accept the job of an Iraqi contractor is not only related to him, but also to society.

For example, when Paul contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), they asked Paul not to inform the media, ostensibly because they were worried that the malicious hype of the media would curtail Paul's hope of escape, but in fact it was because of the turbulent situation in Iraq, where American civilians were killed one after another, and the United States has been constantly condemning the government because of the quagmire of Iraq, and the bad situation of the financial crisis has made the people complain, and at this moment, the last thing they need is the news that "another civilian has been killed".

Therefore, the attitude of the FBI, Paul's anger, anxiety, and helplessness, presented different contents. As Lan Li said, whether Paul is a commoner or a rich man, a man or a woman, whether he is in the United States or in Iraq, this will lead to different results, and Paul himself knows this, and the reaction will naturally be different, and the details, methods and content of the performance will be biased.

If expressionism is about control, then methodism is about letting go, truly putting oneself abandoned, allowing oneself to devote oneself to the role, blurring the boundaries between oneself and the role, between reality and illusion, and putting oneself in the shoes of feeling and showing. For the audience, the connection between them and the characters will be closer, and the shock will be overwhelming.

This is a completely new field for Lan Li, in the last life, he spent ten years of his life lying in a hospital bed/, and before that, it was a completely step-by-step life, boring, it can be said that all his experiences come from movie stories, but everyone knows that movies are always an art, more or less exaggerated or deductive, after all, it is different from reality.

Therefore, in terms of experience, Lan Li is indeed only "twenty years old". If you try to try methodological acting, Lan Li has to start from scratch, and every performance starts from scratch.

Now, Lan Li is trying to combine the two performance methods, exploring a new way of acting, giving the character a new touch. If anyone knew Lan Li's thoughts, they would either scold him for being a madman, or despise him for his indiscretion.

Regardless of Lan Li's age, "buried alive" is just his second work and first movie, and now even the expressive acting skills are far from being perfect, and it is simply impossible to integrate the two ways of acting. Even veterans like Meryl Streep and Daniel-Day-Lewis don't dare to say that they can do it, let alone Lan Li?

But Lan Li has no such worries, since he has been reborn once, since he has decided to constantly challenge the limits of performance, since he has chosen this path, then why not go crazy? What's more, the so-called innovation is to jump out of the box, and imagine wildly, if he just follows the rules and follows the methods of his predecessors, then he will never be able to walk out of his own path, right?

In the second life, Lan Li is not here to be conservative.

In Lan Li's view, the basic skills of Expressionism are undoubtedly advantages, just like the foundation of a high-rise building, solid, steady and accurate, but on the whole, the constraints of Expressionism control are too strong, too ingenious, and lack of aura, Eddie-Redmayne (Eddie-Redmayne) is a typical representative, not that his performance is not good enough, but the routine is too obvious, and the framework is obvious.

On the other hand, the method school is too casual, not only is it easy to exert too much force, but also the misunderstanding of the situation will lead to the collapse of the whole character; Leonardo-DiCaprio is a representative of his own understanding, and the madness that wanders on the edge of madness will give the character an uncertain mystery, and Leonardo-DiCaprio (Leonardo-DiCaprio) is a representative of this, in fact, his performances are often too strong and excessive, but the viewing experience brought to the audience is vivid and realistic.

It can be simply understood that all the performances of the Expressionist School are rehearsed in advance, the actors know in their hearts, and then at the right time, in the right place, in the right way, to dedicate the right performance, solid basic skills make the performance a kind of enjoyment, and constantly polish the skills, the spirit of craftsmanship is enough to move every audience.

And all the performances of the method school are unpredictable, after the actors really integrate themselves into the role, throw off all the constraints and devote themselves to the performance, but what the effect is presented, no one can know until they watch the monitor, they are easy to lose control, and even lost. Once an actor enters the role, it is difficult to control, not necessarily completely accurate, may be too exaggerated, may be slightly insufficient, but the fusion of reality and fantasy can bring a soul-shaking viewing experience.

Therefore, the goal of Lanli is to integrate the two performance methods, learn from each other's strengths, and open up a performance method of their own.

Rodrigo is a director, and his study of acting is naturally not so deep and thorough, but he also knows that it is not an easy task to show both levels according to Lan Li - more precisely, it is an extremely difficult thing to do, even those first-line actors who are famous for their acting skills dare not boast of such a haikou, but once successful, not only will the depth and thickness of the character be qualitatively changed, but also the whole work will be reborn "buried alive".

It's a good thing to aim big, but only if you keep your feet on the ground;

Rodrigo looked at Lan Li, who was confident and calm in front of him, his eyes shook slightly for a moment, and then he stood up suddenly, "Give me a minute." Before he could say anything, he ran wildly and disappeared into the crowd, but after a while, in the blink of an eye, Rodrigo reappeared in sight, sprinted back with an excited face, and sat down in front of Lan Li again, "Give." ”

Rodrigo handed Lan Li a small notebook, but before Lan Li could take it, Rodrigo took it back, "Wait." He lowered his head and began to flip through the book, while flipping through it, he thought deeply, after hesitating and pausing twice, he nodded to himself in affirmation, and then showed the book in front of Lan Li, "You read the script, and then we will try it." ”

In front of Lan Li's eyes, it was a script of "buried alive".

Lan Li took the script and smiled, "So, is the audition finally going to get down to business now?" That calm demeanor made Rodrigo more and more curious.

During the formal audition session, the casting director will test the actors in different ways, whether it is just small talk, it may be asking the actors to perform a pre-prepared performance, or it may be a conversation about a specific topic...... However, the most common is a scene in which the script is selected on the spot, which tests the actor's on-the-spot reaction ability, as well as the actor's ability to read the script, and of course, the actor's line skills.

That's what Rodrigo is doing now.

He watched Lan Li's movements intently, a little apprehensive, a little expectant, a little curious, and a little excited in his heart. No matter what kind of medicine is sold in Lan Li's gourd, for him, a live performance is the best test method to see how many catties Lan Li has, whether it is a mule or a horse, and take it out.

I saw that Lan Li did not rush to start reading the lines immediately, but first briefly scanned the two pages of the script to roughly understand the cause and effect, and then determined a scene and read it seriously, and read all the lines in a low voice for the third time. The whole process was very fast, but the pace was unhurried and well controlled, and the professionalism was immediately apparent.

Suddenly, Rodrigo remembered the incident that Lan Li had mentioned when they first met, and was glad that he had not watched the "Pacific War", so he did not have a fixed impression, which was a good thing.

Is that really the case?