2172 is in a dilemma
Ben Whisshaw feels very innocent, John Reilly and Lan Li are two old foxes, you go back and forth to put him in a difficult situation, and it is definitely a great torture in life to hold back a smile and avoid laughing!
Black humor can create such a comedic effect, and the light-hearted joy of the "Lobster" crew is definitely something that was not expected before the start of filming, but ...... Maybe this is the chemistry? It also means that Oulgels's casting eye can be called vicious, and he has gathered a group of excellent actors.
In the jubilant atmosphere of the audience, Ogles should be the only exception: although the problem of Whisshaw's laughter cannot be ignored, but through the splicing of different camera positions, this is not a fatal problem, even if there is no reshoot, the post-editing can be completed without worrying about the situation, and now what is more important is Lan Li's genius stroke, which disrupts the original plan of the whole scene, but also gives the character more possibilities.
Judging from the effect of the whole scene, in fact, the tone of black and cold humor meets the requirements of Ogels's ideas, but Ogels's mind has countless emotions, and the whole story begins to diverge, like a ball of yarn messed up by a cat.
"Lan Li?"
Ignoring the cheerful atmosphere of the scene, Oulgels took the initiative to come to the actor's side, signaling John and Whisshaw to stay where they were, and he came to Lan Li's side and looked Lan Li in the eyes, "Actually, I have a question that has appeared since the first day of filming, but I have never found a chance to ask......; Why did you slow down your talking?"
After a pause, Oggus then explained, "I mean, your whole tempo is slowing down, not in slow motion, but slowing down...... Isn't that so?"
At the end, Owgels added a question to make sure that his judgment was not wrong.
"Yes. Lan Li replied in the affirmative.
Eggs bowed his head in understanding, and then there was silence as he had to repeat, "And then, why are you doing that?"
“…… Oh. Lan Li paused for half a beat before reacting, and then his eyes fell on Ogels, and he quietly paused for an inhalation gap, "You mean that, right?" The slightly slowed pace of speech reproduced David's feeling again, which made Ogles nod his head again and again in agreement, but the next words made Ogles a little crutched-
"There is no reason. Just feel appropriate. Lan Li said.
What the?
Ogles looked at Lan Li with question marks on his head, he originally thought that Lan Li would be as in the past, starting from his personality and psychology, analyzing more details about David, and then explaining the reasons why he performed like this, for example, David is introverted, usually stays at home, and is not good at socializing; for example, David's thinking speed is a little slow, and even the pace of speaking is slowed down; and for example, David has a gentle personality, is used to living at his own pace, and is incompatible with his surroundings, which is also the reason why he was arranged to get married...... And so on and so forth, and he was looking forward to finding more inspiration for the scene of the three-person conversation just now.
But...... What? No reason? What is the answer? Isn't it a joke by a liar? What kind of nonsense garbage answer is this?
Because Ogels' stunned expression was so shocked, it made both John and Whishaw chuckle - the scene was indeed a little joyful.
The corners of Lan Li's mouth also rose, and he patiently explained, "There is no special reason. On the one hand, I am indeed thinking about David's character and characteristics, but those details have no essential roots, they cannot be considered as a character framework, and slow speech and easy distraction are just small details, and on the other hand, I am also studying comedy performance, hoping to find a way to perform that suits me and add luster to the character. ”
Bala Bala.
Bala Bala.
Lan Li's speed of speech has returned to normal, switching from the David state to the Lan Li mode, and he said a lot of things freely, Ogles savored it, and then finally came back to his senses, "You mean, you just think that this performance has a sense of humor, so you just performed like this?"
"Yes. Lan Li nodded in affirmation.
Eggs' face was full of lovelessness.
A smile appeared in Lan Li's eyes, "Why, doesn't this way of acting have much humorous effect? I thought you liked this kind of performance." ”
Ogles opened his mouth, but found that he could not say yes and could not say no," ...... I just, "Are you sure this isn't a cheat?" I just thought you had more ideas and meanings, just like you used to. Unconsciously, Ogs spoke his true thoughts from the depths of his heart.
John and Whisshaw both laughed, and Whisshaw couldn't help but complain, "Look, I'm not the only one!"
Lan Li's face was full of innocence, "I'm just trying to be a comedian. ”
"......" Owgels could not refute.
Lan Li is serious, presenting the role of David in a comedy performance, obviously there are a variety of performances, he seriously analyzed David's character and the subsequent plot, and finally chose a "turtle" style performance, so as to show the innocence and restraint of David's character.
But if it is said that the innocent and kind characters are not all talking and acting like this, then it may not be, there are bound to be many different ways of acting and interpretation, but Lan Li chose this way, hoping to create a contrasting cold humor, which invisibly infiltrates the comedy effect.
Regarding the comedy performance, Lan Li is still pondering and exploring, "Lobster" is obviously different from "Super Marine", he needs to interpret his style within the framework of Auggs's style, which means that he needs to inject more effort, especially those blank spaces without lines, which is very important for comedy effect.
Seeing Ogles' depressed expression at this time, Lan Li asked seriously, "What, don't you like it? Or is it not suitable? Do you want to adjust all the previous parts?"
"No, no, no. Ogles waved his hand repeatedly, "I'm just curious......" paused, and then Auggs put forward the topic of discussion with a little urgency, "I'm just worried that David's performance in the conversation is too radical? This is too low-level. ”
"Oh. Lan Li dragged out the end of his voice, as if he was thinking, "Then do you need me to change the way I act? Or do you delete all the lines that were played on the spot? Or do you suppress all the emotions and bury those emotional clues as deep as possible?"
Lan Li was engrossed in the discussion, without any cynicism. In fact, not all the on-the-spot performances are positive, but more inspiration bursts under the full understanding of the original performance, which is naturally good and bad, and the final trade-off still needs to be decided. So, he threw the question to the director to see what exactly the director needed.
Ogles hesitated, if it was before, he might have suspected that Lan Li was joking, but now he knew that Lan Li was sincere, this is definitely not a retreat, cynicism, Lan Li is always extra focused on performance, which also means that Ogles needs to rethink this scene.
To change or not to change, this is a difficult question.
"No, I mean, I like some parts, but I don't like some parts. Odds was a little ambivalent, but after pondering for a moment, he decided to follow the "old rules":
Shoot it several times, and then in the post-production process, pick out the clips that you are most satisfied with and edit them into the final product.
This decision caused Whisshaw to let out a groan/moan of pain, and he covered his cheeks with his hands in chagrin, "God, please forgive my poor soul." ”
The depressed look made John chuckle, "Ben, don't you know that the more you are like this, the more you can irritate us?"
Whisshaw quietly lowered his palm, and looked at John with some puzzlement and confusion, as if he didn't quite understand.
Then Whisshaw turned his head to look at Lan Li and cast an inquiring gaze, but Lan Li shook his head again and again, "No, it's just him, it has nothing to do with me." I have no prejudice against those particular hobbies, but again, I don't have those particular hobbies, and I feel that we should take John as normal. ”
What particular hobby, sadism, masochism, whatever?
Lan Li's meaningful hint shocked the staff around him, and those strange glances were cast on John.
Lan Li also said to John, "Right, John?"
John blinked and turned to look at Whisshaw, "Did someone warn you that you have to be careful with Lan Li?" ”
In a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere, filming resumed.
Not only Lan Li, but John and Whishaw also began to make slight adjustments, trying to rub different sparks in the performance, and the whole filming process was filled with a lot of laughter:
Sometimes, Lan Li is still able to give birth to new inspirations and interpret the character with different feelings, other times, Lan Li needs to change the pace and content to explore the character of David, other times, Lan Li is more in line with John and Whishaw, rubbing sparks in the chemistry of the three people, and other times, it is a decent and step-by-step performance to see if it meets the needs of Augels.
This was originally a relatively long scene, three different shots had to be adjusted before and after to complete the shooting, and a large number of lines also needed to be kept stable, which invisibly added variables to the shooting, which also caused the three of them to shoot back and forth seventeen times, only to get the nod of Ogels, and finally ended the torture of this long night.
Poor little kitten Whisshaw was finally liberated.