748 A flash of inspiration
The filming ended, but Lan Li didn't stand up immediately, but sat against the wall, savoring the performance of the scene just now.
In art films, emotions, characters and inner control are very important, and the actors must carefully ponder and delve into them, but in commercial films, these elements are not necessary, so to speak, this restricts the actors' performance space, after all, the film leaves limited breathing space, but it can also be said that this gives the actors a larger stage to perform, allowing them to play freely. At the end of the day, different actors have different understandings and different ways, and the performances presented will naturally be different.
In the scene just now, the prior communication strictly followed the direction of the script, but when it came to the actual performance, both of them incorporated their own performance details according to the roles and scenes, and unexpectedly but reasonably, the two people's understanding of the whole scene was on the same track, so they both noticed the interpretation of each other's performances for the situation on the scene.
Jennifer said, "You're hurt, severely. "It's not scripted.
Lan Li replied, "You're injured too. Again, it's not scripted.
To be more precise, starting from this line, both of them have detached themselves from the script, from their eyes and expressions to their lines and movements, every detail has completely deviated from the picture track conceived by the director.
It's not just Lan Li and Jennifer playing against each other, it's Cage and Rita parting in life and death. There is a hint of tragedy in the banter, a hint of excitement in the humor, and the emotions between 60 and 70 seconds burst out, released in an instant, closed in an instant, rich and delicate, not only to complete the performance of the plot, but also to interpret and sublimate the core content.
The fun of the performance can be seen at this time. Two brilliant actors, based on their own understanding of the role and the script, deduced their own style, but they skillfully fit together and burst out with incredible chemistry.
During the filming of "Love is Crazy", Lan Li already felt Jennifer's performance potential, and the performance aura shown by the change of details was eye-catching, and today, this feeling has gone further.
Jennifer's eyes have an endless story, and between the anticipation, it vividly shows Rita's shock, stunned, struggle and fall - falling for love. This is not just the excitement of two people at the moment of life and death, but the two who have also experienced the reincarnation of the soul, experienced the vicissitudes of life, saw through life, but with a trace of reluctance to reality, and finally cut off the nostalgia, chose to sacrifice their lives without hesitation, and instantly found each other's hearts.
This kind of performance is refreshing, just like playing tennis or badminton, table tennis can also be, you go back and forth, one attack and one defense, not deliberately simplistic feeding the ball, but after showing their superb skills, the opponent can fight back with the same mastery, not for the victory or defeat of a ball, but to do their best to show themselves and dedicate the most wonderful duel. This has gone beyond the victory and defeat itself and entered a whole new realm.
After calming down, Lan Li could hear the sound of his heart beating, poof, poof, it seemed to be faster than usual, and it was more disordered, the tip of the tongue could still taste the soft touch, and the wing of the nose could still distinguish a touch of fragrance hidden in the smell of blood. When I closed my eyes, the sound of my heartbeat began to amplify in my ears, and even my nerves began to pull, and this emotion was so deep, so powerful, so turbulent that my heart began to ache faintly.
This second I understood the true emotions in my heart, and the next second I had to go to Huangquan together, perhaps, this is destined, he and she are destined to belong to each other, she and he are destined to become each other's only one, it is destiny and life. The world is being destroyed, and the pride stirring in the chest is so surging!
When he opened his eyes, Lan Li saw Jennifer coming out from behind the cover, he was a little surprised, she was also a little surprised, inadvertently, his eyes were intertwined, momentary panic, instant excitement, and then the corners of his mouth outlined a smile, a bright smile, a smile between comrades who fought side by side, but it added a little tenderness, which made her chuckle, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, then calmed down, and then bloomed again, like a thorny flower blooming in the wind on a cliff.
Paul Greengrass was excited, and the thoughts in his head became more and more active.
It's not his forte to capture the emotional spark between actors, and it's not his forte to deal with portraits of people in big scenes – epic like "The English Patient" or "Lawrence of Arabia" is not his style. What he is good at is to grasp the realism in the small pattern in a narrow, ordinary, and plain environment, and amplify it through the lens and editing, and finally create a heavy blow to achieve the shock of the soul!
In this scene just now, Lan Li and Jennifer's performances are so good that Paul doesn't need to schedule too many shots at all, he just needs to present it realistically and capture the chemistry between the two people, which is enough. But now, Paul is full of inspiration, he can't make a big scene, but he can create more crampedness and urgency, and magnify the grandeur of the end of the world.
Paul found photographer Barry Eqlaude in the crowd, told him what he had planned, and the two had a good exchange, and then walked around the venue several times to ensure the movement and framing of the entire camera, and then Paul walked to Lan Li and greeted, "Hey, Jennifer, you can come over too!"
Such simple and direct words broke the emotions surging in the air, and the rough-witted Paul was completely unaware of his abruptness, completely immersed in the reporter's documentary emotions.
The smile on the corner of Jennifer's mouth was still raised, but a hint of banter flashed in her eyes, she came back to her senses, walked over, didn't say anything, sat down cross-legged beside Lan Li, and the two exchanged a tacit look, as if to say that the scene just now was good, and the smile in Lan Li's eyes became deeper and deeper.
"You've made a good change to this scene, to be exact, very good!" Paul said excitedly, "and then we're going to perform it like this." However, I need to make some changes. Paul's words gushed as Lan Li and Jennifer gathered their attention and listened intently.
To put it simply, Paul decided to add direct effects to the environment, such as increasing the vibration of the ceiling overhead and increasing the fall of sand and gravel around him, for example, in post-production, adding alien impact on the entire floor, as well as Alpha's roar to create a gradual approaching effect, or for example, having Barry lie on a special prop that vibrates slightly according to the vibration of the scene, creating a slight shake in the image during the hand-held photography......
On top of that, Paul took a long shot for the first time. Abandon all fancy editing and shots, rely on the noise of the environment, and deliberately amplify the chemistry in the shots, so as to create an effect of "time stops at this moment, but the world is destroyed at this moment", bringing the audience the most ferocious viewing experience.
However, Paul does not use 360-degree rotation or partial close-up shots, he still uses his best hand photography, in the harsh environment to capture the picture in close view, throwing all the performances to the two actors, in the most simple but also the most real way, to present the most sincere and simple emotions.
Paul knew he was bold in his vision, and that wasn't the way he was good at it, a little off the realm of comfort. But having just witnessed the whole performance, Paul was inspired to take the risk and try it once. Now the question is, "Are you all right?" asked Paul, uncertainly, "I mean, recreate the scene and all the emotions and reactions?"
Lan Li and Jennifer didn't speak, because of the relationship of concentration, the expressions of both of them returned to a serious state of devotion, and as a result, they both outlined a shallow arc and exchanged glances, which seemed to be provocative, and seemed to be tacit understanding, and the smile on the corner of their mouths was a little bigger.
Then Jennifer shrugged, "If he can do it, I can do it." The strength of not admitting defeat came out in the words, and the eagerness to challenge the strong was also a little excited.
Lan Li smiled dumbly and gently lowered her chin, "We are all professional actors." At the director's request, we naturally have to do our best. As she spoke, she glanced at Jennifer with a slight flicker, as if to say, "How is it, are you ready?"
Jennifer deliberately pursed her mouth and grimaced, not only did she not have stage fright, but she was also ready for it.
Paul looked at Lan Li, and then at Jennifer, I don't know why, this kind of aura battle between actors, he is really a layman, but it doesn't matter, the important thing is that he knows that the two actors have said that there is no problem, "Very good, then let's go into filming now!"
The crew began to get busy again, Lan Li took the lead in standing up and stretched out her right hand, Jennifer raised her head, looked at Lan Li seriously for a while, then put her right hand in Lan Li's palm and stood up.
Lan Li exhaled lightly and rubbed his waist. Jennifer noticed, "What, are you really hurt?"
Lan Li didn't deny it, "Just a little bruise." Cage's situation is much more serious. "After the continuous collision, there was a slight pain in the part of the waist just now, but it was fine.
On the whole, "Edge of Tomorrow" is all shot on a green screen, and all the scenes and props on the scene are also special materials, and the difficulty of the action scenes is naturally not as difficult as "Speed and Excitement/Emotion 5", but the content of the action scenes is fuller, which requires Lan Li to be more committed and hardworking. Some minor injuries, which were to be expected.
Jennifer winked and smiled, "Now it's proven once again that it was a wise choice for me to lead Alpha away." Saying that, Jennifer also deliberately jumped twice, proving that "Rita" was not injured.