The crew paused filming, and Damien, Lan Li, and Simmons gathered in front of the monitor and began to watch the replay.

There was a faint commotion in the entire Alice Tully Hall, although the content of this scene specifically referred to the Carnegie Hall, but the Carnegie Hall, which is full all year round, refuses to rent from any crew, unless it can be booked a year in advance, otherwise the schedule will be temporarily disrupted, which is a matter that affects the whole body, so the crew chose to shoot in the Alice Tully Hall at the Juilliard School.

At this time, everyone is talking with each other, not only the extras, but also the staff, everyone is exchanging their opinions, just now you can faintly feel that a powerful force is breaking through the shackles and breaking free, but it has never succeeded, but no one can tell the specific details, which also makes everyone's enthusiasm for discussion more and more high.

This is the fourth time that it has been replayed.

In fact, what they watched was a piece of content that lasted from about two minutes to two minutes and thirty seconds, changing angles and camera positions back and forth to watch it repeatedly, trying to find the context in it

The directors can edit all the pictures in their minds at once and become the final movie, but the actors can only see the performance tension in the picture, so when changing the camera, there is a certain separation between the connection between the different pictures and the context of the story.

Simmons was still confused, the question marks on his head not only did not decrease, but increased, and he fell into his own thoughts, as if he had fallen into a labyrinth, with more and more forks, and finally he was completely lost.

Damien himself was also pondering carefully, what was wrong, which part was specific, he supported his chin with his right hand, constantly biting the dead skin on his mouth, and accidentally tore a small hole, and the smell of blood spread like this, but he didn't care, gently biting his lip flap with his teeth, and continued to think deeply.

"Here, can you replay this place again?" Lan Li said.

Simmons and Damien cast their eyes at Lan Li at the same time, but Lan Li didn't look back, just frowned slightly, and stared at the screen of the monitor.

"Wait for me to prompt. ”

This is the clip of the replay of Lan Li's gesture. Fletcher's conducting is over, but Andrew is still beating the drums, so Fletcher steps forward and asks what the hell is going on, and this is Andrew's answer, and then a small snippet.

On the screen, Fletcher is backing away, hesitating and showing a look of understanding, and then comes behind the conductor's frame, redirecting the band and waiting for Andrew's instructions.

Lan Li watched this short section three times over and over again, and then raised his voice and said, "Do you feel it?"

"What?" Damien and Simmons both looked at Lan Li with confused expressions, completely unaware of what was happening.

Lan Li could only explain, "Fletcher gave up too quickly. ”

"What?" Simmons repeated his doubts, still not understanding, but this time Damien did not speak, but pondered carefully.

Lan Li said patiently, "What kind of person is Fletcher? absolutely strong, absolutely domineering, absolutely authoritative! He does not allow anyone to challenge his position, not even if he can live up to his standards, because he firmly believes that he is looking for the next Charlie Parker, and no one can challenge him until any drummer becomes Charlie Parker." ”

"But...... But what if Andrew is the next Charlie Parker?" Simmons understood what Lan Li meant, and then said his thoughts, "He sensed talent and talent in Andrew's playing, so he thought that Andrew could be Charlie Parker, so he chose to step back and began to listen to Andrew's conduct. ”

"Yes, that's the reason for the eventual transformation, but it can't be so fast. Lan Li then explained, "Let's look at it this way, what can happen when a king who has ruled the kingdom for many years knows that sooner or later he will have to abdicate, on the one hand, he expects to see a good successor, but on the other hand, he is afraid of relinquishing his power and then being overtaken by the successor?"

"Suppress the heirs. Simmons immediately spoke, "He will definitely use all kinds of means to suppress the heirs in the name of refining the heirs, so that they realize their absolute authority, no one can easily challenge them, unless he voluntarily surrenders power, no one can force him." ”

There are countless such situations in the long history, and there is no need to look for myths, there are enough in the real world. Power can make people blind, in fact, this is what it means, even life becomes insignificant, let alone just "cheap goods" such as family, love and friendship? Hardly anyone is exempt.

Lan Li nodded, "Yes, that's what it means. If the heir is not strong enough, then he will collapse, but if the successor is strong enough, he may continue to accumulate his strength, patiently wait for the opportunity, and then ...... "and then overthrow the aging king, ascend the throne himself, and take over the kingdom."

"Kill / Father. Simmons blurted out, his eyes lit up, and all the thoughts in his head lit up.

On the first day of entering the crew, Lan Li and Damien had an in-depth discussion and excavation of the core of the theme of the film, but they never told Simon, but through the advancement and deepening of the filming, they conveyed this transformation of power and momentum little by little, just like planting a seed in Simmons's heart, waiting for the right time to take root and sprout.

However, judging from the scene just now, Simmons' touch is still a little lacking.

In fact, Simmons's sharp and cold-blooded performance texture in "Burst Drummer" largely comes from the setting and charm of the character itself, and the content he gives to the role is relatively limited, which is not to deny Simmons's acting strength, but Simmons's acting talent is still relatively limited, and when he meets the right role, he shines brightly, but he still lacks his ability and talent to dig out the role.

After "Burst Drummer", Simmons starred in a lot of works, but on the whole he didn't make too many waves, he is still the familiar supporting role of Hollywood, and the number of acting opportunities has increased, but it is only more limited to commercial films. That's the best proof of that.

Of course, part of the reason also comes from Lan Li's performance.

Because all the details of Lan Li's performance are presented through the drum kit, the space for eye contact and line dialogue is really limited, and the camera can capture those details, but for the opponent actors, the difficulty of judgment is undoubtedly more obvious, and to some extent, the dislocation of this communication bond also limits Simmons's inspiration.

Now, after Lan Li's guidance and on-demand, Simonston suddenly realized, as if the most critical piece of the puzzle was revealed, and the whole blueprint was presented very clearly.

Lan Li affirmed again, "So, what will the king choose to do?"

For the king, even if he knows that he is aging, even if he knows that the successor can achieve greatness, even if he knows that a change of dynasty is inevitable, he still can't let go immediately, he will give it a go at the last moment, even if the end is doomed, but the king will still not disarm and surrender, at least not so easily.

The king, before his abdication, still had the pride of a king. At this moment, he is not a father or an elder, but a holder of supreme power.

In the middle of this performance, Fletcher gave up too quickly.

Although Fletcher has been looking forward to being able to dig out the next Charlie Parker, but the premise is that Fletcher and Andrew are already two people who don't like each other, this time the performance is simply a trap, Fletcher wants to completely destroy Andrew's trap, and now Andrew is suddenly free from the shackles and overthrows Fletcher's strength, so, what should Fletcher do?

Fletcher was still struggling, denying and still fighting, until he finally accepted his fate, and he raised his hand and surrendered, which became a stepping stone to Andrew's greatness.

This little change in mentality is precisely the key factor in the imbalance of power in the whole scene: Lan Li's performance is smooth and complete, showing the process of Andrew's cocoon into a butterfly in one go, and he completes the accumulation of the murder of his father here, but Fletcher's performance lacks a key part, simple and crude, which leads to the content of the performance and the relationship between the characters falling into an ambiguous trap.

Simmons then asked, "So, when should I give up? Is the emotional transition too full in these few seconds? It is easy to affect the rhythm of the whole scene? If I am too deliberate, does this also affect the rhythm of the performance?"

Maybe Simmons isn't a genius, but he's really the best actor choice for Fletcher. Simmons had his own interpretation of Fletcher's unique understanding, and with countless thoughts swirling in his mind, he quickly grasped the crux of the matter

In this scene, there are too many, too much, too little, flaws. It's too much, it's too pompous, it's too much, it's too much. What's more, there is so much he needs to present in a short shot. Because the weight of the whole scene is on Andrew, Lan Li has plenty of time to complete the performance, but what about Simmons?

"Go with the flow. Damien interrupted the conversation, as a bystander, his senses became three-dimensional at this time, and he could see the information that the person concerned could not capture, "You can pay attention to Lan Li's performance, in fact, the details of Lan Li's performance are very layered, and little by little you can guide over, you can clearly feel the struggles and confrontations that are about to break through." ”

"I personally think that Fletcher still wanted to suppress or fight at first, but Andrew is getting stronger and better, and gradually ......" Damion said, Simmons's eyes lit up, "I understand!"