574 Drama is like life
"Cards!"
Tony Meyer's shouts echoed over the crew, as if a spell had been lifted, and the silent and still crew instantly regained their vitality, and people exchanged glances in amazement, unable to believe their eyes, and whispered to each other with excitement.
Paul Walker stood next to him, his eyes widened, his face was full of surprise, surprised by Betty's brilliant performance, could any newcomer to acting give such a wonderful performance?
Paul was a newcomer, and he didn't know the ins and outs of the story, nor did he know what the scene was going to do, but he could clearly read the heaviness and intricacies of it.
Paul has never questioned Lan Li's performance strength, and he has seen all of Lan Li's current works, except for "Me Who Fights Cancer", which has not yet been released. He clearly knew how good Lan Li really was. But today, watching it so closely, Paul felt more deeply that there was always a strong strength and tenacity in the performance of Lan Li, outlining the emotions of the characters and the context of the story, which made people completely unable to take their eyes off it.
But what's even more amazing is that even under Lan Li's powerful performance, the rookie actor named Betty is not inferior, there is no imbalance of power in the whole scene, Betty's performance bursts out with terrifying energy, real and vivid, and fills the emotions of the whole scene to the fullest state.
Where did this Betty come from?
"Wow. Jeremy, who was standing next to Paul, didn't suppress his exclamation, which made Paul nod and exclaim together, "She's really great!"
Jeremy nodded in the affirmative and looked at Paul with a horrified look on his face, his eyes almost dropping, "She's great! But you know what? Before today, she had a minimum of three NGs and a record of thirty-seven. There has never been a scene where she was able to shoot smoothly. It was her first film, and she never intended to go down the path of an actress. ”
"What?" Paul frowned, not understanding Jeremy's words: So, is Betty a genius or not?
Jeremy's expression was still hell, "I mean, she doesn't know how to act. ”
"What? ......?" Paul looked at the classroom again, a flash of inspiration in his mind, "Is it ......" and then he looked at Jeremy, and the same answer came to both people's eyes: Ranley Hall.
What kind of force can turn decay into magic? What kind of aura can be used to guide and lead in the opponent's play?
Paul suddenly couldn't remember what it was like to play against Lan Li, and the memory in his mind gradually became blurred. Perhaps, that's because "Fast and Exciting / Emotional 5" doesn't test his acting skills at all, and Lan Li interprets the feeling effortlessly, so he doesn't feel that power; Perhaps, it's because he really has no acting talent at all, and he misses Lan Li's performance with a dull nerve.
The whole set was in shock, marveling at Betty's wonderful performance, which was literally the first time since the start of filming, that everyone was a little flustered. The voices of trivial and low-key discussions are endless, and everyone is lamenting the effect of the scene just now, but these voices have never spread, because their opinions don't count, Tony's counts.
So, all eyes were cast on Tony, waiting for his verdict. Tony didn't hesitate too much, just raised his hand and snapped his fingers, "Okay, let's switch the lens from different angles and shoot again." ”
That crisp and neat attitude once again confirmed the staff's speculation: Betty did play extraordinarily just now, and even Tony, the second picky member of the crew, nodded and passed—the most picky was obviously Lan Li standing in front of the camera, so what happened just now? Why did Betty get reborn in one scene? And it was the most difficult scene for Meredith in the entire script? This ...... Isn't that a fantasy?
Lan Li's gaze regained clarity, and his tense shoulders slackened slightly.
Although in several works so far, methodist acting skills have indeed brought countless gains, but he is still accustomed to the expressionist way of acting, after the performance, the faint emotions are still surging on the tip of the tongue, and the characters' lines and emotions are also left in the blood, but it will not dominate, he quickly regained his senses, and he felt quite relaxed.
The difficulty of expressive acting mainly lies in two parts, one is the solidity of basic skills, and the other is the interpretation of the script. But as long as it is polished, then the performance is a matter of easy use. It's like Maggie-Smiths, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, and other old actors.
The most difficult part of filming today's scene was before filming. After the official filming, it was easy for Lan Li, interpreting the whole scene and the relationship between the characters from a methodological point of view, and then interpreting it in an expressive way, which gave Lan Li a lot of inspiration, and the performance process became a kind of enjoyment.
Taking the scene just now as an example, the focus of the performance is actually Betty, not Lan Li. Lan Li is a supporting actor, and he can't steal Betty's light, but that doesn't mean that Lan Li's performance is easy. Eyes, expressions, tone, and even the posture of sitting and standing, and the movements of hands, these details all show the state and changes of the characters, which can almost be said to mobilize Lan Li's eighteen martial arts and go all out.
After the sound of "Ka" sounded, Lan Li stood in place, revisiting the details of the performance of the scene just now in his mind, and then rearranged his thoughts: if the performance method was changed, what kind of effect would it present, and whether the subtle changes in emotions would be more appropriate.
After the reflection and reminiscence were over, Lan Li suddenly had an idea: What about Betty?
In this scene just now, Betty's performance can definitely be called amazing. As Betty's main antagonist in the movie, Lan Li has the clearest understanding of Betty's performance state and rhythm, and it can be seen that Betty is a little crazy during the performance, confusing the boundary between reality and fantasy, and is really too involved to extricate herself.
Lan Li looked left and right, but Christina Hendrix, who was standing next to him, looked confused, and couldn't understand the meaning in Lan Li's eyes, Lan Li left the classroom straight and came to the corridor, and then saw Betty kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help but panic in his heart, ran over quickly, and shouted worriedly, "Betty, Betty, are you okay?"
But Betty didn't seem to hear Lan Li's call, the whole person curled up on the ground, crying sullenly, the dull and suppressed cry whispered in her chest, if she didn't get closer, she could hardly hear it, but it was full of grievance and vulnerability, as if she could see that the scaly wounds were flowing with blood, helpless and hesitant.
Lan Li didn't know what Betty had gone through, but he knew that the reason why Tony chose Betty to play the role of Meredith was because they had something in common. Obviously, it was not Meredith who threw herself into Henry's arms just now and asked for help, but Betty herself.
However, she was refused.
The whole corridor was empty, Lan Li didn't see Tony's figure, raised his chin slightly, and penetrated the glass window of the classroom, and then Lan Li saw Tony standing in front of the monitor, Tony was watching the playback intently, and then discussing the next lens selection and use with the photographer, that engrossed in it, as if the whole world was left with himself.
Such Tony, Lan Li is all too familiar, that is himself.
The gaze dropped again, and then I saw the lonely and helpless Betty. Lan Li's heart is gloomy, Tony is a good artist, there is no doubt, but he is not a great father. Life is always like this, people are not perfect, let alone omnipotent, and artists who have achieved incredible success in art are often a bastard when it comes to their private lives.
For example, Marlon Brando, who has many amorous/adult/sexual, illegitimate children, and abandonment, and Clint Eastwood, during the filming of the movie, carried his wife behind his back, fought jealously for the heroine, fought with the director, and even forced the director to leave the crew and take over the director himself, so much so that Hollywood issued the "Eastwood Rule", prohibiting actors or producers from taking over the guide tube after firing the director.
The same goes for Tony. Compared to her daughter, the movie is the most important.
In the movie, Henry has to refuse Meredith's request for help, but in reality, Lan Li can help Betty, at least by giving a little support.
So, Lan Li sat down cross-legged beside Betty, did not speak, but did not leave, but just let Betty cry happily, venting all the negative emotions in her heart.
The faint cry echoed softly in my ears, for a long time, for a long time, as if there were countless grievances I wanted to tell, but I didn't know how to speak, so I could only express it with crying.
In the meantime, Jeremy came over to see what was going on, and the crew was ready, but the two actors disappeared. Lan Li stopped Jeremy with his eyes and motioned for Jeremy to leave, leaving Betty a space of her own.
It wasn't until she was tired and tired that Betty stopped, wiped the tears from her eyes, raised her head, and then saw Lan Li with a smile on her face, which made her a little embarrassed, and hurriedly lowered her head and wiped the embarrassment on her face.
Lan Li didn't interrupt her, just waited for her to raise her head again, and teased softly, "Are you sure you can still cry for the second shoot?" ”
Poof, Betty couldn't help but laugh out loud.