Chapter 72: An Actor Must Have a Edge (3/8)
"I've been in the industry for almost seven years, and it's really rare to see a polite young actor like Shen Ming, no matter when he sees us, he will nod and smile..."
"The difference between him and ordinary little fresh meat? Let's put it this way, we originally prepared two stand-ins, but there was no chance to appear at all, and he completed all the scenes by himself, which is not something that all actors can do. ”
"Also, did you see his assistant?"
Zhang Han shook his head, and then remembered that he didn't seem to have seen Shen Ming's assistant today.
“… He rarely brings his assistant to the set, I've seen it twice..."
"And what do you think of his character?"
"Serious and sincere!"
"Then he doesn't have any shortcomings?"
"Well, it's a bit more serious, I often quarrel with the screenwriter, and sometimes I quarrel with the director!"
Zhang Han's eyes lit up: "What are you arguing about?"
"Most of them are because of a certain plot that he feels is unreasonable, or the lines are too watery. ”
"And what do you think of his acting skills?"
“… Of course it's good, he's very confident in his performance, you can say that he's acting in the wrong direction, but you definitely can't say that he's not acting well, because of this, he has quarreled with the director a few times!"
At the end of the brief interview, Zhang Han wrote in the notebook he carried 'confident, a little paranoid, and vaguely inclined to be a drama bully'...
It's fun, Shen Ming is actually a drama bully?
……
"It's been a hard job, come and drink some water. ”
The hotel has set aside a special meeting room for people from "People" to do interviews.
The staff made a pot of tea, entertained them, and then walked out, and a few minutes later, Shen Ming, who had changed into clean clothes, walked in.
"Hello, Reporter Zhang, I'm sorry to trouble you to make a trip!"
Far away, Shen Ming folded his hands and bowed slightly to apologize.
Zhang Han hurriedly stood up: "It's okay, you can give us time to interview, thank you very much!"
“… Look at what you said. ”
After sitting down, Shen Ming looked at the photographer in the front row and asked, "Have you started?"
"You take a look at our outline first, if there is anything you can't say, tell us in advance!"
Shen Ming took the interview outline, took a serious look at it, and then said: "Delete the development prospects of this Chinese film, I haven't reached the level of talking about this kind of thing!"
Zhang Han smiled apologetically, then turned on the recorder and put it on the table, motioned for the photographer to open the camera, and said with a smile: "Here we go!"
"This year's three movies, "The Fault in the Stars", "Wolf Warrior 2", and "District 9" all entered the top 20 of the global box office list, how do you feel?"
"Of course it's good, the box office is high, which means that there are many audiences, and when a movie is made, I definitely hope that the more audiences you like, the better. ”
"Then do you choose a script that is more commercial or storytelling or the challenge of the character?"
Shen Ming thought for a while: "I still pay more attention to my feelings, that is, whether I like it or not, if this story is good, but I just don't feel it, I shouldn't accept it!"
"That's why you chose The Wandering Earth?"
"Yes," Shen Ming picked up the cup, took a sip, and continued: "The project "The Wandering Earth" approached me three times, and I rejected the first two times, I don't believe that there will be Chinese directors who will seriously make Chinese science fiction films. ”
"And how did you agree?"
"It's Director Guo Fan who came to me and took the specially written chronicle of "The Wandering Earth", as well as 3,000 concept design drawings and more than 8,000 storyboard sketches prepared for this scene, I was stunned, he definitely wants to create a good Chinese science fiction film!"
"So, you agreed?"
"yes, I can't say no!"
"Then what do you think of "The Wandering Earth"?"
"That's right, when an actor chooses a project, the initial judgment is the script, and then when you arrive at the scene, you will know whether the project is reliable, Guo Fan is too reliable, the project "The Wandering Earth" is very reliable, and it will definitely set off a wave of Chinese science fiction movies!"
"But how did I hear you're going to change the script?"
“… That's the case, "The Wandering Earth" was not ready to do it in the direction of a series at the beginning, but then I joined, the financial pressure was alleviated, and the screenwriters also felt that it could be serialized, so at this time, many places can be ambushed, and the general direction is set, but sometimes the language and logic are a little unreasonable, so I will discuss with the screenwriters to revise it..."
The word Shen Ming used was to discuss...
In recent years, screenwriters have complained about the actors changing their plays on variety shows, and then dumped the bad pot on the actors, saying that they changed the drama indiscriminately, so the quality of the drama is not good!
said a lot, and many viewers believed it!
Shen Ming doesn't carry such a pot.
"Do you have any ideas about acting? We interviewed in the afternoon, and they said that you are very confident in your acting skills..."
"Of course. Shen Ming frowned slightly: "Actually, I think acting is a handicraft, and I know best in my heart about acting, and I know whether I act well or not." It's still going to be a bit sharp, if you don't have it, it's too mediocre!"
"What about the director? What if the director thinks you can't act?"
"The director... How many directors know how to act? They play more of a role in judgment, that is, whether you are acting in the right direction or not, it is impossible for the director to teach the actors to act, that is the responsibility of the acting teacher!"
……
After this chat, Zhang Han closed the interview book.
He's going to ask about something else, besides acting!
"Actually, a lot of viewers are quite curious about you. ”
"Curious about what?"
"How can you always pick a work that explodes at the box office?"
"No, the box office of "Burst Drummer" is not very good, and the global box office is only more than 80 million US dollars now!"
"But it's earned, isn't it?"
"Yes!"
"What's the secret?"
Secret?
The secret is Kominsky's recommendation...
"It should be the script that moved me, so I will accept it, I feel that my aesthetics are very close to the audience, so the movies I act in will be more popular..."
"So, you value the storytelling of the script more?"
“… It's supposed to be fun, and I like the more interesting scripts. ”
"Then what do you think is the work that has had the greatest impact on you along the way?"
""Hot Pot Hero", that was the first time I tried to add something to myself by myself, and the effect was not bad!"
"Add something?"
"It's to add your own understanding to the role, instead of doing exactly what the director says, commonly known as entrainment of private goods..."
"Is there a work that you're particularly happy with?"
“… There are a lot of them, and I think I have completed each work with my heart, and I am very satisfied. ”
I picked up the cup again and took a sip...
The brain was running fast, and then Zhang Han asked, "Is your love life stable now?"
"It's very stable, all of China knows it!"
"Do you think this is the love you want?"
“… It should be, of course, because of my profession, I get together less and leave more, and I hope to spend more time with her..."
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