Chapter 55: Master Tang Sanzang
In May, it was supposed to be the late spring and summer solstice, and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, but the sky in Hengcheng was often shrouded in dark clouds.
On this day, the sky was clear, and suddenly there was lightning and thunder, and the actors were still filming a group scene of King Ning's rebellion in the crew of "Clever Little Don't Understand", which talked about the tiger's color change.
Slowly, the rain became heavier and heavier, and the filming could not be completed.
The people in the crew, hiding from the rain, running and running, leaving only a scene management and a group of extras to get caught in the rain there.
Director Jin Demao was very "dedicated", sitting in the tent, while enjoying the rain scene, he shouted: "Keep filming, don't stop, it's okay for the extras to rain in the rain, and the rain fee of 5 yuan for a while is indispensable for you! β
The moment Jin Demao said this, Lin Xiaoguang was standing behind the camera, and when he heard this sentence coming from the mouth of the director he respected, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
It is true that Lin Xiaoguang is no longer an extra, but he has never forgotten his past as a group performer, and he actually knows very well that it is difficult for extras to be respected, but he just can't get used to Jin Demao's posture of yelling at him and not treating extras as people.
"Bang la, la, la", pouring rain, this scene can no longer be filmed.
Director Jin Demao stopped talking, everyone stopped talking, and a group of people standing under the tent pointed at the extras, looking at them with a pitiful look, no sympathy, no encouragement, no appreciation, and the group of cheap extras just kept standing in the rain.
It rained all afternoon, and they were still drenched in the rain, chatting, laughing, and making noise in the rain.
Some people pretended to be reporters to report on the flash floods, some took off their costumes and had water fights with each other, and some people told meat jokes to each other, which caused bursts of laughter......
In this situation, Lin Xiaoguang looked at them silently on the side, among them, no one complained, no one coaxed, anyway, they were all soaked, why not have a good time in the rain?
At this moment, Lin Xiaoguang felt that they had all become the leading actors, a photographer hiding under the tent, and also picked up the camera and took pictures of them, filming the pouring rain and the extras who were having fun in the rain.
At this moment, Lin Xiaoguang seemed to see envy in their eyes.
The rain kept falling, and the filming progress of the play was seriously affected, and director Jin Demao had no choice but to discuss with the staff and adopt the method of skipping shots, temporarily shelving this exterior scene and filming the indoor scenes first.
In many cases, the sequence of actors' filming will be affected by external factors such as weather, and in order to better solve the problem and speed up the filming schedule, the crew can only choose to take a jump shot to deal with it.
In general, it is impossible for actors to shoot in strict accordance with the story of the script from beginning to end, especially in China, there are almost no TV series that are completely narrated, flashbacks, interludes, ring structures, cross-editing, if you shoot in the order of the script, the difficulty of shooting will be greatly increased.
But there is no way, in the crew filming, the actors are actually like employees going to work, the crew is like a company, whether it is a smooth shooting or a jump shooting, the main thing is to obey the arrangement of the crew, in fact, most of the actors want to shoot smoothly, and it is easier for the actors' emotions to take over the scene in all aspects, but because of the limitations of time, venue and cost, there are many unavoidable arrangements for the crew.
In the crew of "Clever Little Don't Understand", experienced veteran actors like Zhang Weijian, as well as professionally trained professional actors like Li Bingbing and Xue Jianing, they don't have any pressure to face smooth shooting or jump shooting, and they can enter the play anytime and anywhere.
However, the crew's daily skipping style has suffered Lin Xiaoguang, who is used to conformism, when the crew is filming, he will behave very smoothly and comfortably, and when the crew does not follow the script to skip shooting, he will feel powerless, often unable to integrate into the crew's shooting atmosphere, and unable to perform the most accurate performance.
When it comes to grasping the style of jump shooting, the most comfortable switch of the entire crew is not the protagonist Zhang Weijian, but Luo Jiaying, who was born as a Cantonese opera actor.
Luo Jiaying's appearance in this TV series makes people somewhat associate with "Journey to the West".
Luo Jiaying this time, like in "Journey to the West", is still playing a monk, but this time, he doesn't need to subdue demons again.
Because he often plays with this old-timer, Lin Xiaoguang feels that his acting path is unconsciously getting closer and closer to nonsense, which makes him a little crying and laughing.
In addition, in the crew of "Clever Little Don't Understand", there is a particularly interesting thing, that is, both the actors and the staff like to call Luo Jiaying "Master", and the same is true for Lin Xiaoguang.
No way, Luo Jiaying's Tang Seng is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, as soon as the big guy sees Luo Jiaying, he feels that the Tang Seng in the Journey to the West is alive and well, and he is naturally easy to speak, and he himself is also very happy to enjoy the aura left by this classic role, so he acquiesced to everyone's nickname for him.
In other words, Lin Xiaoguang basically has no other advantages except for being handsome, and he probably likes to ask for advice with an open mind, which can be regarded as one of his few shining points.
Recently, the crew's style of jumping and filming really made Lin Xiaoguang feel difficult, and when the crew was waiting for the scene, he would also seize the opportunity to take the initiative to learn from Master Luo and ask for some experience in acting.
Lin Xiaoguang is very lucky, most of the Hong Kong and Taiwan actors he contacted in the crew are very kind and friendly, and he has not met Hong Kong and Taiwan stars who bully the small and like to play big names, so for now, his impression of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars has always been very good, and he feels that they are polite and quality.
However, Lin Xiaoguang is still too young and naΓ―ve after all, in addition, there are not many Hong Kong and Taiwan stars he has worked with, and he is still in the stage of "one leaf obstacles and no sight of Mount Tai", in the days to come, he really met a lot of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars and film directors who are arrogant in their bones, like domineering, and think they are superior, which makes him angry, and finally the contradiction even intensified to the point of being on the same page with the other party and going to court.
Of course, these are all later words, so let's not mention them for now.
I have to admit that every time Lin Xiaoguang and Luo Jiaying communicate with each other, the atmosphere is very divided, Lin Xiaoguang feels that when Luo Jiaying talks about Tang Seng or "Journey to the West", he will have a habitual slippery and excited, maybe he has said too many times about that role, and when it comes to another Cantonese opera that he thinks is more "his job", he will seem serious, sometimes worried, sometimes bitter.
"Clever Little Don't Understand" dressing room.
Luo Jiaying, who was waiting for the scene to rest in the background, was caught by several reporters who were with the group in Hengcheng, facing the camera on the set, Luo Jiaying began to sell cutely, "Hello everyone, I'm Luo Jiaying, I'm Tang Seng, I'm Only You~"
When he got everyone's laughter and cheers, he was so happy that he pouted and kissed everyone, and a female reporter said that she wanted to listen to "Only You", so he sang it in a heartfelt way, winning applause from the audience.
After several reporters finished filming, they went to the set to find other actors for interviews, and Luo Jiaying returned to the state of closing his eyes and recuperating.
At this time, Lin Xiaoguang, who was waiting for the play on the side and had no one to care about for a long time, took the opportunity to step forward and wanted to ask him for some experience.
Lin Xiaoguang asked curiously: "Master, excuse me, when you are not filming, are you as funny as Tang Seng in private?"
Luo Jiaying slowly opened his eyes, thought about it, shook his head with a smile, and said calmly: "Xiaoguang, let's be honest with you, I have been acting since I was a child, life is relatively difficult, and the circle of singers is also relatively serious, so I am not a funny person at all in private." But I'm also very lucky, I have become a person who everyone will feel happy when they see it and think about it, and that role gives me a name and gives me benefits, so when I face the camera like I did just now, I have to play that part well, the play is the play, the person is the person, and the two must be separated. β
Lin Xiaoguang suddenly realized "oh", and asked again: "Master, in fact, I have always had a question that I want to ask you, that is, ...... What do you think is the difference between the comedy of Brother Jiange and the comedy of Mr. Stephen Chow?"
Listening to Lin Xiaoguang's question, Luo Jiaying lowered his head and pondered for a moment before he spoke: "It should be said that Zhang Weijian's comedy requirements are very explosive, Stephen Chow has foreshadowing, slowly paved, and when it reaches that point, the audience laughs, just like talking about cross talk, it is constantly shaking the burden." Zhang Weijian is not, Zhang Weijian is the kind of laughter that will explode at any time no matter when, regardless of the cause and effect, if it is funny, it will explode at any time, I distinguish the style of the two of them, do you understand? Will it not be described vividly enough?"
In the face of Luo Jiaying's patient explanation, Lin Xiaoguang was a little flattered, and hurriedly said: "No, no, the master explained very clearly and vividly, and I also understood it, but it was just ...... Master, a respected old-timer like you often pretends to be ugly or funny in front of the camera, aren't you afraid of damaging your image?"
Although Lin Xiaoguang has not yet become famous, he also likes acting, and is more willing to dedicate himself to acting, but he is not a very open person in his bones, he has always regarded himself as an idol actor in his heart, perhaps, the handsome little fresh meat has such a common problem, there is always an idol burden in his heart, it must be no problem for him to act in a drama, if he is allowed to play funny and funny scenes, he will feel a little embarrassed, and even very undignified.
I saw that Luo Jiaying put away his smile and said to Lin Xiaoguang righteously: "Xiaoguang, it's not right for you to think like this, as professional actors, what kind of role we choose, what kind of style we should perform, and moreover, our actors' original duty is to entertain the public and please ourselves, only by playing the play well, can we have image and dignity, if as an actor, we can't even shoot the drama well, then what image is there at all?"
Lin Xiaoguang lowered his head and said apologetically: "I'm sorry master, I said the wrong thing." β
Seeing Lin Xiaoguang's sincere attitude, Luo Jiaying smiled and said generously: "Knowing that mistakes can be changed, good is great, young people, they will always make mistakes, the important thing is that if you know that you are wrong, you must change it!"
Lin Xiaoguang swore solemnly: "Remember, I will definitely learn a lesson in the future and will not make the same mistake again." β
Luo Jiaying nodded with satisfaction and continued: "What do you say on any occasion, I am actually serious in my life, and the image in front of the camera is very contrasting, and my own profession, I am a serious scholar, champion, and colt, but I am funny when I film." But in my opinion, the kind of funny just now is an artistic technique that we can call "exaggeration", like I used to match Stephen Chow, he is also very exaggerated, then it is very tacit, his funny is not the kind of funny for the sake of being funny, everyone deserves each other. But sometimes I make comedies, and I don't really like to be funny. Perhaps, I think I have a contrast in myself, I don't look too funny, but I feel happy when I perform it. Is there any, is there any?"
The two of them were chatting in a completely homely tone, without a sense of strangeness.
Lin Xiaoguang has always liked this old-timer, and he likes it from the bottom of his heart.
"Xiaoguang, it's good that you have a good image, but don't pay too much attention to your appearance, your appearance can only give you a temporary scenery, you want to go farther and farther like Stephen Chow and Zhang Weijian, the most important thing is to calm down and hone your acting skills and sublimate your own level. Luo Jiaying said.
"Yes, the master is right, only by improving the acting skills of an actor can he not be eliminated by time and newcomers, and can he stand tall in the circle. Lin Xiaoguang said.
"Then why don't you go and see how they act, you are a newcomer, you have to watch and learn more, and think more about it yourself, so that you can improve. "The Luo family's English is very important and kind.
"Yes, I usually go to observe them, but I didn't go this time, mainly to ask the master for advice. Lin Xiaoguang said with a smile.
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