Chapter 5 The Self-cultivation of Actors
Hu Wei's body has fully recovered, so he also has to go into the classroom to hug.
Today, Hu Wei came to the classroom early, and set off from home before dawn, and arrived at school at five o'clock.
When Hu Wei entered the classroom, the classroom was still empty, and no one had come, so Hu Wei casually found a place to sit down and watch "The Self-cultivation of Actors".
The diary "Self-cultivation of Actors", written in the form of classroom dialogue between teachers and students in a drama school, is Stanislavsky's most well-known masterpiece and the essence of Stanislavsky's performance system. But more people are still beginning to understand him because of Xing Ye's "The King of Comedy".
The author believes that a good performance is a performance that can put aside the script and is completely instinctive, and the actor forgets himself and those line restrictions in the process of performance, and from the heart, the real and natural surge is the best performance.
It is not only a reference book on the profession, responsibility and mission of actors that has been successfully tested by countless performance workers, but also a life masterpiece about the combination of actors and society to enhance and improve the artistic accomplishment and moral cultivation of actors.
I don't know how many times I have read this book, but it is the first time I have read it after being reborn.
Combining the experience of two lives, the rational study of the predecessor and the perfect practice of camouflage acting in the later generations, Hu Wei has a better understanding of the profession of actor.
Acting is an art, an actor is naturally an artist, and a good actor becomes an artist.
"There are only small roles, no small actors. "As the so-called division of labor has priority, there is no noble or cheap profession. Hu Wei felt that this sentence was very reasonable, and he also decided in his heart to respect every actor.
It was through this book that Hu Wei continued to learn the voice, stage, shape, and appearance of actors. And he also learned about things outside of the sound table.
For example:
The actor and his classmates are required to face the empty stage, to imagine various life scenes, and then naturally manifest it, for beginner actors, this kind of jump is indeed very big, even if it is just a simple opening the door and window, sitting down and drinking water and other small actions, there is no use of props on the stage, it is performed completely out of thin air, there are many details that need to be dealt with, and it is easy to play.
At this time, the teacher guides the students to describe what scene it will see as a tree, and to describe it in more and more detail, and to delay in predicting what is about to happen, and how to express the inner activities of a tree. Through this progressive guidance, students are no longer simply a tree, but have built a relatively rich picture of life scenes in their minds, but also have a plot.
Seeing this, Hu Wei understands that actors must be imaginative. As a performing art, an actor cannot be confined by a script that has already been written, and become a person who can only mechanically recite lines and mechanically copy the director's requirements.
There is also a passage in the book where the teacher asks each student to quickly observe any of the objects in the week, then quickly turn off the lights, and then ask each student to carefully describe the details of the objects they have just seen, the more detailed the better.
Observation and attention are mentioned here, and Hu Wei also found that this is essential for actors, attention represents learning to observe things around you, learning to capture the part of the content you care about as quickly as possible, and observing people in detail is the embodiment of this ability.
There is also a very interesting section, the author proposes that the actor should be able to divide a long script into multiple units, and this division should be task-oriented, and the scene of the play should be divided into small tasks and completed in turn.
Hu Wei likes this kind of performance method very much, which allows the actor to grasp the core of the overall performance very well, and will not be involved in too many performance details.
When watching this book, Hu Wei's acting skills have improved much compared to before.
When you read a book, you can't feel the passage of time, but time always slips away without us noticing. It was past six o'clock all of a sudden.
People began to come in one after another outside the classroom. Many people greeted Hu Wei, and Hu Wei responded with a smile one by one.
After Reba came in and found Hu Wei, she directly abandoned her roommate and sat next to Hu Wei.
"I was really touched when I read that script, it turns out that love is always full of happiness and frustration. Reba said first.
"It's not just love, our life is like this, it's always full of happiness and frustration. But whether it is happiness or frustration, we will gain something from feeling it. But Reba, I want to say that whether it's happiness or frustration, as long as you want, I will be by your side. Hu Wei responded.
"That's great, let's talk about the script. Also, I was so excited yesterday that I went back to the dormitory and told them about the script, and they wanted to ask if there was a chance to play a role that suited them. Reba replied embarrassedly.
"Yes, do we have a chance to act?" Reba's roommate had already found a place to sit down, so he sat behind Reba and asked Hu Wei.
"Ah, I was also found by Director Han Yan yesterday, I don't know what is going on with their other roles, but he informed me that he would let me and Reba go to auditions in two days. Let's go together then. Hu Wei said with some embarrassment.
"Oh, well, we'll talk about it then. Dai Bing (Reba's roommate) replied.
"What are you talking about, is there anything fun?" At this time, Hu Wei's roommate also rushed to the classroom and sat behind Hu Wei, and Wu Yulong couldn't help but ask as soon as he sat down.
"Eh, don't you know? Hu Wei and Reba took a movie, and they are still the heroes and heroines. Wei Wenwen was surprised. Wei Wenwen is naturally Reba's roommate, with big eyes and a small mouth, a very cute girl. What about kawaii.
"Wow, you won't tell us, third brother. It's so sad. Eh, third brother, why did you change your hairstyle, is it a script requirement?" Wu Yulong pretended to be sad.
"Well, no, I just think it's more comfortable this way, I also got this opportunity yesterday, and I was so excited that I forgot to inform you. I'm sorry. Hu Wei still said with an embarrassed face.
"Forget it, we forgive you, short hair does look more comfortable and energetic. Dong Xutao replied generously.
"Then can we play a role in it?" asked Li Ke.
Hu Wei explained the situation again, and everyone decided to go and see it when they decided to audition.
After discussing the role, Wu Yulong said with admiration, "Third brother, you are so lucky, you are the protagonist for the first time." ”
"Haha, no way, I was born beautiful, and God always favors me like this. Hu Wei said stinkily.
"Cut~" everyone said with disdain.
"Jingle bell, jingle bell," the class bell rang, and Hu Wei began his first acting class after being reborn.