Chapter 165: Analyzing Roles
To play the role of Wang Yuyan, it is not enough to be stupid, after all, Wang Yuyan married Duan Yu in the end. In fact, when many people talk about this ending, they think that Wang Yuyan changed too quickly. Jin Yong himself realized this, and later he revised the ending and let Wang Yuyan return to Murong Fu's side. From the perspective of the character's character, this ending is more in line with the character's infatuation, and it is also more in line with the theme of the whole book.
But now Liu Yifei's version Wang Yuyan will be with Duan Yu, in the case that Wang Yuyan loves Murong Fu deeply, how to make this relationship look reasonable and not abrupt is a great test of the actor's lay-up. Zhang Ran felt that in the play, Duan Yu saved Wang Yuyan three times, if these three rescues of Liu Yifei can reflect the psychological process of gratitude, touching, and emotion, then the final change will come naturally. Of course, he will not tell Liu Yifei this idea directly, as a teacher, he has to guide students to think by themselves and design the characters by themselves.
In the next two days, Zhang Ran began to guide Liu Yifei to analyze the characters according to the standard process, find the action line of the characters, write the biographies of the characters, find the highest tasks and run through the actions, and manage the relationship between the characters.
After the script was analyzed, Zhang Ran inspected Liu Yifei: "Apprentice, how old is Wang Yuyan?"
Liu Yifei said directly: "Seventeen years old!"
Zhang Ran nodded slightly, the specific age of Wang Yuyan was not written in the novel, it was just that she was younger Murong Fu was old, Murong Fu was twenty-seven or eighteen years old, so Wang Yuyan was seventeen or eighteen years old. Liu Yifei can say that she is seventeen years old, which shows that she has put effort into analyzing the characters, and asked: "Who is Wang Yuyan's father?"
Liu Yifei thought for a moment and said, "Wang Yuyan's father passed away early. Before she was born, her father died. She had never seen her father. ”
Zhang Ran continued to ask, "Then what's his name?"
Liu Yifei was dumbfounded: "Master, it wasn't written in the book." And you don't need to put on a show, you don't have to figure it all out, do you?"
Zhang Ran said: "An actor's research on the role cannot be limited to the script, because the script provides part of the character's experience, and the actor must complete the character's experience so that the character can come alive." Take Wang Yuyan's love for Murong Fu as an example? You must analyze this relationship clearly, otherwise how will you act? Why does she love Murong Fu? What does she love about him? Is it because Murong Fu is handsome, or because Murong Fu gave her a lollipop when she was a child?"
Liu Yifei reminded: "Master, there were no lollipops in ancient times!"
Zhang Ran rolled his eyes: "I'm just giving an example." According to Freud's theory, girls will have a paternal complex. Wang Yuyan doesn't have a father, and Murong Fu is ten years older than him, does he have a father-lover complex in it? The character's personality is shaped by past experiences and circumstances, and if you don't figure these out, it's hard to accurately grasp the character's heart. Only when an actor studies the characters thoroughly can he perform with emotion. ”
Liu Yifei nodded and said, "I understand, Master!"
For actors, it is not enough to only analyze the characters, they need to supplement the experience of the characters, and they also need to arrange and design the characters' thoughts, emotions and action levels. Where to start. Where to bear, where to turn, where to combine, where to be strong, where to be weak. Where there is a need for suppression, where there is a need for outbreaks, these need to be conceived. It's like a painter painting. Before creating, you need to think carefully about the composition layout and the use of color.
To play Wang Yuyan well, you must design the external actions of this role, and this design must be based on Wang Yuyan's personality characteristics. Let Wang Yuyan be like Bai Xiuzhu, her face raised slightly when she spoke. If you don't have your face facing people, that's definitely not right.
Zhang Ran felt that Wang Yuyan lived next to a mother who killed people at every turn, and rarely saw other men, so she should be a shy girl, as evidenced by her blushing thirty-two times in the whole book. Therefore, when she talks to the man alone, she should bow her head slightly, with the feeling of "the most gentle that bows her head, like a water lotus flower that is not able to withstand the shyness of the cool breeze", showing the appearance of a little daughter.
In fact, these are simple, but the most difficult thing is how to let Liu Yifei experience this role. Costume dramas are not easy to act, and it is easy to act as modern people in ancient costumes. Zhang Ran originally wanted to find an expert to train Liu Yifei in the etiquette of the Song Dynasty, so that she could be closer to the ancients in terms of manners and language. It's just that now it's been more than ten days before the official start-up, and it's too late in terms of time, so I can only take other ways to let Liu Yifei experience the role.
On the basis of Liu Yifei's sufficient understanding of the role, Zhang Ran began to try to let Liu Yifei experience the role. He picked up a set of costume costumes and handed it to Liu Yifei. This is what he asked Liu Xiaoli to imitate according to the costume prepared by the crew for Wang Yuyan, and made a total of seven sets. He looked at Liu Yifei and said: "From now on, you have to enter the role of Wang Yuyan and get as close to this person as possible, which means that you are not Liu Yifei, but Wang Yuyan." This change starts with the exterior dress, from now on you live in costume every day, if one day you really take this costume as your own clothes, not costumes, then this role will become!"
Liu Yifei's eyes rolled slightly, and he said with a smile: "Master, you will be laughed at by others when you wear ancient costumes every day, you can wear it with me, with you with me, I won't be afraid!." ”
Zhang Ran heard her say this, but she regarded her arrangement as a game, and reprimanded: "Nonsense, let you wear ancient costumes and not play, but to let you find the feeling of the characters." Do you know Chen Daoming?"
"I know, it's a handsome uncle, my mother likes his TV series!"
"The day before yesterday, we filmed "Before Dawn", which is a Republic of China drama, do you know how he acted? As soon as he entered the crew, he put the costume on his body, and he kept wearing it when he returned to his residence after work. Now you have to do the same, and do more, I will tell the rest of the crew to let them see you call you Miss Wang, and your mother and I will call you Yuyan. When you see other actors, don't call their real names, you have to call their character names, when you see Hu Jun, you have to call Qiao Gang Leader, when you see Lin Zhiying, you have to call Duan Gongzi, when you see Xiuqing, you have to call cousin, in short, from now on, you have to live according to Wang Yuyan's state! Okay, go and change your clothes!"
Liu Yifei didn't move, looked at Zhang Ran and smiled slyly: "You are my master, you are with me every day." If I were wearing a period costume, it would be strange for you to wear a modern costume. You're going to wear it with me!"
It's August and it's hot. The costume is too thick. Wearing it can heat people to death. Zhang Ran shook his head and said: "I don't wear any costumes when I don't act, besides, there are no costumes suitable for me to wear!"
"I'll go find you one. ”
"Okay, if you really find it, I'll wear it with you!"
"That's what you said, you wait for me!" Liu Yifei proudly waved his scissor hand at Zhang Ran, and trotted out of the room with his clothes.
The costumes of Zhang Jizhong's crew are all well-designed, not the kind of road goods bought in the wholesale market, and they have to be redone if they are broken. will not borrow, so Zhang Ran is not worried at all.
After thinking about it for a few minutes, Liu Yifei really ran back with a set of white costume costumes, put it in Zhang Ran's hand, and said with a smile: "I heard that you asked your mother to prepare ancient costumes for me, and I also asked my mother to prepare two sets for you." Master, you can't do anything about it now!"
Zhang Ran looked at the ancient costume in his hand, and then at Liu Yifei, and had a feeling of falling into the pit: "Wow." You little devil is actually playing tricks with Master, I resolutely don't wear these clothes!"
Liu Yifei pulled Zhang Ran's arm and shook it: "Master, don't cheat." Besides, it would be strange for you to play against me in modern clothes. I can't get into the play, you can accompany me!"
Zhang Ran sighed and said, "Accept you as an apprentice." It was the biggest mistake of my life. ”
Liu Yifei saw that Zhang Ran agreed, and said proudly: "You can't find such a cute apprentice like me anymore!"
Zhang Ran drove Liu Yifei out of his room with a straight face. Then I put on the costume, but I didn't expect the clothes to fit well. He took a look in front of the mirror and felt good about himself, but it was a pity that Zhang Jizhong didn't see me two years earlier, otherwise I would definitely be the best candidate for Linghu Chong with this condition.
He was stinky and beautiful, and Liu Yifei was knocking on the door outside: "Master, you haven't changed it yet, it's too long-winded, right? I'm a girl, I've changed it all!"
"It's changed, you come in!"
Liu Yifei pushed open the door, walked into the room, stared at Zhang Ran, and praised: "Master, you are handsome!"
Zhang Ran touched his chin: "That's right, the two of us standing together are handsome and stupid, I am handsome, you are stupid!"
Liu Yifei muttered, "Stinky master, you're just staying!" As she spoke, she spun around in place and asked expectantly, "Master, what do you think of me?"
Liu Yifei is wearing the light pink dress that Wang Yuyan and Duan Yu wore when they first met in Zhang Jizhong's version of "Dragon Babu", pink is a difficult color to control, and you can't wear it if your skin is a little darker, otherwise it will look very villager. However, Liu Yifei has white skin and is tall, and the whole person looks particularly outstanding when she wears this body, like a fairy of the Nine Heavens.
Zhang Ran also had to nod: "Jin Yong will thank you, the audience will know that he is not deceiving people when they see you playing Wang Yuyan." But you can't do it now, your cloak doesn't look like the ancients. ”
Liu Yifei was rarely praised by Zhang Ran, and her heart was very beautiful: "Master, then let's go find a makeup artist!"
Zhang Ran was very reluctant, Liu Yifei only needed to do his hair, and he had to wear a hood, and the taste of wearing a hood in summer was crazy. But since he agreed, he must do a good job.
The makeup artist did not refuse their request, Liu Yifei is the heroine, and Zhang Ran is a new star director, maybe there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future, and they are not willing to offend such a person.
The makeup artist who gave Zhang Ran makeup was surnamed Wang, a woman, in her thirties, and average-looking. She has followed Zhang Jizhong to shoot two dramas, she has rich experience, and it didn't take long for Zhang Ran's modeling to be completed.
The makeup artist took a closer look at Zhang Ran's appearance, and was quite surprised, dressed in white, with a handsome face, isn't this the personable son in martial arts novels?
Zhang Ran saw the makeup artist staring at him and asked, "What, is there any problem?"
The makeup artist blushed: "Ah, no, no!"
After putting on makeup, Zhang Ran and Liu Yifei came out of the dressing room and walked towards the crew's training room.
He hadn't gone far when Zhang Ran suddenly stopped and asked, "Tell me, who are you?"
"Sissi!" As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Yifei immediately reacted, "No, I'm Wang Yuyan!"
"How can Wang Yuyan walk like you? Jumping and jumping, like a rabbit! You are everyone's lady, and you must walk with everyone's lady's grace. Keep your waist straight and your eyes level ahead. Walk slowly, walk calmly, not in a hurry!"
Liu Yifei said embarrassedly: "I forgot, Master!"
When the two were talking, Zhou Xiaowen, the chief director of "Dragon Babu", and Zhang Jizhong, the chief producer, walked towards this side. They were taken aback when they saw Zhang Ran and Liu Yifei in ancient costumes, Liu Yifei tried on the costumes, and they naturally recognized them when they wore this clothes. Zhang Ran had only seen him a few times, but he didn't recognize him for a while.
However, Zhang Jizhong's eyes lit up when he saw Zhang Ran, and he suddenly had an idea in his heart, and immediately walked over. (To be continued.) )