Chapter Twenty-Four: The Feeling of the Male Protagonist
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A group of tall savages stood at the edge of the woods, their fierce eyes staring straight ahead, and behind them curling green smoke rising, a great battle seemed to happen at any moment.
On the open ground in front of them, there stood a tall and strong figure, holding a long-handled war hammer inlaid with tribal totems, looking into the distance with a blank face, at first glance, he had the temperament of a leader.
Although there were no formed Roman legions on the other side, only some temporary performances were faintly visible, but Matthew tried to make a fierce expression.
The camera mounted on the slide rail takes on a semi-circular arc around Matthew from far and near, the camera is always focused on his face, and the hundreds of extras behind him are all his backdrops.
"Oh-ah-wow-drink-"
Matthew raised the hammer high above his head with one hand and let out a wild scream that was louder, louder and wilder than yesterday!
"Oh-oh-"
The extras in the back followed suit, and let out a chaotic roar.
In an instant, this set turned into a concentration camp for madmen again!
"Stop!" Ridley Scott shouted to stop shooting, obviously not satisfied, got up from the director's chair, went directly to the set, and shouted to the camera first, "It's not timely to zoom when pushing the lens from far to near, change it to manual zoom!"
"Okay!" the photographer replied.
A makeup artist quickly entered the set to wipe Matthew's sweat, and the treatment of this character was by no means comparable to those background boards in the back, and even Ridley Scott walked over himself after telling the cameraman.
"It's a good roar, it's loud enough, and it's wild. The old Englishman circled around Matthew, "That's not enough! You're a tribal leader facing an invincible Roman legion!"
Speaking of which, he looked at Helen Herman on the periphery of the set and suddenly asked, "What temperament do you think this character else needs?"
Hearing this question, Matthew suddenly thought of the martyrs who had studied in textbooks, and was instantly inspired, and said, "I know that I will die, but I will never surrender......!" There should be death as home, and there are ...... Don't be reconciled. ”
Ridley Scott nodded secretly, no wonder he had played with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, and his perception was okay.
"Show it!" Ridley Scott added.
It's busy here, but it's quiet on the extras' side, and a lot of people are staring at Matthew and Ridley Scott on the set.
In the crowd, a strangely shaped bald head looked over there enviously and muttered, "That guy looks familiar!"
"It's not just familiar, I know him. A tall man next to him said, "He was standing to my right when I was filming yesterday." ”
The bald head opened his mouth wide, as if he couldn't believe it, "He's an extra like us?"
"Hmm. The tall man nodded, "It's also with our company, and when I came, I remember him sitting behind you." ”
He reached out and pointed at Michael Sheehan, who was holding the sword and shield, "Just with him, they're still roommates!"
"Hey, buddy!" remembered the bald man who yelled at him to be famous, "what about your companion?" he gestured to Matthew, "he's your roommate." ”
Michael Sheehan looked at Ridley Scott, who personally instructed Matthew, and his face was rather ugly, but he still nodded.
A playful smile appeared on the bald head's face, "Aren't you going to be a big star?
The tall man kept sighing, "Ridley Scott personally directed...... If it were me, I would have been excited to jump the Pacific Ocean when I looked back. ”
There was laughter all around, but everyone looked at Matthew with a little envy and jealousy.
Michael Sheehan stared at the middle of the set, wishing it was him standing there right now!
"An extra, climbed up so quickly. The bald voice came again, "I guess he either has a background, or he is very good at drilling!"
The tall man continued his words, "Either way, it will soon be out of our class." ”
The bald head said to Michael Sheehan again, "Aren't you friends? ”
Hearing this, Michael Sheehan suddenly came to his senses and put away the unhappiness on his face, he shouldn't care about these at this time, if Matthew can really develop, can he also get some benefits by staying by his side?
"Yes, we're good friends!" said Michael Sheehan, "Matthew is very capable, and the boss of the Angel Agency also values him, do you want to get to know him......?"
On this side, many people gathered around Michael Sheehan to inquire about Matthew.
On the other side, a man with a round shield was staring at Matthew angrily.
"So you stole my role!"
This man's face was full of anger, and it seemed that even the woods behind him could ignite, "I, Macon, am a top student at the Royal Academy of Drama, and I want to stand with a group of young performers......"
Since yesterday he learned that his role was taken by Ridley Scott, he was furious, especially this morning when he learned that it was a hillbilly in the United States who got the role, and his temper was even greater, if it wasn't for the persuasion of his agent, coupled with Ridley Scott's reputation and the huge influence of Universal Pictures behind the crew, he would have wanted to smash the crew.
Although he will only graduate this summer, he has already worked as a role actor in several crews with the name of the Royal Academy of Drama and the recommendation of the academy bosses, and his starting point is quite high, and he is very confident in his talent, and he thinks that the next road will be smooth and become the second Jude Law is a matter of course.
Who would have thought that he would be planted in this crew, and the old man of Ridley Scott would not save face for him and his teacher at all.
Ridley Scott, that old man, he can't mess with......
"Ready! ready!"
An assistant director came over with a loudspeaker, "Filming will start in five minutes!
Macon picked up the short sword that was put aside and walked towards it indignantly, fortunately, the crew would have given him a separate shot after the incident, otherwise he would have thrown it away......
The makeup artist quickly retreated, the crew departments returned to their places, and Matthew stood there, thinking with his eyes closed, how to show what he said?
He has not experienced professional learning, and he has only had one real filming experience, but he has read a lot of theoretical books recently.
For example, what are the "experiential schools", "expressive schools" and "method schools" of performance?
However, Matthew has a limited level of education and professional knowledge, and he still can't understand the difference between these performances.
This is an opportunity, and at the same time, it also makes Matthew more clearly see the lack of his own ability, and looks forward to the acting class that will start in May.
Filming was about to begin, and Matthew knew he had to come up with something, or he would be a mouthful.
He's sure that messing up this time, Helen Herman, who seems to be well-connected, won't give him a second chance.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand the difference in the way of acting, Matthew believes in one thing, whether it's a white cat or a black cat, whoever can catch a mouse is a good cat!
Isn't it just that you would rather die than give in? Isn't it just that you see death as home? Isn't it death rather than surrender? There are too many such characters, especially when I was young, and they were all over the books and on TV.
Matthew allowed himself to relax, throwing away all the nonsense and his head gradually empty, as if he was the only one left in the world.
"Let's go!"
A voice entered his ears, Matthew's eyes instantly sharpened, he looked straight ahead, and after a few seconds, he forcefully raised the war hammer in his right hand above his head, and the big mouth hidden under his beard suddenly opened, and the huge lung capacity squeezed out all the air in his chest, and a roar like a god of war rose into the air.
"Ahh
At this moment, many memories flashed in front of Matthew's eyes.
First of all, it is the boss who runs away in arrears, and he howls at them angrily!
Then, during the sit-in to expel their uniforms, he shouted at them unwillingly!
Behind him, the sky when he was thrown into prison on charges of disturbing the peace, let out an unyielding roar!
At this moment, Matthew fully showed the advantage of his huge lung capacity, as if he had a buffalo lung, and his long howl was like a battle horn!
seems to have been influenced by him, and the hundreds of extras behind him shouted much louder than before, and one by one the ghosts cried wolf howls, spreading far and wide.
Helen Herman stood on the periphery of the set, looking at Matthew, who was still wielding a war hammer and letting out a battle howl, and nodded slightly.
"He seems good?" Amanda asked, leaning over.
"It's okay. Helen Herman is also half a professional, "enough for the role." ”
asked an extra to turn into a role actor, and she didn't expect the other party to show explosive acting skills.
On the set, Matthew stopped roaring, and the totemic war hammer fell heavily to the ground, which was a signal that had been set before, and the actors in the back immediately stopped shouting, but the chaotic screams continued for a while.
"Okay!" Ridley Scott was not dissatisfied, and said directly, "This scene is over, ready for the next one." ”
The crew immediately got busy, and both the slides and cameras needed to be re-arranged.
Matthew breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he had done a good job, and it was only two shots.
"Touch-up!"
The assistant director shouted, and immediately a makeup artist ran over.
"I want to drink water. Matthew shouted again.
A handyman quickly came up and handed Matthew a cup with a straw in case he made up his makeup.
At this moment, Matthew has the feeling of a male protagonist, and it seems that he has become a big star.
But he knows very well that after filming this role, he will be beaten back to his original form.
Ridley Scott finished his work and was idle for a while, Helen Herman took the initiative to find her, and many people in the crew knew that she had a close relationship with Ridley Scott, and no one stopped her.
"How's he doing?" Helen Herman asked Ridley Scott.