Chapter 198: Writing a Novel Is Amazing
Having said that, Lin Han didn't stop any longer, and walked quickly towards the inside of the studio, at this time, in the waiting area, the actors wearing the astronaut clothes of the China Space Administration were more or less holding a copy of "The Martian" and reading. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
This scene seems a little weird, so many astronauts are reading books together, if it weren't for secrecy, Lin Han is going to take a photo, this is definitely the best advertising campaign for the "Martian" novel.
Grinding guns in the battle, not fast or light, they didn't get Lin Han's freshly baked script, they could only memorize the scene from a thick novel.
During the audition, different scripts will be announced with them temporarily, all of which are just a small fragment, and they will perform the most suitable Li Yunfan under limited conditions.
At this time, there were several people sitting on the judges' bench, and Uncle Zheng, who was sitting in the middle, was meticulously reading the script and the list of actors and materials, so that he could memorize things at that time.
Lin Han's position was on the very edge, and he said hello to Li Li, another director of photography and producer next to him, and then focused on the information in front of him.
The lineup of five people is not small, all they have to do is to finalize the list directly in the morning, and select the rest of the supporting characters in the afternoon, so the task is still quite heavy.
Li Li, as the president of the company, is the producer, and the specific matters of the crew are handled by the producer Zhong Heng, after he saw that the time was about the same, he opened his mouth and asked the four people around him: "Everyone, if it's about the same, let's start, there are more than 40 actors who need to audition in the morning." ”
"Then let's start!" Zheng Shuping picked up the pen in his hand and decided directly.
Lin Han experienced this kind of opportunity to audition for big-name superstars for the first time, and he was extremely curious, this kind of opportunity is not much, and he plans to study hard.
The status of the entertainment industry is strict and connections are very important, the order of auditions is almost based on their star level, and the big-name superstars must be at the front, and they can't be made to wait for a long time, and the first performance is also the most memorable. Xiao Transparent will be at the last in line, even if it comes first.
As for the audition order of some of the middlemen, they rely on their own connections and the strength of their agents and brokerage companies, and the resources of the entertainment industry are torn out.
Usually, these first-line male stars are almost all kings but not kings, but now they appear in the audition of a movie, and if you want the paparazzi to know, I am afraid that you will have to surround the studio.
The first actor to walk in a spacesuit looks very familiar with Zheng Shuping, and is almost one of his royal teams, the first Chinese Cannes actor Xu Jiayan.
Xu Jiayan, who is in her forties, looks very well maintained, has both handsome appearance and mature charm, and has enough qualifications, but she lacks a commercial blockbuster, so this time she chose "The Martian" to achieve success in commercial films.
"Jiayan, you take a look at the script, perform a scene where Li Yunfan performs surgery on himself, remember to look at the camera. ”
Zheng Shuping asked the staff to hand over a thin piece of paper to Xu Jiayan and delineate the scope of the audition.
Xu Jiayan was a little stunned after seeing a few people on the judges' bench, the two of them actually came to be judges to give their opinions? Li Li is the president of Chang'e Pictures, so the other young man should be the screenwriter and author of the novel.
Those who are familiar with "The Martian" are only a few sentences in the novel that the protagonist is poked in the waist by an antenna, but in the movie script it is an important fragment to shape the image of the protagonist.
"No problem, now I'll come by myself?" Xu Jiayan has a very good attitude, there are no lines in the script, everything has to rely on his own imagination.
Lin Han watched the performance of the actor in front of him who is known for his delicate and expressive acting skills, and at the same time sketched in his head how to shoot here, how to arrange the camera position, and what level the actor should reach to be qualified.
As soon as he entered the acting, Xu Jiayan's demeanor changed, he staggered in from the gate, limped in, covered his waist with one hand, and took off his helmet with the other.
The slightly distorted face looked a little dignified, and from time to time his eyes were closed, his teeth were clenched, and his lips seemed to be in great pain.
Dizziness caused by excessive blood loss, muscle twitches caused by severe pain in the lower back wound, painful faces, and even beads of sweat on the forehead.
Xu Jiayan gasped and sat on the prepared chair, he pressed the wound with one hand, and took off half of the spacesuit with the other hand, leaving only a solid T-shirt with a base.
Looking up at the ceiling, his chest and abdomen kept rising and falling, and the performance was very expressive.
Obviously, there was nothing at hand, but Xu Jiayan seemed to have gotten disinfectant water, and let the wound fall down, and the originally pale face was directly squeezed into a ball, as if it was stimulated by the disinfectant water.
Local anesthesia, rinsing the wound, and stitching herself, Xu Jiayan's performance is very complete, the self-hypnosis and cheering up during the stitches, and the collapse after the stitches are very convincing.
At the same time, I also noticed the optimistic character of the protagonist, with simple self-deprecation, although it is not mentioned in the script or the novel, but it is very in line with the setting of the character.
After the performance, Lin Han couldn't help but nod his head, this level is a little more delicate than Matt Damon's acting skills on the earth, Matt Damon's face is closer to the public and not so handsome, Xu Jiayan is as handsome as George Clooney in "Gravity".
Who knew that Zheng Shuping didn't have a smile on his face, he said to Xu Jiayan: "The script doesn't have enough tension here, and your acting skills are not very convincing." How could an astronaut of a botanist be so optimistic and calm to operate on himself, and so skillful? And your humor is a bit of a snake here, we're not going to shoot a comedy, Jiayan, you're a little bit of a disappointment to me!"
Lin Han frowned on the side, "The Martian" is a serious rescue sci-fi film, yes, but the tone of the novel is indeed light-hearted, even if he encounters many setbacks, he is optimistic, and he entertains himself on Mars alone, even funny.
The protagonist Li Yunfan occasionally laughs at himself, makes stupid mistakes, and sometimes sarcastically in the movie, and is a dynamic technoman, not the kind of serious astronaut who explores space like Zheng Shuping said.
If you make the overall atmosphere heavy and serious, is it still The Martian? "The Martian" is not a comedy, but there are a lot of comedic elements in it.
So he opened his mouth and whispered: "Director Zheng, I think "The Martian" is more like a daily life sketch, what is needed is to be real and down-to-earth. It's not as tense as other sci-fi thrillers, there are no unknown worlds, and there is no need for advanced theories. ”
"If science fiction isn't exciting and doesn't explore Mars, it's too bland. The audience will not want to see such a boiled water movie in the cinema. Movies are different from novels, they need more ups and downs to keep the audience firmly in their seats to watch. ”
Zheng Shuping's statement is applicable to most movies, but it is not so wonderful for "The Martian", its style is very different from other science fiction movies and novels, and it is precisely because of this uniqueness that it stands out from the sea of books.
"The Martian" lost its soul without the main elements, and Lin Han didn't want to encounter this situation, so he fought for it.
"Director Zheng, "The Martian" is different from other people's movies, if you have read the novel, you should find that humor is throughout the beginning. Of course, it's not a comedy, but the optimism of the protagonist is more important, not the traditional thrilling rescue movie. ”
"I've read your novels, and the storyline is good, but science fiction should be rigorous. Zheng Shuping couldn't get used to the so-called natural jokes in the novel, and he couldn't get it at all. "Writing a novel is not a great thing, every director is a master storyteller, so don't look at us with your mind. ”
Li Li felt that his head was big, what was going on, and the two of them actually fired directly at each other.
Lin Han will back down in the rest, but he is very stubborn when it comes to his own works, these are the novels and movies he brought from the earth, if Zheng Shuping is ruined, he will be ashamed of those staff and creators on the earth!
For the first time, he was worried about the future of the movie, but this was not the time to admit defeat, he replied: "Writing a novel is indeed a great thing, this is a movie adapted from a novel, I hope Director Zheng respects the original book." If everything has to be replaced, then it is better to create an original script, why do you have to call it The Martian!" (To be continued.) )