188 First duet
In fact, I auditioned so many times, no matter how nervous the rookie thing is, I won't be too nervous until now, Anne is a person who has debuted for more than a year, and she has gone through countless auditions, big and small, and it stands to reason that she has long been calm and no longer acts like a newcomer who can't do it.
However, the reality is that she feels terrible at the moment, so nervous that she doesn't know where to put her hands, and she is exactly the same as she did at her first audition, either nervous to say the wrong word or only giggle. She tries to look natural, but perhaps she doesn't realize that her acting skills are not good enough to be "flexible" in life, so that her stiff posture and overly bright smile all show the nervousness on her face with a capital letter.
Fortunately, several other people are currently briefing the newcomer Theorod, otherwise she will be eliminated in her current state, and she will have to cry to death.
In fact, there are many reasons why she is restless now, the ugly thing that caused her to lose face before is one, and the most important thing is that she didn't expect to meet the incredibly young actor in this interview! Think about every one of his previous works, although he has always encountered controversy, but which one of the polarizations was caused by acting? Even those who hate him to the bone can't deny his excellent acting skills, and such an indisputable acting school is actually one of the main exams in this audition?
Even an old bird who has been in Hollywood for a few years may not be nervous, let alone a newcomer like her.
The actor with such good acting skills must be very harsh on acting, will he think that her smile at the moment is too lively and not enough for Christine's angel fan? Or maybe the body movements are not as soft and graceful as a ballet dancer? Maybe she should have a softer look in her eyes......
“…… The general situation is as it is written in the source. Schumacher, who was sitting next to Theorod, pointed with a pencil to several large points in the information in front of Theorod, "You take a rough look, let's start first, no problem, right?" ”
Theolod nodded and motioned for the others to ignore him, and audition director David Greenold began his final audition for the role of "Christine".
At first, the others only asked a few targeted questions, and Theolod listened attentively while watching the first few audition evaluations, occasionally raising her eyes to give Anne a few reassuring and encouraging smiles when she expressed her opinion. However, he could always get the other party's eye contact from the only few times he raised his eyes, and he could roughly understand the current state of this girl, although she was looking at several other people, but her afterglow and tight strings had always been fixed on him.
This is especially evident when Webb asks her to sing "Urn". The song appears in the second half of the original work, and Christine's fiancé Raul insists that Christine star in "Don Juan's Victory" written by the Phantom as a bait in order to capture the Phantom.
At that time, Christine was full of fear of the Phantom, and her singing voice could not be as sweet and ethereal as it was at the beginning, but Anne understood this, and she tried to make herself look particularly panicked and nervous.
Her singing voice is good, maybe it has something to do with her singer mother, but her voice is not loud, she doesn't sing the high notes with enough strength, she is more nervous, she lacks a little hesitation, and the fear is very stiff, which makes Webb frown when he hears it. Anne was too sharp and clever to see Webber's frowning brow, and immediately realized that her singing voice did not satisfy him, so she became even more flustered and tried to sing better, but it became full of holes, and so on and so forth, until she finished singing the first half of Christine.
Anne Hathaway can't compare with the most perfect "Christine" Sarah Brightman in his mind, and Webber naturally understands that he can't ask too much for newcomers, but his singing skills are not good...... You have to make up for some flaws in your acting skills, right? It's really not good, do you want to rely on lighting and styling to highlight this sweet face?
Obviously, she made his eyes shine before, why is her state unstable now? Weber thought in his heart, he and Schumacher had a clear division of labor, one person was in charge of music and the other was in charge of filming, and he couldn't comment on Anne's acting skills, this is Schumacher's job, but he also knows that her acting ability affects her singing level.
For a while, Weber had a question about Anne, he wanted to discuss this with Schumacher afterwards, and was just about to wave his hand to stop Anne when the other party finished singing Christine's part, but he didn't want his movements to be preempted by a certain voice - Theorod, who was sitting at the other end of the long table, suddenly opened his mouth, and moreover, in the way of singing.
"You have come here to pursue your deepest desires ......"
The others didn't understand what Theolod meant by singing at this time, but they could perceive that when he spoke, Anne's body trembled slightly, and she looked at him in almost surprise and panic, like Christine, who was the bait, seeing the Phantom of the Opera that frightened and admired her.
Her reaction made Schumacher stunned slightly, and at that moment, he saw Christine's shadow in Anne, swaying and trembling in Theolod's intoxicating magnetic singing like a long-aged wine, as if it was about to burst out of a light of inspiration.
Weber can't say much about acting, and likewise Schumacher can't say much about singing, but he knows his old friend, Webber closed his eyes the moment Theolod opened his mouth, and he was building the world of music in his brain.
As an outsider, Theolod was able to practice to such a point in just one month that even Webber had to admit his talent for music, even though he was already past the best age to learn vocal music. There are indeed many minor flaws in his singing, at least in the eyes of professionals, which is substandard, but no matter how critical and prejudiced Weber looks at Theorod's singing, it is difficult for him to make himself truly disgusted with this singing.
Because the emotion contained in this song is enough to cover up any flaws.
When the Phantom stands on this dangerous stage, pouring all his love and affection/lust into this song under the guise of Don Juan, his love for Christine has long been uncontrollable and irreparable. He knew that Christine admired her talented musical angel, and he knew that she admired his voice—everyone would sink for his singing—so he began to use his singing voice, like a kraken, to seduce step by step, so that Christine, who was originally nervous and frightened, slowly let down her guard and resonate with her.
Christine will respond to his singing, which is due to her musical talent since childhood, only the Phantom can make her singing more perfect, and no one can refuse his charming voice full of love and possessiveness.
Yes, no one can refuse, and when Theolod sings almost explicit lyrics, both Weber and Schumacher know that this is the phantom in the original book who can sing the seductive song of the Siren, the phantom who sings with obsession, madness, desperation and explicit desire/hope in the final runaway.
But compared with Weber's secret sigh for this song, Schumacher saw more of Theorod's own acting skills and even his desire to control others behind this song. Rather than saying that this song is the Phantom "seducing" Christine and revealing her heart to make her fall with her, it is better to say that Theolod is using this song at the moment to lure Anne into his own rhythm.
That's right, it's seduction, which is a more subtle practice than guidance. Guidance is at least gentle and subtle, requiring the cooperation of the other party, and seduction is to completely unilaterally control, inducing others to follow their own direction without saying anything, and the other party is unaware.
Schumacher knows a lot of powerful actors in today's film and television industry who can do leading performances, and Theolod is one of them, and he is also the youngest and most talented one among them. But the guided performance is more about using body language to achieve the goal, and the practice of leading the partner to perform in the song is still the first time Schumacher has seen it, not to mention Theorrod, this is a naked/naked seduction!
Sure enough, when Anne fell into Theorod's rhythm and began to respond to Theorod with a singing segment, her singing voice in duet with Theorod was completely devoid of the artificiality and awkwardness that she had used too much force at the beginning, and the embarrassing pretense turned into a hormonal fascination, and even the look on her face and body language were much more natural, almost different from her at any previous audition!
Theolod was a real talent, and he brought out the best in Anne.
Schumacher glanced at Theorod and secretly marveled, and it was only at this moment that he realized that the smile on the other party's face was no longer a simple encouragement, but also a little bit of satisfaction.
When he finished singing the part of the Phantom and Christine chorus, he stopped, but Anne was a little unsatisfied, whether it was acting or singing extraordinary performance that made her cheeks flush, coupled with the sparkling eyes staring at Theorod, Robinov couldn't help but look at the two of them a few more times, and began to think about something.
Grinold praised Anne and ended the audition for the day, leaving Anne home to wait for news. When Anne left, he looked at the others, whether from the perspective of budget or acting skills, Anne, who smiled and smiled, was very suitable for the role of Christine, and he was very satisfied with it, depending on what the other bigwigs said.
Her voice was good, but it was too weak, at least from the few words of the chorus just now, and Theorod completely overpowered hers. Her voice was as weak as a sparrow. Webber was the first to speak, and from the first audition, Anne's weak voice has been her criticism, which made Webber care for a long time.
"We don't need her to sing live, and her voice problems can be solved during the recording." Robinov said, "And her looks exactly what Christine wanted, and the chemistry with Theo was interesting." ”
"It's funny, because the Phantom, who has low self-esteem emotionally, has always been in a weak position, but the strength of the Phantom in music makes it impossible for Christine to resist, but it's not good to be like this all the time, and now Anne is too easily influenced by Theo." Schumacher looked at Theorod and explained, "I'm not accusing you of being too aggressive, Theo, it's just ...... What do you think? After all, this is your partner. ”
"Actually, you want to say that Miss Hathaway's acting skills as a rookie don't quite satisfy you, my director. As for the opinions...... No, it should be said that it is an opinion...... "Theorod propped his head and looked at the four people on his right, they all cast inquiring glances at him, waiting for his next step, Robinov saw that he was a little hesitant, so he persuaded:
"It's okay, just say it, Theo, I'm not inviting you to this audition for the sake of going through the motions, of course we'd like to hear your opinion."
"Okay." Theolod is not pretentious, "I just looked at her resume, she showed excellent acting ability in high school, I think she should be quite popular in school." This also leads to her presumption of her perfect posture, in other words, I don't know if you have noticed, she has brought acting to life. I'm not saying it's not good, it's actually good, it's a way to sharpen your acting skills, it's just that when her 'deliberateness' is too obvious, everything is distorted, and when it is reflected on her acting skills, it becomes an exaggerated and shoddy bluntness. ”
"Being too deliberate is a problem with her performance, but I'm sure you just knew, and that's okay, I just tried, and I have the ability to get her back. To put it simply, her current acting skills are not very good, but this is not a problem, I can hold up, and I can also help her hold up. ”
"......" If it weren't for Theorod holding the little golden figure in his hand at the moment, they really wanted to pick up this guy who didn't blush at all and beat him up. 166 Reading Network