Chapter 13: Eye Play
"Stop! Martin, you forgot your lines!"
Gregory's mournful voice drew Richard's attention, and gradually, Richard's expression became a little unnatural. Originally, he thought that playing against a newcomer should be the most relaxed, but he didn't expect that the level of this newcomer was not at all like a rookie who had never acted, but like an old actor who was full of drama.
Theolod's instantaneous acting skills completely suppressed Richard, so much so that he forgot what he should have said. This kid is like a chameleon, whether it's Alan or Roy, he plays it like he is at ease, and there is no feeling of youth or overexertion at all.
"I'm sorry I changed the script without permission, I just thought it would be more indicative of Roy's aggressiveness. The anger on Theorod's face disappeared as soon as the director said "cut", and he held out his hand to Richard with a slight apology, explaining, and glanced at the director Gregory in passing.
"It's okay, Roy, that's it. If you have any good ideas in the future, you can discuss them with me in advance, and I don't think Steve will mind if you make changes without permission. Gregory smiled and nodded, clearly encouraging Theorod's free play.
Some directors like to confine their actors to their own framework and let them act according to their own ideas, while others tend to give their actors a great deal of flexibility. Usually they don't restrict the actors' body movements or words too much, they just give them a situation to understand and play freely. Obviously, for an aura and talented actor like Theorod, Gregory chose to give him a lot of freedom.
Richard also quickly adjusted from his previous fear. He is an actor of the xiàn school, and he likes to make all preparations in advance when taking on any role, from the psychological changes of the role to the changes in demeanor and action reflected by the psychological changes, so every time he can accurately grasp the charm of the role, but this time, he found that his preparation was still not good enough.
And the main reason is in this Theorod. His previous excellent on-court play seemed to have given Richard a certain pressure and sense of crisis, so much so that he had to put away his initial light-heartedness.
"I think I'm ready, director. Richard nodded to Gregory and returned to the table.
The meaning of his action is very obvious, that is, to continue to perform from the place where he forgot the words just now. Theolod immediately cooperated with him, came to him, grabbed him by the collar, and pressed him hard against the table. When the director gave the order, Theorod's aura suddenly changed, and he changed back to the fierce and swear Roy who was like a street gangster.
The small twists and turns just now didn't cause much trouble to the whole shooting, Roy pressed Martin on the table, threatening him not to come to Allen to trouble Allen again, and the scene where Allen cried was very smoothly filmed, Gregory nodded very satisfied, shouted "cut", and then shot a few more to let the lighting team change the lighting effect, and also asked Hallie to touch up Martin's makeup.
According to the plot, Martin finds a sexual/erotic tape recorded by the bishop, and the main character in the tape is Alan, Alan's girlfriend, and Alan's friend. This is enough to be the motive for Allen to kill the bishop, and it is precisely for this reason that Martin interrupted the doctor's recording at the beginning, he wanted to question why Alan lied to him and why he said that he was innocent, so there was a picture of Alan who couldn't stand the stimulation and turned into Roy, and suddenly suppressed Martin on the table.
"Roy, that's enough, you know, as long as you're playing steadily enough, I'm sure you'll be able to silence the twittering critics. Before filming the next shot, Gregory said to Theorod, squeezing his shoulder hard.
Theolod also knew that he would succeed in playing the role of Allen in the current way, but he was not satisfied with this, he thought that there was still something missing. After all, he who has already read the script knows the end of the script, this qiē is all Allen, or Roy is acting, deceiving everyone's eyes, he is a high-IQ criminal, and he should not be limited to successfully deducing the contrast between the two personalities.
And now he is playing Allen or Roy, which is not all he will deduce at all. Gregory doesn't know this, and he seems to be content with the current performance of Theorod as a "rookie", and Theorod's "dissatisfaction" will definitely surprise him later.
The next shot is of Martin mentioning the tape to Roy. As soon as Roy heard the word "tape", the evil smile on his face immediately disappeared, he looked at Martin coldly, a trace of anger and suspicion of hatred gradually spread to his face, he kicked Martin directly in the abdomen, kicking him to the side of the wall.
"Have you seen that tape?" the voice said, questioning and threatening.
Gregory saw the moment and gestured for Dr. Arlington, who was standing behind the door, to push the door open, and then the camera showed Martin, who was motioning for her to wait.
"You've seen that tape!" was the same question as before, but Theorod said a different feeling, if the first sentence was a murderous question, then this one was simply a roar. He slammed his fist into Richard's ear, it was a real smash, not some embroidery fist that seemed to be fierce but actually needed to add sound effects in the later stage, and the heavy sound was enough to reach the ears of everyone present.
Martin tries to appease Roy, who has become irritable and extremely aggressive, but he fails, and Roy grabs Martin by the hair and throws him into a corner.
Gregory gestured again, and Dr. Arlington immediately shouted, "Alan!"
The sound turned Roy into the frightened fawn again, and he stepped aside in panic and looked at Dr. Arlington, as if he couldn't understand why she had suddenly called out his name so harshly, and then he looked at Martin again.
The moment he turned his head, Allen's eyes and aura changed, becoming fierce, unreasonable, full of threats and warnings, he stared at Martin coldly, as if he would pounce on him and continue to beat him in the next second.
However, when he turned back to look at the doctor again, he was the innocent teenager again.
He didn't understand what was happening, he just felt a splitting headache. He slid down the wall to the ground, curling himself up like an abandoned kitten curled up in a cardboard box in the cold drizzle. He held his head, confused, confused and painful.
It took him a moment to regain consciousness from his headache and confusion, and he sat down on the floor, staring blankly at the doctor, then at Martin, this time, his gaze still changing. When he looked at the doctor, his clear eyes were confused, but when he looked at Martin, there was a hint of dependence and unease, as if he was seeking Martin's comfort and protection.
“…… Oh...... cut…… Cut!" Gregory was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and hurriedly shouted to stop. In the original plan, when Theolod threw Richard into a corner, he should have shouted to stop and let the makeup artist paint a scar on Richard's face before resuming the shooting, "My Allen, my Roy, your performance is ...... I really can't find any adjectives, I can't bear to bother you when you do it in one go, I'm afraid that the details of your turn of head just now will be seen by Steve, and he will take the initiative to change the script......"
Theorod just smiled. He knew what Gregory meant, because at first Gregory didn't decide to add the details of Allen's turn, he just wanted the doctor to call Allen's name, and then Roy became Allen. However, Theolod felt that this change was a bit blunt and unnatural, and although he did not find any signs of his other personality being in his own right, he understood that the person with a split personality was definitely much more complicated than this blunt change.
And the character of Allen was originally set up as a high-IQ antisocial criminal, and he lurked and disguised himself by the bishop's side for several years before deciding to kill him, which shows that he must have been fully prepared, consulted all kinds of information, and thoroughly studied the appearance of the dual personality patient, so that he could be so well disguised.
Allen is a complete liar in the play, and a liar wants to successfully fool everyone - whether it is the characters in the play or the audience - nine points on the truth and one point on the fake. Only if it is handled very really, can it be high-end fake.
In fact, Theolod still has a thick stack of "murder plans" on his bedside table. Yes, that's right, in order to become Allen, he even began to simulate Allen's years of preparation, designing and preparing the methods and timing of the killing, and how to finally escape the law. If this thing is accidentally seen by the FBI, I'm afraid they will directly arrest Theolod. And he could assure that if he really implemented that plan on a bishop, he would be able to get away with it.
But this thing is usually hidden by Theorod, he can't let Marshall see those books with creepy things written, he doesn't agree with Theorod's method of getting too into the play, if he sees the "incriminating evidence", then it's worth it!
Gregory asks Hallie to draw Richard's wounds, fills up a few shots of Martin's injuries, and then adds a few close-ups of Roy's transformation into Allen and the difference in Allen's eyes towards the doctor and the lawyer, and that's the end of the day's scene.
In fact, this was much more than Gregory expected, because on the schedule, today's scene was originally scheduled to be completed in two days. But given that several shots today are basically one-time shots, it is not surprising that the task is overfulfilled, but the heroine Laura Linnie may have to join the crew a day earlier, after all, she also has her role in the courtroom scene the next day.
"I can't wait to see Linny's face when she sees your performance. These are the original words of the fifty-one-year-old director, and if it weren't for the fact that these words really came out of his mouth, Theolod would never believe that the director whose hair has shown signs of gray has such a bad side.
The American crew did not have the habit of rushing to catch up with the filming schedule, perhaps this had something to do with the highly liberal social atmosphere and policy, in short, in the case of finishing the work ahead of schedule and finishing the next day's work together, Gregory asked everyone to go home early and have a good rest.
"How was it like on the first day of filming?" Marshall asked on the way home to pick up Theolod. Although he knew that his employer was very precocious and powerful, he still had to worry about his performance, because in his eyes this was Theolod's first time filming.
"Hungry. Theolod succinctly expressed his truest feelings in one word.
“…… The crew's lunch box didn't feed you?"
"One meal per person, and only vegetable salad can be added at will, what do you say?"
“…… Okay, I know what you want me to say, I'm Marshall Upton not a man of words, I said I would treat you before, anyway, you received a commission and paid me a salary, I have money now, say, where to eat?"
"Go to ......"
"First of all, I can't go to fancy restaurants that are too expensive because I don't have that much money yet. Secondly, you can't go to fast food restaurants, and children eat less junk food. Finally, don't go too far from your home, the price of oil is not cheap lately. Okay, you can talk, feel free to pick, you're welcome. ”
“…… Let's go to the restaurant where I used to work. Theolod silently gave Marshall a roll of his eyes.
"Susan's house, well, the restaurant is not far from your house, I have no opinion!" Marshall smiled at Theolod, but the smile on his bearded face only smelled of ruffians and scoundrels.
He didn't know that he had set up a flag, although the price of each dish in the people-friendly restaurant was very close to the people, but the cumulative price of each dish was definitely not low. In the end, Marshall could only look at the price with a stiff smile and honestly pay for it-
Hell, although you're growing your body, you can't eat so much, right?
"If you have money, you can eat more, and if you don't have money, you can eat less, I can't stop eating." To this, Theolod just shrugged innocently.
Of course, this is an afterthought, and Marshall, who was driving, didn't think much about it, and at the moment he was happily driving on the road to hell.