130. Chapter 130: A Master Actor
Three hours later, in Los Angeles, in the lobby of the Arbitration Committee of the West Bund Writers Guild, in a dark, closed room, a slide projector was playing -- "The clown video provided by NB (Gu Xiaofan)". [Full text reading]
In the dark hall, Hale Wharton, the president of the Screenwriters Guild, is leading a group of members of the association to conduct an arbitration over the copyright of special screenwriters.
This kind of arbitration is held dozens of times a week in the Screenwriters Guild, and it is easy for the senior members of the association to be familiar with it, and it is usually easy to judge the outcome.
But this time, Haile Wharton and others were solemn, because this time the situation was extraordinary, Hollywood's No. 1 film and television company, Warner Bros.'s annual masterpiece "The Dark Knight" actually had a serious copyright dispute......
And it is the upper hand of the other side......
In fact, according to common sense, in fact, NB's script is far more complete than that provided by Warner, and there is no controversy, but Warner's Batman movie this time is very important, causing them to mobilize all their resources and vow to take back the copyright.
Barry Mueller not only mobilized all of his connections in the association, but also came up with a killer trick like "actor audition video".
You know, the "clown video" that Warner used as evidence was played by three-time Oscar nominee for Best Actor, Robin Williams......
I am afraid that no one can confront this level of evidence except for the six major Hollywood companies......
And the members of the arbitration committee also include Warner's "The Dark Knight" director and screenwriter British genius director Nolan himself, and one of the greatest American actors who has collaborated with Warner on countless blockbusters - "Oscar King" Jack Nicholson.
Warner is simply aiming to win this time......
That mysterious Chinese NB has forced the world's most powerful film and television group into a blind corner without knowing it.
But just when everyone thought that this time NB might only be able to admit it, this Chinese actually mailed back a "clown" video with his counterpart.
A short 30-second video silenced the originally one-sided arbitration committee......
After the video was played ten times in a row, when the lights came on, everyone at the scene was full of surprise.
"Who is this actor, this guy is just amazing, I don't think he's lost to Robin Williams at all......"
"Oh my God, is there such a good English-speaking actor in China? Could it be that this person is Zhou Runfa? ”
"Incredible...... It's incredible......"
Everyone at the scene had a huge question in their hearts, who is this Chinese actor? Where the hell is NB that the divine can find such a level of actors!?
Seeing the exclamations of the commissioners, Hale Wharton couldn't help but smile bitterly, looked at Warner's ace director Nolan and asked:
Director Nolan...... What do you think? ”
Everyone looked over, and the people here were all high-ranking and powerful figures in Hollywood, and they all knew in their hearts that the president of the Screenwriters Guild obviously couldn't withstand the huge pressure of the Warner Group, so he first asked the opinions of the Warner representatives.
Nolan, the handsome and gentlemanly British director, was silent for a while before muttering:
"The props, the lighting, the cinematography sucks...... It greatly reduces the actor's expressiveness, and after deducting these factors, I think the actor's original performance should have far exceeded what we saw......"
Nolan said as he began to reminisce about the performance he had just seen:
For example, the action of him licking the scar on the corner of his mouth with his tongue is absolutely unparalleled in the performance design.
First of all, it's a facial expression design, and the director can use this small action to match his performance when he wants to shoot any frontal shot.
When shooting a large close-up of the head, this action is even more expressive.
Second, although it is not written in detail in the script, this small action matches the background of the character, because this scar must have a profound impact on the clown, and the plot will develop.
Third, and most importantly, ......"
Nolan said this, took a deep breath, lowered his voice and looked at the crowd:
"This scar is a very deep scar, and when the audience sees it, they will think that the clown must have suffered a lot.
The actor's repeated licking of the scar with his tongue is a constant reminder of the clown's pain, and the depth of the scar also makes the audience shudder.
Think about it, a perverted cold-blooded clown always remembers to remind himself of the injuries he has suffered in the past.
Then he gives the impression that he will take revenge, and the means of revenge must be a thousand times more cruel than his enemies, and it is a very, very perfect design in every way......"
Nolan used a few "very" in a row, and everyone at the scene opened their mouths slightly, admiring the British director's extremely in-depth and fair judgment, and at the same time, they were shocked by the details of the performance of the Chinese actors in the video.
One such small action implies that it must be filmed and noticed by the audience.
At the same time, the background of the character and the reasons for his actions are buried, and the viewer is constantly reminded of his interaction with the brutal experience of his injury.
The imaginary world of the character's metamorphosis extends endlessly......
The actor who can design such a perfect performance design is definitely a masterpiece!
A thought popped up in everyone's hearts at the same time - "This Chinese actor is really amazing!" Completely overwhelmed Robin Williams' performance. ”
Chinese clown video performance details trump Warner's clown? Everyone knows what this means......
The arbitration of the script is usually to present various relevant documentary evidence, the actor's audition record and other documentary details, and the upload of the audition video is also a part.
And Warner's presentation of the actor's video, the essence is to prove that the screenwriter's character was created by me, although the text of my script is not as complete as you wrote, but I designed this character in more detail than you, so I Warner designed more details of the script than you, proving that this script is my Warner's.
Who would have thought that now the NB side directly showed a-for-tat clown video, directly beating Warner all over the ground, and even the director himself admitted it, which caught everyone off guard.
This video is about character design, but it relies on the actors to show it in the way of acting...... Instead, things got simpler.
Hale Wharton breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, it seems that Nolan, the Warner ace director, is a gentleman with high morals as rumored, if so, then the copyright should be awarded to that mysterious NB, right?
So he turned his head to look at the "King of the Oscars" Jack Nicholson, and asked his old friend in a low voice:
"Jack...... What do you think? ”
If Jack Nicholson, who once played the first generation of "Joker", agrees, then Warner's side should have nothing to say.
All the members of the association are obviously on the side of NB in their hearts.
After all, Warner is too bullying this time, which makes everyone feel unfair in their hearts, you must know that this is the country that advocates fairness and justice the most.
Jack Nicholson, who was wearing sunglasses, grinned widely, and said in a very attractive voice in his voice:
"I don't think they played well enough to convince me to go to either side, and I think it's better to let them show more evidence......"
As soon as he said this, Haile Wharton could only be speechless......
It is undeniable that for all the actors who are about to play the "Joker", there is an insurmountable mountain of Jack Nicholson in front of them......
As long as the three-time Oscar-winning actor doesn't admit it, it will be difficult for the Chinese actor to win this arbitration