For the next few days, Lance was looking up the information, and before he knew it, that state of confusion had disappeared, away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, and seemed to be far away from the shadow of Diorama Pictures; It seems that it has returned to the creation of new works, and it seems that it has also returned to the vigor of pursuing a career. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The laid-back and tranquility of Napa Valley is truly intoxicating, waking up early in the morning to breathe in the cool air and take a walk on the estate trails; Drive to a nearby supermarket to buy some groceries and come back to prepare lunch; In the afternoon, you can enjoy a cup of black tea or coffee, and chat with the local residents nearby; Enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal in the evening, paired with a glass of wine...... There is really some artistic conception of "picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and leisurely seeing Nanshan".

Recently, Lance first investigated a lot of information through the Internet to understand the basic information; Then Percy found a professional psychologist, and asked in detail about the psychological causes and manifestations of fetish/child/fetish through telephone consultation, and then corroborated with the information of his own investigation after many telephone conversations; Finally, I made a special trip to San Francisco, bought basic professional psychology books, and read them carefully.

After sufficient preparation, Lance had a certain idea for the role of Jeff.

The main causes of fetish/child/fetish are caused by abnormal acquired psychological development, and the most important causes can be divided into three types, and then three different types are formed. However, due to the complexity of psychology, the so-called causes and types of manifestations are not fixed, and they may often be mixed with each other.

Jeff is a typical "regressive" patient, who looks like a normal person on the surface, is able to establish good relationships with others, has a normal relationship history, and even gets married and has a family. However, they always have fond memories of their childhood, which may be nostalgia for their childhood, hoping that they will never grow up, or because the interpersonal communication in adult society is too complex and cumbersome, and they often need to work hard and get tired of the interpersonal relationships between adults, so the simple-minded and innocent children have become their spiritual sustenance. In serious cases, there is no gender distinction and only children are targeted.

This type of patients are prone to "regression" when accidents occur, excessive pressure at home, study, work, etc., or after encountering major mental stimulation, so they return to immature "sexual" expressions, and their prey objects are often unfamiliar children, whose behavior has obvious impulsive characteristics, and some of them are accompanied by avoidance phenomena such as alcoholism.

That's what happened to Jeff. Ginel was his first love, that year, he was only fourteen years old, Ginel left an indelible mark on his life, both of them were crazy about each other, he thought that the future of the two would be bright, but the two broke up, he tried to keep it, but it still ended in failure. The mental stress caused Jeff to break down, and he felt intensely nostalgic for the wonderful fourteen years old and longed to never grow up.

In the beginning, he was just trying to find the figure of Genel in the child, so he was always keen on fourteen-year-old girls; But over time, he began to forget his original intention, and he always seemed to be able to find his own belonging in the child. This was accompanied by intermittent alcoholism and an "impulsive crime" that accidentally killed Dona.

If you take it a step further, you can think of it like this. Jeff may have a long history, and every time he encounters an emotional setback or career setback, he will "return" once, and when he meets a new love partner, the symptoms will temporarily disappear and return to normal. As a result, he may have left his regular career and chose to become a freelance photographer, in order to facilitate his crimes, but also to avoid showing flaws in social life.

Before that, the reason why Jeff was never found was not only because he thought carefully and did not show his feet, but also because his behavior was not completely out of control and was still under control.

Before attacking Jeff, Hayley had done an in-depth investigation and grasped Ginel's situation, so it became her means to control Jeff. When Hayley threatens Ginel, Jeff's pain, sadness, and despair are psychologically supported.

Since Jeff exists as a supporting role in "Fruit Hard Candy", it is impossible for the script to give him too much ink, so how to express Jeff's psychological shadow has become the biggest test for the screenwriter.

This part is missing from both Brian's first draft of the script and the finished product of the previous life.

Lance believes that he can start from two aspects: the first is to show from the interpersonal point of view, Jeff and Hayley met in a coffee house, Jeff behaved very well, but this kind of person is not good at adult communication, or to be more accurate, not good at handling intrigue and head-on conflict between adults.

So, if someone gets into a physical altercation with Jeff at the café, what will Jeff do?

Lance soon dismissed the idea, as the café conflict was too blunt and obvious, and most importantly would disrupt the rhythm of the film, creating drama in the first half of the foreshadowing period, which did not fit the overall atmosphere.

So, if at a café, someone jokes with Jeff about a date with his daughter, what would Jeff do?

Originally, it was just a joke, and there was nothing wrong with Jeff's answer, because he had already figured out how to deal with it. But after the other party left, Jeff seemed a little anxious, such small details not only do not interfere with the rhythm, but will further promote the sense of suspense, so that the thriller atmosphere gradually piles up.

However, if this is the case, then there will be high demands on Jeff's actor - not too deliberate, not too obvious, not too superfluous, subtle, to the point, just right but accurate and sharp. This kind of free performance does not seem to have "traces of performance" for the audience, but the requirements for the actors are very demanding.

The second aspect is to show it from the level of psychological suggestion, such as the decoration of Jeff's house, which is also the main place for the film. On the surface, all the décor in Jeff's house is very normal and very modern, perfectly in the style of an elite photographer, but he has designed a small garden in the middle of the hall of the house, which can be said to be a small garden, or a children's playground, or a swimming pool - in short, it is a childish world, it does not need to be too big, maybe two meters long and two meters wide is enough, and there are pebbles and some succulents in it, so that children can play in it.

Jeff can even design a safe here, hiding the photos of the child's body and the information related to the fetish/child/fetish he took inside.

There's also the wine cabinet in the kitchen, where Hayley makes cocktails for Jeff in the script, the rich collection in the wine cabinet, and the contradiction between Jeff's desire to drink but suppressing his impulses to avoid exposing himself, and finally can't suppress his desire/desire to start drinking. Small details like this can bring to light Jeff's inner struggles and signs of a resurgence of fetish/fetish symptoms.

In addition, the colors of the room are very bold, the use of sky blue, bright red, and lemon yellow is full of lively jumps, but Jeff himself is very understated, gray, brown, black, dark blue and other dark tones, including the clothes in the closet. This also means that the mask outside the skin is a serious adult, but the soul under the skin hides the greed to seduc/seduce the child.

Even the stuffed animals on the bedside table can be used as cue props. However, Lance is not too sure about this, and he needs to consult a professional psychologist before weighing.

Of course, like Hayley, Jeff's lines also need to be adjusted accordingly. Unlike Hayley, Jeff has two faces, and before the truth is revealed, Jeff is righteous and righteous; After being discovered by Hayley, Jeff is ashamed, fearful, and cowardly.

In the final version of the previous life, Jeff's anger dominates, Jeff is always trying to control the situation, even when he is tied to a chair, he thinks that Hayley can't escape from the palm of his hand, and when his true colors are revealed, the hoarseness of anger prevails.

But Lance believes that Jeff's inner nature is cowardly and cowardly, and his so-called toughness is a pretended shell, and as long as Hayley is a little stronger, he will be like a balloon that has been punctured, and he will become extremely cowardly. Therefore, Jeff's anger is more of a bluff and a vain appearance. This subtle difference is not only a difference in the way of performance, but also will make the finished character more vivid and three-dimensional.

Jeff's performance focuses on "change", the change of psychological state revolves around the timidity and cowardice of the soul, and with the push of things, his psychological state is on the verge of collapse little by little, and at the end of the story, the cowardly Jeff actually has the courage to choose suicide - this also needs to be done through performance.

After watching the "Fruit Hard Candy" in the previous life, people will applaud the performances of the two actors, each with its own shining point, although Hailey bears the thickness and depth of the story, and the reflection after the end of the movie is triggered by Hailey; But in fact, purely from the perspective of the difficulty of acting, Jeff is the most difficult, and he needs to show more layers in a smaller space. It's a pity that neither Jeff nor Hayley nor the script gives them more room to play, which creates people's illusions.

In the original, Patrick-Wilson played the role of Jeff. Needless to say, he gave a brilliant performance, but he was constrained by the overall quality of the work and did not receive more recognition.

Patrick is a Broadway-born actor with a very solid acting foundation, can sing, dance and act, and has even won two Tony Award nominations, and his polite gentlemanly appearance can often burst out with powerful performance energy, which is impressive. Later, Patrick was more active in horror movies, and his acting talent was not tapped by Hollywood.

In "Hard Fruit Candy", Patrick's horror and despair on the verge of life and death are truly impressive. Now that Lance has adapted the script to give the character Jeff more soul, is Patrick still up to the task? (To be continued.) )