Hugo has known Peter for more than ten years, when he was filming "Dead Poets Society", Hugo was very impressed, Peter is a kind but absolutely strict teacher, his strictness is not fierce, he rarely reprimands people with a straight face, more often just teaches step by step, but he rarely praises the actor, because he is very demanding, in my impression, only Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke can get his praise.

During the filming of "Dead Poets Society", Peter praised Hugo twice, he thought Hugo was a very talented and aura actor, but the biggest shortcoming was that he did not go through systematic education and lacked a little in-depth study, so many scenes felt very good, but there was always a little less spark. This made Peter very suffocated.

Hugo did not expect that eighteen years later, when he and Peter worked together again, they would win such high praise from Peter, which could be said to be a dream moment, as if he had returned to his childhood, just because of a compliment from a teacher at school, he was overjoyed enough to light up the whole day.

As time goes by, they have unconsciously made many changes, but the only thing that remains unchanged may be their love for movies.

Hugo's teasing amused everyone, hiding the turmoil of emotions in his heart, and then he walked behind the monitor, "Peter, can I watch the replay of this scene just now?" Peter cast a puzzled look, because he felt that the scene could be said to be perfect, and there was no need to confirm it repeatedly, Hugo had to explain, "In the process of acting, I used more of the performance of the plot to interpret and dig out Truman's heart, but in fact, I still lack a little spark in comedy, after all, I am not good at it." So I wanted to look at the replay and make sure I was feeling right, and if so, where was the deviation. ”

For comedy, Hugo is still too unfamiliar, even with the cameo experience of "Friends". So, just as Hugo has been figuring out Truman's walking posture, now Hugo is also trying to give more comedy to the small details of daily life, not deliberately funny or funny, but just to let the ironic comedy effect be revealed quietly.

Peter raised an eyebrow slightly, "How come I don't know when you started to have perfectionism?" This ridiculous sentence made Hugo stunned, and then laughed, in fact, he didn't know when he started, and he became more and more engaged and focused during the performance.

A group of people gathered together, watching the replay on the monitor, Hugo watched his performance carefully, and it was obvious that the emotions in the performance process were very abundant, but his body movements seemed too normal, "You see, if you increase the pace a little bit here, and then bend your knees slightly, and bend your feet a little more, the same action will have a different effect......" Hugo crossed his hands in front of his chest and communicated with Peter in a low voice.

Although Peter just said that "the performance of this scene is perfect", everyone knows that there is no perfection in this world, and even more so for acting - there is no standard answer, and the reason why Peter thinks that Hugo's performance just now is wonderful is because Hugo's emotional expression is not only abundant but also in place, without any exaggeration and superfluous parts, and this skill is absolutely one of the few in Hollywood at present. However, with careful and repeated adjustments, Hugo can present more different effects in the performance.

"You're hoping to add some drama, right?" Peter immediately understood Hugo's intentions, the increase in dramatic effect can often bring different feelings, a little drama element will present a comedic ironic effect, but if there is too much, it will become pretentious, even exaggerated and deliberate. "You're going to try it?" Peter was still a little worried, because this measure was so difficult that even a master of comedy had to think about it.

Jim Carrey's performance is to deliberately increase the dramatic effect, and present the comedic effect in an exaggerated manner. It's difficult, but it's not the hardest, the hardest thing is to get the right balance, like Billy Crystal and Robin Williams, their comedy is like that, it's free, it's funny, and comedy can also become a kind of wisdom.

Hugo is a great actor, but not a great comedian, and Peter's concerns are not unfounded.

Hugo pointed to the screen, "You see, I can deliberately slow down the pace of the action here, similar to the effect of the picture being slowed down, but the surrounding scenery changes at a normal speed, and the contradictory contrast effect will be very prominent." In fact, Hugo has been studying the script of "Truman's World" for a long time, so he has a steady stream of ideas in his head, but he doesn't know if he can accurately express it, "I don't know if I can do it." Hugo also heard the concern in Peter's words, "But always try to see, don't you?" That's what I do. ”

If you don't try, if you don't break your habits, if you don't step out of your own safety zone, then you will only stand still forever.

"But aren't you worried that the drama will be too exaggerated and sensational?" Nicole's voice came, and Hugo looked back to find that Nicole, Alex and the others were standing nearby, watching the replay of the monitor with them.

Hugo nodded seriously, "Of course I'm worried, so I'll try my best." If it is too exaggerated, it will turn into a parody of Jim Carrey, and second, it will turn "Truman's world" from comedy to farce, whether it is the former or the latter, it is not the situation that Hugo wants.

"Why did you think of hitting the electrician's buttocks?" Nicole suddenly asked curiously, not wanting this question to make everyone around look at it curiously, and Alex nodded again and again, indicating his approval of Nicole.

Hugo laughed, "Don't you think that's childish?" "It is precisely because such a prank is so childish and completely in line with Truman's character traits that Hugo will do this. It's as if Truman wants to make some unexpected moves to upset the balance, but he doesn't know how to make trouble by nature, so he can only close his eyes and go on a rampage. That's why the boyish prank is too.

Hugo only said such a sentence, and the others laughed when they heard it, but Nicole and Alex fell into deep thought - Hugo gave them too much inspiration in the character sculptures, and how much they could comprehend depends on their talent and spirituality.

Hugo exchanged words with Peter for a while, watched the replay five times, and sorted out many details, Hugo thought about it for a while, and then returned to filming.

However, this time Hugo's filming did not seem to go so smoothly, not only because of the grasp of proportion, but also because of the comedy. Seven shots in a row, three of which were NG, and four of them were successfully completed, but the finished product could not satisfy Hugo, he felt that he was starting to be constrained, not only did he have no spark, but even the full emotion seemed unstable, and the whole scene was incoherent.

This didn't make Hugo panic, as he also knew that he was exploring a whole new kind of uncharted territory. In order not to waste the film, Hugo motioned for everyone to rest for half an hour, and he thought carefully and sorted out all the chaotic thoughts.

After calming down, Hugo realized that he had always wanted not to push too hard, but it was precisely this thought that restrained his performance; Try to avoid imitating Jim Carrey, but instead lose his own understanding and characteristics of comedy; Trying to show a dramatic comedic effect, but the rhythm is completely unbalanced, and the performance is also out of standard.

This situation has not appeared in Hugo for a long, long time, which makes Hugo cry and laugh, but also quite nostalgic.

So, Hugo began to let go of his brain completely, not to think about Truman's personality carving, not to think about the way comedy is expressed, just to completely relax himself, according to his own nature. Being able to perform -- the humor he usually shows in the process of talk shows and interviews with reporters is a kind of book. Yes.

Half an hour later, I was back on shooting.

Hugo still needs to continue to run in, and the performance is still not smooth, but he has gradually grasped Shen Yun. After shooting four repeatedly, Peter gave Hugo a thumbs up and a big smile on his face, and when Hugo got closer, Peter patted Hugo on the shoulder, although he didn't say anything more, but the attitude of approval could not be more obvious.

Just now Peter was worried that Hugo would not be able to control the rhythm, but the facts proved that Hugo was talented, not only did he control his performance well, but the effect of the shooting was even better than the first time, the bitter and humorous irony effect was simply amazing, exactly what "Truman's World" wanted to achieve.

"Someone told Shirley before that they always thought it would be more appropriate for Jim Carrey to star in comedy than you. Now it seems that if you hadn't starred in it, this work might not have reached such heights. After Peter left, screenwriter Andrew Nicol stood next to him with a big smile.

"Truman's World" is not just a drama film, nor is it just a comedy movie, but a black reality comedy film, and it would be a pity to miss any element. Hugo's natural performance succeeded in achieving Andrew's ideal state of perfection.

Hugo didn't have any smugness this time, because he knew that this was just the beginning, "Then let's pray that the rest of the shoot will go so well." Then Hugo saw Alex standing next to him nervously, and couldn't help laughing, "It's your turn to play this scene, are you ready?" ”

After all the scenes were filmed just now, Truman ran across the streets to find Malone, so the situation that Alex was worried about finally came. Alex looked at Hugo depressedly, and he didn't even have the strength to get angry, "Do you think I'm ready?" ”