1918. Chapter 1918 1918 Script Exercises
With half expectation and half worry about "Truman's world", Hugo slowly walked back to the crew, but along the way he was constantly adjusting his walking posture and rhythm, he tried to find the most suitable pace, not too restrained, not too lively, not too deliberate.
The crew saw Hugo coming from a distance, and the whole person looked a little weird, constantly adjusting his pace, gestures and postures, changing his posture every few steps, like a baby toyder, trying to find a balance. That look, some clumsy, some honest, some cute, people can't help laughing.
After Hugo slowly approached, he saw the expression of the forced smile on the faces of the crew, Hugo immediately realized the reason, he stood relaxed in place, spread his hands, and sent his waist forward slightly, with a calm smile, "I am an open-minded person." ”
A Truman-style self-deprecation, smart and sunny, made all the staff no longer hold back, and they all laughed out loud. Hugo always maintained his original movements, accepting everyone's smile baptism, and after a while, then he took a step again, but he was still slowly studying the walking posture, the strange walking rhythm made everyone laugh, and the warm and brisk atmosphere flowed slowly between the crew, as if the clear hot spring water was jumping between the mellow rocks.
Peter Weir, who was discussing the settlement of the crew with the drama management, heard the laughter coming from the entrance, and also raised his head to look over, and greeted Hugo's arrival with a warm smile, "So, are learning the posture of walking?" Hugo looked at Peter in surprise, because everyone didn't understand the purpose of Hugo's strange walk, and thought he was just grandstanding, "Forgot? In the past, Robin used to tell you jokes and imitate others in his intervals, one of which was to learn how to walk. ”
"Oh, yes......" Hugo's deep memories were awakened by Peter, and a smile appeared on his face, "What impressed me the most is that Robin once learned the walking posture of a pregnant woman, and that was really ......" is so similar that it is not enough to describe it, Hugo even suspected that Robin was "really" pregnant. Perhaps, this is the reason why Robin was able to achieve such great success as "My Fair Daddy" later.
"Maybe you've been interested in comedy since then." Peter's words may seem casual, but they give Hugo a whole new perspective. Perhaps, the seeds of comedy were planted from that time. "Hey, Nicole, you're here too?" Peter said hello without warning, and Hugo reflexively turned his head to see Nicole walking slowly.
Nicole smiled and waved hello to the staff all the way, and finally settled down in front of Peter, "This town is smaller than I imagined, and the most impressive thing is the beautiful scenery surrounded by the sea, which is really unimaginable." Nicole looked at Hugo and received a nod of approval, which made the smile on her face deepen a little, and then looked at Peter, "I'm ready now, I don't know when it will start?" ”
Peter met Hugo's puzzled look, "Script practice." ”
Hugo suddenly realized, "Oh, are you going to start the script practice now?" I certainly have no problem and can start at any time. Hugo looked around, but there were no other actors in sight, "So which scene are you going to start practicing?" Is it just me and Nicole? ”
"Yes, starting with you, the other actors should arrive after dinner, and there will be a group script exercise." Peter explains, "You know all the pressure is on your shoulders for this film, so it's still up to you to do the script exercises. ”
There are many actors in "Truman's World", but in fact, there is only one real protagonist, Truman's one-man show, Nicole plays his wife Meryl and Alexander Lorraine's friend Marlon Although there are many scenes, they can only be regarded as supporting roles, and they are more roles that promote the plot. As Peter said, Hugo's performance determines the quality of the entire film.
Hugo smiled and nodded, "Then let's get started." ”
Hugo and his party came to a quiet corner next to the crew, sitting under the open tent, with the sparkling sea in front of them, and the gentle sea breeze greeted them. Hugo took the script handed by Samora, flipped it open, and wrote a lot of notes densely in black, which can be seen that even though Hugo has had so many honors, he still attaches great importance to this shooting.
"Which scene to rehearse first?" Hugo and Nicole both looked at Peter, and Peter flipped through the script, "I just thought about it, how about we start with the seventeenth scene?" ”
The seventeenth scene is actually just a scene not far after the opening of the movie, but because there are many scenes at the beginning of the movie, the number will be relatively large. Hugo immediately understood why Peter chose this scene, because it was the first scene in which Truman had a conversation with his wife after questioning his life.
A series of strange things happen in Truman's life, and at the same time, his inner desire to go to Fiji is constantly on the rise. However, at this time, Truman did not understand the exact purpose of his desire to go to Fiji, he just wanted to leave here to see the outside world, and he stayed more in the stage of curiosity and entanglement.
Truman first discussed it with his friend Ma Long, but Ma Long rejected his idea; He sat alone on the beach thinking about all these possibilities, but the fear of the sea restrained his steps, which made him a little depressed, and at this moment, it suddenly began to rain on the beach, and Truman, who was drenched in rain, ran home in embarrassment, wanting to share his thoughts with his wife, eager to be recognized.
So, this conversation came next.
It can be said that this is Truman's first collision with the unknown life, and the joint efforts of his friends and wife suppressed the impulsion in his heart. Whether it is Truman, Malone, or Meryl, the roles in this dialogue are very important, on the one hand, they have to dissuade Truman's thoughts, and on the other hand, they must not reveal panic and abnormality, and they must stick to their roles and keep Truman in the studio.
Hugo read the lines and the whole plot up and down, including the lines of Truman and Meryl, and then looked up at Nicole, and found that Nicole's eyes were closed at this time, slowly adjusting her breathing, her whole emotion was precipitating, and her eyes seemed to see the irritable dust around her quieting down little by little.
Nicole opened her eyes, and then met Hugo's gaze, and she nodded her chin to indicate that she was ready.
Nicole looked up with a look of surprise, "You're completely wet!" Where have you been? ”
Hugo looked at Nicole in front of him, his eyes were focused on her, his eyes widened and he contained sincerity word by word, "I realized that if we squeeze out eight thousand dollars......"
But Nicole shook her head and interrupted him, "Every time you go out with Marlon......"
"We'll be able to travel everywhere for a whole year!" Truman's eyes shone with excitement, his amber eyes seemed to be full of sunshine, and his whole face bloomed with an innocent and simple halo of happiness.
Nicole couldn't help but pause, she saw the face in front of her that became shining because of excitement, the words were stuck in her throat, she was really reluctant to refuse, but only paused for about a second, and then Nicole took a deep breath and smiled, "And then?" Truman? We're going back five years again. These words made the halo on Truman's face dim little by little, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was like a slowly withering flower, which made people feel sorry, Nicole lowered her eyes and avoided Truman's gaze, "You are like a teenager who doesn't grow up." ”
Truman pursed his lips in frustration, but then his eyes widened again, and the smile boiled from the depths of his heart again, "Very good, maybe I'm like a teenager." ”
Nicole looked into Truman's eyes, paused, and the smile on the corner of her mouth converged, "We still have a mortgage to pay, Truman," the voice seemed a little too serious, and then the words became a little more urgent, "We still have a car loan, how can we leave without some consequences?" ”
Truman lowered his head in disappointment, listening to the familiar old way, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, he couldn't help but stand up and turn around, but then turned around again, and went around in a circle, "But that will be an adventure!" Truman looked at his wife wistfully, stretching out his hands to try to be recognized.
But Nicole paused, took a deep breath, and looked at Truman expectantly, "I thought we were ready to have a baby." But the irritability in the words couldn't help but well-rise, "Isn't that risky enough?" ”
Truman took two steps back in disappointment, burying his head deeply, "Then you can wait......" He looked at his wife again, "But I want to go out for a walk." Truman couldn't help but start raising his hands, trying to use his own hands to sketch and depict that beautiful and unknown world, "to see the world, to explore new worlds." "That face was full of hope and looked like a seven-year-old child with big dreams.
"Explore ......" Nicole gave a playful smile, stood up, looked at Truman, and said...... "No, I need to do it all over again." Hugo and Peter both looked at Nicole in surprise, in fact, there were only three lines left until this scene, but Nicole couldn't continue to hold on, she depressedly put the script on the table, and shook her head again, "I'm sorry, I'm ...... I don't think it's in the right state at all, can we do it all over again? ”
Hugo could sense that something was indeed wrong with Nicole, and he was a little stuck in the process of the lines just now, but he didn't say anything, just nodded briskly, "Of course, there is no problem." ”