72_72291 "Oh, Hugo, you've disappointed me so much. Leonardo gave Hugo an elbow, and when he heard Hugo's choice, Leonardo's face was full of regret, "Actually, there was another character, Jack and Ruth went to the third class to attend a real party after the lunch party, where a man had a conversation with Ruth, and then aroused Ruth's interest, and she showed everyone her ballet skills." ”

It dawned on Hugo that this was also a very interesting character. It can be seen that although James does not like him in every way, James is still quite careful when choosing guest roles. However, this is not surprising, although James has always been a thorn, he always knows clearly: when to stick to his own opinions, when to be arrogant and domineering, which is also an important reason why James can stand at the top of Hollywood.

"But since the role requires smoking, you know, third class, I ended up denying the role." Leonardo said with some wryness, "I was hoping to play against you, but you chose the violinist." ”

Hugo chuckled, "If you really want to play against me, next time we can seriously collaborate on a work, it's just a cameo, there's no need to be so serious." ”

Although Leonardo regretted it, he also knew that what Hugo said was the truth, and nodded depressedly, "I just saw the rivalry between you and Brad Pitt in 'The Seven Deadly Sins', and I have been thinking that if I have the opportunity to play with you on the same stage - not the kind of 'speed of life and death', then for me, it should be a rare opportunity." Of course, I definitely wouldn't be as bad as Brad Table. ”

As one of the most powerful actors in the United States today, Hugo can be said to be in full swing, and has won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor two Oscars, and also won two Best Actor trophies in Cannes and Berlin.

Hugo has worked with Robin Williams, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon, Morgan Freeman and other veteran actors, and his strong strength in the rivalry has been unanimously praised, especially the last two works, "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Row Walk", which are even more amazing.

Therefore, Leonardo wants to play opposite Hugo, and that desperate desire also reflects his thirst for acting.

Hugo also felt the dullness in Leonardo's words, and couldn't help but look over, looking at Leonardo's whole person was a little depressed, which reminded Hugo of Leonardo's encounter after the "Titanic", and now Hugo himself has experienced the taste of the burning flames, and the feeling is even more complicated, "What's wrong?" The filming process of 'Titanic' was not very smooth? ”

Leonardo looked around, the rest of the staff were all back to work under James's call, and Kate also went to change clothes, so only he and Hugo were left, "I can't say clearly, I always feel that in the process of acting, there is a lack of a way to express, and there is no way to convey my inner thoughts." ”

Although Leonardo was very vague, Hugo understood. There are many reasons for this, but it is undeniable that James as a director is a very important part.

In Hollywood, there are some directors who are known as "knowing how to train actors", or "being able to maximize the potential of actors"; On the contrary, some directors are considered to have no ability to train actors, and even spoil actors' performances. Is it simply because the director will direct the play? Obviously not, if the director can act, then they don't need to stand behind the camera, they can be like Clint Eastwood, and they can be dressed in themselves.

It is true that many directors like to talk to actors, and even if necessary, they will roll up their sleeves and show it, but this is not the point. A director who really knows how to train an actor is because his camera can speak and has the ability to outline the actor's performance, which is called the power of editing, and it is also part of the director's stylization.

To give the simplest example, how would a director who knows how to use actors shoot a character's sad feelings?

Woody Allen will use the effect of language to pile up, and the scene of Cate Blanchett talking to herself to collapse in "Blue Jasmine" is a classic; David O. Russell likes to fully capture the actor's performance with trivial shots of many details, "The Fighter. Fighter)" in Christian Bale's series of details of the corners of his eyes, mouth, eyebrows, and movements, unconsciously shaping the character; Paul Thomas Anderson likes to use light and shadow effects and angle changes in long shots to create atmosphere, and the scene where Daniel Day-Lewis brutally kills Eli with a bowling ball in "Blood is Coming" vividly portrays the image of the madman.

It can be said that these directors who know how to train actors and know how to use actors will use their own lenses to show the actors' performances, and even play a doubling effect.

In "Death Row Walk", Tim Robbins, as a director, lacks control over the overall rhythm, but the capture of actors' performances is top-notch, and he uses his own perspective as an actor to perfectly record the details of Susan and Hugo's performances with the camera, and finally cast the feat of both protagonists winning the Oscar for Best Actor.

However, not all directors know how to show the actors' performances, to put it simply, among the "Seven Deadly Sins", David Fincher's biggest feature is that the editing is sharp and the shots are neat, so there are a large number of detailed shots piled up in the movie, which requires the actors to have enough control over the accuracy of the performance, but if David uses long shots throughout the story, the whole rhythm will slow down, and the performance will naturally slow down, and the final effect will be unsuitable.

As a blockbuster director, James's ability to schedule big scenes is unique in Hollywood, whether it is "Titanic" or "Avatar", James's grasp of the entire macro lens and the connection of the whole story are very good, but in the performance of the actors, James lacks spirituality, and simply and rudely records the actors' performances, but cannot really carve out the essence of the performance. Therefore, in James's films, the characters are actually a little thin, and the performance space left for the actors is very limited.

But this is also normal, because any director has his own direction of specialization, and there is no such thing as a truly all-round director, which is also the reason why no work can replicate this miracle in the past 40 years after "One Flew Over the Asylum" won the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. James, as a commercial film director, is already standing at the pinnacle of the pinnacle, and can't ask more of him.

Leonardo's "lack of expression" just now is probably because James doesn't know how to use the camera to dig the character further, which makes Leonardo have no ability, but he doesn't know how to play. In fact, the two leading actors of "Titanic" are very talented, Leonardo and Kate are both powerful rookies, but after the movie was released, people remembered more about the two vases than the two actors.

Although Kate won the Oscar nomination for Best Actress, it was more because of the overall grandeur of "Titanic" than how good her performance was; Leonardo simply did not win the nomination, which is quite embarrassing.

"Have you ever thought about talking to James?" Hugo has not worked with James personally, so he has no way to give constructive advice, but Hugo also knows that James actually has requirements for acting skills, otherwise he would not have asked Leonardo to star in the work "Titanic".

Leonardo looked at Hugo with some astonishment, "You mean, communicate directly with the director?" ”

In the crew, James is a man of his word, and no one can challenge his authority. Usually James has been standing behind the camera, rarely communicating with the actors, for the performance, more to the actors to grope by themselves, he rarely put forward hard indicators. This is also the reason why Leonardo has never been able to find the right rhythm.

Hugo smiled, "Of course, don't you know? It was James who asked you to star in this work wholeheartedly, and he takes you very seriously and will definitely not ignore your opinion. ”

"I thought it was because of your recommendation." Leonardo said in surprise.

Hugo shrugged his shoulders, although there was more or less his factor in it, so that Leonardo still starred in this work according to the historical trajectory, but James's personal will cannot be ignored. "Trust me, James wants you to do well in this work more than anyone, except for me, of course."

Leonardo looked at Hugo and suddenly laughed, "Are you worried that if I appear in this work and regret it, you need to be responsible, right?" Leonardo immediately said what Hugo was thinking, and when he saw the slightly embarrassed corners of Hugo's mouth, he immediately laughed proudly.

In fact, Leonardo knew that although he was very much of a dù it was indeed because of Hugo's recommendation that he decided to take the script; But Hugo didn't force him, and he took the script after careful consideration. However, it was rare to see Hugo's embarrassment, Leonardo was still very happy, "Don't worry, even if I really regret it, then it's okay for you to invite me to play a rival role in your next work, as long as you meet my requirements for acting skills, I won't hold you responsible." ”

For performance, Leonardo's hot heart has never cooled, especially after seeing Hugo's performance in "Death Row Walk", his blood is boiling.

Looking at Leonardo, who was full of ambition in front of him, Hugo suddenly felt that he was thinking too much, history has not changed, but it has also changed, and what he needs to worry about is not repeating the mistakes of the past, but according to his own will, to take a new path. Now that his fate has changed, so has Leonardo's, hasn't it?