Jessica's face was a little queer.
Just now, lanli's performance can't be said to be perfect, and there is still room for improvement in the regulation of details. But the whole performance is completed in one go, perfectly integrating emotion and plot, and the role and foreshadowing are also inadvertently resonant. This is absolutely a rare performance, but Christopher asked to do it again? That's not quite right.
No, to be exact, Christopher's requirements are normal, because directors always try to find a more perfect existence in repeated shooting. For them, there is no best, only better. What's more, Christopher is a director who pays more attention to pictures than performance, and it's normal to sacrifice some details for pictures.
But Langley's reaction was not normal.
According to Jessica's understanding, lanli is not such a submissive baby. Even if the director is right, lanli will put forward his own opinions and find the most suitable mode in the discussion; But, blue Li just so dry crisp ground nodded to agree? This is really strange!
"What's the matter?" Anne whispered in her ear.
Jessica hides her doubts, shakes her head, raises her jaw, and signals straight ahead, because the shooting starts again, and the set is quiet again.
......
Langley finished the next scene again
Donald called Cooper, who was ready to leave, and mentioned the parents' meeting. Cooper stopped, then slowly turned around and faced Donald.
That slightly hesitant expression showed a touch of light loss, seems to be immersed in their own thinking, and seems to be deep into their emotions, the loss of loneliness has not yet had time to dense, it seems to disappear in a large area of the sun, and finally only a fuzzy face outline.
"Card!"
Christopher called a pause, but the set fell into a brief silence. No one spoke. All were waiting for Christopher's orders.
Jessica savored it again. To be honest, lanli's expression is still wonderful, but it has a long lasting aftertaste. The flash of eyes and the sunshine behind the gate are quietly integrated, and the picture outlines a thrilling feeling. If the photographer can adjust the angle and present it in a perfect composition, it is absolutely worth making a poster, Even the still picture can't hide the loneliness in the eyes.
But... There is always a but, always feel that there is something missing, or something superfluous.
"Too much emotion." After careful thinking, Jessica came up with the answer.
After realizing the answer, Jessica almost wanted to cheer and scream excitedly, but because the filming work was still in progress, Jessica could not help but hold her hands tightly to suppress her excitement and excitement.
The second version is very good, everything is very good, but the overall mood is a little too much, it seems to be presented to the audience frankly: the relationship between Cooper and his children, the story between Cooper and his wife, there are still many things worth exploring, which leaves room for imagination. If according to Jessica's original idea, this way of performance is undoubtedly the best choice.
However, now Jessica has a little understanding of the meaning of Langley: this way of performance will really arouse the audience's thinking, but will it distract the audience's attention, and then affect the clean and concise main line of the whole film? This is questionable, and may even affect the viewing effect.
Of course, the premise is that Christopher's creative ideas are consistent with Langley's understanding and expression. If Christopher's idea is consistent with Jessica's, then lenley's performance is not enough; But on the other hand
Involuntarily, Jessica also began to meditate, measuring the two ways of performance, as well as the different viewing experience, which is really an interesting thing - the level of detail control of performance can reach such a level, which is really amazing, and even has an impact on the whole picture and story.
"Lanli's performance control is really excellent." Annie's exclamation comes out of her ears. It's better to see than to hear. Only when she has experienced it on the spot can she understand it. It's hard to express it accurately.
Jessica leaned slightly over and whispered in her ear, "pop drummer is more amazing."
Annie's eyes widened. "Really?" Then he covered his mouth, lowered his voice again, and whispered, "I've been looking forward to that work before. Lanli never randomly selects works. So you mean, really? "
Jessica nodded excitedly, but did not continue to say more, but gave a look: rest time.
In this short time, Christopher seriously thought about it, and finally made a decision, "Langley, very good, very good, but can you do it again? A little more deflection. "
"No problem!" Without any complaint or protest, Langley simply agreed.
With such a good attitude of cooperation, the crew members looked at each other: has Lan Li heard about the recent negative news in the industry, and now he is ready to restore his image?
But it's still not the end. Christopher repeatedly switched angles, shot five times before and after, and finally stood in the same place, raised his left hand, supported his chin, and said with doubts, "I think it's better to do it the first time." After that, he looked at Lan Li helplessly and strangely, and seemed to be exploring what was going on.
Jessica immediately straightened her hands and sat up straight. She couldn't help exclaiming, "that's what I said! Look, I said it After the call, Jessica realized her excitement, and then nodded an apology to everyone. She leaned back in her chair, turned her head and whispered to Annie, "the first time is obviously the best choice. The control and performance of Langley are excellent."
Annie was showing a playful smile, "Oh? I personally prefer the second time. "
Jessica was a little stunned. Then she realized that Annie didn't participate in her discussion with Langley. Her original idea was the same as Annie's, but when did it change? Wasn't she still skeptical just now? How did you suddenly change your mind?
In a hundred twists and turns, Jessica had a flash of inspiration and understood that this was lanli's abacus!
Christopher is not a director who has a deep understanding of the performance. He can capture and adjust the performance with his own intuition, but he may not be able to give clear and accurate instructions. If lenley throws out all his ideas directly in this way and guides them from a professional and academic point of view, Christopher may not be able to understand it immediately, Even more and more confused, but may fall into a vicious circle.
So Langley took a simpler and more efficient approach: present it directly and let Christopher choose it. On the one hand, lanli can deduce what he wants; On the other hand, Christopher can also choose what he wants. As soon as he comes and goes, his communication efficiency rises, laying the foundation for subsequent shooting.
More importantly, Langley shows the gap between the other performance methods, and then highlights the first performance method, quietly completing the guidance, implying that Christopher makes a choice in line with Langley's idea.
Cunning guy!
Jessica finally understood it now. No wonder today, lanli is so clever. Her real calculation is hidden here, unconsciously bringing everyone into the ditch. Even now, for the first time, she really understands lanli's theory, and blurts out that "the first time is the best".
This guy... Jessica shook her head in a helpless way. Then she saw Annie beside her. She looked puzzled but full of interest. She seemed to be waiting for an answer. After a long breath, Jessica began to explain.
At the same time, Langley is also explaining the whole story to Christopher, including his understanding of the core of the play, the main line of the story, the sublimation of ideas, and his conception of role play.
Christopher listened attentively all the time, then frowned slightly. "In a word, you want to keep the performance in, don't you?"
It's really... A simple and crude interpretation, but objectively speaking, there is no mistake in such understanding.
"Yes Langley gave the answer directly.
Christopher understood all of what Langley said, but when he projected on the specific details of the performance, his concept became vague: what performance is too sensational? What performance is easy to mislead the audience? What kind of performance can be slow? None of this has an accurate concept.
However, lanli has just come out, and the performance is the best example, showing the difference intuitively. This is a new experience for Christopher. There are differences when there are contrasts. The advantages and disadvantages are clear at a glance, and the context in his mind becomes clear.
"I personally feel that the first edition is the best. If you think it's the best performance style for a movie, do it that way. " Christopher made the decision without any psychological burden.
Lanli didn't explain too much, just nodded to agree. Working with Christopher, he is different from Alfonso Caron, Damien chazere and others, and now he is adjusting his running in. Of course, on the whole, there are obvious differences between the performances of commercial films and works of art.
Now, Christopher can accept Langley's way of performance, regardless of the means, but the two do find a tacit understanding. Langley's small trial has achieved good results, which is a good thing. At least, it shows that Christopher has no objection to such a way of cooperation.
Christopher doesn't want to ask too much about the details of the performance. He just wants to get a result suitable for the film; And Lan Li also agreed with this. In a way, they reached a consensus.