Chapter 2116

The tonality of the whole movie "lobster" is very cold, revealing a mechanical coldness inside and outside, which is consistent with the consistent film style of oggs. This also means that the actor's performance should not have too many ups and downs, and should not be too exposed, and must be consistent with the image style.

Then, actors have to dig out more about the characters. Only when there is a chemical reaction inside, can they present the most complete effect with the simplest performance. Otherwise... The whole play may be a group of walking corpses wandering around - it seems to meet the needs of Eugene.

This reminds Langley of the Golden Lion winner of the Venice Film Festival not long ago, "cold branch sparrow", which has such an effect. Swedish director Roy Anderson's films all have such a style; And so is Finnish director AKI kaurismaki, "a man without a past."——

In the future, if there is a chance to challenge such a way of performance, it will be very, very interesting. Actors will converge all their personalities and edges, presenting a cold northern European style. Expressionless expression means that there is no emotion in the real sense, and they will pull away all their emotions, even colder and more rigid than "walking dead", The setting atmosphere is worth recording.

Lan Li couldn't help but feel happy just by mending his brain.

Back to lobster, what kind of personality should David be?

He is a nerd otaku who "drifts away from the mainstream society and still keeps a childlike heart, so that he believes in love and refuses to accept the arrangement, even willing to do anything for love".

This setting should be very interesting. For example, his favorite movie is "Sixteen Candles"; For example, his favorite novel is "Pride and Prejudice"; For another example, his favorite poem is Rambo... And so on, which completely presents that kind of romantic and naive foolishness, and injects a kind of unrealistic idealism into the character, which is just out of line with the setting of Engels. On the contrary, it can create a contrast for the film, and then complete the whole circle of irony metaphor.

According to this setting, many small details can be infiltrated into the film.

His handkerchief is pink - if it's too girly, you can change it into something smaller like a pencil or a business card; His favorite fruit is strawberry - or cherry, and the dessert can be strawberry mousse; He has cleanliness and obsessive-compulsive disorder, everything must be clean, neat and standardized - this can learn from Matthew's living habits

The more you think, the more divergent and excited you are.

Lan Li even sat up and began to "discuss" to himself. At last, he stood up and began to walk around the study

Not only thinking about the role of David, but also thinking about "how to give the director the desired role weight in the limited space and space, and how to interpret the actor's own understanding of the role, so that there will be no risk of robbing or even breaking the balance". This is an interesting topic.

As a director with outstanding style and relying heavily on actors, oggs combines the two contradictory sides.

How to understand?

In the lens image of oggs, he needs to maintain the calm to cold texture, composition, light, color and space, etc., without too much freedom for the actors to play, such as the last fixed shot of "detachment" and the opportunity of super long shot scheduling of "drunken folk" simply does not exist. In other words, if the actor's desire to perform is too strong, it will grab the camera, even destroy the sense of the picture, and then destroy the overall presentation effect.

Actor, in the lens of Eugene, is a symbol.

But at the same time, the stories of oggs often have absurd effects. The three children imprisoned at home in "dog teeth", the cold to evil boy in "the death of the deer" and the cold to twisted hotel manager in "lobster" are part of the plot. These characters are eerily and coldly embedded in the whole work like chess pieces, He needs actors to show that absurd effect, and the importance of performance quality is particularly prominent.

Actor, is also an integral part of the overall style of oggs.

It can be said that the actor needs to show the performance, but also need to control the performance. All of them must fit perfectly in the right position, so as to present the most perfect effect - a little less, then they may be completely submerged in the whole work of the actor; If he exaggerates too much, he may cut off the lens and refuse to destroy the integrity of the work.

The most direct proof is the works of Engels

In all previous works, including "dog tooth", "Alps", "lobster", "death of the sacred deer" and so on, all performances failed to win any awards or even nominations; But beloved has become a masterpiece for many reasons

In part, because of the need of the absurd comedy effect of the whole work, the actors are allowed to perform a sense of Jester's banter, which gives them more space to perform; Part of it is because the works are so popular that the actors also get a series of incidental votes; But the most important reason is that four words are just right.

Three heroines, Olivia Coleman, Emma stone and Rachel Weitz.

Emma's performance is a perfect combination of the character and the overall style of the work. In Lanley's view, this is the best of Emma's career, and even surpasses the "city of love" which won Emma an Oscar. It is truly natural.

Rachel's performance is completely in line with the style of Eugene's works, cool and strong. The whole momentum bursts out from the inside out. It seems calm, but it's actually thundering. Her perfect state is comparable to the peak level when she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2005 with "immortal gardener", which is very gratifying.

Olivia's free performance is out of place in Eugene's usual works, but it becomes the finishing touch in the whole absurd work beloved. From the role setting to the style of the work, Olivia's slightly released performance completely combines funny and irony, and finally becomes the eye of the play.

Although the three actresses of "beloved" Qi Qi won a series of nominations in the award season, the reason is not so simple; But to be sure, the right performance really fits in perfectly with Eugene, which also proves that in Eugene's works, actors do have room to play, but it is not so easy for actors to seize the opportunity.

Does that mean... A challenge?

Thinking of this, Lan Li couldn't bear his excitement and excitement.

So far, the director has given him enough space for all the works he has participated in. Even the "detached" Tony Kaye has just put forward countless demands. In the process of mutual discussion and running in, lanli gradually finds a way to perform; But whether the director is willing to give him space is still uncertain - it's not even certain whether Langley will play, but even if Eugene is willing to give Langley free space, Langley can't play at will

His performance style must agree with the director, and at the same time, he must find his own style and characteristics in the limited framework, and can not break the balance of the overall performance.

That's very much to look forward to.

In the past few works, lanli's performance has received numerous praise, including the praise of "freely retracting and releasing"; Now is the time to really test whether this evaluation is up to standard. In the last life, Colin Farrell failed to give David more impressive Highlights - there are many reasons, not entirely Colin's performance; So, in this life, can Lan Li complete this arduous task?

Just a brain tonic, Lan Li's steps can't stop.

In his study, lanli began to search for psychology related books on the shelf. Although he had read some psychology books before, this time it was different.

What's more, the actor's understanding of the role must also be integrated into the psychological understanding, especially about the setting and conception of David's role. From the past to the present and then to the future, how the context of the whole character is formed, and how the performance, the play and the overall quality of the work are well understood, All of them can help.

Although lanli's memory of the script and the characters is rather vague, it does not prevent him from opening his mind and imagining the whole world according to his divergent thinking.

Then, Langley began to be busy again.

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In this box, lanli is diving into the world of performance. Even during the holidays, he can't help swimming; At that time, the discussion between Angus and Andy is faced with many problems.

Just as Langley thought, the ideal candidate for Augus is not Langley. Although he is the most popular actor in the world, not every director pays for it. More accurately, not every role is suitable for him. Compared with David, Langley is too young, too handsome and too famous, which makes him hesitant, Worried that lanli is too big, he has no way to control lanli in the crew.

The fact is that he really can't control Langley; But Langley is a dedicated actor, and Langley also shows his dedication to oggs.

Langley met with Eugene in London to discuss the script and the role, which made Langley confirm that there was a deviation in the story setting of Eugene - he did not set the reason why David remained single, which also led to the failure of the whole story, And after Langley explained his understanding and inspiration to Eugene... Things changed.