Today is the first scene of "grand theft one" since it was launched. Everyone is groping for rhythm and state, including Langley and Garris.
Therefore, there are some bumps in the shooting, which is inevitable and completely understandable. From scratch, it takes a process.
Even Langley, he is still in the stage of thinking. He can vaguely capture a context, probably know the disharmony of rhythm change, but he also needs time to adjust and run in - the main actors are all from the independent film or drama stage, sometimes good, sometimes bad, which is also a double-edged sword.
What's more interesting to him is that when shooting "tomorrow's edge", his feelings were not so direct and clear. What's the reason?
Because the cast members are more tacit? Or is it because cast Cass is more powerful? Or is the director's style more approachable? But lanli himself is more inclined to another possibility: at that time, he was not mature enough, and his understanding of performance was more limited to his own three-thirds of an acre; Now, when you grow up, you will see things more comprehensively and more thoroughly. What you didn't feel before is beginning to emerge.
No wonder people always say: there is no end to learning.
After the shooting stopped again, Lan Li thought carefully. The problem now is that he knows the crux of the problem, but he is not sure whether the solution is correct.
Since the whole picture is a whole, then to adjust the performance mode and rhythm, we need to start from different angles, cooperate with the light and angle of each role position to make adjustments, find out the suitable performance mode, and finally form a complete whole with other actors.
As an actor, the content and scope of lanli's vision is relatively limited - he can also intuitively feel the difficulty of the director's position on the side, he needs to pay attention to the details while controlling the overall situation, find a balance point, and convey the director's own inspiration and views... And so on. Not everyone can become an excellent director.
Now lanli is thinking about whether his performance should be a little bit more bold: sometimes, knowing how to converge can release more information. What's more, in this play, Garris only left a lamp to light up the left side face, and the whole person is in a state of half light and half dark. If the mood is too mixed, it seems to be superfluous. It's better to condense the strength after simplification, which will have more impact.
Langley couldn't help thinking of the performance of Alan Eckhart, a double faced man in "Batman: the dark knight.".
At that time, the clown played by Heath Ledger won all the praise, so that Allen's performance did not cause much discussion; But in fact, Allen endows the double faced man with a kind of evil atmosphere, which shows the struggle and transformation of this role incisively and vividly.
Then, can he use the power of light to show the good and evil of double faced man and give captain Cassian Ando more possibilities?
In the original script, Cassian's image is relatively weak, just, warm-blooded, bold, tough, brave, desperate for the cause of the resistance. On the one hand, it is a traditional hero image, which reflects the image of the whole rebel army. At the same time, it is also a compromise under the situation of many roles, which does not give the actors too much room to play; But on the other hand, it's boring, step-by-step, without any surprises.
In the last life, Diego Luna, a Mexican actor who played casido, was in fact an actor with a very unique personality. The atmosphere of good and evil was hidden behind the bookish atmosphere, and the exquisite acting skills were even more outstanding. But unfortunately, the script did not give much room to play, so Diego's performance was submerged in the huge cast and magnificent scenes of "grand theft one".
At this time, because of repeated shooting, a special idea gradually emerged: can he inject a touch of darkness into cassido——
It is not the darkness of ferocity and evil, but the darkness of paranoia evolved in order to resist the Empire and save our hometown. This also makes cassido in the face of Jean - Urso, often with a sense of urgency and obstinacy, and even some unreasonable, invisible to exert pressure on Jean - Urso; However, in the process of getting along with each other, they gradually understood each other, and then gradually converged to each other, supported each other, and swaggered towards their belief without hesitation, burning their lives like moths to the fire.
In this way, the image of casido Ando is plump, but it is not too complicated and deep, showing a reasonable development curve in the framework of the screenplay.
From the performance level, how should it be presented?
The performance can be divided into two parts, the exterior and the interior. On the outside, the whole performance context is relatively rough, with a kind of paranoia to guide the inner outburst of urgency, step by step to exert pressure, the presentation way can be simple and direct; Inside, there are more complicated thoughts hidden in the eyes, but they are hidden in the half light and half dark boundary. Don't show them to the camera easily, just let them out inadvertently.
After that, along with the shooting, release it bit by bit, keep the rhythm of the performance, and let the character step by step into the hearts of the audience.
However, propriety is very important. We must try our best to avoid falling into the performance state of independent films. Otherwise, the predicament of the present play will only get worse and worse. If the original problem has not been solved, and even his rhythm and state deviate, Garris's creative intention may not come back.
Lanli is thinking carefully, considering the control of scale and propriety, or trying to avoid too much elaboration on the level of detail in his performance. In his mind, he is thinking about how to skillfully use light to supplement the performance details, so as to convey the whole state to the audience in an intuitive and effective way.
Then, lanli noticed a burning gaze, temporarily pulled him out of his mind, re gazed at the focus and focus, and touched felicity's eyes.
Helpless.
There are too many emotions in felicity's eyes, such as confusion, tension, fear, worry, retreat and so on. Those complex emotions are all mixed together, and finally are firmly occupied by a kind of helpless sadness, just like falling into a fishing net and struggling.
"What should I do?"
Felicity did not speak, but the message from her eyes was simple and straightforward. This was the first time that lanli saw felicity.
When shooting "crazy love", they were at a loss and in a hurry, but felicity did not show her helplessness; Now, lenley can even see the fear of fleeing in felicity's eyes, as if... He doesn't know how to perform.
How can we help?
Langley is very willing to help, but the special scene of "grand theft one" and the independence of felicity's role make Langley confused. He can't even be sure whether his performance is in line with the director's screen setting. This requires watching from behind the monitor, and there is still no special effects version of the screen, which means that, Actors and directors need a lot of communication, now these contents are lacking, so lanli naturally has no way to know.
Garris Edwards is really a boring... Homeboy.
Without waiting for Langley to think, "are you ready? Let's do it again. " Garris's voice came from the side, slightly stiff and slightly tense. You can feel that Garris is also in confusion, and he is trying to find a correct way to express himself.
It means that they all need help, and the only thing that can help them is that they are themselves as well as each other.
Lanli gave up interrupting Garris's abacus. Instead, he threw a line of sight at felicity. He gently asked her to calm down, and then walked with the feeling, "let's help each other."
Felicity's head is a little sticky, and she can't read so many details from one look. However, she can feel the power of lanli's transmission, and her mood is slightly settled down. It's like holding a hot towel in her hands. Although the heat disappears in an instant, her tense mood is slightly relaxed.
She knew that Langley could always find a way. Isn't that the way we used to shoot "crazy love"?
With her eyes closed, Felicity took a few deep breaths to calm her panic; But a blank brain is still not sure how to perform. It's like... It's like she doesn't know how to perform at all, even forgetting the most basic performing skills. However, Langley is nearby.
"Langley's right there."
Felicity told herself again that she forced herself to calm down, and then she opened her eyes again.
"Shoot!"
The shooting starts again. The first half is still a disaster. The three actors can't fit into the same track in their respective performance rhythm, which makes the whole scene chaotic and alienated. Even the most basic emotional expression is inaccurate. It can be seen that everyone is struggling.
"... this is captain Cassian Ando, the rebel intelligence officer."
The whole scene followed the camera and turned to lenley.
Before that, Cassian always stood in the shadow beside him. The blue-green neon fluorescence reflected his face. The face hidden behind the Hu dregs was a bit gloomy. The eyes under the shadow of eyelashes never showed. Until now, with his steps moving slowly, the light and shadow were flowing little by little, revealing the appearance of his eyes: calm, Deep but turbulent.
a step.
Two steps.
Three steps.
His steps came to the conference table and looked down at Jean Urso, but he didn't speak immediately. He just looked at her quietly. That pair of eyes, a sense of oppression.