Chapter 150： Acting

Chapter 150 Acting Skills

Amy Adams smiled slightly and poured him a glass of wine, "You are a paving worker, right?"

“Yeah, I’m still a boxer.”

Link added, a little more confident on his face.

“Oh, I heard you are a stepping stone?”

Amy Adams laughed.

“I am not a stepping stone.”

Link emphasized.

“They use people like you to move other boxers up.”

A customer came over, and Amy Adams was busy at the counter again.

Link showed some shame on his face, clenched his fists and said: "I have suffered several defeats before, but that is not my true strength. I will use my true strength in the next game."

“But no, he will still lose the game in the end.”

An alcoholic who came to the counter to drink sarcastically said to him, took out a banknote and slapped it on the counter, "Karin, a glass of soda, a glass of whiskey, one of them please, please move your **** **** now, hahaha ~"

“Dude, speak with some respect.”

Link grabbed the drinker's collar and shouted angrily.

“Hey, don’t hurt your hand, you have a game next week.”

Christian Bale, who plays brother Dick, bursts into the scene from behind.

“Cut!”

“One more thing, Link, when you are angry, your expression should be calmer, and you don’t have to be too strong. Mickey’s personality is not strong.”

Director David Russell shouted from behind the monitor.

Link nodded, exchanged a few words with Christian Bale and Amy Adams, and continued filming.

“David, how’s Link doing?”

Producer Darren Aronofsky came to the director’s area and asked.

“Not bad, better than expected.”

Director David Russell stared into the camera and said.

"oh?"

Producer Darren crossed his arms and watched the performance of the three people in the field.

 Christian Bale won multiple awards for his superb acting skills in "The Dark Knight Rises".

Amy Adams received two Best Supporting Actress nominations at the 2006 and this year's Oscars for "Junebug" and "Abuse", and her acting skills are also very good.

Link is an amateur actor, and it’s hard not to be compared to the two of them when he plays the role.

“Yes, I read Link’s information before filming started. He is flamboyant, domineering, and sharp-edged. My first impression was that he was definitely not the right person to play Mickey.

But after the filming started, his performance was amazing. He was low-key, dull, and introverted. And did you see that the shyness and inability to pick up girls that he showed just now seemed real, with no trace of acting at all.

If it weren't for that face, I would have mistaken him for this kind of character. It's so funny. "

Director David Russell rubbed his chin and said.

"Yeah?"

Producer Darren frowned and looked at Link's performance more seriously.

The production team has repeatedly discussed the use of Link as the male protagonist many times, and it was still being discussed before filming.

The focus of the discussion is whether Link is qualified for this role and whether it is cost-effective to use him.

In fact, he supported Link at first, but was later persuaded by others that Link was an amateur actor, and using him as the leading actor would lower the quality of the entire film and affect its Oscar bid.

Just when he agreed to change the actor, Relativity Pictures suddenly changed their tune and decided to cast Link as the male protagonist.

Because Link is a real world boxing champion, using him to play an ordinary boxer is very topical and can attract some boxing fans to watch the movie.

Second, Link’s fame in the entertainment industry is growing day by day, and he has more and more fans.    Taking advantage of his low salary, if you use him to make movies, you will earn high returns.

Also, he is very handsome, has a great figure, and is good-looking.

ˆ is a very cost-effective actor.

As for acting skills, Relativity Company believes that using a few veteran actors and a new actor is more interesting than using a group of veteran actors to act.

The several supporting actors invited by Relativity Company for this purpose are all powerful.

In addition to Bell and Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, who plays their mother, was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars this year. The old man who plays their father and coach has also acted in stage plays for more than 20 years. old actor.

A group of veteran actors perform with a newcomer named Link. Even if Link's acting skills are poor, the impact of this combination will not be too great.

Producer Darren and director Russell were convinced by people from Relativity Pictures.

Even though he was convinced, he kept thinking about the movie when he was busy preparing for his new project "Black Swan", worried that Link's acting skills would hold back the crew.

Just after watching it for a while, I found that Link's acting skills are not that bad. His interaction with the two actors is very good, without the awkwardness of an amateur actor, which makes people watch the show.

Seeing this, Producer Darren felt a little relieved.

“David, the requirements for Link should be stricter. Our goal for this film is still to win an Oscar. He cannot affect the quality of the entire film because of him.”

Producer Darren said.

Director Russell nodded.

For film workers, they also want to see their works not only receive high box office numbers but also win major film awards, but such films are rare.

If they can’t guarantee box office success, they will shift their focus to film awards.

Take "The Fighter" as an example. The protagonist of this movie is not a world-famous boxing star like Ali or Tyson. Mickey Ward is just an ordinary boxing champion. There are no classic matches and there are not many old boxing fans. This is why As a result, the selling point of the movie is not sufficient.

In addition, the plot design of the movie is based on family, family ties, and love. There are no big scenes, and the performances are exciting. Not many people will be attracted by the story to watch the movie. It is a niche movie among niche movies.

Even if Link is there, the box office won’t be too high.

Hence, it is safer to have higher performance requirements and firmly aim to hit the Oscars than to expect high box office.

“Cut!”

“One more thing! Link, it’s your problem, I need you to put on a better performance.”

Director Russell shouted.

"OK!"

Link nodded and apologized to the actors Amy and Bell. After seven or eight days of shooting on the set, he received an average of more than 20 NG and NoGood shots every day, which represented failed shots in the movie.

The total number of others is less than 20 times.

This made him feel ashamed, and an apology was necessary.

“Link, it’s okay. There’s nothing wrong with your performance. Maybe Director Russell has raised his standards for the whole scene.”

Amy Adams said, leaning against the counter.

Amy is not tall, about 165 centimeters tall, but has a good figure. She has fair and tender skin. She wears an open-collared T-shirt, revealing half of her plump mounds, and exudes a **** aura.

“Come on Link, it’s easy to be an actor, but it’s not that easy to be a good actor.”

Christian Bale patted him on the shoulder, staggered back to the booth and sat down.

In order to film this movie, Bale lost more than 30 pounds and transformed from the muscular man in Batman into a skinny drug addict with a bald head, rotten teeth, and a staggering walk. He looked nothing like him in Batman So handsome and suave.

Seeing that the other party has become like this in order to win the Oscar, and Leonardo has become obese and middle-aged in order to win the Oscar, Link thinks about his goal, is he also going to destroy his image for the Oscar?

Link believes that the reason why it is so difficult to win an Oscar for acting is the result of the involution of this group of people.

“Scene 34, 3 shots and 4 shots!”

“Action!”

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(End of this chapter)