Chapter 1194 1194 The Hand Behind

It is not an easy thing to overturn all the previous understanding and understanding of acting skills. It was as if the heat and pain that remained after the burning was completely covered up under layers of black ashes, but penetrated deep into the bone marrow. Many times, experience has already formed inertia deep in the brain. When thinking starts to work, it will be guided unconsciously. The strong inertia of empiricism is often uncontrollable.

The raging melody in Hugo's mind was like a shredder, crushing his experience again and again, as if playing a game of beach fortress, building a castle hard, only to watch the tide coming. The castle was destroyed, and he even took the initiative to use his own hands to become an accomplice. The process was so full of struggle and pain that Hugo felt like his brain was in such a mess that he didn't even know how to act.

It's like... like a rookie who has never acted before, imagining that standing in front of the camera will start to become unnatural, with unnatural eyes, unnatural gestures, unnatural speech, and even unnatural expressions.

But Hugo knew that this was his chance, and if he didn't advance, he would retreat. Going against the current is never easy, only the real brave can break the shackles and create miracles. Since the Golden Raspberry Award in 1992, he has experienced too many ups and downs along the way, and this is how he got to where he is today. This time, it is not an obstacle created by external forces, but a demon in his own heart. He won't give in any more.

Hugo firmly believed that the rainbow after the rain was the most dazzling and moving one.

In order to clarify his thoughts, Hugo began to try the basic acting exercises in the academy, standing in front of the mirror showing the most basic forms of joy, anger, sorrow and joy. This is not an easy task.

Hugo once watched a video in 2010, which was a short film set planned by the "New York Times". They recruited fourteen film actors from all over the world and jointly completed a project called "Fourteen Actors". The Performance: Classic Image on the Screen in a Dynamic Gallery", this slightly experimental art video has been referred to as a "performance lesson".

In the film, each actor has one minute. They can't use their voices and rely entirely on their expressions and bodies to express a story, mood and emotion, like a combination of mime and theater drama.

The short film has been widely discussed since its release, and the cast includes Javier Bardem, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Jesse Eisenberg, Matt Damon , Michael - Douglas, Jennifer - Lawrence (Jennifer. Lawrence), Tilda - Swinton (Tilda. Swinton) and others.

Everyone has their own understanding of acting, but the "acting class" makes people feel the importance of basic acting skills. Although method acting is popular in Hollywood, in fact, expressionism has always been regarded as the foundation of acting. How to naturally and correctly present the basic elements of human behavior such as dialogue, action, etc. in front of the camera, and achieve the purpose of infecting the audience. It's never been that easy.

In fact, performing acting practice in front of the mirror can be said to be the basic foundation. It can be regarded as an entry-level training method for acting. After mastering certain basic skills, the acting teacher will change the performance training method.

But this kind of basic skill practice is very effective for Hugo now, because he has been looking for ways to deepen his performance, from deliberately carving out details to making gestures, this process requires not only spiritual energy, but also Solid fundamentals. Self-examination through the mirror is undoubtedly very important.

The basic emotions such as joy, anger, sadness and joy contain rich changes. The same is "joy", with different degrees and types. The joy of being admitted to a university and the joy of winning the lottery must be different. joy is also different. In addition, mixed emotions such as anger and laughter, crying and laughing, lightness and sadness also exist, because human emotions are often very complicated, and it is difficult to describe with a simple word.

Some of these different emotions need to be extroverted, some need to be restrained, some need to be exaggerated, and some need to be plain. The so-called every move, every frown and one eye lift are all dramas, and this is the highest level of basic acting skills. Hugo has always lacked solid training in this area before, and perhaps this overthrow is a better opportunity.

When Hugo found the framework and planning for building the castle again, the rhythm of the performance returned to his grasp little by little. Although it was slow, at least it was no longer a mess.

Before that, Hugo had a deep understanding of the role of Anonymous, and now he is more based on himself to understand, perform, and show this role. The balance problem that Hugo was worried about no longer exists. It gave Hugo a new understanding of performance. He found a bridge of communication in his own world and the world of Anonymous, so that the boundaries between them began to blur, and the expression and behavior between his gestures became calm but sharp.

Calmness and sharpness should be antonyms, but it is a whole new realm for acting. The most typical representatives are those of Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman. On the surface, their performances are smooth and calm, and they can't find the character's breaking point at all. It seems that some of them are so natural that the audience believes that the characters should be like this; completed the impossible task - convince the audience!

A simple example, the same is Tom Hanks, so what is the difference between the characters in the works of "Forrest Gump", "Philadelphia Story" and "Apollo 13"? These characters are not explosive characters, but they are different under Tom's handling. The audience can feel that they are watching the same actor, but not the same person.

The same is true for Morgan Freeman. The characters in "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Seven Deadly Sins" are all calm and accidental, but the aura he presents is completely different.

This is sharpness.

Previously, Hugo's performances can be divided into two simple and rude ways. "Schindler's List" is the representative of sharpness, and the character's charm is completely extroverted; "Before the Sunrise" is the representative of calmness, and the personal image dominates the story. Now Hugo is trying to keep his poise while keeping his sharpness, that is, to keep his personal characteristics on the basis of the character, which is a fusion of the two acting methods of method school and expression school.

Difficulty.

The filming progress of the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew was hindered. At the same time, New Line Films also began to interfere with the crew. When the matter reached Hugo's ears, it had become the focus of the crew's discussion.

"What?" Hugo frowned, "They mean, to change the ending? What kind of change?" Although Hugo has been in a bad state recently, the real trouble is only himself.

At present, Hugo's understanding of Anonymous is unmatched. Even Andrew, who is a screenwriter, admires Hugo. Andrew also agrees that if he can dig more into Anonymous according to Hugo's wishes, even if it is only The difference between one or two scenes will also have different effects. Therefore, although Hugo struggled during the performance, the overall effect was not inferior. Only professionals can see the real difference.

Hugo hopes to give more vitality to the characters, and carefully crafted in terms of performance methods and presentation effects. But in fact, when Hugo put into the performance, in David Geffen's view, his performance was still very exciting. Hugo's requirement is to keep improving, and David does not reject Hugo's efforts, so the rhythm of the crew has slowed down.

Recently, Hugo has been studying the scenes at the end of "The Seven Deadly Sins", and he is thinking about the mixed feelings of the anonymous martyr. When the seven deadly sins meticulously planned by Anonymous finally succeeded, whether he was more joyful or more complacent, or whether his beliefs were fulfilled, or his desires. The satisfaction of Wang finally being relieved, and whether there was any fear of death in his heart when he was martyred, even if it was only a little. Humans are always prone to gaffe when facing death, even animals, even cold-blooded animals, so what was the mentality of Anonymous at that time? Is it really like those religious fanatics who embraced death when they were martyred?

This kind of mixed mood is very delicate, and it may be a fleeting moment when performing, but for Hugo, it is a link that must be carefully thought out, and it is also the object and goal of his acting skills.

Now, Joseph actually told him that New Line Cinema was going to change the ending, much to Hugo's surprise.

"They have a few options," Joseph shrugged. He couldn't be more aware of Hugo's recent efforts to study his acting skills, so he also knew that New Line Cinema decided to change the ending at this juncture. A huge shock, Joseph's expression also didn't look very good, and he said this with a sarcasm, "One was Anonymous who tried to resist, and was shot and killed by Mills' self-defense..."

Before Joseph could finish speaking, Hugo directly said "****". This is the typical ending of justice defeating evil, and Anonymous's grand plan did not come to fruition. The person who made this judgment must have not read the script of "Seven Deadly Sins", and did not understand the meaning of the story at all. Such a conventional ending is obviously to cater to the changes in the market box office, but it completely ruins the whole story.

Joseph didn't care, and went on to say, "One is that Samosa stopped Mills, Mills beat Anonymous hard, and then Anonymous was shot..."

Hugo rolled his eyes fiercely. What is the meaning of the ending of "Seven Deadly Sins"? It seems that the person who changed the script has no idea at all.

"Or, Mills and Anonymous perished together, and then Samose stood beside him and died together." Before Joseph could say anything, Hugo stood up, "Damn, whose decision is he? Are you going to ruin the movie?"