Chapter 1610 1610 Behind the Scenes

"I don't really know how you and James interacted during the filming process, but I actually thought about this during the filming of 'Before Sunrise'." In terms of acting, everyone has their own method and path , Hugo is not an acting teacher, he has no way to teach Leonardo what to do, but he is also an actor, so he can share his understanding.

Hugo's words made Leonardo raise his head and look over attentively, "I hope to find a way to show my understanding of the character, but then I found out that this idea is wrong. The performance itself does not It should be a deliberate display, but a way to integrate into the character. In many cases, the character is living a daily life like an ordinary person, walking, eating, sleeping, chatting, not at the breaking point all the time, so I try to make The character leads the performance, not the performance leads the character.”

To give the simplest example, even a character like Amon Goss in "Schindler's List" is not ruthless all the time. More often, performance should be integrated into life. It seems that the performance of Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Blood Will Come" is just a smoking action or a contemplative profile. Such a simple clip can feel the life breath of the character, and wait for the character to explode when the moment comes. When the time comes, the explosive power of that performance will come naturally and as scheduled.

What Hugo said was very simple and abstract, but it made Leonardo ponder. He looked at Hugo's eyes seriously, trying to find more information in those amber eyes, and then he He said thoughtfully, "So, that's why you wanted me to do 'Titanic'?"

How to integrate performance into character without crutches. This is the part Leonardo has always lacked.

Leonardo suddenly remembered Hugo's most classic scene in "The Seven Deadly Sins". The Anonymous walked into the police station dignifiedly and turned himself in. It was a long shot, only the back of the Anonymous could be seen, and then he said In a word, "police officer". It's just the simplest scene like this, and he can't even see his face, but the back is full of explosive power, and the character image of Anonymous is outlined almost in one face-to-face. This is what Leonardo thinks is the most exciting scene in the "Seven Deadly Sins", and in one fell swoop it set the tone for the triad of Hugo, Brad and Morgan.

Looking at Leonardo, who was lost in thought, Hugo let out a long sigh of relief. Although James is not a director who is good at capturing actors' performances, the role of Jack in "Titanic" actually has room to play, even more than that. Ruth is even bigger. If Leonardo can grasp it, it will have an immeasurable effect on his future acting development - of course, this is only Hugo's own point of view.

"However, actors and directors need to communicate. This is not only the relationship between the commander and the commandee, but more often it should be a relationship of mutual communication, cooperation and mutual promotion." Hugo still opened his mouth and explained that he There is no way to replace Leonardo to negotiate with James. Hollywood has never been a pure circle. There are actors who are dedicated to acting, but they are still more suitable for Broadway than Hollywood.

Leonardo let out a deep breath. Although he only exchanged a few words with Hugo, his slightly irritable mood recently calmed down and nodded. Leonardo was not here. He continued to talk about the topic, but he hugged Hugo's shoulder and walked forward, "How is it, you have been attracting attention recently, how do you feel?"

Hugo looked at Leonardo strangely, and made him touch his cheek in confusion, "Is there any stains on my face?"

Hugo was choked and shook his head, "So, are you envious?"

"Of course, it is estimated that everyone is envious." Leonardo said without thinking, "As an actor, it is probably anyone's dream to be able to reach your current height. Look. Looking at the sea of ​​people at the door, no one can refuse such a temptation. Temptation." Leonardo's face shone with a charming light, it could be seen that he was not simply joking, he was serious "But I still admire your hard work in acting."

Hugo shook his head with a wry smile, "Trust me, you don't want to face my current situation." You'll know when "Titanic" is released.

Leonardo didn't take Hugo's words seriously at all. He punched Hugo hard in the arm and said with a smile, "You are joking with me." Then Leonardo moved on. The topic, pointed to a shadow in front of him, "This is our shooting location."

Hugo retracted his attention and looked in the direction Leonardo pointed to. A huge swimming pool - or a fish tank is more appropriate - took up nearly half of the space of the studio, and the entire pool was filled with The blue water and the reflection of the water cast waves over the studio, making the entire studio look like a cave.

At this time, there was a huge ship floating in the pool, and a dozen small ships gathered around the ship, but these small ships were like mice gathered at the feet of giants, which made the ship more and more tall. The figure looks like a villain in the dwarf country, and this scene is really shocking.

As we got closer, the proportions of the whole vision became normal, but the structure of the ship became more and more realistic: this is the model made according to the actual size of the Titanic. "We are shooting medium shots and panoramas here." Leonardo introduced with a smile.

At this time, Hugo discovered that the water tank in front of him was not a swimming pool at all, but a huge puddle, which had been dug a lot. However, at this time, some staff were walking on the bottom of the water, and the water depth was only up to the neck. The heads are floating on the sea, and the picture is really weird. From this point of view, the sink is not as deep as imagined, but James created the magnificent scene in the movie in this simple sink.

"Look at the back." Leonardo caught the excited and excited eyes on Hugo's face, and he couldn't help but get excited. He pulled Hugo around the huge artificial lake in front of him and ran to the side. Then Hugo couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The ship that looked so magnificent just now is actually only half of it! Behind the entire hull model is an empty shelf. You can even clearly see the first-class cabin, banquet hall, and third-class cabins inside the ship - and they are only half of it. The sense of disobedience is like seeing the graduation work of a student of the Department of Architecture and Engineering, which clearly presents the skeleton of the entire ship. The perspective effect of this disobedience makes the shocking effect doubled.

People say that movies are the carrier of dreams. Hugo felt it once on "Independence Day". Computer special effects and green screen technology made the space war a reality. Only by experiencing the process of turning corruption into magic and experiencing the magnificent process from nothing can we truly understand this great dream.

Today, Hugo felt it again. Unlike the "Independence Day" computer effects that dominate the protagonist, "Titanic" can be said to be a combination of traditional technology and computer technology. James generously made the real Titanic according to the original size, and even personally went to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. I went diving and filmed the wreck of the Titanic, which conveyed the truth of history. Then I used computer special effects to fully show the process of the sinking, bringing visual and auditory shocks, and restoring the original disaster as realistically as possible.

Objectively speaking, as a commercial film, "Titanic" is not perfect, and its character building, actor performance, story sublimation, and connotation mining are all weak, so when "Titanic" swept the Oscars, many Professional film critics were indignant, seeing this as a step backwards in Oscar authority—the film clearly didn't reach a high enough level in terms of art, or even the completeness of the script, compared to other rivals back in the day.

However, if he really stood in the studio and felt the filming process of "Titanic", Hugo understood the choice of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "Titanic" may not be perfect, but it truly created a new history of the film industry-a step further than "Independence Day", seeking a perfect balance between business and art, James is even more Relying on his own control of the big scene, let people understand that the film can still be shot in this way. The Academy awarded not only the work "Titanic", but also affirmed the historical status of this work.

It's like the "Gone with the Wind" who created the world, like the "male and female thieves" who changed the dynasty, and like the "Pulp Fiction" that came out of nowhere.

The reason why art is called art is that it comes from life, reflects life but is higher than life. "Titanic" may not be perfect, but it does exactly that.

"We will shoot the sinking of the ship here, but the specific close-up shooting is in Studios No. 3 and No. 4." Leonardo can feel the surprise of Hugo, because he was the same when he first entered the crew, James' ingenuity is really admirable. That's why only a few can become top directors.

Hugo closed his slightly open mouth, "There are four studios? I only saw three when I came in."

"There's another one in the back, blocked by Studio 2, where some shots of the interior of the cabin were shot," Leonardo explained briefly, "Both Studios 3 and 4 are half the size here, but inside The scene is more real, as if it really appeared in the Titanic." Leonardo looked around, then whispered in Hugo's ear, "James has undergone detailed research, and all the props are real. The scene that appeared in the Titanic, the restaurant scene before, was all filmed, and he realized that it should have the White Star logo on it, so he reshot it all and spent two million dollars in one go."

No wonder James didn't like Hugo's choice of the waiter for a cameo, because in a remake...