Chapter 1821: 1821 Performance Tension

Hugo supported his chin with his right hand, and his index finger whirled lightly near his lips, "We all know that you have a very sexy lip shape, so you can stop emphasizing it, or I might get close." The urge to kiss." A teasing voice sounded from the side, causing Hugo to withdraw from his thoughts, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Kevin Spacey sitting down next to him.

Hugo raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and replied without panic, "I feel flattered."

Kevin glanced at the notebook in Hugo's hand, "Are you thinking about your new script again? Curtis is going to sulk again when he sees it. Your snub has made the atmosphere of the crew much worse."

Kevin was naturally joking, and Hugo chuckled twice, "I'm thinking about the part about pets, but because I don't own pets, and I don't have much research on pets, so the writing always lacks a sense of reality. "

"A wise man said that personal experience is the best way to understand the unknown." Kevin opened his hands and said, Hugo frowned slightly and cast a puzzled look, as if to say "Which wise man", Kai Wen shook his head helplessly, "Well, that wise man is me."

Hugo laughed instead, "Then I should definitely try it myself." After laughing, Hugo looked around at the still busy staff, "So, are you here to play against me? "

"It seems that you haven't completely forgotten it." Kevin teased, but Hugo was a little embarrassed—he has indeed lost a lot of movement in the crew because of the conception of the script recently, "Next What do you think of the play?"

"The initiative is in your hands, so shouldn't you be driving it?" Hugo asked back, which made Kevin tilt his head and looked at Hugo curiously, "So, Do you really think that I should take the initiative?" That calm tone was full of doubts. Hugo shrugged and only replied, "Why not?"

At this time, Russell Crowe, Charlize Theron, Heath Ledger and others standing not far behind the monitor were all nervous and overwhelmed, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation. . The following scene is not the first scene where Hugo and Kevin will face each other—the two actors have collaborated in at least five scenes before the filming started, but this scene is the most tense one.

Ed noticed that there was something tricky behind the murder at the Night Owl Cafe, and he also vaguely noticed that other people in the homicide team were unreliable—of course, part of the reason was that other detectives in the homicide team rejected him. So he found Jack—they had cooperated once in the process of solving the case of the Night Owl Cafe, and he needed the help of someone who could be trusted and capable enough outside the homicide squad.

Jack has always been the star of the anti-narcotics team. The reason why he was involved in the case of the Night Owl Cafe was only because their colleagues were also one of the victims in the case, so the entire police station was mobilized. He relied on the powerful People help. But beyond that, Jack had never been interested in homicide.

Ed needs to beg Jack for help, but the two aren't friends—strictly speaking, enemies, and Jack doesn't want to help at all. Therefore, Ed needs to convince Jack that not only Jack is willing to lend a helping hand, but the two of them also turn enemies into friends and cooperate.

This scene can be said to be the turning point for "LA Confidential" to solve the mystery, and it puts strict requirements on the scene control of the two actors. So, today, almost all the actors, whether they have roles or not, came to the set, waiting for the filming of this scene to start, as if they were enthusiastic audiences entering a movie theater to watch a commercial blockbuster - only a bucket of popcorn and a glass of Coke were missing That's all.

"Why don't the two of them read the script? Then what are they talking about?" Heath lowered his voice and said, obviously not understanding the state of Hugo and Kevin. But he didn't get any response to his question. He couldn't help turning his head to look, and found that Russell and Charlize were looking at the two actors in front of him with serious expressions on their faces. This made Heath very anxious, but Confused again.

After a while, Charlize came back to her senses, and explained in a low voice, "Look, the two of you are actually in the process of brewing. At first, the two of you were chatting and laughing, but now the relationship has become estranged. There is a kind of politeness between them, and they can even feel that they are mutually exclusive. Compared with the lines, they are preparing their emotions. After fully substituting the roles, they chat freely. When they really enter the stage of acting, the lines will not only It will appear more natural, and the atmosphere will be more tense."

In fact, this is what Charlize learned recently. Acting should not just be about memorizing lines, because memorizing lines is not difficult. You can always memorize the lines after repeating them dozens of times. The important thing is the character and the lines. Combination, how to make the lines logical, how to integrate the lines and performance, this is the essence.

After many actors have fully entered the state, the lines freely played during the filming process are wonderful, which is the reason.

Russell also nodded with a sudden realization, and pointed in Hugo's direction, "Look, Hugo's shoulders have drooped slightly, his back has been slightly gathered, and his sharpness seems to be restrained, but in fact, On the contrary, Hugo's expression became more firm and comfortable, as if he had a belief in his heart." Russell had observed these details just now and realized the actions of the two actors, but the concept was rather vague. After Charlize's awakening, his mind Li's thoughts suddenly became clear, "And look at Kevin, he was sitting very relaxed with his legs crossed, but now he is leaning on the back of the chair with his hands open, he should have taken the initiative The relaxed posture, but you can feel him tense up, as if he is ready to attack at any time."

From a certain point of view, Hugo and Kevin's acting methods are similar, but there are more differences. But it is undeniable that the two people's control over their small movements and small expressions is very delicate and accurate, and they can inadvertently create that kind of rushing feeling. This skill is amazing.

More importantly, it’s no wonder that everyone is emphasizing the importance of the opposite scene. An excellent actor in the opposite role can make the shooting much easier, and when two excellent actors are partners in the opposite role, they can have an amazing chemical effect. The invisible tension between Hugo and Kevin is already eye-opening.

Heath swallowed involuntarily, but found that his dry throat was itchy. Only now did he understand that talent is indeed the foundation of becoming an excellent actor, but it is far from enough. The scene in front of him opened a whole new door for him.

He opened his mouth, and Heath wanted to say something, but Curtis stood up, motioned for all the staff to take their positions, and let the recorder play. Heath knew that the filming was about to start, so he had to close his mouth, and even held his breath involuntarily, watching the performance of the two actors quietly.

Ed pushed open Jack's office door, "Vincent, I need your help."

The entire studio was silent, and everyone held their breath, watching the filming of the scene, but Russell patted Charlize's arm with some excitement, and then pointed in the direction of Hugo with his finger; Charlize He also nodded excitedly to Russell, and then quickly pointed to his eyes.

Although the scene has just begun and Hugo has just appeared on stage, the details show that it is different. When Ed entered the door, he took a look at Jack's desk, and then paused in two places. The first one was a magazine, and the cover of the magazine was Hollywood star Matt Reynolds at the movie premiere The night before because of sucking. The second is a newspaper with a picture of Jack in a suit at a high-end Hollywood party on the cover.

These two details are closely related to Jack's state at this time. Matt's arrest was Jack's work. Later, Jack learned that the editor-in-chief of the gossip magazine asked Matt to hook him up. Citing the prosecutor and trying to create a scandal, in fact Matt is just an actor who simply wants to act, which makes Jack a little uneasy, and Matt died tragically in the hotel that night. Therefore, it is obvious that Jack's current state is also very sensitive.

Such small details are difficult for the audience to notice, but for the performance of the actors, they can immediately become three-dimensional, and at the same time make the storyline smooth.

After a short exchange, Charlize and Russell turned their heads to look at the shooting scene again.

Heath's thoughts couldn't keep up, but he noticed Charlize's gesture. He turned his head in a panic, and then locked his eyes tightly on the eyes of Hugo and Kevin. I fell into this atmosphere bit by bit.

Ed's eyes are full of confusion, and he can vaguely detect a trace of fragility that makes people uncertain. He tried to hide his true inner emotions, but the drooping eyelids revealed the grief and regret in the plain words, even For a moment, people began to approach him little by little, completely forgetting how annoying and hypocritical he was before, and just glimpsed the fragility in the calmness, lightly glancing at him in the amber eyes. Lightly released the halo.

There is always a sense of distance in Jack's eyes, and there is a trace of contempt and sarcasm in the guarded and repulsive emotions, but this does not make people uncomfortable, because it is just a flash, and even makes people wonder if they are looking at it by themselves. wrong. Most of the time, the peaceful eyes just have the sense of distance of a modest gentleman, as if there is a wall in front of him, which cannot be broken.

The eyes of the two people are so calm, there is no turmoil, no sudden outburst, and no tit for tat, just a calm conversation, but the eyes slowly condense the air, and even the words are put in the air and imprisoned in the air , as if the typefaces were smashed down one by one, the heavy feeling invaded invisible, making people addicted to it.

The tension of the performance burst into infinite light in an instant.