Chapter 1823: 1823 Mentor Guidance

Curtis wanted to swear, but he had already stood up, but after seeing everyone in the audience applauding, he couldn't help laughing, and finally shook his head, and he also took the initiative to applaud. On the contrary, Zhang Ji who was standing next to him was at a loss: This, when should it be over?

Of course, Hugo and Kevin are the most innocent. The performance was good, and in the end, only the director yelled "cut", and the scene could be over. But now that the situation is spoiled like this, it is very likely that the entire scene will have to be re-shot.

The feeling of the scene just now was very right. The auras of the two people were completely compatible. From the beginning of the rehearsal to the official shooting, the two of them had been brewing for nearly 20 minutes before and after the shooting. extreme. But it was precisely because of the excellent performance of the two that the applause appeared, which destroyed the sense of integrity of the scene. So, should we celebrate the perfection just now, or despise the perfection? This feeling is really dumbfounding.

In the end, Hugo and Kevin could only look at each other helplessly, both of them seemed a little at a loss. Obviously, after so many years of filming, I have encountered various accidents, and today there is a new emergency.

After the applause was over, Heath was still extremely excited, his eyes widened, and he jumped up and down in front of Russell, "Wow, did you see it just now? Did you see it? Hugo's eyes have changed, completely It's changed, it's a completely different person! Have you seen it?"

Seeing that Heath was so excited, Russell couldn't say any more words of reproach, and Charlize who was next to him burst out laughing, "Of course, of course. Remember? We were all there."

Acting is indeed a wonderful art. It has some basic methods for training, but more often it requires a talent, a comprehension and aura. Only when you really see and experience it with your own eyes, can you feel the tension and courage of the performance. The powerful aura is enough to shock the soul.

Charlize and Russell also seemed very excited, and started discussing with Heath.

"Guys," Curtis walked over, with a helpless expression on his face, which stopped the three people from discussing, "I know you are very excited, believe me, I am more excited than you. But, this is not Broadway, we need to use The camera recorded the moment just now."

At this time, Heath also realized his amateur performance just now, and apologized to Curtis repeatedly. Curtis could only smile, turned and left, but the three of them stood in place, exchanged glances with each other, and burst out laughing.

Curtis walked up to Hugo and Kevin, and said apologetically, "The whole scene just now may need to be repeated..." The main reason is that the performance of the two people was completed in one go, and the entire atmosphere was created perfectly. , so he still hopes to start from scratch, but this is very demanding for the two actors, almost tantamount to asking them to copy their performance.

However, without waiting for Curtis to explain, Hugo shrugged, "Okay, no problem." Then he looked at Kevin on the opposite side, and he said indifferently, "If you need it." For actors It is said that shooting the same scene repeatedly is basic equipment, and adjusting the state is one of their compulsory courses.

So crisp and neat, but Curtis was a little embarrassed, but he still showed a smile, "I'm really sorry for the accident just now, other than that, everything is perfect, really outstanding." Expressed again After admiring, Curtis turned and walked back behind the monitor.

Hugo suppressed his smile, pursed his lips lightly, and looked at Kevin intently, "It seems that I need to ask you for a favor again." That calm speaking style is obviously Ed's feeling.

Kevin raised his eyebrows, plucked his ears, curled his lips, and said, "It depends on my mood." Then he turned around, took off his suit again, and sat back behind his desk.

After resuming shooting, the performances of the two actors have undergone some fine-tuning. Ed stood opposite Jack's desk, leaned on the edge of another desk, supported his body with his hands, and seemed to be covering his legs Trembling slightly—but in fact, Ed’s legs were not visible in the camera; Jack found a stack of chips from the drawer, flipped them in his hands, and the leisure and abundance of the entire control situation was even more Obviously, but in the second half, he began to fiddle with chips unconsciously, but also leaked his inner ups and downs.

Most of the time these small adjustments don't enter the shot, so they have no effect on the viewer. But when I really stood next to the set and watched it, I had a different idea, because the performance is a whole, and every part of the body is a part of the performance. Those details that cannot be captured by the camera can make the whole character complete, which also makes the part that is actually recorded by the camera more real and moving.

Whether it's Charlize, Russell, or Heath, they all benefited a lot after watching this scene. Until the filming of this scene and the next two interspersed scenes were filmed, they still hadn't fully recovered. The three of them still concentrated on savoring what they felt just now.

"Russell, Russell Crowe! God damn it, it's your role in the end, what are you doing hiding in the stairwell!" The staff searched for Russell, only to find that Russell was hiding in the narrow space under the stairs, Just like Quasimodo, it startled people.

Russell came out of the small space and shook his head, "I'm looking for a sense of height." This is the method Russell came up with inspired by Hugo.

In fact, Russell is not tall, he is even an inch shorter than Hugo, but in the original novel, the character of Bud is the most burly guy in the entire police station, so Russell tried to find the feeling of a strong back , hoping to create this rampant feeling from body language such as steps and movements.

Before the crew started filming, Russell tried to find this feeling by living in a cramped apartment, but during the performance, he always felt a little lack of enthusiasm. After watching Hugo and Kevin's showdown today, Russell had a flash of inspiration and found Such a clumsy but effective method.

"Sorry, I forgot the time." Russell walked up quickly, but the picture of the scene just now was still in his mind, even though more than three hours had passed, it was still vivid.

In fact, not only for more than three hours, in the next few days, Russell has been carefully observing the performances of Hugo and Kevin. Almost every performance can give Russell different inspirations, so that He has a whole new perspective on acting. Russell felt that a whole new world had opened before his eyes, his acting style had been improved, and he couldn't wait to show his skills.

However, when he actually stood in front of Hugo to perform the rivalry scene, Russell felt his hands and feet were tied up, as if a big man full of strength was wrapped in wool. That huge sense of gap almost crushed Russell, even standing in front of the camera was a little at a loss. After this rivalry NGed six times in a row, Russell still had no improvement, which made him feel a deep sense of frustration.

"Curtis, give us five minutes, okay?" After another NG, Hugo raised his voice, and Curtis naturally didn't have any objections, and signaled the entire crew to take a five-minute break.

"I'm sorry, Hugo, I'm really sorry." Russell rubbed his cheeks angrily, almost daring not to look into Hugo's eyes. In the past few days, he felt like a sponge, constantly absorbing new knowledge. During the performance, he also felt free and easy, and his confidence was built up bit by bit. He even felt that "LA Confidential" might be a The most important turning point in his acting career. But now... Standing in front of Hugo, he was so vulnerable.

Hugo laughed lightly, "If you really feel sorry, you should look at me now instead of hiding behind your own hands." Hugo's words were relaxed with a little humor, but without any He avoided accusing Russell, which made Russell quickly raise his head, and looked at Hugo depressedly in front of him, "Russell, you are a very good actor, first of all you have to believe in this."

Russell shrugged, noncommittal, but there was a negative attitude in his eyes.

Hugo pondered for a while and thought for a while, "I heard from Charlize and Heath that you have been discussing acting recently? This is a good thing. I always feel that acting is a very complicated thing. It is an actor The struggle of one person is also the cooperation between actors and actors, but in the end it still needs to return to the individual actor.” Hugo’s words made Russell relax a little, but his shoulders were still tense, “I am still very keen on working with the actor.” It’s a very pleasant process to communicate with other actors.”

Hugo has been thinking about Russell's performances in the past few days, including the restraint of the scene just now. He can feel that Russell is actually trying to learn from him and Kevin's acting methods, using detailed sculptures to make the characters become three-dimensional. In fact, this is correct, because when the performance level reaches a certain level, it is impossible to keep opening and closing all the time, and the details still need to be polished. But the problem is that each actor has his own style. Even with the same detailed description, there is a big gap between Hugo and Kevin's performance methods and performance content.

Russell only understood the surface, but didn't understand it in depth. He simply wanted to dig out the details, which made Russell's own style blurred. In fact, at the peak of Russell's acting skills, there was no shortage of delicate and soft performance styles in a bold and unrestrained style, but the point is that Russell's overall style is relatively open. So, if Russell wants to be like Hugo or Kevin, then he's going in the wrong direction.

"However, communication is not equal to learning, because acting skills cannot be copied, I think you should be clear about this."