Chapter 463 Improving Acting Skills
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In the second half of the audition, the old Larry was very serious. He was actually taking this opportunity to explain his understanding of the role and performance requirements. For a short scene, he took the trouble to break it apart and carefully guide it.
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After adjustments, now Song Ya will stand slightly behind Ashley Judd. When she teaches dancing, she shows a clumsy side, and occasionally reveals her inner activities that are secretly retreating, matching the stereotyped dance that is slightly against her. A disdainful and mocking laugh. But when Ashley Judd looked at her, she immediately became serious again, accurately expressing the boy's emotions of being handsome in front of the girl he likes, and the other party turned around and immediately picked up a sneaky close-up observation of the goddess admiring eyes.
In terms of dance movements, he adapted Ashley Judd's modern dance into a free street dance version according to the original movie and Anne Fletcher's design.
"Okay, very good." After the scene that has been repeated several times, the old Larry finally gave some affirmation, "Ashley, your performance is very good, but please pay attention to the performance of the heroine in this scene. There must be a sense of sequence, from the beginning of serious dance teaching, the dissatisfaction and helplessness of the male lead's random dancing behavior, to the slight satisfaction after the two have gradually become proficient in cooperation, and in the final stage, it is necessary to show interest in the street dance danced by the male lead And the affection for the hero."
"But in the script, the heroine hasn't broken up with her ex-boyfriend at this time." Ashley Judd picked up the script on the chair and flipped to the front.
"In this play, the heroine will not show any real love for her ex-boyfriend. The heroine is in college, almost a school beauty, and her ex-boyfriend is a star in school, so they are together, like a kind of It’s inevitable on campus. Girls sometimes don’t know whether they really love this person or not, so they have to show this kind of confusion in several scenes with their ex-boyfriend, as well as the perfect couple in front of them, but with The feeling of being far away in his heart... Well, it's far away."
Old Larry said: "In short, this dance scene condenses the process of gradually warming up the relationship between the heroine and the heroine. It has a fast pace, so the performance must have a strong sense of sequence, and it must be overly natural. Let's take a break first."
"Okay, wait a minute." Ashley Judd walked to the corner, and the assistant who helped hold the script was talking about the lines, brewing emotions.
"aps, your acting difficulty is relatively low, but please also note that your expression lacks a sense of hierarchy. For the male protagonist, inspiration is a key element throughout the play, and you can't relax at all times."
Old Larry said to Song Ya again: "The male protagonist is a street person who was born in a slum, not highly educated and idle. He has the consciousness of trying to get rid of this kind of life, but lacks the action to make up his mind to change. In this dance, In fact, he is not able to fully learn the dance moves of the heroine. Part of his mocking smile is that he really does not agree with this relatively rigid art form, and the other part is not to hide his ability or effort. Fake self-protection."
"Self-protection?"
"Yes, everyone will find reasons for their own laziness. The same is true for the hero's rejection of modern dance. He is afraid that he will not be as good as the heroine after working hard. People who work hard towards mainstream social behavior ridicule him, so he finds a reason for himself, that is, he doesn't like modern dance, but prefers the free expression of hip-hop." Old Larry said.
"But the hero really likes hip-hop." Song Ya said.
"But if you want to be successful in the dance industry, you must have certain basic skills." Anne Fletcher added: "The same two abstract painters, one can do sketches and classical oil paintings very well, he just likes and chooses to use abstract The other basic skill of artistic expression is completely inadequate, and he can only use abstract paintings that ordinary people cannot understand as a cover, and the difference between the two is very big.”
"This is your script, your story, you should be able to handle it well." Old Larry said: "The hero finally started to really work hard,
He completed the process from street dance to modern dance and back to street dance. In short, your performance must have a sense of hierarchy. At the beginning, the male protagonist wanted to dance completely according to the female protagonist's movements, but when he found that he couldn't do it, he immediately gave up and changed back to the street dance he often danced, and used the right The disdain of modern dance to cover up its own inertia. "
"This is the same as the hero's best friend, he can play professional basketball..." Song Ya also began to try to analyze the character.
"It's baseball, it's been changed to baseball." Yeremov reminded, "The male protagonist's best friend has basically finalized Adam Sandra."
"The male protagonist's best friend has the ability to play professional baseball, but he is afraid of working hard for this goal, so he justifies his inertia by saying that children from the slums cannot have that kind of opportunity." Song Ya continued.
"It's not an excuse, it's a reason. People always have to find a reason for their behavior." Old Larry nodded: "Many people don't even realize the hypocrisy and deception of this reason, because self-reflection and denial are very difficult and difficult. Painful. Find a reason to convince yourself, then continue to wander the streets, have fun with friends, and stay in the comfort zone of your heart for a lifetime, but it is easier."
"Of course, this reason for convincing myself is not without reason. The children of the poor do need to put in more effort to be successful, and even if they do work hard, they may not necessarily be rewarded."
"Because this reason makes sense, both the hero and his best friend are stuck in the quagmire of self-deception and cannot get out. They actually realized that they are deceiving themselves, and they don't want to continue wandering the streets, relying on thieves to steal money. Touch to continue to live, so they actually know that they need to change, but it is difficult to change, and it is also difficult to face their own hearts."
"It's not a compliment to show the complexity of this kind of person, you have acting talent." Old Larry repeatedly emphasized, "The sense of layering, the layering of expressions and movements."
"I see."
I have watched the original movie so many times, and he wrote the script under his leadership. Of course, he knows the character of the male lead, but it is difficult to clearly convey it to the audience in a short scene. But no matter how difficult it is, it must be done. You can’t always have a narration about your own mental activities.
He also went to think about the script for a while, "I designed a move." He proposed a new idea, "After the male lead found it difficult to dance the female lead's dance moves in place, his expression became a little irritable. I tried it again, but it didn't work, so I became even more annoyed, and simply took a few steps back, staring at the heroine who was still teaching the movements with her hands on her waist from behind, until the other party looked back at me, and then immediately switched back to the usual way. In a state where everything doesn’t matter, I danced the familiar street dance.”
"Can."
After getting the affirmation of the old Larry, the audition continued. Both of them made improvements. The heroine played by Ashley Judd corrected him dissatisfiedly when she saw him dancing hip-hop. Attracted by the new dance expression and the male protagonist's movements, the dance became more and more tacit, and the female protagonist gradually recognized it, and a smile began to appear on her face.
"Very good, very good, let's end here today." Old Larry was finally satisfied, looked at the time, and loudly announced the end of the audition.
"Good job." She politely praised Song Ya, and went to old Larry and others to chat for a while, and said goodbye to the assistant and left.
"The two-faced Ruby at the beginning of the year is likely to help her win the Best Newcomer Award from the Chicago Film Critics Association."
Yeremov looked at her back and said.
"Indeed, the acting skills are very good." Old Larry nodded.
"After all, she is a famous actress, one of the most promising new actresses in Hollywood." The casting director also echoed.
"Newcomer? Isn't she older? She was born in 1968." Song Ya said immediately, fearing that they would change their minds.
Everyone looked at the casting director, thinking that he was going to explode again, but unexpectedly this time, he turned around, "Indeed." The casting director said.
"By the way, let's talk about the Chicago Film Critics Association, will they help after my movie is released? After all, I am also from Chicago." Song Ya asked.
The Chicago Film Critics Association is a professional film critic organization second only to the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. It has less than forty members, but its influence is not low, and there is a great god Roger Ebert. He has a personal column in the Chicago Sun. , There is also a film review program on pbs TV station, and he is also a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a visiting professor of a film course. Unfortunately, he rarely comes to teach. Song Ya has never seen this famous alumnus on campus.
"Don't think about it, they prefer art films than the Los Angeles and New York Film Critics Associations, Spike Lee's kind, don't mess with them, they won't have anything good to say about a commercial youth musical." Ye Lie Moff interrupted his reverie.
"Okay, I'm going to take a rest." Song Ya took the opportunity to find Amy and Taraji. content
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