Disaster Artist

Chapter 18: Actor's Law

Expressionism, experience school, method school, the three major factions of performance, then, what is the difference between the three?

The most direct and clearest difference is that:

When an expressionist performs a play, it may be the same ten times. Just look for the best one.

The experience school and the method school perform a scene ten times, and it may be different ten times. Just find a scene that best fits the character and best fits the movie.

On the whole, the expressionist emphasizes control, and it is very important to maintain reason and sobriety; the experience and method schools emphasize immersion, and it is also very important to be lost in the characters and unable to distinguish between reality and drama. Moreover, the immersion of the two performance methods is also very important. The method is also slightly different.

Of course, nothing is absolute.

It doesn't mean that the expressionist actors will not touch the real feelings at all, output performances like a machine, and each performance can be copied and pasted; it does not mean that the experience and method actors will not design their own performance context at all. All lost their minds like madmen.

Often, the performance methods of different factions will penetrate a little bit, showing different appearances according to the talents and abilities of the actors.

Moreover, there is no difference between different performance methods. In the final analysis, it still needs to be decided according to the director, the role, and the style of the movie.

Thriller/horror movie genres are relatively special, because atmosphere and mood are more important, directors often do not like actors to use experiential and methodical styles, but prefer actors to use expressive performances to directly and accurately convey the character's emotions —

Suppose, the character is scared to pee.

Then, the actor directly shows screaming and fear, which is enough; there is no need to show the performance of the character actually peeing his pants after losing his mind, and there is no need to show the different emotions that the character experiences different surprises, that is the opposite. Superfluous.

The famous thriller/horror film director Alfred Hitchcock (Alfred-) scoffed at the experience and method acting. All the actors who appeared in his works, he demanded the use of expression acting, and he hoped that the entire set would be able to be in their control.

"Unfriending" is a typical thriller movie. Lu Qian didn't want the actors to add dramas by themselves. He spoiled the atmosphere of the movie with fancy performances. Expressive acting skills are very good—

Screaming when you should scream, fearing when you should be afraid, and showing the right emotions where Lu Qian asked is enough.

As for the control of details, it is up to Lu Qian.

It is precisely because of this that all actors such as Zeng Yuanwen, Xia Yingjia and so on were decided by Lu Qian according to his own needs.

Previously, when the script had been adapted and the final preparations for the start of the show were officially underway, the actor was originally scheduled to resign on the grounds of "schedule conflict", which caught the crew by surprise.

Ji Xu, was furious.

"What kind of schedule conflict? No one who doesn't count on the 18th line, and is not afraid that the wind will flash his tongue. Where does the schedule conflict come from? If our crew is willing to use him, he should be snickering, okay?"

"To put it bluntly, it's not that he is afraid of Liuguang Pictures, but he doesn't even look at what he is. Is it worth the time spent sitting together?"

"Although it's easy to crush ants, he doesn't really think that everyone has enough to eat and has nothing to do, so he just sits on a small bench and crushes ants at the door of his house, right?"

"Naive. Stupid."

"If you don't act, you won't act, get out of here!"

Ji Xu, cursed loudly.

It wasn't that Ji Xu was angry, but he was worried that Lu Qian would be furious, so before Lu Qian got angry, he scolded him first.

While scolding, he also looked at Lu Qian's face. As a producer, it is also a very important job to control the emotions of the crew.

But unexpectedly, Lu Qian, who originally thought he would be frustrated, angry and annoyed, turned out to be calm.

"Unfortunately, he missed an opportunity to become famous."

Although the launch schedule is slightly affected, the impact is actually very limited.

Don't forget, this is Lanchuan, "the world's film capital" Lanchuan.

Suppose there are one million actors in the world, then 600,000 people should live in Lanchuan, and 300,000 people will come to Lanchuan every few minutes, not to mention the young people who have become famous overnight.

Here, if there is anything missing, there will be no shortage of actors.

Even if Liuguang Films is one of the seven major film companies in the industry, it is far from the point where only one hand can cover the sky. There are countless actors who are eager for performance opportunities and looking for performance opportunities.

Moreover, after the script was revised and adjusted, the starring lineup was expanded from four to seven. In addition, some extras were needed, and it was imperative to recruit more actors.

In Lu Qian's opinion, the resignation of the male protagonist just gave him a chance to rebuild the cast. If necessary, even the female lead would like to be replaced. After all, he was not the actor he chose, and Lu Qian was also worried about whether it suited him or not. expectations and settings.

Originally, Lu Qian was still worried that he should find a reason to rebuild the cast rationally. As a result, the guy in the male protagonist created a reason, which is simply "a pillow was brought to sleep", Lu Qian completely raised his hands Feet agree.

If possible, he also wanted to give the idiot a pennant, UU reading www. Write to uukanshu.com—

"Thank you so much for being stupid"!

Therefore, the "Unfriend" crew re-searched for actors; and Ji Xu deliberately insisted on using the name "Invisible Visitor", and Lu Qian's name was also prominently hung in front of the first round of pre-screening, saving a lot of Necessary and meaningless troubles, save your worry and effort.

Sure enough!

There are so many actors who sign up.

What makes people laugh and cry is that because of the frequent hot searches recently, the name "Lu Qian" has been seen by more people, and news of the preparations for "Invisible Visitors" has spread like wildfire. As a result, the actors who came to audition were even more than before. Even more, just apply for a resume and directly break the 500 mark.

Everyone said, "The most terrible thing in the entertainment industry is not the negative news, but the lack of news", this time Lu Qian really experienced it for himself.

When choosing an actor, Lu Qian consciously started the layout according to the role and the plot. What he liked most was not the appearance nor the performance, but the character.

To a certain extent, Lu Qian hopes that the actor can have a partially overlapping personality with the character, and the emotions presented through expressive acting skills will be more realistic.

Zeng Yuanwen, for example, seems to be a fat man with no threat, but Lu Qian found out that he is very good at observing words, and he is also clever, so he immediately fell in love with him to play the role of the big bear.

Another example is Xia Yingjia, who was originally the heroine of the "Invisible Visitor". When Lu Qian reviewed her audition video, she found that she was a little temperamental, and she didn't know it. The color is actually innately compatible with the role of Liuli, so he did not replace the heroine and kept her.

The actor himself is already part of the character.

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