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“weasel weasel weasel……”
The dense and fast drum beats came to the ears. Buddy Rich's superb rhythm control and power output were amazing. It was obviously a series of continuous drum beats in a smooth flow, but one could carefully distinguish the differences between the drum beats. Jumping and connecting.
Just like a summer rainstorm that comes and goes quietly, the rain hits thousands of holes on the beach. The field of vision is full of holes, but you can clearly identify each hole, distinct yet disconnected..
That kind of splendor and vastness, that kind of shock and magnificence, rushed towards the face, like a baptism, making people's scalp numb and jaw-dropping. They were completely bathed in a starburst and could only dumbly Look up. Even a layman without any research on drums can faintly feel the shock brought by that rhythm..
And now, Andrew must complete this "Whiplash" performance.
Renly was so focused on the melody in his ears that he didn't even notice his friends who came to visit the class. Or, even if he noticed, he would choose to ignore it because he had to concentrate on the performance now and had no thoughts. I don’t have the energy to deal with any kind of social interaction.
“The sound of "bang bang bang" gradually slowed down. It was not that Buddy Rich's playing slowed down, but that after listening intently, it was as if he had entered a new universe, and the musical notes finally became clear, as if It's like slowing down the tempo at two or three times the speed, and then each drum beat turns into a "dong dong dong" sound, hammering hard on the heart..
Faintly, he seemed to have captured some inspiration.
Before the inspiration disappeared, he sat up and quickly came to the back of the drum kit. He opened the "Whiplash" music score, re-read and re-analyzed it up and down, compared and analyzed it with the drum rhythm in his mind, and then grabbed it. He picked up his drumstick, exhaled a long breath, and tried to relax himself as much as possible..
Then, start playing from the beginning.
It’s not the beginning of the seventeenth quarter, but the beginning of the first quarter.
The opening drum beat slowly came in. It was neither too complex nor too difficult. The whole performance seemed to be very smooth. However, after the eighth measure, he paused and savored it over and over again.——
Is his rhythm accurate? Is every sixteenth note on the right beat? Is there snapping or dragging when the drumstick hits?？
Fletcher's previous experience made him learn to re-examine himself. Only by studying every detail to the extreme can he upgrade his skills to a whole new level. As for those masters who abandoned basic skills, that is another one. level. Now he must focus on the current basic skills..
After slowly recollecting it in my mind, I started playing again. The control of my wrists and fingers became more delicate, but on the contrary, the force was not even enough, and the roundness of each drum beat was different. It was like a big bead. When small beads fall on a jade plate, if all pearls are of the same size, the sound should be coherent and smooth, but when the size of the pearls is different, the ups and downs of the sound begin to appear cadence..
Sometimes, cadence is a good thing because it can be in tune; sometimes, it is a bad thing, like now.
He paused for the second time, and then for the third time. Unexpectedly, the relatively simple opening seemed to become difficult. He listened carefully over and over again, thinking about it slowly and carefully..
……
“What on earth is he doing? "Damien stood quietly watching for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask a question..
In fact, Damien is a mature and steady young man. It can be seen from his use of lenses and picture splicing. Even though "The Explosive Drummer" is his second work, he has already initially shown his control and control. atmosphere; but after all, he still lacks more shooting experience and is inevitably a little impatient when dealing with emergencies..
If possible, Damien is willing to calm down and give Renly enough time to slowly figure out the role and polish the scenes, because he knows that it is worth it and Renly's performance will never disappoint..
But the problem is that their shooting time at the Juilliard School is really limited. Every minute and every second is extremely precious. In order to complete the shooting within the specified time, they must speed up the progress. Therefore, Damien's mentality is inevitable Just a little anxious.
In fact, he knew what Renly was doing, but he didn't understand the reason for doing it; more precisely, he understood the reason, but didn't understand the necessity of doing it. For this scene, Renly's speculation and drills are unnecessary and can even be said to be a waste of time..
“He's figuring out the character," Paul explained..
Damien nodded in agreement, but his tone still seemed a little urgent and anxious, "I know. I know he is adjusting his state now and trying to figure out Andrew's state, but the problem is that the real difficult part is later, and it's not even Frye. In the seventeenth section where Tohru was constantly finding faults, in order to shoot this scene, he only needed to study the difficult part over and over again. Those setbacks and confusions all came from the difficult parts later..”
As a writer and director, Damien knew the entire story and all the details very well. He knew the music and plot of every scene clearly. Therefore, he understood Renly's actions, but he did not understand the necessity..
Because he is a director, not an actor.
Rooney and others did not understand the ins and outs of the story, so they naturally had no way of guessing Renly's intentions. However, Rooney recalled the episode at the door just now, and said tentatively, "There was a scene before this scene." , has he... encountered any setbacks, or some kind of blow, and his confidence has been frustrated? So, he is now more strict with himself, torturing himself over and over again, hoping to achieve perfection?.”
“You can see that Renly is constantly revising his playing, and it's a little different every time." Rooney's thoughts gradually became coherent..
But at this moment, Ryan, who was still outside the situation, interrupted and said, "Are you sure? It's different every time."？”
The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed, and Rooney rolled her eyes speechlessly, "I'm not sure, otherwise, why don't you interrupt Renly's performance and ask him personally?" Ryan immediately raised his hands to express surrender, and then firmly closed his mouth.
Rooney looked away and continued, "Damien, Renly is not an actor who wastes time and energy. Every move he makes has profound meaning. Maybe these performances are outside the camera and the audience can't see it at all. , but for the character, it is an important part of the entire context. If possible, we should observe again, maybe we can see the clues.”
Damien fell silent.
Because he knew that after the whole story was coherent, all of Renly's actions would become reasonable and smooth.：
Andrew is forcing himself according to Fletcher's requirements, not only challenging difficult parts, but also every measure and every note must be...perfect, truly perfect, impeccable perfection, let Fletcher's perfection in shutting up, that obsession with self-proof is bursting out bit by bit, like a bull by the horns..
“The drumbeat of "bang bang bang" continued, but Damien did not complain anymore. Instead, he asked everyone at the scene to keep quiet, and asked the photographer to start his work and record the whole process completely. As for the post-editing, If it can be used, we will tell you when the time comes..
……
Over and over again, and again, after gradually figuring out the doorway, a look of certainty appeared on his cheeks. Although there was no smile, the determination in his eyes slowly rolled up, and it seemed that he had finally re-established He gained confidence, which also prompted him to start further progress towards the difficult parts..
Section 17.
Section 18.
Over and over again, over and over again, he has struck again at least a hundred times.
He tirelessly searched for the gaps and rhythms between the sixteenth notes, and searched endlessly for any clues of snapping or dragging. Without Fletcher's oppression and threat, his brain was finally able to calm down and think carefully. , listen carefully with your own ears, clear away the clouds bit by bit, and then carve it out boringly and boringly over and over again..
Unknowingly, the entrance to the practice room was already filled with people. The turbulent scenes on the three floors inside and outside were silent. There was no sound at all. It seemed that even the sound of breathing had completely disappeared, and all sight lines were motionless. The ground fell on the man who was playing the drum.
Thirty minutes, a full thirty minutes passed like this, but he showed no signs of fatigue or fatigue. His whole body was as if he had just been fished out of the water, and beads of sweat the size of peas poured out one after another. The clothes slipped down, wetting the hair, wetting the T-shirt, and wetting the drum kit, but the persistence and concentration in those eyes remained unwavering..
The amazing thing is that no one was bored there.
Everyone just stared at him blankly, playing the same piece of music over and over again, competing with themselves, polishing every detail of the performance bit by bit, even the photographer had to change Working mode - He fixed the camera on a tripod to ensure that the entire shot was stable and continuous without shaking due to exhaustion of his physical strength..
But the photographer did not give up his work. He installed three cameras in different corners of the practice room, for a total of four cameras to capture the scene, just like a documentary..
At this moment, without warning, Andrew raised his right hand and slapped himself hard, "Pah!"”.
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