1892 deja vu
The crane camera lens slowly rose up, from the horizon to the height of the three-story building, capturing the entire scene from a high position, including Owen and Claire, as well as the far-end scene, and A panoramic approach presents all content in front of the audience.
But... nothing！
Melanie and Chen Zihao could not see anything on the monitor screen. The plains and hills in front of them were an empty open space. Apart from grass and trees, there was nothing, not even passing birds or trees. There were no animals, it was as quiet as a dead land.
This, what is going on? What the hell are Owen and Claire looking at?？
The sharp gap between vision and feeling brought Melanie back from illusion to reality. Only then did she suddenly realize that everything was just filming. Later, through Owen and Blair's lines, Melanie also understood what she saw in the panoramic screen. : Brachiosaurus corpses are everywhere..
Of course, it is impossible to create a large mountain of Brachiosaurus carcasses at the shooting site. All these details require post-production computer special effects to complete the production. Therefore, there was such a contrast in the monitor screen. Owen and Claire saw an open space. But it requires a solemn and unexpected expression.
At this moment, thinking back to Renly and Bryce's performance just now, Melanie couldn't help but savor it - she couldn't say that she had been 100% immersed in it, but she did feel the true emotion through the monitor screen. The expression of those delicate and complicated emotions can awaken resonance in any scene at any time, and can even make people ignore the absurdity of the surrounding scenes..
“Do you think this is what stage plays are like? "Melanie suddenly became curious and discussed with Chen Zihao, "Standing on a narrow stage, those simple layouts and scenes have no sense of reality at all, but the actors can still combine the story and the story through their performances. Emotions are conveyed to the audience, allowing the audience to ignore the absurdity of the entire environment and enter the story？”
After thinking about it in this way, Melanie felt more and more justified. Now thinking about the performance just now, the emotions conveyed by Renly's eyes and expressions can make her feel the same, and even immerse herself in the sad mood of mourning. So much so that I became eager to pay attention to the scene above the panoramic view of the plain, and couldn't help but stand on tiptoes, trying to find out what Owen and Claire saw..
It's really amazing, isn't it?？
Everyone knows that movies are a dream-making industry that uses various technologies to transform human imagination into reality. The dinosaurs in front of us are one of the best examples; but more often than not, people give credit to Above the director and special effects, it is often easy to overlook the actors’ contribution to “dream-making”.
If actors' wonderful performances in art films or drama films can arouse the audience's emotional resonance, this is a natural consensus; then actors' vivid performances in commercial films or popcorn blockbusters can take the audience into the world of their own imagination. Experience life and convince the audience that everything they see now is real and credible, and then enter the virtual world of the movie. This is also an irreplaceable "dream-making" link..
Strictly speaking, Melanie is not a movie lover. Not to mention Renly's artistic works, she has not even watched many summer commercial popcorn blockbusters. For her, movies are a simple means of entertainment. Some people like it, some people are not that interested.
But at this time, Melanie began to feel vaguely interesting, especially the charm given to the movie by the performance link. This made the film production process full of sparks of chemical reactions, and the cooperation between links may be due to the influence of different personnel. Participate in and evolve completely different chemical reactions——
Melanie knew that her perspective and way of thinking were indeed somewhat unique, but she enjoyed it. That was enough.
Wait, why didn’t Chen Zihao respond?？
“List? "Melanie bumped Chen Zihao with her elbow, but the force was not serious, and Chen Zihao snorted. Melanie couldn't help but laugh, "Hey, why didn't you react at all? I just spoke to you, didn't you hear?？”
Chen Zihao really didn't hear it. "I was just thinking. The scene just now seemed familiar, but for a while I couldn't remember what was going on. I was a little distracted. What did you say?" He rubbed his belly and complained. To, "Should I be so cruel?"？”
Melanie laughed again and patted Chen Zihao's back hard, "Don't worry, I'll do it lightly, and I know you can bear it.".”
Chen Zihao's eyes almost bulged out: Does this mean you should pay attention to your actions? He felt like he was about to vomit blood now！
“I just said that the actors' performances are really amazing and always able to convey the story and emotion, right? Melanie briefly summarized her thoughts again, "Just like just now, I can really feel Renly's sadness, which seems to be a kind of heaviness after experiencing countless lives and deaths. His eyes are really very... Good. I can’t tell you exactly what happened, but I feel it’s really good..”
eyes？
An idea flashed in Chen Zihao's mind, "I remembered it! 'Pacific War'’！”
“What? "Melanie was full of questions..
Chen Zihao explained, "Renly's famous work is 'Pacific War', that TV series on HBO. In the series, I remember it was the ninth or eighth episode? Renly had a similar episode. In one scene, he was holding a woman who was about to die. The emotions in his eyes were so delicate and complex. He truly explained the meaning of life and death and triggered countless discussions on social networks..”
“Really? "Melanie has never heard of it..
Chen Zihao nodded, "But... I always feel something is different, and I can't tell. It's like, uh... it seems that Renly's performance was more polished at that time, not that it was bad, but in comparison For now, it seems to be a bit too strong. But today's performance can't see any trace, the whole feeling appears..”
As he talked, Chen Zihao himself began to feel frustrated, because he was an amateur movie enthusiast. If he was asked to analyze the quality and details of the performance, he could not tell a reason, even expressing his own feelings. Without being too detailed, "Ah! I can't tell. Anyway, I just feel that Renly is different.".”
On the contrary, Melanie, who had always remained on the sidelines, saw it more clearly, "Are you sure it wasn't because of commercial movies that Renly adjusted his acting methods? I'm not an expert, but I also know that the acting methods of art movies must not be used in In a commercial movie, otherwise it would be too weird.”
“No, no no." Chen Zihao shook his head repeatedly, "'Pacific War' is not an art movie." But halfway through, Chen Zihao couldn't help but stop, "...it seems to make sense to say this..”
Melanie shrugged, "I know, it's just that Renly is awesome, right?？”
Chen Zihao thought about it seriously, "Well, yes.”
At least from Chen Zihao's point of view, Renly's performance was more effortless. There was no trace in the whole performance, not even signs of exertion, but all the emotions were conveyed in place between his eyes and expressions. It is not the same as before. The acting wasn't good, but Renly's acting leveled up again..
But whether it is because Renly's strength has improved, or because the performance in commercial movies cannot have too many traces, Chen Zihao can't explain the reason..
At the same time, Colin is also communicating with Renly and Bryce.
“Bryce, please be more restrained in your performance." Colin said into the intercom..
Bryce didn't quite understand, "What does it mean to be restrained? My emotional expression just now was very restrained." This is not an argument, but an objective discussion..
Colin scratched his head, "I'm not sure, but I always feel that you express your emotions too much, which makes Claire's performance seem a bit deliberate. I mean, Claire does feel Owen's pain, and indeed I felt the sadness of the dinosaur's death, but it was revealed naturally, and your emotions just now were too much, making it easy for the audience to have the illusion that 'you are trying hard to understand Owen', do you understand?？”
In fact, Colin's feelings are very subtle. Is there anything wrong with Bryce's performance? No! But when Bryce's performance was placed in front of Renly, the traces of carving were immediately obvious, which also made Claire's emotions lack a sense of sincerity. That subtle difference became particularly obvious in the opponent's scene, and even a little abrupt..
But as a director, Colin's understanding of performance is really limited. He can capture the gap from the director's point of view, but it is difficult to tell a reason, at least there is no way to complete the analysis sharply and clearly, so he is caught in a dilemma. inside：
He knew that something was not quite right, but he had no way to point out the problem in detail, let alone give correct guidance. He could only keep talking and trying, hoping to finally find a correct way to perform..
Bryce could vaguely understand what Colin meant, but she had no idea of how it should be done. Thinking about it more seriously, she wasn't sure she understood Colin's intention, "You mean, shouldn't it be so sad? Or shouldn't I cry? That would be too hypocritical.？”
“No, no, no, that's not it." Colin denied repeatedly, "Uh... I can't explain it in detail. Otherwise, you can perform it again according to your own understanding, put your emotions away, and we will see the effect. Sample？”
If the director doesn't know how to direct a performance, then the best solution is to just go with his gut and leave all the work to the actors..
Bryce chewed it carefully, but still didn't have a clear idea. She raised her head and glanced at Renly, hesitating whether she should ask Renly, but thinking back to the way they got along recently, she finally decided I chose to keep my mouth shut and decided to try my own way..
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