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“Renly, do we need to be a little more... brief? "Felicity raised a question..
“How to say? "Renly did not answer or defend directly, but then raised a question and motioned for Felicity to continue..
Felicity paused to collect her thoughts, "Can I understand that in this scene, the expression of the entire emotion needs to be more direct and concise, and those delicate emotional changes need to be settled to be more efficient? Present it with expressions and movements, simplifying the complex. Is this what you mean?？”
Renly still didn't speak, he just nodded slightly, waiting for Felicity's follow-up..
Felicity could detect the affirmation in Renly's eyes, which encouraged her, and her words were obviously a little lighter, "In the scene just now, your performance was very unique, making full use of the changes in light, half of the face Hidden in the darkness, even the half of the face facing the light does not have much emotion, and the eyes are all hidden in the shadows. However, the changes in tone of voice are more direct, just like pencil drawings, every turn and pause. You can feel it, but the wonderful thing is that, combined with your overall performance, including your eyes and body, the concise lines will not appear too monotonous and clumsy, but can instead enrich the character. This is the performance effect you want to achieve , right？”
Compared with the "Crazy Love" period, Felicity has also grown a lot, maybe not as fast as Renly, but obvious changes can be seen in her character, mastery of skills, and most importantly, in her performance Understand it with a new concept, and then develop your own style.
Then, Felicity raised her head and looked into Renly's eyes, "But why? Why do you have to perform like this?？”
At this time, Renly finally spoke, "This is a commercial movie. It's that simple." Sensing the confusion in Felicity's eyes, Renly explained, "Look, in commercial movies, rhythm is very important. Even more important than story, special effects, and performance, popcorn is called popcorn for this reason, because the audience needs continuous climax/climax to maintain concentration, which also means that our performance cannot It’s too cumbersome and trivial. The whole thing still needs to be concise, so that the emotions can be conveyed quickly and accurately to ensure that the director’s rhythm will not be dragged down by the actors..”
Felicity vaguely understood something, but she also had more questions: Obviously Renly's performance was more than that..
Renly went on to explain, "But this does not mean that the characters are weak. Film critics always like to say that the characters in commercial movies are all functional paper figures, and the characters themselves do not have any depth or breadth. On the one hand, This is caused by the script; on the other hand, it is caused by the performance.”
“The same is anger. In fact, during the performance, the actor does not need to express the level of anger, but he can leave a space for reverie, allowing the audience to realize that there is a reason behind the anger. This is enough, as for Commercial movies don’t need to discuss the reason in depth, because every audience can have their own understanding. But this reason can make the characters three-dimensional and full..”
Renly poured out all his thoughts at once, and Felicity fell into deep thought. Rather than being confused, it was more complicated and complicated thoughts that surged up like a big explosion..
just right, impartial？
Advance and retreat appropriately, accurately and skillfully！
These are undoubtedly the most difficult and arduous parts, not just for performances, but for everything. How to find a clever balance point on the scale and maintain an equilibrium state perfectly, no matter what happens at any time. , now Renly and Felicity are also facing such problems.
Objectively speaking, there is no need for them to do this..
“"Rogue One" is just a commercial movie, and performance is not the focus of the audience's appreciation. Felicity only needs to be aware of the difference in shots, cut the branches of her performance, and make the entire performance more streamlined and clear, then there will be no It's a problem. Everything else is just asking for trouble.：
The director will not ask for it, and neither will the audience. The "depth" of a popcorn movie is like ogling a blind man. It is not necessary at all. It is just the actor's self-cultivation..
Many times, it is even a move that is rejected by directors and producers..
But obviously, Renly has a different view - the reason why the exploration of characters and the refinement of performances have become redundant burdens in commercial films is that the creations of actors and directors are not on the same track; once they can be aligned, then Commercial movies will break away from pure and simple "popcorn" and have more aftertaste value, such as "Titanic", such as "Batman: The Dark Knight" and so on.
Renly's ease is obvious, so he is chasing a higher level and perfect state of performance - how to integrate the character's autonomous consciousness into an entertaining performance; but Felicity is not necessary, not at all necessary , I'm just embarrassing myself.
Despite this, Felicity was still lost in thought.
She hopes to be qualified for roles in commercial films, but she also hopes to retain her own characteristics - otherwise, how can she survive in the highly competitive Hollywood industry?？
Is this greed? Or ambition？
Among the once "crazy in love" iron triangle, Jennifer Lawrence and Renly Hall have both reached the pinnacle of their careers, while Felicity Jones, who has been praised for her solid and delicate performances, has fallen behind. Behind her, gradually forgotten by people, and now meeting Renly again, she has shouldered too much burden to prove herself, is that right? Not willing? envy? desire? Are these emotions turning upside down?？
No, she doesn't think so.
She also has her own obsession with acting, an obsession that she can never give up or be calm about - just like the eyes of Captain Cassian Andor..
Not for comparison, not because of jealousy, but a yearning, a passionate yearning. She yearned to be an actor like Renly, she yearned to be able to complete the character creation according to her own conception and ideas, she yearned to be able to Interpret your own taste.
Although it is very difficult！
In the past two years, Jennifer seems to have gradually lost the aura of her performance because of her high praise and attention, as if she is gradually settling into the status quo and does not want to explore and refuse to change; but the actors themselves understand that the noise of being under the spotlight and chaos, as suffocating as an invisible cage. It’s not that Jennifer doesn’t want to change, but that she doesn’t have enough energy to change.——
For example, as a public relations officer in the academy during the awards season, she had to attend various parties and social events every day, even three or four a day. For two months, she was constantly faced with false and cowardly social interactions, and even a calm and stable person It is very difficult to sleep, let alone explore performances. And this is only a very small part of Jennifer's daily life throughout the year..
This is why many actors turn to alcohol or drugs for help.
Similarly, Renly faced a similar dilemma, even worse than Jennifer; but Renly dealt with it in a completely different way. He chose to continue to stick to his acting profession, leave the hustle and bustle of the awards season, and focus on devoted himself to performing, constantly exploring his own field, trying to go further in the performance level, touching the threshold of the highest palace.
To have something, you have to give up something. This is true for both Renly and Jennifer..
Perhaps the difference between Renly and Jennifer is that Renly is a man and can always have some advantages in the film industry. Even if he is not involved in the academy's public relations, he can still carve out a world; but this is not the core and most important thing. Difference, every actor knows this well, in the final analysis it is a matter of choice, Felicity also knows this clearly.
Of course, no one needs or should blame Jennifer, because every actor has to make his own choices, and most people can't even do it to Jennifer's level. Every step she takes also records her career. Trajectory, an irreplaceable journey.
“"Crazy in Love" The Iron Triangle have all made their own choices, and now Felicity is facing another fork in the road, and she needs to further complete her choice..
Bidding farewell to the awards season academy public relations of "The Theory of Everything" and focusing solely on the performance of "Rogue One", this is Felicity's final choice.
So, it’s fine if she doesn’t want to be “safe and clear”, she just doesn’t want to be “average”.
So, Felicity followed Renly's words, crawling forward step by step, clearing away the fog layer by layer, looking for her own performance rhythm and scale in the chaos..
It wasn't easy, but she got into it and enjoyed it so much.
Felicity didn't speak, and Renly also fell into deep thought. After a brief high-frequency conversation, the scene became quiet again. Angus Wright and May Bell were slightly stunned, unsure of what they should do..
On the one hand, Renly and Felicity kept talking at a high speed, leaving no room for interruption, and it was over in the blink of an eye; on the other hand, Renly and Felicity seemed unprepared. Including other people's opinions, the world of two does not allow outsiders to intervene..
Angus and May Bell were both helpless. They both exchanged glances with joking looks in their eyes, as if they were saying, "Ignored by the big names"; however, for them, this has long been accustomed to it. Thought Renly might be different, apparently now disappointed.
The main reason why they did not turn around and leave was because they also knew their performance tasks: they needed to cooperate with the director and the two leading actors to complete the entire scene. Now, the actors in it can more or less feel the abnormality, and the performance The rhythm is obviously not on track. So, what should they do next? They still need to follow the director's command - or in other words, follow Renly's command..
“Uh...Renly？”
At this moment, a voice broke through the quiet noise at the scene. One after another, some eyes were cast towards the source of the voice. It turned out to be director Gareth Edwards..
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