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Andy Rogers must admit that taking over the filming of "Mindhunter" should be the wisest and most correct decision in two years, because Renly is back——
At least on the way back.
In the past two years, Renly has filmed four commercial movies including "Interstellar", "Big Bucks", "Jurassic World", and "Rogue One". Of course, there was also "The Lobster" during the period. But even including "The Lobster," the overall style of these works is relatively light and cheerful.
To put it simply, it is more entertaining.
Different from "Drunk Country Folk", "Exploding Drummer", "Transcendence", "Crazy Love", "Buried Alive", "Gravity" and so on, these works have sacrificed to varying degrees for commercial entertainment. The depth of the movie and the characters gives more room for "entertainment effect", which naturally sacrifices the room to concentrate on "telling the story".
Of course, all of the above-mentioned works were approved by Renly. "Interstellar" and "The Lobster" were even performance opportunities that Renly took the initiative to visit the director and actively participated in them. There is no doubt that; but Renly Neither Andy nor Andy expected that the power struggle within the crew and the competition for interests among major Hollywood companies would consume more energy invisibly..
That was an area that Renly was unfamiliar with and wasn't interested in..
These power struggles outside of the "professional work of actors" will inevitably follow with the rise of fame and status, but they are further amplified by the profit attributes of commercial films. Thomas Toole, Kathleen Kennedy, The interference of top bosses such as Ron Meyer and Kevin Tsujihara is becoming more and more obvious and serious..
Renly is not afraid of these battles - don't forget his family background, those battles are always one of the issues in social situations and interpersonal relationships; on the contrary, Renly's performance is not stage fright, even when facing the top bosses in the industry, he can still Works smoothly, no mistakes have been made so far.
But the problem is that these "fights" are the job of the big bosses, not Renly's.
Renly is an actor, and this is his job. When Renly is forced to spend more energy on these detailed and peripheral tasks, his job as an actor will inevitably be affected. This is the most fatal thing..
Things are no longer pure, so fatigue begins to breed, just like work, just like life, just like... "growing up", it's all like this.
Andy is very worried about Renly's condition, but he is not an actor, and he is not sure how to solve the problem and how much time it will take to solve it. In addition to giving Renly enough rest time and waiting quietly, Andy seems to also There's nothing left to work hard on.
“"Mind Hunter" became a turning point.
During the filming process of this work, Renly was able to return to the performance level in a truly down-to-earth manner, slowly polishing himself from the basic skills; and in a relatively quiet and simple environment, he calmed down and worked hard little by little. Adjustment, even if you can't regain your state and rhythm 100% for the time being, you can start to enjoy the atmosphere of the crew and performance life again, and return to the familiar daily life.
This is undoubtedly a good thing.
“"Mindhunter" is invested and produced by Sisyphus Films, and Andre Hamilton is the nominal producer, but he will obviously not interfere with the work of the crew; "Mindhunter" is a TV series with far less attention and attention than The movie was filmed in quiet Philadelphia, which also allowed the crew to gain rare peace and quiet. Even the paparazzi seemed to have disappeared, and the annoying flies no longer interfered..
In addition, David Fincher, like Renly, is a dedicated and dedicated director. Everything is about the work and only about the work. This allows daily communication to be kept at a professional level, passively pulling Lanly. Return to your familiar professional areas without distractions.
Every little detail created a perfect working environment for Renly, “really regaining the feeling and atmosphere when he first started filming.”.
The above sentence is from Renly's original words. It can be clearly felt that although Renly's performance is still not at his best, he has indeed begun to relax and try to enjoy the work life of the crew..
In just one month, Andy visited the "Mindhunter" crew three times. Every time, he could notice the changes. Renly's tense nerves were gradually relaxing, and he was also gradually adapting to the cheerful atmosphere of the TV series crew..
Indeed, "Jurassic World" set a new North American box office record, broke the seemingly unreachable figures of "Avatar", and broke through the 800 million threshold in one go. This is a new medal for Andy's career, and the entire Hollywood has paid attention to it. Sight can truly influence the situation within the industry and spread the influence..
But Andy still prefers Renly in the "Mindhunter" crew, who is purer, simpler, and happier. Only when he stands in front of the camera and performs as an actor, Renly's light is the most dazzling moment. , that was also his most charming and vivid moment.
Andy's feelings were correct, Renly was indeed very happy.
As David said, the character Holden Hunter in "Mind Hunter" has talent in himself, and then he gradually grows up through the process of exploration. It was not until the end of the first season that he finally understood how to Give full play to his talents and shine. At the same time, this also made him become self-willed, proud and arrogant. The feeling of controlling the world made him command the country from a high position..
But he didn't expect that while he was "dancing with the devil", he was also being slowly eroded by darkness. "When you are staring at the abyss, the abyss is also staring at you." Just when you thought you had glimpsed the dark code of the abyss , but I don’t know that the abyss has also awakened the darkness in my heart..
Then, I was lost in the darkness.
It cannot be said that Holden's development is completely consistent with Renly's, but it is true that Holden's mentality changes and emotions can be felt by Renly in every aspect; more importantly, this also means that Renly starts from scratch and returns to the world. The starting point, following Holden through his own mental journey, and even the difficulty and anxiety of being "lost in the dark" in the end, can also make Renly truly feel the erosion of reality..
For Renly in his current state, Horton is a perfect challenge, impeccable.
Just like a baby learning to take steps, start with basic skills and slowly look for inspiration during the performance - as if you haven't even stabilized your steps yet. Don't rush to start running immediately, but stay patient and take every scene into consideration. Treat it as a test and force yourself to calm down and polish it..
it's not easy.
An impetuous and tired mentality is not only easy to affect the state, but also easy to lack patience. The most important thing is the lack of passion and motivation: it is easy to get distracted during preparations, get tired during rehearsals and practice, and make mistakes during actual shooting. This kind of The stumbling state has a negative impact every moment, which further affects the performance, the opposite actors, and finally the entire crew..
This was the first time in Renly's career as an actor; moreover, the feeling of being out of control was completely elusive, just like a woman's mood during her period, causing destruction intermittently, but without any pattern or context. Even I don’t know what to do.
But Renly is no longer a rookie after all..
Unable to control his irritability, but able to control his thoughts, Renly was able to integrate this impetuous and exhausted state into his performance, creating a confused and confused "frivolous" state, giving the character a subtle sensitivity , permeating Holden’s temperament.
This is not Renly's original invention - it is always like this on the theater stage, because performances in London's West End and Broadway are performed every day, and actors are also ordinary people, and their states are bound to have ups and downs, so they need to adjust themselves. Different actors have different methods, Lan What Li is trying is one of them.
Fortunately, Renly was able to carefully explore the joy of performance in different performance methods. The entire process of research and exploration was full of novelties and difficulties, forcing Renly to spend more time reading the script and adjusting it. In terms of state, unconsciously, there are less and less external disturbances..
My attention gradually became concentrated. Although it is still easy to break down, at least I can stay close to the performance now. Even if my mind wanders, I will not go too far. I can pull it back at any time, concentrate again, and devote myself to the next round of thinking. or work, which is significant progress.
Therefore, being on the Philadelphia set, for Renly, every day was familiar, but at the same time, every day was also a challenge. This experience really allowed Renly to adjust bit by bit and get out of the trough. , reawakening those familiar memories of the performance deep in my heart.
The filming life is deaf to what is going on outside the window, and the trivial chats after dinner are also full of performances and art, either arguing with David about the shortcomings of "Alien 3"; or discussing with Rooney what the scale of character sculpture should be. control; or discuss with Cameron, Hannah and others the background information and existence significance of each character in "Mindhunter"... The bustling debate cannot stop at all..
The memory just goes back to the years of the "Pacific War", those years when there was only performance in life, those years when I was sad and happy because of the performance, those years when I had big dreams, it seems that even NG's mistakes can become the talk of the week. , everything is so simple.
In this way, Renly gradually began to get used to the daily life of a "Mind Hunter", and the passage of time became insignificant..
From summer to autumn, after another autumn rain, the cold wave seems to have arrived on the East Coast early. The streets of Philadelphia have become cold and damp, and the footsteps of winter seem to be not far away. Then, the "Mind Hunter" The filming work has finally come to an end in an orderly manner.
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