571 Friendly helping hand
Paul's visit didn't look like a visit from a big-name actor at all. The crew greeted Paul cordially and happily thanked Paul for the gift. The atmosphere on the scene looked like tea during working hours. It's like a normal room, bustling with people coming and going, chatting and laughing, relaxed and comfortable.
While filming "Fighting Cancer", Nathan heard Seth Rogen mention that when he was recording for "Kung Fu Panda", Brad Pitt came to visit Angelina Jolie's class. , that is the true "king style", cheering in front and behind, calm and unhurried, it doesn't look like a crew, but more like a fan meeting. So that their work had to be interrupted for two hours.
Today, Paul was very approachable. After politely greeting the main management staff of the crew, he stood as far to the side as possible to avoid disturbing the working order on site. Occasionally, a staff member walked over and chatted with Paul standing beside him. Talking about Renly's dedication and professionalism, both parties felt the same way. Paul shared interesting stories about the filming of "Fast and Furious 5", and the staff shared interesting stories about the recent filming of "Transcendence". It seems that Paul is more like Renly. An agent, who specially visits the crew to activate the relationship between his own actors and staff..
Fifteen minutes after arriving on the set, under the guidance of the stage manager Jeremy Marks, Paul found Renly who was writing a script in the classroom. However, there was no time to go up and say hello, because the filming of the next scene was about to begin..
Paul discovered that the way Renly prepared for a commercial film was completely different from that for an art film..
When he was on the crew of "Fast and Furious 5", Renly would also spend a lot of time on the script, but in comparison, he spent more time on communication, communicating with the opposite actors and communicating with the martial arts instructors. , communication with the photographer, and communication with the director. He has a very keen sense of the editing and positioning of the shots, which allows him to quickly get into the state after the shooting starts..
But today on the set of "Transcendence", Renly read the script over and over again from beginning to end, and even read the script aloud. He even asked Nathan to have a dialogue about the script with him. In addition, he spent a lot of time thinking about it. Thinking back and forth about every part of the next scene. Fully immersed in it, you can even say that you forget yourself..
Paul thought this was a very interesting thing. He didn't understand it, because the content of the script was limited. Even if it was repeated many times, the fonts and content would not change. Of course, he also knew that his acting talent was really limited. , his incomprehension is indeed normal. He couldn't help but remember that when he took acting classes in Los Angeles, the teacher once said that traditional academic performances have very strict requirements for script skills.——
They not only need scripts and memorize scripts, but also need to understand the scripts. Before preparing for a drama performance, just the script process includes background investigation, data collection, role interpretation, self-positioning, etc..
For them, the script is the root of all performances, which is one of the important reasons why British movies always produce excellent scripts. On the contrary, in Hollywood now, excellent scripts often win in structure and story, but not in terms of lines. But it almost disappeared, or in other words, it never existed at all..
So, is Renly from the academy?？
While thinking about it, Paul saw a slovenly Tony Kaye striding out of the teaching building. He waved, and then the recorder quickly ran to the front of the camera, and the entire crew's voice disappeared instantly. , everyone looked attentively.
In spite of himself, Paul also held his breath.
Just when the recorder was about to write the board, suddenly a figure pushed open the classroom door and stuck out his head, breaking the posture of being ready to go. Many people exhaled heavily and made low sounds of fright. That It was a girl with fluffy yellow hair. She nodded awkwardly towards everyone, expressed her apology, and then trotted up to Renly and started communicating in a low voice..
It was a completely unfamiliar face. Paul had never seen it before, and he didn't understand what was going on. The staff member next to him explained, "That's Betty. The next scene will be between her and Renly." Paul Suddenly enlightened, he glanced at Tony standing not far away, only to find that the director didn't care at all and was confirming some details with the stage manager..
This kind of shooting atmosphere is really...relaxing and free. However, at the last moment before the shooting started, did Betty have anything to do with Renly?？
Renly also had the same question, but he was not in a hurry. He just looked at Betty Kaye with a smile. Although he and Betty were not friends. Outside of filming, the two of them almost never talked, but from their usual It can be seen from the clues that Betty has an introverted and quiet personality. Unless she has to, Betty will not even take the initiative to talk to him, let alone interrupt the rhythm and run in before the official filming..
Betty bit her lower lip tightly and looked at Renly in front of her, not knowing how to speak..
Betty is not a professional actor. To be precise, she has no interest in acting at all. If her father had not rushed the duck to the shelf, she would never have stood in front of the camera. She does not think that anyone wants to see her fat body. It would be an absolute disaster on the big screen.
Since the launch of "Transcendence", Betty has experienced almost all the mistakes that a novice can make. Even in the simplest scene without any lines, she may make mistakes, which makes her more and more nervous. The more nervous she is. The more mistakes you make, the more nervous you are, forming a vicious cycle. A basic scene has to be shot more than three times..
Even simple scenes were like this. Today's scene made Betty even more nervous. Because she was so nervous, she hadn't had a good night's sleep since five days ago. She read the script over and over again. Every time, She would feel nauseated and just wanted to vomit, but couldn't vomit anything out..
This scene is the most emotional, full and releasing scene for Meredith in the entire movie. After hesitating for a long time, Meredith decided to seek help from Henry, just like a drowning person, hugging her She got the last piece of driftwood, but she was rejected, and was also spotted by another teacher, Sarah. The ashamed Meredith collapsed completely, ran away, and finally embarked on the path of self-commitment..
In this scene, Meredith went from shy to sad, to desperate, and finally collapsed. The emotional ups and downs were like the end of the world, becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back..
Betty is worried that she's going to mess up, but no, she knows she's going to mess up, and she's sure she's going to mess up. So, she needs a little help. It's ironic, isn't it? Meredith needs Henry's help, and she needs Renly's.
“I..." Betty just started to speak, but her voice got stuck in her throat. Just now Tony was here and she didn't dare to speak. Now it's just her and Renly, but she doesn't know how to speak..
Emboldened, Betty raised her head and looked at Renly, and then saw those dark brown eyes, deep and bright, full of concentration and sincerity. Recalling the previous incident where Renly guided Sammy to perform, she gained a little Courage, and then took a deep breath, "I don't know how to perform. I have no clue. This scene is really difficult. I don't even know how to start.".”
Renly pursed his lips, and his eyes showed a trace of thought. He didn't make a fuss, but asked in a deep voice, "Do you know why Meredith came to see Henry?"？”
“……”Betty shrugged, "Ask for help..”
“If you were to ask for help, who would you go to? I mean, in real life." Renly's question made Betty fall silent. She closed her mouth tightly, avoided her eyes, and refused to communicate. However, Renly didn't care and continued, "For Meredith The same is true for us, asking for help is not an easy thing, because we need to admit that we are weak, admit that we are helpless, and sometimes, we need to open our hearts and show the softest part of ourselves..”
Betty slowly raised her gaze, glanced at Renly with her peripheral vision, and carefully felt Renly's expression..
“Meredith summoned up all the courage to find Henry and ask for help. Not only because she believed in Henry, but also because she saw herself in Henry." Renly continued, and Betty interrupted with her coaxing words. One line, "And she fell in love with Henry.”
Renly showed a smile and retracted his jaw in affirmation. This was Betty's interpretation of Meredith's character, not Renly's. This was a positive sign that Betty and Meredith had resonated. Tony When these student actors were selected, they were all based on their true colors. They did not need to have superb acting skills. They just needed to be themselves in front of the camera. Obviously, the same is true for Betty...
“But Henry refused." What Renly didn't say was that Henry was now unable to protect himself.——
After what happened to Erica, he had been trying hard to keep a distance from all students; before Meredith came to find him, Henry's grandfather passed away, and the secret about his mother was completely revealed, and he was deeply He was trapped in the quagmire of sadness, unable to extricate himself. This time, it was not just despair, but also sadness and loneliness. Therefore, he had no way to help Meredith. He was escaping, retreating, and refusing..
“For Meredith, this was a step that took her countless courage, and it was also the last life-saving straw." Renly said softly, as an actor, he has read the entire script and analyzed each character, so he knows , but Henry didn’t know.
Looking at those deep eyes, Betty suddenly felt a strong surge of sadness. She covered her mouth directly, holding back her emotions to prevent herself from breaking down. Then she nodded and tried to say something, but in the end She didn't say anything, she just turned around and left the classroom, and then her voice came from the corridor, "I'm ready.".”
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