Zhou Yan looked around at the students in the 93-level acting class and secretly sighed. He didn't expect that Xin Baiqing, Li Naiwen and Wang Qianyuan were the ones with a good image in their class.
Especially Wang Qianyuan and Xin Baiqing, these two guys are very fashionable, at least they are in good shape.
There are twenty students in their class, and the male to female ratio is exactly one to one. Among the ten girls, none of them looks particularly eye-catching, including Zhu Yuanyuan.
However, Zhou Yan and the others did not choose actors based on their looks, but mainly based on their professional skills.
Xiao Can was in the front telling the students about the characters, and Zhou Yan was in the back asking Tian Youliang in a low voice.
"Teacher Tian, what are the students rehearsing?"
"They are rehearsing an original drama of their own."
"Graduation work?"
"That's not the case, They have been working on this project since their freshman year. They are relatively mature, and they will take it out when there is nothing to do. Director Zhou, you also know that dramas have changed a lot over time."
Zhou Yan nodded. Tian Youliang is right, this is also the charm of drama.
The same play, even with the same cast, will have different changes in different performances.
On the one hand, the director and the actors may have taken the initiative to make some adjustments between different performances. This is a common thing. After one performance is over, if the director thinks there is something that can be improved, he may immediately take action on the next one. The scene will be shown on the stage.
On the other hand, the actor's state may be different.
Many actors themselves also said that in different scenes and in front of different audiences, their moods are also very different. If their moods are different, the things they perform will definitely be different.
It may be different after just one performance. Their class has been performing a play for three or four years, and there must have been a lot of changes.
Zhou Yan estimates that their drama is completely different now than it was at the beginning.
"What is the name of this play?"
"There is no name."
Zhou Yan was stunned, "No name? They have been performing this play since their freshman year. You don’t have a name yet? How do you communicate on a regular basis?”
“Haha, it’s not that the play has no name, but the name of this play is “No Name””
Tian Youliang laughed, and you could tell from his expression that people must have often misunderstood him before.
Just now Tian Youliang only said the words "no name", and he also deliberately wanted Zhou Yan to misunderstand.
Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows, "Is this name just for fun, or is it really relevant?"
"It's quite relevant. This play mainly tells about a man without a name. The human story goes like this..."
Tian Youliang quickly told Zhou Yan the story of "No Name" in summary. The play mainly tells the story of a person who suddenly appeared in a village. Everyone in the village seemed to know him, but no one A man called out his name.
Like everyone else in the village, he lives in the village as usual, but no one takes the initiative to communicate with him.
Even if he went to talk to the villagers, others would just give a simple reply of "hmm".
After listening to Tian Youliang's introduction, Zhou Yan was a little confused. He didn't know whether the play was really that simple or whether Tian Youliang had omitted too many things.
If this play is really that simple, it should be an experimental play.
Experimental works are often so mindless.
Of course, you can also say that it is not experimental, but a tribute to works like "Waiting for Godot".
Its significance lies in how many interpretations the audience will give it.
Many experimental works are like this. If the audience does not interpret it, it means nothing. Once the audience interprets it, the artistry comes out.
The key is that the creator himself is best not to take the initiative to interpret.
Because if the creator interprets it himself, he will directly draw a circle on the possibility of the work and limit it.
Therefore, the creator must maintain a sense of mystery so that the audience can decipher more.
Of course, sometimes the audience is also more powerful, and even if the creator has given his own answer, they will ignore it.
Because after a work is created, it no longer belongs to the creator.
There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. In other words, the Hamlet in Shakespeare's eyes is just one of the thousand Hamlets. The other 999 Hamlets are not under Shakespeare's control, and they don't have to deal with that one. Same as Hamlet.
"How long?" Zhou Yan asked.
"A four-act play, about one hour and forty minutes."
"Oh, it's not easy."
One hour and forty minutes is the normal length of a play, the length of most plays They are all between one and a half to two hours. They are too short to watch, and too long for the audience to stand. However, most student plays are not that long.
Zhou Yan has watched many plays written by students. Basically, they can be completed within ten minutes, and many of them are not divided into several scenes.
“It wasn’t so long at the beginning. At first it was a one-act play, less than fifteen minutes, and then it slowly expanded to this long.”
"It seems they are still ambitious."
Since the time has been extended to such a long time, there is hope that it can be performed on a regular stage.
"Would you like to watch their performance later?" Tian Youliang asked.
"I want to watch the show, but I have to go see the students from the 94th and 96th grades soon."
"It doesn't matter, it won't be too late to come back after you finish watching them. Today they are going to walk sideways intact”
"That's okay." Zhou Yan nodded.
Here they are chatting, and over there Xiao Can has already told the students the general situation of the character.
After hearing what Xiao Can said, the students were also very excited, because according to Xiao Can, he wanted a lot of actors this time, maybe seven or eight, and their chances of being selected were higher. Much bigger.
"Is anyone interested?" Tian Youliang asked.
After he asked, all twenty students in the class raised their hands.
Xiao Can glanced at Li Naiwen and said, "Remind everyone, these characters are not the protagonists, some characters have relatively few roles."
He said this not only to Li Naiwen, but also to Said by other students in the class who have acted, such as Zhu Yuanyuan.
Li Naiwen played the "fourth male lead" in a "big production" such as "Space Traveler". He should be noticed by other producers in the future and will no longer be short of filming.
Not to mention Zhu Yuanyuan, she has acted in several TV series and movies.
In their situation, there is no need to participate in Xiao Can's new movie and play a supporting role. However, after Xiao Can reminded them, no one put their hands down.
Tian Youliang said to class monitor Wang Qianyuan, "Since everyone is interested, Qianyuan, you and Director Xiao will leave each other's contact information in a while, and you will be in touch with us about the audition later."
< br>"Okay, Teacher Tian." Wang Qianyuan nodded.
Because of Wang Qianyuan and the others, Xiao Can no longer has to ask students to write application forms one by one. He nodded to Wang Qianyuan and then said, "The specific time for the filming of the movie has not been determined yet, but we will wait until you go to audition. By that time, it will probably be determined, and you can also determine whether you can participate in the performance based on the time.”
Next summer, the students in this class will graduate and go their separate ways, and many of them may not be able to. Stay in Yanjing.
If you are far away, you may encounter all kinds of troubles if you want to participate in the show.
And even if I am willing, the employer may not be willing to let him go.
Tian Youliang said again at this time, "You have to work hard today. We will take Director Zhou and others to see your junior brothers and sisters in a while, and then come back to watch your rehearsal. Today the three great directors are here This is a rare opportunity. You must let the three instructors guide you."
Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. Tian Youliang was worried that they would not come back soon, so he just left his words here.
If they don’t come back later, they will have to come back.
"Teacher Tian is joking. We learn from each other."
"Director Zhou, you are the joking one. You are a great international director."
"At least the performance must be with you. Learning.”
“You are too modest. Tian Youliang smiled and said, "Then let's go see the other two students without further ado."
At this moment, he was anxious to take Zhou Yan and the others to see the other students. The students of the two classes should end it as soon as possible and come back quickly to watch the students of their class rehearse.
...
The 94 acting class has just ended. Huang Dingyu took them there, and the process was almost the same as before.
Zhou Yan looked around and saw Duan Yihong first, then Yin Xiaotian, Gao Hu and Ji Chenmu.
As for the girls, there was only one Wang Ning and Zhou Yan who looked familiar.
Tian Youliang said next to Zhou Yan, "In this generation, there are two girls, Gong Beibi and Tao Hong, who are doing well. They have been filming outside recently. But even if they are here, I am afraid they will not participate in Director Xiao's work. Gong Beibi has signed a contract with the company.”
These days, it is relatively rare for someone to sign a job with a brokerage company before graduation. Most students still hope to join an agency after graduation. After all, they can still act after entering the agency, but if they sign with an agency by themselves, their future development may not be stable.
Being able to sign with a company is naturally due to good development and a brokerage company offering better conditions.
Hearing Tao Hong's name, Zhou Yan nodded. Tao Hong should be the first to become famous this year.
Earlier she participated in "Sunny Days" and received a lot of attention. That movie was the Chinese box office champion that year.
If Zhou Yan remembers correctly, Tao Hong won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress right after graduation, starting from a very high level.
Counting the time, "Dark Eyes", the film in which Tao Hong won the Best Actress Award, was filmed probably this year. I don't know if Tao Hong is filming "Dark Eyes" now.
Tian Youliang is right. In this situation, Gong Beibi and Tao Hong will most likely not be able to participate in Xiao Can's movie.
"Tao Hong didn't sign the company, right?" Zhou Yan asked.
"That shouldn't happen. If nothing else happens, she should work in the Experimental Theater after graduation. She is different from ordinary students. She was part of the system before."
Tao Hong is indeed different from ordinary students. She was a member of the national synchronized swimming team, won the national championship, and also ranked in the world championships.
Zhou Yan was not surprised at all when he heard that Tao Hong was going to the Experimental Theater after graduation. After all, with Tao Hong's reputation, he would definitely be the one that every unit would grab in advance.
Although Tao Hong will not graduate until the year after next, it is normal for her to be booked by her employer in advance.
The reason Zhou Yan asked Tian Youliang this was because he wanted to sign Tao Hong. However, under the current situation, people may not be willing to sign Tao Hong.
After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yan looked in the direction of Duan Yihong again, "What's the name of the boy sitting at the end of the second row?"
"His name is Duan Long, it should be them. The young man with the best professional level this time came from a rural area and is relatively introverted.”
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Teacher Tian, you know the students in other classes quite well."
"There are only so many students in the Performance Department, and the school is so big, so I basically know them all. Duan Long Young man, although he looks ordinary and doesn't like to talk, he is very intelligent and down-to-earth. He is a natural actor."
Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Tian Youliang to give Duan Yihong such a high ranking. evaluation.
Just now he also praised several students in his class, but none of them praised them so highly.
This is different from Zhou Yan's impression. Although Duan Yihong is not a late bloomer, he actually became famous very late. He is completely incomparable with other actors of his generation who became famous early.
When "Soldier Assault" became a hit, it was already ten years later.
One thing Zhou Yan didn't expect was that Duan Yihong was now called Duan Long.
I have to say that the name Duan Long is indeed not as good as Duan Yihong.
It is said that changing your name is like changing your luck. Maybe after changing Duan Yihong's name, his life will also change.
“What kind of drama has this Duan Long acted in?”
"I haven't acted in a film or television drama before... maybe this is the first time."
Zhou Yan smiled, "Then it depends on whether he has a fate with Director Xiao."
>Except for Duan Yihong, Zhou Yan didn't pay much attention to the others, such as Yin Xiaotian, Ji Chenmu and others.
After Xiao Can completed the process here and it was time for the next class, Zhou Yan and the others rushed to the classroom where the 96-level acting class was held.
When Zhou Yan and the others were looking for the Class 94 class, Chang Li had already gone to the classroom where the Class 96 acting class was held. She went over to explain the situation to the students.
When Zhou Yan and the others arrived at the door of the classroom, they happened to run into Gao Jinwen who was rushing to class.
Seeing Zhou Yan and the others, Gao Jinwen also looked puzzled, "Director Zhou, Director Xiao, Director Huo, why are you here?"
Zhou Yan joked, "Of course I came here to listen to Gao The teacher lectures. "
Gao Jinwen didn't believe it at all, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Tian Youliang said with a smile, "Teacher Gao, Director Zhou and the others are here to cast roles."
"Casting?" Gao Jinwen was even more confused, "Director Zhou, are you going to make a new movie again?"
"No, this time it's Director Xiao's movie."
"Oh, yes Director Xiao’s movie, congratulations, congratulations, Director Xiao” (End of Chapter)