Chapter 19 Director Yu, I heard that you have no children, and I want to provide for you in your old age.
"Stop for a moment and rest for fifteen minutes."
Yu Ming stopped the trick.
He is also an old director. He knows the characteristics of actors. Some actors perform better the more they push him.
On the contrary, the more times some actors NG, the more they collapse, and their performances are not as good as theirs.
Right now it's the latter.
Let’s pause for a while, talk about the drama, give some encouragement, and maybe there will be some improvement.
The filming stopped here, and Qin Chuan next to him became a street wanderer again, wandering around, looking here and there, like a curious baby.
I called Huang Bo two days ago, and Huang Bo told him that it’s not just about performing on the set, but learning more.
Knowing a little bit about camera positioning, radio, videography, lighting, art, and lenses will improve the performance.
He also gave an example: A powerful actor can judge the depth of field and the size of the space based on the focal length of the camera lens.
You don't need to be reminded by the camera guide, you know which position is the best shooting point and where you are in the shot.
"Your emotions are wrong, you are not humble enough."
"The humbleness I'm talking about is not this kind of humility. Don't think too much of You Tanzhi. Although his kung fu is high, his personality is still useless."
"His feelings for Ah Zi are not just pure admiration. Ah Zi is a light in his gloomy life and his spiritual support."
"Do you understand?"
"Well, director, let me think about it carefully."
"What are you thinking about? I ask you if you understand. If you understand, you understand. If you don't understand, you don't understand."
"not understand."
"That's what you want!"
On the set, Yu Ming was lecturing Ma Yuke about the drama, and the more he talked about it, the more angry he got.
This young man really has no acting talent.
My understanding ability is so poor that I can't understand the character's inner world at all. I can't empathize and always linger outside the door.
Next to him, Qin Chuan, who was chatting with the cameraman, noticed what was going on here and licked his ears.
It was funny, but at the same time, I finally understood what Huang Bo meant by understanding ability.
For actors, understanding is really important.
Actors focus on acting. If you want to play a certain role, you not only have to understand him, but you also have to understand him.
Only by understanding what the character says and does can you enter his inner world and become one with the character.
The highest state is to return to nature. After becoming one with the character, everything you say and do is the character itself.
You don’t even need to stick to your lines. In that state, no matter what you say, it will fit the character’s cognition and personality.
The angry Yu Ming ran aside to smoke, and Zhao Jian comforted him: "Take your time, don't be in a hurry."
Yu Ming rolled his eyes: "You are filming a martial arts drama, so you are not in a hurry."
The fastest progress made by the crew was in the martial arts scenes. After all, all professional martial arts actors were used as stand-ins, so the speed was extremely fast.
Zhao Jian didn't make fun of this old friend and said seriously: "Don't be too serious, it's almost enough."
Yu Ming collapsed: "I thought so too, but the problem is that he can't even get close to it."
It's not like Ma Yuke doesn't have a record these days. She was still laughing very happily at that time, feeling that her acting skills were recognized.
Yu Ming didn't have the nerve to hit him.
Sometimes the director gives you a pass, not because he affirms your acting skills, but because he knows your background and knows that the best you can do is this, and you won't be able to improve if you continue to act, so he just lets you pass.
But today's scene is very important, and he really can't make it work.
If the perfect performance score was 100 points, Ma Yuke would have passed every 60 points.
"Alas!" Zhao Jian sighed.
It would be bad luck for them to do something like this.
Almost every crew has this kind of person, either brought in by the protagonist or brought in by the investors. The role was not important, the acting was so-so, and they turned a blind eye.
Frequent NGs like this are rare.
"If it doesn't work, just replace him." Zhao Jian was silent for a few seconds and said, "You Tanzhi doesn't have many scenes to shoot right now, so it's not too late to replace him. It will be over in the end."
Yu Ming took a heavy puff of cigarette and said in a deep voice: "It's already this time, who should I replace?"
"When new members join the cast, they have to memorize lyrics again, get used to the opposing actors, get familiar with the crew, and practice martial arts. This all takes time."
Wu Tai, that's the kind of treatment only big names get, ordinary actors have to perform in person, unless it's a few dangerous moves.
In this drama, Ma Yu is an exception.
Logically speaking, he doesn't have a military substitute, he doesn't have enough positions, and he doesn't have enough levels.
But because he came in through connections, he found a military substitute for him.
In other words, Ma Yuke only played half of the role of You Tanzhi, and the other half of the martial arts scenes were all performed by stuntmen.
As a result, he couldn't perform well in half of the scenes.
"Director, do you want me to try?"
Qin Chuan's faint words came from behind, startling Yu Ming.
Yu Ming turned around and Qin Chuan said with fiery eyes: "Director, let me try. I am familiar with martial arts, I am also familiar with the lines, and I am even more familiar with the crew. I know the camera, art, makeup, group leader, and assistant director. "
Seeing Yu Ming's hesitant eyes and worrying that he would refuse, Qin Chuan continued: "Although I didn't graduate from an acting class, I have two and a half years of acting experience, and I read books every day."
"These are the notes I usually take. If you don't believe me, take a look."
Qin Chuan took out the notebook he always carried for writing biographies.
"This is not a matter of belief or not." Yu Ming frowned.
If they really want to change roles, the crew will definitely give priority to actors who are famous and have acting skills.
The most indispensable thing in the entertainment industry is actors.
You don’t need to find a first-tier male star for a role like You Tanzhi, there are plenty of third- and fourth-tier actors who can do the job.
Why are you looking for a transparent person like Qin Chuan?
Just because he is familiar with the crew and knows how to fight? These are indeed advantages, but not enough.
"Director Yu, give me a chance to try the show. If you are not satisfied, I will never mention it again." The notebook Qin Chuan handed out still stopped in mid-air and did not take it back because the other party did not accept it.
Yu Ming hesitated.
Next to him, Zhao Jian encouraged him: "Xiao Qin's martial arts skills are passable by me. He is diligent and can endure hardships. He is talented and learns things quickly."
Yu Ming didn't answer, took the notebook, flipped through it, and filled it with dozens of pages of biographies.
Each page has a date, and it looks like it is written every day.
It's not a perfunctory kind of thing, he writes very seriously.
There are various characters, including the waiter, Qiao Feng, the innkeeper, the brothel scholar, the Peking Opera martial arts student, the street vendor, and You Tanzhi.
There are also notes under some biographies, which clearly explain what should be paid attention to. The details are so detailed that they can be used as teaching materials for the Nortel Performance Department.
This annotation is as if you have personally experienced the character's life. All the key points are marked, and every sentence hits the key points.
"Did you write this?" Yu Ming stayed on You Tanzhi's page and couldn't help but look up and asked.
The above annotation is so accurate. In terms of understanding ability, Qin Chuan is completely ahead of Ma Yu.
"Yes, I wrote it." Qin Chuan straightened his chest and raised his head, saying calmly, "Most of the characters above were played by me, and some are interesting characters and people I met on the set."
"It's still You Tanzhi vs. Ding Chunqiu, come on and let me see!"
"thump!"
Qin Chuan immediately knelt down.
Director Yu, I heard that you have no children, and I want to support you in your old age.
When the words came to his lips, Qin Chuan swallowed them and blurted out You Tanzhi's lines.
(End of chapter)