Yang Naiwen came to the audition this time with a colleague of the leading actor.
This character has a little more scenes than ordinary characters, and is also included in the main roles.
As for Li Jingfei, he was auditioning for the male protagonist’s uncle.
The male protagonist's uncle is a very special character. He has almost no role of his own in the whole movie. In most cases, he is part of the background, but he cannot be ignored.
Even after watching the entire movie, many viewers will find this uncle very mysterious.
Some viewers also believe that the role of the uncle is designed to confuse the audience's attention or enrich the relationship between the characters.
In Zhou Yan's heart, the role of uncle, like other main characters, cannot be removed. This role is more like a background, belonging to the background of the male protagonist's family.
With him or without him, the feeling of this family will be obviously different.
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Zhou Yan entered the room. Jiang Mengfei and the camera crew were playing with the camera. Today's audition process will also be recorded.
"Can we start?" Zhou Yan asked.
Li Hong said with a smile, "Okay, I'll wait for you to come."
Zhou Yan nodded, walked to Li Hong and sat down, "Just call people in, let's speed up the progress "
"Okay, Director Zhou." Assistant Director Shen Yan immediately stood up and ran out.
Li Hong looked at Shen Yan's back with a smile, "Old Shen's legs are still fast."
Shen Yan is a student of the 1987 class at Yanjing Film Academy. After graduation, he did not join an employer. He rented a house by himself and wanted to start a business and set up an advertising company.
However, after working for two years, I failed to achieve anything successful, and with limited funds, it was difficult to start a business, so I went to Qizhi Company for an interview and became the advertising director of Qizhi Company.
Zhou Yan saw the commercial shot by Shen Yan and thought it was very good. After asking around, he found out that Shen Yan graduated from Yanjing Film Academy, so he called him over. Now he works for Li Hong in the directing team Get started.
Shen Yan is a guy with solid basic skills and quick thinking. He plays a big role in the directing team.
After a while, Ana Shen brought in an actress about fifty years old.
As soon as they saw the actress, Zhou Yan and Li Hong stood up and said hello with a smile, "Teacher Xie."
The person who came was Xie Fang, an actor from Yanjing Studio. Zhou Yan had been working in Yanjing every day. I went around the studio and knew most of the people there.
Xie Fang has long been relegated to the second line. She rarely plays major roles and spends more time in the factory. Because of this, she meets Zhou Yan more often.
Not to mention Li Hong, he also came from Yanjing Studio and is very familiar with Xie Fang.
This time Zhou Yan was going to film "Time Traveler", and Yanjing Film Studio recommended Xie Fang to audition as the hero's mother.
Xie Fang has the temperament of an intellectual and an independent woman. What is rare is that she can not only portray the image of a weak woman, but also show a strong temperament.
The former is fine for ordinary actresses, but the latter is commendable.
In addition, in Han Sanping's words, her eyebrows are somewhat similar to Zhou Yan's, so it is quite suitable to play mother and son.
The order in which the number is called has nothing to do with the coffee position or seniority, it all depends on how early you sign in.
Xie Fang was the first to be called in, which meant that she was the first to sign in. This shows that she attaches great importance to this audition.
Although Zhou Yan stood up to greet Xie Fang very politely, she did not rely on her old age to show off her skills. She still greeted Zhou Yan very politely, "Hello, Director Zhou, hello, directors."
When I was usually at Yanjing Factory, She calls Zhou Yan Xiao Zhou, but on an occasion like today, she knows that calling him Xiao Zhou is inappropriate.
Zhou Yan nodded and sat down, "Teacher Xie, let's not waste time and start directly. You are auditioning for drama No. 62. Have you got the script?"
Because Seeing that Xie Fang had nothing in his hand, Zhou Yan asked.
“I’ve got it, but I put it in the lounge because there aren’t many lines, so I’ll give it a try without writing it.”
Although one cannot directly judge whether an actor is good or bad by going off-script, but since Xie Fang dares to go off-script, it shows that she is very confident in her lines, which is definitely a plus for Zhou Yan.
"Okay, then let me play with you."
After all, they are seniors and have a good relationship. Zhou Yan also gave Xie Fang some privileges and came out to play with her in person.
Scene No. 62 is the scene where the male protagonist takes the female protagonist home and the female protagonist talks to the male protagonist’s mother.
There are only two characters in this section, one is the heroine, and the other is the hero's mother. Now that Zhou Yan is joining the scene, he will naturally play the heroine.
Zhou Yan already knew the script by heart, so he started directly without any preparation.
"Start."
After Zhou Yan finished speaking, Xie Fang immediately got into the mood. She looked at Zhou Yan with a smile, "What shortcomings do you have? I mean, they are just some small ones." Weakness? "
Seeing Xie Fang's expression, Zhou Yan nodded secretly. There was no problem with Xie Fang's professionalism. She entered the state very quickly, and her body and eyes were already done well, which showed that she had just I studied this character well.
Actually, this is not easy, because the script Zhou Yan gives to the auditionees is very restrictive, and there is basically no explanation. In many cases, the actors need to express themselves.
Zhou Yan replied expressionlessly at this moment, "I don't feel safe."
Compared to Xie Fang, Zhou Yan's line was very blunt, emotionless, and even his pronunciation was not very good. Clear, a little vague.
Of course, this is not because Zhou Yan's acting skills are not good, nor is it because Zhou Yan is not used to playing a heroine, but because he did it on purpose.
He took the initiative to play with Xie Fang, and did not say that he must make it easy for Xie Fang. On the contrary, he wanted to create a little difficulty for Xie Fang, because only in this way can Xie Fang's level be better seen.
Actors need to blend into the environment, but sometimes, they also need to jump out of the environment.
No matter how unsuitable Zhou Yan's performance was for the role, Xie Fang would take over the role.
Xie Fang raised her eyebrows, but was not affected by Zhou Yan and continued to say her own lines, "Well, it's pretty good."
Zhou Yan then said, "Sometimes I also have a bad temper."
Xie Fang laughed and said seriously, "That's great, otherwise how can I get men to listen to you?"
"Besides, I also have a bad temper. There is one weakness, and that is your son.”
At this time, Xie Fang suddenly looked into the distance, then quickly looked back, and said in a playful, indifferent, but affectionate tone, "Me too, but don't tell him, otherwise his tail will be raised." God."
The audition scene ended here, but Zhou Yan had no intention of letting Xie Fang go, and continued, "What about you, what are your shortcomings?"
Being Zhou Yan? When asked this question, the staff on site were stunned. Li Hong and Ana Shen looked at each other, and they both saw confusion in each other's eyes.
This line is not in the script.
Not only was it not in the script they gave the auditionees, it was not even in the official script.
Did Director Zhou remember it wrong?
Shen Yan was more inclined to think that Zhou Yan had remembered it wrong. After all, Zhou Yan had just started without reading the script.
Although the script was written by Zhou Yan, how many screenwriters can clearly remember the lines in their scripts without missing a word?
But Li Hong didn’t believe that Zhou Yan had remembered it wrong. He had followed Zhou Yan for so many years and knew Zhou Yan’s memory very well. This kind of misremembering of an entire line had never happened before. .
If he didn't remember the lines wrong, then Zhou Yan must have done it on purpose.
Of course Xie Fang was also surprised, because the script she got ended here, and there was no line said by Zhou Yan in the back.
But at this time, she was not allowed to think too much. Although it was an audition, she required herself to act according to the official start of filming. As long as the director didn't call for a break, she had to continue acting.
Xie Fang first made a pensive expression, and then said with a smile, "Marrying a husband who tolerates you in every way has a very serious consequence, that is, you will gradually forget what shortcomings you have."
This line was purely made up by Xie Fang, because she had no idea what kind of husband the male protagonist’s father was, but she also felt that according to the character of this character, it was very likely that he would say it Such words come.
At this time, Zhou Yan did not embarrass Xie Fang anymore. He smiled and clapped, "Teacher Xie, you did a good job."
Seeing Zhou Yan applauding, Xie Fang breathed a sigh of relief, and she couldn't help but ask Zhou Yan, "Did you add this line temporarily?"
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I misremembered the lines. After I said it, I suddenly realized it, but Teacher Xie, you picked it up very well. . ”
Although Zhou Yan said that he remembered the lines incorrectly, Xie Fang still felt something was wrong, but she didn’t hesitate to ask again.
“I almost missed it.”
"Blame me, blame me. Teacher Xie, you also know the shooting time of our movie, so the schedule should be no problem."
Xie Fang nodded, "No problem, otherwise I wouldn't come to the audition."
"I'm going on a business trip to Pengcheng for a while."
"It's no problem, as an actor, it's normal to go on a business trip."
"That's okay, I have no problem here either. Well, the audition is over. Teacher Xie, just go back and wait for the news. If there are no accidents, the results will be notified to you within three days. Thank you for coming today.”
"Director Zhou, you are too polite, so I will go out first."
"Well, walk slowly."
After Xie Fang left, Zhou Yan asked Li Hong and Shen Yan, " What do you think?"
Li Hong looked at Ana Shen and then said, "Everything is good. Teacher Xie is the screen spokesperson of the first generation of intellectual women. There is no problem with her image, but Maybe because the script she got was relatively short, her understanding of the character was not good enough."
Shen Yan also said at this time, "I think it's pretty good to be able to do this with such a short script. Well, if I were to rate him, Teacher Xie’s performance would be rated eight points.”
Zhou Yan did not express his opinion, but just nodded and said, "Let's do this for now. There are two actors who will audition for this role today. We will wait until everyone has finished auditioning."
"I'll call someone else. ." Shen Yanzhu stood up again and went to call someone.
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The person brought in this time was Li Naiwen, whom Zhou Yan met outside just now.
After Li Naiwen was brought in, he seemed very excited. He first bowed towards Zhou Yan and the others very respectfully, "Hello directors, I am actor Li Naiwen. I am twenty-two years old this year."
Zhou Yan looked through Li Naiwen's information and asked: "You are just in your senior year, can you balance your studies and filming?"
Li Naiwen was obviously stunned when he heard this question. He felt that there was someone sitting in front of him. It was not the director, but their teacher. His mouth was so teacher-like that it made him a little nervous.
Faced with this problem, Li Naiwen could only pat his chest and say, "Don't worry, Director Zhou, I will definitely not delay the filming."
"Filming is one aspect, and the most important thing that cannot be delayed is Classwork." Zhou Yan did not go into the topic further and started to talk to him about the role, "You are auditioning for the role of Zhong Xuwen. Can you tell me your understanding of this role?"
Actually, this question is a bit difficult, because the script Li Naiwen received was the same as Xie Fang's, very short.
For such a short script, it is sheer nonsense to try to gain any in-depth understanding of the characters with only a few lines.
However, Li Naiwen did not panic. He organized his words a little and said, "I think Zhong Xuwen has a bit of a nerdy feeling, a bit unaware of himself, and not sensitive enough to other people's emotions. Maybe I said it a bit. It’s too much, this character is a bit silly.”
Zhou Yan nodded, Li Naiwen had done everything he could.
Knowing that this question is difficult, Zhou Yan still asks it. Of course, he does not want a very accurate answer. In fact, no matter what Li Naiwen answers, there is even a huge difference in the analysis of the character Zhong Xuwen. Deviation doesn't matter to him.
What Zhou Yan wants is just Li Naiwen’s attitude towards the character.
Even if the script they get is relatively short, the actors should do their best to analyze the characters through clues.
Whether you do it well or not is one thing, but whether you do it or not is another matter entirely. What Zhou Yan wants to see is whether he does it or not.
Obviously, Li Naiwen did it and did it very well, which made Zhou Yan very satisfied.
After that, Zhou Yan didn’t make things difficult for Li Naiwen anymore and just let him start.
The scene Li Naiwen auditioned was very simple, it was the scene where the male protagonist and Zhong Xuwen met for the first time. It only had a few lines in total, and it really showed Zhong Xuwen's stupidity.
Throughout the audition process, Li Naiwen performed very well, and he played the silly role very well.
But Zhou Yan was a little dissatisfied, because Li Naiwen's image was not the kind of person who looked like a doormat at first glance.
First of all, Li Naiwen is not short at all.
Li Naiwen should be only a little shorter than Zhou Yan, he can reach 1.8 meters in shoes.
With such a height, when filming later, most of the actors in the crew were not as tall as him, so he didn't look like a doormat.
Although acting can make up for the image gap, it is also limited.
Moreover, since you can directly find an actor with a suitable image, why do you have to find someone with a gap in image and then use performance to make up for it?
But Zhou Yan didn’t want to give up on Li Naiwen.
After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yan said to Li Hong, "Bring over the audition script No. 33." (End of Chapter)