Chapter 248 Long Streets and Short Alleys
The process was long and tortuous, but the ending was positive. Then, like Hayden, Anson officially entered the stage of character preparation.
However, Anson did not stay away from the public eye and practice in seclusion like Hayden. On the contrary, the crew cooperated with Anson and arranged all relevant training in New York——
Just in time, Anson started from You can get into the zone now and gradually become familiar with the daily life of New York, because among all the superheroes of Marvel and DC, Peter Parker is the character with the most distinctive mark on the city.
Not only because he needs the high-rise buildings in New York to exert his abilities, but also because his life and daily life are rooted in every aspect of this city.
In a way, it's even closer and more important than Batman is to Gotham City.
At first, Anson didn’t think about this, but after being reminded, he realized it. This is experiential acting.
In order to film "Taxi Driver", Robert De Niro actually drove a taxi in New York for several months, and really sat in the position of a taxi driver to examine and observe the city. Later, He contributed a classic performance that will go down in history and established his status as an acting master.
Later, in order to perform "There Will Be Blood", Daniel Day-Lewis lived in isolation in a deserted cabin in the wilderness for six months. I didn't get out of that state for a long time after the filming ended.
The key to the so-called experiential school is "personal experience", not relying on brain imagination, but actually living as a character, truly standing in the position of the character, and using your own understanding To create a vibrant character.
Now, Anson is also integrating life into the character bit by bit, feeling the character's existence through experience.
This is also new and different from "Friends" and "Princess Diaries".
It can even be said that this is the first time that Anson truly feels the existence of acting skills through the surface. Although Peter Parker is not a character that requires explosive acting skills, of course, "Spider-Man" is not a character either. This is a work with soaring acting skills, but——
Performance is becoming more and more interesting. Even if they are not standing in front of the camera, the connection between the actors and the characters has been inextricably unfolded.
According to the schedule, the training plan has been arranged until March next year, and will be adjusted later based on the project preparation progress and shooting plan.
However, from Anson's point of view, this half year will not be boring. He can learn brand new things and study characters and performances -
Maybe, he should read the original comics.
Who would have thought that reading comics can become a job?
……
Early morning.
Although it is only November, the footsteps of autumn are still lingering on the streets in terms of time coordinates, but winter in New York is already impatiently approaching, going around on the water of the Hudson River, blowing a cold wind from time to time, biting the bones It was so cold that people stood up their coat collars one after another.
Anson, walking through the streets of Xiacheng District, wearing a thin sportswear, jogging all the way, steam is emitting from his shoulders and back, and sweat can be seen seeping out of his forehead. He adjusts his breathing according to the running rhythm. , you can clearly see the white mist spitting out long and steadily.
As I was hurrying to work, my eyes were inadvertently stuck on the running figure, and I reluctantly looked back until I could no longer see him.
Anson's steps did not stop or slow down, and he kept moving forward. In the past period of my life, my schedule has become normal and regular. I get up at six in the morning and go to bed at nine in the evening. I have three meals a day on time. There are no interruptions or distractions. The online world is far less complicated than I am familiar with. Occasionally, I play games and read comics to pass the time. My whole mood becomes simpler and my mood changes quietly.
In the previous life, I never had the opportunity and could not enjoy such a life. "007" had no choice in the social animal life, and consumed himself bit by bit in the tedious and boring daily life; now I finally have the opportunity to focus on myself.
From the initial strong discomfort to the later boring and self-enjoyment, daily training and regular life also breed fun.
The long and crisscrossing streets and alleys in Lower Manhattan appear chaotic and crowded, and it is often difficult to find the way forward while walking.
It looked like there was a road ahead, but after turning a corner, I saw a dead end, which is reminiscent of the Diagon Alley in "Harry Potter"; it was clear that just a second ago there was a dead end. Walking through a narrow alley that allows two people to pass side by side, the next second they are standing in front of the busy traffic of New York.
It’s a maze!
Anson can no longer remember how many times he has lost his way here. Even now, he still can't find his direction every now and then and falls into confusion:
Who am I, where am I, where do I come from and where do I go? ?
However, it doesn’t matter if you get lost.
Walking through these roads is like traveling in time and space, and you can clearly see the traces of Europeans who first set foot on this continent centuries ago.
Different from the man-made streets neatly planned with measuring sticks in the upper part of Zhongcheng, this place is a little rough, a little chaotic and a little primitive. There is no plan or layout, but you can see the legacy of time, culture and life. Traces of history are recorded with buildings and years are recorded with life. Everything is alive.
Paris, too.
In front of you is the roughest, liveliest and most colorful area of New York, where the vitality is almost overflowing.
So, if you get lost, slow down and enjoy the scenery on the street, explore unknown areas, and quietly open the boundaries of life.
Take a turn and cut into a long alley. The towering steel forest blocks the sun. The buildings on both sides strictly block the light. The cold and cold air settles and breaks into a shadow. But the fresh and flamboyant atmosphere of life permeates between the brick walls.
The vendors' stalls on both sides of the street are being withdrawn. There are all kinds of gadgets from the Old Magic City on them, such as dressing boxes, dinner bags, rattles, music boxes, hairpins, etc. It's dazzling. , in 2000, when the cross-ocean mailing business was not developed, every object was extremely precious.
Next to him, a middle-aged man wearing a three-piece suit was looking at the ballerina's music box with admiration. He was holding a red plastic bag with a bag of vegetables in his hand. He looked like he had just visited the vegetable market and his eyes were drawn to it. The stall in front of me is so attractive that I can't move my feet away.
The dilapidated and mottled building looks in disrepair, but the carved red columns, the raised eaves of the cross-ridged roof, and the square-shaped glass windows are filled with an indescribable charm. , raised his head and looked at those dark gray high-rise buildings, the contrast became more and more vivid.
In a trance, as if entering a gap in time and space, buildings from different eras, cultures and spaces are pieced together like fragments.
Crack.
A person next to him stepped on a water stain, and the muddy sewage splashed up and wet his pants. Anson quickly moved out of the way. The other person didn't have time to look at him, and shouted at Anson's leaving back, " Sorry.”
The next second, someone in front looked back and called, "Matt, here."
Fourth update.
(End of this chapter)