Chapter 609 Studying the Character
The mood was briefly relaxed, but the problem was still there and could not be completely solved. Reality tied Scarlett's ankles and returned to the ground, "Having said that, he is after all Director."
"It's not that he is so important," Scarlett added, twitching her lips in a self-deprecating way.
“He is a director. He has requirements for performance and roles, but I cannot meet them. This is my failure as an actor. I have no idea what is going on in my mind. Standing in front of the camera, I feel like Like a fool."
"I thought I had thoroughly studied the character and knew it well, but when the director was scolding me, my mind went blank."
Having said this, Scarlett paused for a moment. The picture of the shooting scene not long ago became clear again. She felt irritated again, and could not hide the disappointment between her brows.
Anson cut in just right, "You mean a situation that may happen to every actor?"
Scarlett didn't understand, "Everyone?"
Anson nodded, "In the world of acting, there is such a state. Without warning and irresistibly, the mind goes completely blank. I can't remember any lines, characters or plot. It's like a blank piece of paper and a short line. Standing there stupidly like a puppet."
"Almost every actor will experience it."
"Even the legendary actors who have experienced hundreds of battles on Broadway and London's West End are no exception."
At a time when the development of the Internet has not yet been perfected, Scarlett has never heard of such a situation, and her eyes are full of He looked Anson up and down suspiciously.
Scarlett, "Judi-Dench has also experienced it?"
Anson nodded, "Of course."
Scarlett, " Laurence-Olivier also experienced it?
Anson, "Of course."
The tone was too sure and too calm, leaving almost no room for doubt. This made Scarlett stunned, and the balance in her heart tipped quietly.
For a moment, Scarlett couldn't tell whether Anson was too persuasive or she wanted to believe Anson so much that she just believed it.
Anson, there is no nonsense——
In the future, in an era with more and more information, the secrets of the performance world will be revealed bit by bit. They slowly realize that, Actors are not omnipotent supermen. They can also be nervous, make mistakes, forget words, and mess up. Even experienced actors are no exception. But this kind of room for error is exactly the charm of performance. ：
A mistake that goes off the rails can be as much worse as it is better.
Mistakes are terrible, but not that terrible. How to deal with mistakes is the moment that shows an actor's skills.
The world Scarlett knew was slightly shaken. She took it for granted that if she made a mistake, she was not good enough, so she began to doubt herself; but if every actor could make a mistake, would things not be the same? Same?
Scarlett looked at Anson, slightly hesitant, "What about you? Have you experienced it?"
Anson did not cater to Scarlett, "It's a pity, not yet."
Scarlett simply rolled her eyes.
“Haha.” Anson laughed happily, “If I haven’t encountered it now, it doesn’t mean I won’t in the future; if I haven’t encountered it, it doesn’t mean other actors haven’t.”
“Believe it. I, I’m serious.”
“Actors can make mistakes and they are allowed to make mistakes. No one wants to make mistakes. They don’t want to act like an idiot in front of the director, and they don’t want to stand at a loss on the Broadway stage. , I don’t want to put my weaknesses in front of the world; but more important than making mistakes is how to treat mistakes.”
This time, Scarlett listened and watched Anson quietly and waited. below. Anson, "Perhaps like someone, he gave up on himself, doubted his talents and talents, and said goodbye to the acting industry completely. Instead, he proved that other people's comments were correct and never missed the opportunity to prove himself."
Scarlett silently raised her middle finger, "Ha. Ha."
Anson continued, "Perhaps completely forget the mistake, pretend that the mistake does not exist, deceive yourself and continue to muddle along, and then again and again Keep repeating her mistakes."
Scarlett was stunned and chewed carefully. She didn't even realize it, and she became curious, "What else?"
Anson? He didn’t sell it off, and continued, “There is also the need to face mistakes head-on, to examine, review and explore, not to make breakthroughs, but to find the path of an actor according to your own understanding.”
"There is no right answer in acting. The only thing you can trust is your own intuition. Even the director cannot tell whether the actor's judgment is correct or not. They can choose to like it or not, but they cannot make the decision for the actor."
"In Europe, the film industry has always been centered on the director, who firmly believes that the director is the soul of the film; in the United States, the film industry is centered on the producer, because the producer will determine the commodity attributes of the film. But whether it is Europe or the United States, In the film industry, actors appear in front of the audience. "
"The actor is the face that people see."
"So, the actor needs to work with the director and the producer. The filmmakers, the screenwriters, and the entire crew collaborate, but in the final analysis, the actors still need to complete the work with the actors and themselves.”
Scarlett listened carefully, and her thoughts unfolded bit by bit along with Anson’s words. Come on, you can't help but be stunned in place.
Anson stopped talking and did not continue. He slightly raised his head and looked at the sky, leaving time and space for Scarlett's thoughts to expand.
Scarlett is a smart girl, which can be seen from the first two encounters.
In fact, at the beginning of her career, she was considered to be a talented girl with a special temperament in performance, a wild, primitive and rough temperament, a unique temperament that does not need to be refined but can still shine quietly. ; She has also been trying to break away from the stereotypes caused by appearance and explore her own path as an actor.
Perhaps, what the general public sees is a skin, but as an actor, Scarlett is always exploring.
Now, Anson's words ignited a small spark in her mind.
After chewing it carefully, Scarlett seemed to understand a little bit, but she didn't understand it thoroughly enough. She couldn't help turning her head to look at Anson, with a gleam in her eyes.
"Does Spielberg know you are so rebellious?"
A little joke.
Anson looked calm, "I believe he is smarter than we think."
"Haha." Scarlett laughed out loud and looked at it curiously. After all, I couldn't hold back my doubts, "So how did you figure out the role?"
After speaking out, Scarlett also realized that her question was too abrupt and too general, so she thought about it carefully and then added.
“I thought I had carefully considered the character and was confident in my performance. I knew the character’s state and emotions, I knew the character’s position in the plot, and I also knew the character’s role in promoting the plot.”< br>
“However, standing in front of the camera, the director kept saying that my state was not right.”
“God, I have no idea what went wrong. The director and I tried to communicate, but he was so arrogant After talking a lot, it not only failed to solve the problem, but also made me more confused, which made me full of frustration."
"Is it because my understanding of the character is incorrect? Or, how should I really integrate with the character? ”
(End of this chapter)