"I knew someone would ask this question, and I knew someone would use "The Godfather" as an example, but since I have brought out all three of the most eye-catching thoughts, why do I forget that Lee Stella, who also performed in it, has also performed in it?

What about Sberg? That's a master of the Hollywood methodology, and many outstanding actors have received his guidance." Harrington on the podium asked in a joking tone, which immediately caused a lot of laughter.

Then, he looked excited and continued to speak: "Then I will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of these two forms of expression, but before that, I hope everyone remember one thing: There is no best acting skills, only the most suitable one

Acting.”

Harrington said, walked to the front of the blackboard and wrote down the previous sentence: "Compared with the method school, the depth of the skill party character is indeed not enough, but it does not mean that the technical school has not been digging. This is a point

. The method school requires talent and needs to experience the spiritual world of different characters. It is difficult for young actors, or new actors who do not have much trouble in their lives, to do this, so it is best to use the technical school's expression method at this time.

To polish your acting skills, and then adjust it step by step according to your actual situation. However, it should be noted that if you use the technical performance methods too much, if you do not have enough control, it will easily become the same and simple

In other words, all the characters are interpreted as yourself, not the characters themselves.”

Some of the students laughed softly, as if they thought of someone. Harrington didn't care and still said loudly: "But what about the Methodist School? Is the Methodist School perfect? ​​Of course not! Even the master who insisted on the Methodist School

They also have different explanations for the expression, among which Konstantin Stanislavsky, Bey Brecht and Antonian Alto are the most typical!"

He wrote down the names of the three people in turn, then drew a dash behind Stanislavsky, and wrote the sentence "Integration of man and play".

"Stannislavsky believes that actors should fully understand the character's heart and integrate it with the character so that their world can be expressed in front of the camera, which is the most classic explanation. Brecht believes that

, Actors cannot integrate too much, they must keep a distance and control the role." Harrington said, drawing a dash behind Brecht, writing down the words "distance" and "control".

"As for Alto," he smiled, "he asked the actors to be the role, to forget everything about themselves, to believe from the bottom of their heart that the role is themselves, to put it simply, to make themselves crazy."

At the same time, he wrote "Madman" on the dash behind Alto, and burst into laughter.

"This is not a joke," Harrington shook his head at this time. "Maybe you think this is a fantasy, but the fact is that this method of expression is very effective. If you can really do it in the play

Everyone thinks of themselves as a character, so even if the movie is average, your character will be very eye-catching. However, this is not without cost. If you cannot adjust it in time after the filming is completed, it is easy to be unable to distinguish yourself.

Who is falling into depression, and the pace of life of modern people is so fast, it is hard to say what they will become when faced with pressure. This is why, Alto is asking the actor to become a psychopath."

Speaking of this, he raised his hands: "If any of you are interested in trying, my advice is to prepare yourself a hint before that so that you can recover from the character's state through a certain behavior.

.For example, two-time Oscar-winning actress Judy Foster, it is said that her secret is that after the filming, she will recover immediately. In this regard, my opinion is that she maintains a good figure.

very nice."

There was another burst of laughter, and then the ringtone outside rang.

"Okay, let's get here today," Harrington then began to pack up his books. American teachers and professors were quite punctual at this point. "If you are interested in comparing skills and methodology schools.

Pros and cons, I suggest you go and watch "The Street Car of Desire". Vivien Leigh's performance is a typical technical school, while Malone Brando's performance is a typical method school. This movie is because of their

The sparks generated by collision can be regarded as a textbook-like classic work in the competition of two acting skills."

The whole class basically ended here. Sean, who was still unsatisfied, thought for a while, then quickly came to the door and snatched out, catching up with John Harrington who was leaving.

"Sir, Mr. Harrington!" he shouted loudly.

"Are you?" the other party turned around.

"I just listened to your class," Sean explained, "I like your class, it's funny, vivid, and illuminating."

Harrington smiled and continued to move forward without saying anything. Sean immediately followed: "I noticed that although you analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the technical and methodical schools, you actually avoided the initial problems-

—For an actor, which way of performing is better.”

"Is that?" Harrington replied casually.

Sean didn't care, but continued: "But according to my observation, you obviously admire the method school more, and you also admit that if you can control yourself, the method school's performance will obviously make the role more outstanding."

"I have a question, um...huh?" Harrington looked at Sean.

"Shawn? Don, just call me Shawn." He hurriedly replied.

"Very good, Sean, what I want to ask you is, you discuss these things, discuss which is better, the skill school or the method school, and why," Harrington asked.

Sean was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and then gave the answer: "To make the character perform more realistically."

Harrington said without comment, looking ahead, his eyes kept walking, with a faint smile, obviously not caring about this answer.

After grabbing his head, Sean thought quickly. Combined with Harrington's previous lecture, what did he mean? But more than ten seconds passed, Sean didn't even figure it out, and saw that the door of the corridor was already close in front of him.

At this moment, the sentence "No best acting skills, only the most suitable acting skills" suddenly flashed through that, and then a similar sentence that I had heard in my previous life also emerged. He was about to speak,

But he immediately shut his mouth again and intuition told him that he was still a little short of what would it be?

Finally, just as the two of them stepped out of the door, something they learned when performing a stage play suddenly surged out, and then a series of performances after coming to Los Angeles flashed quickly, including being watched by Frederick.

Bank experience in.

"In order to convey the emotions of the characters to the audience as perfectly as possible!" Sean said this.

Harrington stopped, turned his head and looked at him with a surprised look.

"I have heard a saying that is somewhat similar to what you advocate. There are no bad movies, only bad actors." Sean was very smart and was a human being in two completely different countries and in some ways, he could be brand new

From a perspective of observation and examination. In addition to the many experiences I have accumulated since high school, I have been constantly thinking and stroking in the previous few classes. So under the pressure of Harrington, in just a few dozen seconds,

A preliminary integration of conceptual things.

"So we are discussing these things, really to play the role better, and how to do it to be better? That is to pass on the emotions of the characters to the audience as perfectly as possible, and let them follow the screen as much as possible.

I was amused and laughed with the sadness and joy of the characters. This is the purpose of the actors. Whether it is technical or methodical, they are just means!" After speaking, Sean was involuntarily excited.

Harrington showed a look of surprise, stopped and looked up and down before asking, "Have you ever had a formal performance experience?"

Sean hesitated for a while and finally decided to tell the truth: "I am not a student from USC, Mr. Harrington, I'm just here to listen. I'm an actor, a young actor who has just entered the industry, although I have performed a series of stages in high school.

The drama, but that is always different from movies and TV, so after playing a role, I came here to receive more systematic training.”

Harrington became more and more surprised, and with a hint of appreciation, he finally patted his shoulder and signaled him to follow.

"You summed it up very well, Sean, no matter which form of expression is just a means, and the ultimate goal is to pass on the emotional world of the characters to the audience." After sitting down on a bench on the boulevard not far away, he said.

Harrington immediately said, "There is no unchanging thing in this world. Many things are as spiral as social changes, and the same is true for performance techniques. Perhaps before the 1950s and 1960s, the skill school

The difference between the method class is very clear, but now they are starting to be inseparable from each other. For example, Meryl Streep, who has been nominated for ten Os so far this year, and 8 of them are the best actress.

What do you think makes her favored by the School of Film Arts and Sciences?”

"I've seen "Sophie's Choice" and "The Unforgettable Dream of the Bridge", and she is indeed a great actor," Sean recalled, "Those are two completely different images, one is sad and fragile, and the other is gentle and gentle.

strong."

"If you know it, you will know that Streep sometimes spends several months trying to figure out all aspects of her for a character. If it involves real characters, she will try her best to imitate the other person's accent.

and small movements, these are all within the technical school. But once the shooting starts, she will devote herself to Strasberg's integration of human drama, which is also part of the technical school." Harrington

He nodded, "So I always advocate that there is no best acting skills, only the most suitable acting skills. As long as you can convey emotions to the audience on the screen, infect them! Impress them! That is an excellent actor!"

Speaking of this, he repeated Sean's previous words again: "As you just concluded, no matter what form of expression is, it is just a means. To become an excellent or even great actor, you need to do a lot of things, but clearly

The purpose and means, understanding the primary and secondary knowledge of choices is the first thing to do.”

Then, Harrington looked at the time and stood up: "Okay, I still have something to do, let's get here for the time being."

"Can I ask you questions privately in the future, Mr. Harrington?" Sean asked hurriedly.

"Oh, of course, you are very smart and quick-thinking. I'm very happy to be able to communicate more with young people like you." Harrington smiled, "Even if you don't substitute, you can come to me, but this is the only one

In a month, I will go back to the UK after the New Year. I am a British person.”
Chapter completed!