Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

291 Emotional Restlessness

"Tom, you're too restless." Lance and Tom stood in front of the monitor. Lance shook his head, obviously not satisfied with Tom's performance just now.

In fact, Tom could also feel that although he had just a few simple conversations just now, he felt very impetuous, which was far from the positioning of a professional killer. He supported his chin and his eyes flashed slightly, indicating that he knew, but Lance did not give up easily, but looked at him intently, as if he wanted to read more from his expression, "You can cut some small movements..." Lance only had time to say halfway, and Tom nodded randomly, "I will try it again."

Lance looked at Tom quietly for a while. Just when Tom thought Lance would refuse to give in, Lance retracted his gaze, "Okay, let's take another shot."

Tom stood there, took a deep breath, calming his irritable mood, and then got into the taxi again. However, after he started shooting again, Tom still couldn't find a suitable method. When the two of them stood behind the monitor again, the performance still lacked a certain smell. This time, before Lance Duo said anything, Tom waved his hand, "I understand, just do it again."

Vincent is a cold-blooded killer. At this time, it is a normal and simple situation for him. The only thing he needs to do is to calm Max down, so he should not be panicked, nor should he be irritated. On the contrary, his emotions are already very calm.

After adjusting it, Tom started shooting again, but the effect of the shooting seemed too rigid, and it looked like a puppet. This made Tom a little depressed. This time, Lance did not give Tom the first chance to speak, and said directly. "You should cut down on these details in this scene and restrain your emotions as much as possible."

"What does it mean?" Tom said, although he tried his best to suppress his impatientness, he could still feel his conflicted mood at this moment. "Aren't you the one who asked for details at the beginning?"

Lance glanced at Tom. He gave Percy a look and made him start to play it back, "Look, at the beginning, you don't need to glare at Max. You just need to pick up your finger and point the red street light to remind Max to drive. Detailed actions such as frowning and staring will reveal your true emotions; and. When someone outside the window is swearing, you don't have to care. At most, you just look up and then lower your head to focus on the information in your own hands. Such people are not worth Vincent's care. Moreover, when you are mocking Max, there is no need to curl your lips. Maybe you can look at Max with a squint, or chuckle with a self-deprecating..."

In this short play just now, Tom had four lines in total, and Lance picked out each performance and said something. It was almost useless, which made Tom's cheeks start to heat up slightly. But Lance still didn't finish his words, "Did you notice it? After the previous conversations, you still asked to go to the next assassination site, which means that the mission is the core of your attention at this time. So, the reason why you focus on Max is just that you don't want him to get into an accident and let him concentrate on driving again, besides that, all your spirits are on the mission. So, you don't need too much emotion to express."

Tom couldn't help but speak, "But, Vincent's emotions were out of control immediately. Shouldn't his emotions be a little unstable at this moment?" Then Vincent began to have more conversations with Max, revealing his flaws for the first time.

Lance frowned slightly, as if he was surprised at Tom's words, "Vincent's biggest trouble at this time is the task. His mind was thinking about how to cover up what had just happened, and before the police were aware of it, complete the follow-up task as soon as possible, otherwise there would be more and more accidents tonight. In this case, Max's confusion and accusations triggered his emotional fluctuations..." Speaking of this, Lance looked at Tom and slightly closed his chin. His eyes hinted that Tom should follow the words afterwards, but Tom did not like this feeling of being treated as a student or a child, so he did not speak. In the end, Lance could only speak by himself, "The mission is the core!"

Tom's mind suddenly became clear. Lance connected the emotions of the whole scene in just a few words, once again proving that as a director, Lance not only has the ability to schedule scenes and control rhythms, but also has a unique interpretation of the performance.

This is a good thing, but Tom was still a little irritated. "But, after all the performance details disappeared, how can you meet your requirements?" Tom pointed to the monitor. What he wanted to say was that the rhythm of Lance's performance just now remained on a tight level, and the surging of emotions was very chaotic, which completely disrupted his performance rhythm. However, when the words came to his mouth, they couldn't help but change the content. "On the one hand, you need to perform delicately enough, and on the other hand, you have hope that you will not show your emotions. This is a contradictory requirement."

Tom doesn't want to show weakness in front of Lance - he has been in Hollywood for twenty years, won three Oscar nominations, and six Golden Globe nominations to win three trophies. What about Lance? "Killing with a knife" is just Lance's first movie!

Lance looked at the stubbornness between Tom's eyebrows. He actually understood what was going on. Just as he expected, he was forcing Tom out of his comfort zone, so Tom was at a loss. On the one hand, he was unwilling to admit his shortcomings, but on the other hand, he could not keep up with his requests. Therefore, there would inevitably be a collision during the shooting.

However, the collision came earlier than expected.

Lance ignored the confrontation in Tom's eyes, turned his head and pointed at the taxi, and said in an understatement, "Light." Although Lance would stick to his position and ask Tom to perform in his own way, he could at least take into account Tom's face and would not let him get out of the stage in front of the rest of the crew. This is within his ability.

Lance turned his head and signaled Percy to take the back seat of the taxi. This made Percy stunned and looked at Lance speechlessly. His eyes were clearly said, "You are kidding." A sense of absurdity appeared deep in Lance's heart, but he couldn't laugh at this moment, so Lance turned to look at Albert and let Albert take the back seat of the taxi.

Albert, who usually needs to take on the task of moving and talking about the show, naturally did not refuse. He also showed a demonstrative look at Percy, which made Percy's mouth twitch speechlessly.

"You can take advantage of the changes in the light. For example, Vincent reminded Max that it is green now, and you can lean forward slightly..." With Lance's words, Albert leaned forward a little, and then he could see his face slowly revealing from the darkness. Even without any expression, the sharp light that appeared from the darkness made people sting their hearts.

Tom immediately understood, so he found a suitable angle and used the light to highlight his eyes. Even if there were no extra expressions, he could easily show his emotions.

"Albert, turn her face slightly thirty degrees toward the left hand. Yes, a little bit more, and then lean back slightly. No, the speed is too fast, slower, slower. OK, repeat the action just now." Lance pointed to Albert's action and raised his hands to explain, as if he was pinching ceramics. "While talking to Max, you can slowly retreat and focus on the information in your hand, and this emotion comes out."

The so-called performance details are actually very rich, not only the language color, breathing rhythm, etc., but also all aspects. For example, the part that Albert just demonstrated, just the body leans forward and the movements backward, the change in speed slows down the performance rhythm, and then the flow of light is used - especially in this scene, the taxi is constantly moving, the light outside the window is always changing, and the light inside the car is also carefully controlled - this can create details of emotional changes.

It can be imagined that even if it is a facial paralysis expression, the delicate changes in the eyes will be magnified to the extreme in the light, and Vincent's inner emotions can be easily displayed. More importantly, Vincent's calmness is in sharp contrast with Max's chaos, and the outlines of the two characters are outlined in just a few strokes.

Although Tom does not want to admit it, it has to be said that Lance's control over the rhythm and performance details is indeed amazing. Moreover, according to Lance's shooting method, the actor's performance power can be amplified to the extreme. The entangled/soft and gentle performance can show a sharp and neat effect, giving the audience more shock.

Tom let out a long sigh, "Okay, I understand!" After that, Tom ignored Lance and walked straight towards the taxi. Seeing Tom's actions, Percy couldn't help but frown, obviously a little dissatisfied with Tom, but Lance waved his hand and curled his lips indifferently, "Let's do it again." Percy could only withdraw his gaze.

After returning to the filming, Tom was still a little awkward, and he didn't seem to want to perform in the way of Lance. He made mistakes three times in a row. This time Lance did not put more pressure on him because he could feel that the performances of Tom were on the right track. Until the fourth time, he finally finished shooting this short section, but no one could relax. But everyone knew that this short section was just the beginning of this scene. The confrontation between Vincent and Max revealed the topic of Rashomon for the first time, which was the top priority.

Not just Tom, it is also a serious challenge for Lance.
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next