In the next few days, Lance was looking up the information. Before he knew it, the state of confusion had disappeared, away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, and seemed to be away from the shadow of Diorama Film; it returned to the creation of new works, and it seemed to be back to the vitality of chasing careers.

The leisure and tranquility of Napa Valley really make people linger. They wake up in the morning to breathe the cool air and take a walk on the manor path; drive to the nearby supermarket to buy some daily necessities, come back to prepare lunch; in the afternoon you can enjoy a cup of black tea or coffee, chat with the nearby local residents; in the evening you enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal with a cup of mellow red wine... It really has the artistic conception of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountains".

After sufficient preparations, Lance had some idea of ​​the role of Jeff.

The main cause of love/childhood/obsession is caused by abnormal acquired psychological development. The main cause can be divided into three types, and then three different types are formed. However, due to the complexity of psychology, the so-called causes and manifestations are not fixed, and may often be mixed with each other and manifested.

Jeff is a typical "regressive" patient. They look no different from ordinary people on the surface, can establish good interpersonal relationships with others, have had normal love history, and even get married and get married. However, they always have good memories of their childhood, which may be because of the nostalgia for their childhood, and hope that they will never grow up. It may be because the interpersonal communication in adult society is too complex and too cumbersome, and often requires effort and are tired of interpersonal relationships between adults. Therefore, children with simple minds and innocent hearts become their spiritual sustenance. In severe cases, they do not even distinguish genders, but just lock in children as their targets.

This type of patients are prone to "return" when accidents occur, and are under too much pressure in family, study, work, etc., or after encountering major mental stimulation, they return to immature "sexual" expressions. The objects they hunt are often unfamiliar children, their behavior has obvious impulsive characteristics, and some of them are accompanied by escape phenomena such as alcoholism.

That's how Jeff was. Ginnel was his first love. That year, he was only fourteen years old. Ginnel left an indelible mark in his life. Both of them were crazy about each other. He thought that the future of the two would be bright, but the two broke up. He tried to keep it, but it ended in failure. The huge mental pressure made Jeff start to collapse. He strongly missed the beautiful fourteen years old and longed to never grow up.

At first, he just tried to find Ginell in his child, so he was always keen on fourteen-year-old girls; but over time, he began to forget his original intention, and he seemed to be able to find his belonging in his child. There were intermittent alcoholism and the "impulsive crime" that killed Dona by accident.

If you take a step closer, you can still think like this. Jeff may have had a lot of past records. Every time he encounters emotional setbacks or career setbacks, he will "return" once. When he meets a new relationship, the symptoms will temporarily disappear and return to normal. He may have left the regular workplace and chose to become a freelance photographer, in order to facilitate the crime and not to reveal flaws in social life.

Before this, the reason why Jeff was never discovered was not only because he thought carefully and did not reveal his strength, but also because his behavior was not completely out of control and was still within the control range.

Before attacking Jeff, Haley conducted in-depth investigations and grasped Ginnell's situation, which became her means to control Jeff. When Haley used Ginnell as a threat, Jeff's pain, sadness and despair also had psychological support.

Since Jeff exists as a supporting role in "Fruit Hard Candy", the script cannot give him too much ink, so how to express Jeff's psychological shadow has become the biggest test for the screenwriter.

This part is missing in Brian's first draft of the script and the finished product of the previous life.

Lance believes that he can start from two aspects: the first is to show from interpersonal communication. Jeff and Hayley met in a coffee shop. Jeff performed very well, but such people are not good at communicating between adults, or to be more accurate, and are not good at dealing with intrigues and head-on conflicts between adults.

So, what would Jeff do if someone had a physical conflict with Jeff in a cafe?

Soon, Lance denied this idea because the conflict in the cafe was too straightforward and too obvious. The most important thing was that it would destroy the rhythm of the movie and create dramaticism in the first half of the preparation period, which was inconsistent with the overall atmosphere.

So, what would Jeff do if someone joked with him about dating his daughter in a cafe?

Originally this was just a joke, and there was no loophole in Jeff's answer, because he had long conceived how to deal with it. However, after the other party left, Jeff seemed a little anxious. Such small details would not only not interfere with the rhythm, but would further promote the suspense and gradually build up the thriller atmosphere.

However, if this is the case, there will be high requirements for Jeff's actors - not too deliberate, not too obvious, not too redundant, subtle point, just right but accurate and sharp. This kind of free-spirited performance seems to be unable to see the "traces of performance" for the audience, but the requirements for actors are very strict.

The second aspect is to display it from the psychological suggestion level, such as the decoration of Jeff's house, which is also the main display place for the movie. On the surface, all the decorations of Jeff's house are very normal and very modern, completely in line with the style of an elite photographer, but he designed a small garden in the center of the lobby of the house. It can be said to be a small garden, a children's playground, or a swimming pool - in short, it is a childish world that reflects the child's spirit. It does not need to be too big. It may be two meters long and two meters wide enough. There are pebbles and some succulent plants inside, which can allow children to play in it.

Even Jeff could design a safe here to hide all the photos of the child's body and related information about love/childhood/fetishness that he took.

There is also the wine cabinet in the kitchen. In the script, Hayley prepared cocktails for Jeff, the rich collection in the wine cabinet, and the contradiction of Jeff's desire to drink but avoiding exposure to himself and suppressing impulses, and ultimately unable to suppress desires and start drinking. Such small details can present Jeff's inner struggle and signs of revival of love/childhood/obsession symptoms.

In addition, the colors of the room are very bold, with the use of sky blue, bright red and lemon yellow full of lively jumps, but Jeff himself dresses are very low-key, dark tones such as gray, brown, black, dark blue, and other dark colors, including clothes in the wardrobe. This also means that the mask outside the sac is a serious adult, but the soul under the sac is hiding the greed that attracts/tempts children.

Even the plush toys on the bedside table can be used as a hint prop. However, Lance is not sure about this, and he needs to consult a professional psychologist before measuring it.

Of course, like Haley, Jeff's lines also need to be adjusted accordingly. Unlike Haley, Jeff has two faces. Before the truth is revealed, Jeff speaks righteously and has a righteous face; after Haley discovers the truth, Jeff is ashamed, fearful and cowardly.

In the final version of the previous life, the anger shown by Jeff occupied a major position. Jeff was always trying to control the situation. Even if he was tied to a chair, he thought Hayley could not escape his palm. When his true face was revealed, his anger took the upper hand.

But Lance believes that Jeff's heart is timid and cowardly. His so-called toughness is a case of pretending. As long as Hailey is a little stronger, he will become extremely cowardly like a balloon that has been pierced. Therefore, Jeff's anger is more of a bluff, just showing it. This subtle gap is not only the difference in the performance methods, but also makes the roles more vivid and three-dimensional after completion.

Jeff's performance focuses on "change". The change in his psychological state revolves around the timidity and cowardice of the soul. With the promotion of things, his psychological state is gradually approaching the brink of collapse. At the end of the story, the cowardly Jeff actually has the courage to choose to commit suicide - this also needs to be completed through performance.

After watching the "Fruit Hard Candy" in the previous life, people would applaud the performances of the two actors, and each had its own highlights. Although Hayley bears the thickness and depth of the story, the reflection after the movie is triggered by Hayley; in fact, from the perspective of performance difficulty alone, Jeff is the most difficult thing, and he needs to show a richer level in a narrower space. Unfortunately, whether it is Jeff or Hayley, the script does not give them more room to play, which creates people's illusion.

In the original version, Patrick Wilson played the role of Jeff. There is no doubt that he contributed a wonderful performance, but was subject to the overall quality of the work and did not receive more recognition.

Patrick is an actor from Broadway. He has a solid acting foundation, can sing, dance and act, and has even won the Tony Award nomination twice. Moreover, his gentlemanly appearance can often burst out with powerful performance energy, which is impressive. Later, Patrick was more active in horror movies, and his performance was not discovered by Hollywood.
Chapter completed!