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Chapter 64

"Which of you has experienced life?"

Seeing that very few people raised their hands, Zhao Yuning said seriously: "I have been thinking about what kind of metaphor can be used to make you most intuitively understand how important it is for actors to experience life!"

"It's like traveling to a place you've never been to before. You check out a lot of guides, look at a lot of photos, and have a lot of daydreams about the beautiful scenery and food. But one day when you go there in person, set foot on that land, and see it with your own eyes

The local scenery and the variety of food to try...”

"You will find that everything in front of you is much more real than what you saw, heard, and imagined before. This is the difference between an actor before experiencing life and after experiencing life."

Su Ze nodded secretly. Although he has only experienced it for half a month, actors have various reveries and ideas about the character's image, personality, external actions, habits, communication methods, etc. before experiencing life.

But those are just fantasies and speculations that stay at the rational level. To put it bluntly, they are: talk on paper.

Only when you actually go to the place where the character lives, enter the character's living space, eat the food the character likes to eat, read the books the character likes to read, play the games the character likes to play, and do the things the character does every day

, the group of people that the contact person role often comes into contact with...

Only by fully entering the character's life can you truly understand the character, feel the character, and begin to become the character.

Remember this is just the beginning!

In "I Am an Actor", Chen Chong talked about his process of creating the character in "The Last Emperor". He worked in the Forbidden City every day for half a year, stepping on the bluestone every day, completing the long life experience process of the character Wanrong.

It is this long-term and in-depth life experience that has allowed her to subtly develop the character's habits and movements, and she has the character's temperament and perspective. Therefore, she does not need to deliberately design when performing, and she will make the correct actions and reactions subconsciously.

In the eyes of the audience, she is Wanrong.

It has nothing to do with the actor's talent, it all depends on hard work.

"Many students have asked me this question: How can I embody the character in myself? How can I make the actor and the character become one? How can I truly be the character?"

Zhao Yuning returned to the podium and said solemnly: "My answer is to experience the life of the character!"

"Insist on doing what the character does, and truly experience everything the character goes through. Only in this way can you think what the character thinks, do what the character does, worry about what the character wants, feel what the character feels, and completely become

Role."

"Wu Jing spent fifteen months in the special forces unit for the filming of "Wolf Warrior 2," which he directed and starred in. He ate, lived and trained with the soldiers every day, and finally completed a good movie that amazed the Chinese people."

"Who can say that his success was accidental?"

"The British actor Daniel Lewis, who I personally admire, has won three Oscars. He has starred in more than a dozen roles, almost all of them classics, and none of them are the same. He is known as the Man with a Thousand Faces and the Chameleon."

"I spent several months practicing the role in "My Left Foot". I had the real experience of having to use my left foot to take care of myself every day. Finally, I was able to pick up a needle with my left foot and put it down again. The paintings I drew were almost like the characters.

The prototype is just as good as the drawing.”

"In order to become a complete Indian, "The Last of the Mohicans" built his own canoe, hunted and skinned himself, and refused to eat anything he had not hunted for his family Christmas dinner."

"In order to fit into the role of a prisoner in "In the Name of the Father," I personally lived in a prison for a long time and became cellmates with the prisoner. During the filming, the staff was asked to pour cold water on him and insult him, so that I could fully feel the prisoner's body and body being humiliated.

Mental state.”

"In order to completely transform myself into an oil gold digger in "There Will Be Blood," I spent two years studying the history of California mining in the 20th century, and became familiar with the tools and techniques used by gold diggers back then."

"At the filming site of the movie "Lincoln," every on-site staff member was required to call him President, and they always insisted on resting and working on the carriage between filming."

"Do you think the so-called talent of an actor like this is still important?"

A sentence flashed in Su Ze's mind: You can't live without going crazy!

That's right, talent is really not important for this kind of actor, because their greatest talent is concentration.

The reason why Zhao Yunning talks about this is to let students establish correct values ​​and not be dazzled by the mess in the entertainment industry.

Any acting skill can be honed with time. As long as you work hard, I have seen too many people who are just talented but reach the end. These children are all good prospects. As a teacher, I hope to go further and further.

There was another acting class on Wednesday. Chen Gang, like Zhao Yuning, was not in any hurry to teach in detail and started to comment on the actors again.

"Who do you think has better acting skills, Chow Yun-fat or Stephen Chow?"

Hearing this question, everyone started to talk a lot. Some people said that Brother Ma was domineering and had the strength to support the star.

"Su Ze, tell me." Hearing Chen Gang's roll call, Su Ze said, "It seems that Dou Wentao of "The Round Table School" once asked Wang Jing the same question."

"At that time, Wang Jing bluntly said that Chow Yun-fat and Stephen Chow were incomparable, they were not on the same level at all!"

"Oh?" Chen Gang smiled and asked, "Why?"

"According to what Wang Jing said, when Stephen Chow is a director and guides actors to perform, no one can meet his requirements. Then the host asked why Stephen Chow didn't perform by himself?"

"Wong Jing said that Stephen Chow is getting older and can no longer be as flamboyant and funny as he was when he was young. He can no longer pass his level at this age, so he can only direct and teach young people to act."

"Master Xing is not old at all, is he?"

"That's right, how can my idol grow old!"

"But it's true that Mr. Xing has not been an actor in the past few years."

Chen Gang clapped his hands and stopped the students from discussing: "Evaluating an actor's strength ultimately depends on his works."

"My opinion is the same as that of Director Wong Jing. As an actor, Stephen Chow is indeed more versatile than Chow Yun-fat, and his characters are more deeply rooted in people's hearts. Comedy is not something that can be handled easily."

Su Ze agreed that no matter what era, comedians are rare. There are Zhuo Bilin, Bean, Jim Carrey, Stephen Chow, and now the famous Shen Teng and Jia Ling.

Of course the last two cannot be compared with the previous ones.

"Okay, last time we reviewed Zhang Yi, let's take a look at Lei Jiayin today." Chen Gang turned on the screen. The profession of actor is broad and profound, especially for these young students who are just getting started, setting a good example is crucial.

Human talent and energy are limited. If your goal is to become a great actor, even if you can only learn 50% of your skills throughout your life, you will still be considered an outstanding actor and worthy of being cultivated by Chinese Opera.

What if the target is just a parallel importer who relies on sensationalism to gain traffic?

The Chinese drama cannot afford to embarrass anyone!

"Have you noticed? Really good actors tend to be late bloomers." Chen Gang pointed at Lei Jiayin's iconic big head on the screen and joked: "Zhang Yi has a small nose and small eyes, while Lei Jiayin has a big nose and a big head."

Everyone burst into laughter, they liked this teaching method very much, and of course they understood the teacher's good intentions.

"To put it bluntly, Lei Jiayin is the only good actor that the theater has trained over the years." Chen Gang said seriously: "Don't tell me anything about Brother Hu."

"He was just lucky. He met Li Xiaoyao when he was young, and met Mei Changsu after a car accident. In my opinion, it was not him who created the character, but..."
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