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Published at 3rd of November 2021 10:12:23 AM


Chapter 452: 452

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Lan Li was born in an orthodox academy and received systematic performance education. He has very limited understanding of methodology, only theoretical knowledge on paper; and even the theory, he has not really read it in depth, which can be said to be very plainly.

Prior to this, Lan Li always believed that the core of methodological performance lies in experience, truly substituting oneself into the role, and then placing it in a similar situation to interpret the emotion of the role with his own understanding and interpretation. To put it simply, it means the madness survives, and it really blurs the line between oneself and the character.

This kind of performance is undoubtedly the most demanding. For example, "buried alive", if you have not really experienced the situation of being buried alive, the resonance during the performance will be distorted, and the performance will then deviate from the original track outrageously, or even unsustainable.

It is no exaggeration to say that this requires strict focus, devotion, research and talent for actors, and it is definitely not something anyone can try. When Lan Li was lying in the coffin, if he did not believe that he was really buried alive, if his head could not hypnotize himself, if his understanding of the role and the script was not deep enough, if his understanding was biased... …So the result of personal experience is still impossible to bring into the role.

To put it simply, the actor needs to concentrate on putting himself in that situation, believing that he is the role. Without this ability and talent, unless someone really throws the actor into the desert and buries him alive, then he will not be able to follow this way of acting to give performance.

From the "Pacific War" to "Buried alive", Lan Li completely followed this way of acting, even the "anti-cancer me".

He truly brought his emotions and feelings into the despair of cancer, and even produced a true reflection of the side effects of chemotherapy. But this scene just now gave Lan Li more inspiration.

He did empathize with Adam—or Will’s experience, but his emotions were not cancer, but paralysis. That was the case on the third day of the boot, and it was the same today. The anger, despair, sadness, loss, and loss that were troubled by illness and a little bit of vitality were completely revealed through performances.

But from another perspective, high paralysis is not cancer.

Lan Li has always known this. High paralysis is a straight line. At the moment of paralysis, the turning point is a cliff-like fall, but after that, it is a smooth straight line; but cancer is a downward curve, bit by bit. The ground fell downhill and finally reached the end.

Therefore, there are two different ways of performing "buried alive" and "anti-cancer me". Lan Li always thought that he was using the method school, but in fact, "bury alive" is the experience school, and the "anti-cancer me" is the method school.

It may be more complicated to explain from a purely theoretical perspective. It can be understood that the so-called experiential performance is the actual and profound visualization of the scene of the script by the actor, which is truly integrated into the character, completely breaking the four-dimensional barrier, and turning the illusion into reality. Bringing into reality, no deviation of thinking is allowed.

The so-called method-based performance is that the actor separates his emotions, resonates with the role, and then interprets the script and the role in his own way. The result presented is half the actor himself and half the role itself. , There can be deviations in understanding.

For example, when shooting "Buried alive", the experiential school truly believes that they are buried alive; while the method school promotes the entire performance with emotions of fear, horror, and fear.

To be more intuitive, when shooting Brokeback Mountain, the experiential school truly believes that they are in love with the same sex, and that they are unable to extricate themselves from the background of the 1960s; while the method school allows to imagine the other party as the opposite sex, just deducting a taboo. Love.

In this way, Lan Li's guess was confirmed.

When "buried alive", he brought in a real experiential performance. He was immersed in the scene, and he was stunned. He really blurred the boundary between himself and Paul, and also blurred the boundary between reality and drama; In "Anti-Cancer Me", he brought in method-based performances. He knew that he was Lan Li, and he also knew that he was performing Adam, using Chu Jiashu's mood to interpret Adam's emotions.

In fact, these contents have only been seen in books before, not even on paper, but just casual glances, and almost all the theoretical knowledge is forgotten. Because whether it is a method or an experiential school, the scope of performance is too narrow, and the energy and energy of an actor often fades quickly after playing a role.

Not to mention an actor who died young like Heath Ledger, even a method master like Daniel Day-Lewis, his production output is so small, one is because before each role is performed, he has It requires a lot of research and investment; second, because after the performance is over, the whole soul seems to be hollowed out, and he must slowly settle down and calm down and wait for recovery.

For traditional authentic academies, an actor can only play one role in a period of time. This is undoubtedly dereliction of duty. For expressionist acting, one person has a thousand faces, this is the ultimate meaning of an actor, even On the same stage, one person plays multiple roles and can also show the image and personality of the character. This is the real master.

To a large extent, the experiential school and the method school are in the same line. The experiential school originated from the former Soviet Union. This kind of performance method and expression school is considered to be the original concept of performance. Later, the United States inherited and developed a branch, which is the method school.

Because for Hollywood, they don't have so much time to slowly fit every role, every image, and every actor. In the rapid development of the film industry, they must form an assembly line. Therefore, the requirements are relatively less stringent method school-for example, whites play blacks, heterosexuals play homosexuals, and Americans play the British. This approach is the most appropriate.

In 1988, a film temporarily named "Everything" was in preparation. The producer was Mark Ruffalo and focused on a transgender female character. Mark invited Matt Bomer (att-br) to come. Playing this role has caused a lot of controversy.

Because although Matt has come out publicly, he is a real man. In Hollywood, there are more than 2,000 trans actors, but it is difficult for them to find jobs. Male roles are played by men, while female roles are controlled by women. Gay roles have been taken away by heterosexuals. Gender roles are not their turn to "play in their true colors."

This is Hollywood. There is even such a fixed notion in the industry that if a homosexual acts as a homosexual, it is not convincing, because it is a true performance; but a heterosexual acts as a homosexual, and people will applaud and think that he or she can make a breakthrough. But the problem is that if homosexuals play heterosexuals, the major film companies are unwilling, believing that this will affect the box office market.

It’s not without reason why method-based acting is able to flourish in Hollywood; at the same time, experience-based acting and performance-based acting have gradually become marginalized in Hollywood, and even experience-based acting is almost necessary. Was eliminated.

Before today, Lan Li did not have a clear sense of the difference between Methodist and Experiential School. After all, the difference between these two performances is too subtle. Who would have thought that a comedy movie would really make Lan Li Have you entered a higher level?

"The anti-cancer me", it is really fate to be able to encounter this work.

So, is the experiential school better or the method school better?

To be honest, during today’s performance of "The Anti-Cancer Me", Lan Li played really freely, and the whole idea was very clear. If the feeling of nature was godly, it would be easy to perform; more importantly, all situations The feeling of being controlled in the palm of his hand makes the performance a kind of enjoyment-although his stomach is still uncomfortable now, and his bald head has been shaking coldly, the effect presented is satisfactory enough.

But what about "buried alive"?

The process of performing "buried alive" is completely a torment, because Lan Li really thought he was buried alive, and that real feeling made the heart almost stop beating, so that the performance became an instinct, let alone control. , Even the lines are blown out like a volcanic eruption, and the sense of catharsis that is endless and turbulent is even a little frightening.

Especially the nightmare of that time, completely confused the difference between reality and illusion. Fortunately, Lan Li's filming was "Buried alive". If the filming was "American Neuropathy" or "Dream Requiem", the consequences would be unimaginable.

It can be understood in a simple and rude manner that the method school can be used in a wider range. Even if you have not really killed someone~www.novelhall.com~, you can also experiment with serial murderers, but the performance will be slightly less delicate and realistic, after all. It's not your own real experience, and the actor's misunderstanding is likely to cause the performance to be completely out of the script.

The scope of experience is very narrow. If you want to play a serial killer, you may really have to feel the **** reality. Even if it is not killing, at least you need to use artificial plasma to feel the viscosity and temperature of the blood, and perform. It's even more rare. In the process of thinking and positioning, once the sense of reality is not in place, the performance cannot be completed. But the advantage lies in being in the soul!

The two performance methods have their pros and cons, and each has its strengths and weaknesses. Lan Li has really experienced it. Although he can taste the nuances now, he is only just getting started, not to say that he is good at it, even in acting. In the process, the difference between the two methods is not necessarily able to be distinguished.

Undoubtedly, on the road of performance, he needs to slow down, study carefully, and move forward step by step.

Putting aside the difference between method school and experience school for the time being, Lan Li seriously recalled every detail in the performance just now, the slow feeling of sinking in the water, bit by bit, penetrated deep into the heart.

He likes to delve into the performance process like this.




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