China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 297 How to change Leonardo's performance?

"Dallas Buyers Club" got 6713 million RMB at the box office on the first day in China, which is not bad, without any big publicity, and it is already quite impressive to be able to win such a first-day box office in the so-called off-season.

The box office on the first day was not bad, and the Douban score was as high as 9.3, which is a word-of-mouth box office. In addition, there were no blockbusters competing with "Dallas Buyers Club" during this period, so everyone was very optimistic about the film's results.

Because now there is Maoyan ticketing software and the real-time box office update function, so there is no need to wait for the statistics after midnight, but in real time.

Even the box office in North America is real-time. You only need to download the international version of Maoyan. If you keep checking the real-time data of the box office in North America without sleeping at night, you can see that the first-day box office in North America of "Dallas Buyers Club" is 915 million US dollars .

Not only the box office is high, but word of mouth is also good.

The score given by the IMDb website is as high as 8.9 points, and it is estimated that the final score will be above 8 points.

And Rotten Tomatoes gave a very high score, with a popcorn index of 95% and a tomato freshness of 98%. The reviews were overwhelmingly good.

"Filmmaker Magazine": "This is a super version of Leonardo, yes, this is Leonardo's performance that no audience has ever thought of or seen, and he can be said to go all out for the role All. We finally saw Leonardo sinking into the role, and I believe that next year's Oscars will pay off. I have to say that He Fang is really a master who can praise actors."

Deep Focus Review: "Whatever the role, we've seen (Leonardo) expand his horizons and prove he's a chameleon who can fit almost anywhere. He's done it, he's really broken through .”

"Independent Critic Website": "After 20 years of unfinished business, no one in the circle dared to take over. In the end, He Fang resolutely made a move and teamed up with Leonardo, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner and others to present a classic Movie. I can’t imagine that a 30-year-old Chinese director can make American movies so well. I can’t imagine that we saw a Leonardo reborn from the ashes. Almost no complaints..."

MacLean's Magazine: "Despite the colorful performances of the lead actors, the film remains down-to-earth with a restrained, objective expression, and the director seems to be simply telling the story, never turning to melodrama or overt sentimentality, But the feeling of the movie to the audience is surging."

"Daily News": "The joint efforts of He Fang, Leonardo and Jared have raised this film to another level. It is not a deep good film, let alone the best film of the year, but a century-old classic. Leonardo Many will go down in the annals of film history for this role, congratulations to them."

The Star Times: "It is remarkable that despite being given such an incredible motley crew of attributes, Leonardo plays the role so well that he deserves the Best Actor trophy. "

The Hollywood Reporter: "Sometimes a character breaks through the screen, beyond the confines of the movie that contains him. Leonardo DiCaprio's performance as an HIV-positive cowboy in Dallas Buyers Club was one of them." [-]. The journey from bigotry to tolerance does feel a bit formulaic, but the performances and stark reminders of those extraordinary, horrible times make it worth watching.

Also, the 2014 Oscar competition for Best Actor is over, and I believe no one can beat Leonardo to win the gold.As Leonardo said in Venice, he would like to thank He Fang, yes, he must thank He Fang, who really fulfilled this dream for Leonardo.

In addition to the Oscar for Best Actor, there is probably no suspense for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Who dares to say that Jared Leto's performance is not worthy of this award? "

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"Dallas Buyers Club" has hit the hearts of almost all North American audiences, professional media and film critics, and they are almost one-sided in their praise.

It's not that they want to praise He Fang and Leonardo's stinky feet, but that the movie is really amazing.

Just like the status of "Let the Bullets Fly" in the hearts of Chinese film critics, media professionals and audiences, its unique charm makes it difficult to criticize it more.

And Leonardo can't wait to start public relations. He has appeared in many media reports. The reason why he is so active is that all the media and film critics in the United States praised him overwhelmingly on the first day. , which gave him unprecedented confidence.

So, that night he appeared on a special live broadcast of The Ellen Show.

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"Yes, it was very difficult to make this decision at the time, because I read the script a few years ago. It can be said that almost many actors in the circle have read the script and considered it. But... Everyone knows that it has been unfinished for 20 years.

If He didn't buy it, I don't know how long this script will be unfinished.I used to think that such a script would only be for those who are not very famous and want to prove themselves, and then make it at a low cost to gain a possibility.I never thought I would play such a role. Losing weight is not the most difficult thing, and acting out of place is not the most difficult thing. The most difficult thing is to take on the role of Ron Woodruff, who has been facing the state of death. Makes my mind go into a trance..."

"You mean if it wasn't for He Lai to make this movie, wouldn't you take it?" Allen asked.

"Of course, if there is no reassuring director to shoot, who would dare to take this kind of play? What if it fails? It's not about the box office, it's about telling other producers 'Leonardo can't act. That kind of challenging role', the audience will say 'Leonardo can't transform', if it develops like this, that will be the biggest harm." Leonardo expressed his concerns.

"So when He Fang approached you, there was a guarantee, so you dared to take it? Did you make an immediate decision?" Allen asked.

"Of course not. In fact, my team has been thinking about it for a while. Because... "Dallas Buyers Club" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" have conflicts. If I want to participate, I have to choose one of the two."

"Yes, this seems to be a very difficult choice. On one side is the most respected and capable Martin Scorsese, and on the other is the youngest and most acclaimed actor in China. So, talking about this, I I am very curious about how He helped the actor to win the best actor, for example, when you played the role of Ron, what request did He ask of you?" Allen asked.

Leonardo adjusted his sitting posture and thought about it very seriously: "If Director Martin's request to me is to stimulate my imagination and constantly squeeze my breakthrough ability. He Fang is not like this, he and I said, 'Leonardo, the first thing you have to do is to forget about the way you act, so that the audience can't see that it's Leonardo'.

Therefore, all his acting habits towards me were thrown away on the set.For example, I like to frown when I perform, but he doesn't allow it.For example, when I smile, I always want to try to be bright, and he said that this is not the smile of a terminally ill patient.For example, when I collapse, I always express my emotions very forcefully and madly. He said that in this movie, my anger or collapse should be expressed in a calm and short performance...

Including, the crying scene where I was in the car, I picked up the gun and wanted to commit suicide, but in the end I didn't have the courage to pull the trigger, and then I burst into tears.After the first filming, He told me, "Leonardo, you cry very well, come on, let's change to a performance that is so desperate that we don't have the strength to cry." Many performances with such details, his request They are all different, just to let me change the way I am used to in every emotional performance, including my way of walking has special requirements. "

When Leonardo said this, the audience and host Allen exclaimed.

"Oh, it's crazy, this is a subversive transformation, obviously very successful, you broke through yourself."

"Yes, I look at it and feel that this is not me. It's a complete change."

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With the flow of Leonardo's programs and interviews, audiences around the world have gained a deeper understanding and admiration for He Fang, and He Fang's reputation has also increased.

"Director He, I also want to win an award, please teach me." No, Wu Jing teased He Fang at the shooting scene.

"The training is not enough these days, is it? Is it necessary to win awards for acting? To win an award, you must have a suitable script and a role that suits you." He Fang shook his head and said.

"Does that mean it's almost impossible for me?" Wu Jing asked with a smile.

"Basically there is no hope, you should give up the hope of winning the big prize. Of course, you can go for a prize like three gold medals, maybe there is a chance." He Fang took out a cigarette and lit a cigarette.

"Three gold awards? By the way, Director He, why don't you participate in the selection of three gold awards?" Wu Jing asked.

"Does it make sense? I'm an international winner. If you win the three gold awards, others think you deserve it. If you don't win them, they will think you are Waterloo. Besides, sometimes you are calculated by others and get one. What do I think if my level is inferior to me to win the prize? Forget it, I don’t want to make myself angry, so I don’t want to participate, it’s too weak.” He Fang shook his head and said.

"That's right, forget it, forget it. Director He, how do you bring out the actors' acting skills in commercial films? I have also cooperated with you many times, and every time I see how you train actors. But Why, after I became a director myself, I always felt that the way I asked the actors to perform, after cutting into a film...has a heavy performance trace, which is not as natural as yours?"

Wu Jing also took advantage of this opportunity to learn from where.

"Huh? Is there such a problem? It looks okay in "John Wick." He Fang took a drag on his cigarette and flicked the ash.

"'John Wick' is okay, it's mainly my new film 'Wolf Warrior', last night I saw the first cut version sent to me by the editor, and I feel that the traces of acting are very heavy." Wu Jing said.

He Fang thought about it, he remembered "Wolf Warrior" in another time and space, it seems that there is such a problem.

"Is that so? Then next time you can try to make the purpose of the plot not so blunt. If the plot is not blunt, the actors will not perform it deliberately, but use the emotions to flow naturally.

Secondly, many directors always feel that the actors' performances are not full of emotions, so they always hope that their emotions will be released more, and more.This will cause the actors to continue to perform hard in order to meet the director's requirements, so that the emotions are full, but the traces of acting will be heavy.

The same is true for many domestic colleges and universities teaching actors, so many actors have been taught these problems.In fact, to perform this thing, you must first have a good script.A good plot setting in the script will allow the characters' emotions to have a reasonable closed loop, so that when the actor performs the characters, his emotions will be full and without traces.

In acting, this is called the emotional chain of the character, which must be complete and reasonable.In addition, when performing, try to let the actors find a point of focus for the performance, which will be more reasonable. "

When He Fang just said this, Zhang Hanyu came to his side at some point, and he asked immediately.

"What is the focus of performance?"

He Fang nodded, "It's the emotional chain just mentioned. It is both a script and a performance. For example, if I want Teacher Zhang Hanyu to stare at Brother Jing now, he can immediately act it out, but it's for acting, no real.

What is it really?It’s really set in the script. Brother Jing, the role you played hurt Zhang Hanyu’s family members, so when he sees you, he doesn’t need to play the anger in his heart. As long as the role is entered, it will be there. This is the focus.That is, if you want an actor to perform an emotion, you have to give him a corresponding stimulus.

For example, if you let him see the murderer who killed his family, but now he can do nothing about the murderer, this is a stimulus.You give him an emotional stimulus, and he responds with a corresponding performance, which is very natural.

Instead, he has no enemies at all, and then you want him to act out the anger of the murderer, so what should we do?You can only squeeze out the corresponding performances.

Another one, if you want the performance to leave no trace, then you have to let the actors understand something called emotional progression.How does a person's emotions arise?It's like you throw a stone into the water, the stimulation of the stone first produces bursts of ripples.

In the same way, emotions are not displayed in place with a snap, but after receiving the stimulus, they first vibrate in the heart like a stone breaking the surface of the water, and finally the emotions are expressed layer by layer like water waves, and finally form a positive emotion. Layered emotional performance.

In this way, the whole performance will feel very natural, reasonable and contagious to you. "

He Fang's words suddenly made the two of them suddenly realize that everything would be much simpler if they explained it this way.

"I learned it, I learned it. I didn't expect there to be such a deep truth in it." Wu Jing rubbed his hands excitedly.

"Director He, how did you completely subvert Leonardo's performance?" Zhang Hanyu asked.

"It's very simple. An actor will form their performance habits during the performances throughout the year, such as surprise, astonishment, and anger. They will perform with frowning expressions, so this forms their performance routine.

The same is true for other emotional performances, which have a fixed set of performances.And this set of performances is obviously too rigid and lacks spirituality, so Leonardo can't break through and he can't win the award.

In order to change this, first, I let him completely subvert himself in terms of image, and second, I broke his performance routine, and all his performances were not allowed to use his accustomed performance methods.In this way, whether it is the external image or the performance pattern, he is no longer the original Leonardo, which gives the audience a sense of freshness.

The audience would be like 'Wow, this is Leonardo?It's incredible'. "

(End of this chapter)