Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 307 Teacher Li, I understand

In addition to the rival scenes with Xu Jinglei and Wang Li, Li Tang is more of a bystander wandering in the subway station and in the subway. Many scenes are shot with his subjective lens, and occasionally he also acts as a background plate.

As a bystander, he often finds some interesting details. For example, when Fan Wei came out of the crowded subway, he would stagger, the heel of his shoe was stepped off, and then he would lift the shoe.Don't look at such a small action, but a simple and honest character with a little sense of joy appears vividly.

In stark contrast is Ke Lan, who plays opposite Lao Fan.What did she say?She worked very hard, but she always felt that she was exerting too much force. Well... it's not accurate to say that she was exerting too much force, because only those who have acting skills can be called too hard. She can't talk about acting yet, and her performance is very exaggerated.Using Shanghai as an example, it's probably just crazy.Fortunately, Lao Fan kept trying to make up for it, and the rivalry between the two was barely passable.

On the contrary, Gao Yuanyuan, who was not optimistic before, brought a little surprise to Li Tang.She fully interpreted the role of a bold, brave, and strong photo studio clerk who just stepped out of school and longed for love.Of course, her pure and sweet image accounts for a large proportion, especially when she is in an offensive state, her sharp and powerful gaze creates a great contrast with her image, giving people a vicious feeling of milk and fierceness, even more so. Added a bit of sassy girlfriend taste.

"Cut! Okay, it's over."

A rivalry scene between Gao Yuanyuan and Hu Qiang in the subway was successfully filmed.Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.Shooting in the subway for more than ten days is really exhausting, because I want to avoid the rush hour of subway operation, and I often shoot until eleven or two in the evening. Even if the subway is out of service, I have to shoot at the subway station.Moreover, the subway is originally an open place, and passengers often get into the camera by mistake, and then they have to retake.

The past ten days have really tossed everyone.

"Yuanyuan, Xiaohu, thank you for your hard work!" Li Tang walked over to say hello.

Gao Yuanyuan didn't say a word, Li Tang's neglect during this time made her very unhappy.

Hu Qiang kept saying: "It's not hard! It's not hard!"

He acted well, just when Gao Yuanyuan's hand touched his hand in the scene just now, the expression of nervousness, panic and secret joy was very vivid.In fact, in the final analysis, he is the same as Gao Yuanyuan, but his performance is more original, and it is a real reaction.After all, the pure and lovely Gao Yuanyuan is too lethal to these eighteen or nineteen-year-old boys.

But the little guy winked, knowing that the relationship between Gao Yuanyuan and this teacher Li was unusual, so he hurriedly disappeared after saying hello, not staying as a light bulb.

Gao Yuanyuan raised her head and deliberately ignored Li Tang.Although she is not tall, she has a long neck, especially when she holds her head up and stretches her neck to the limit, she looks like a proud swan at first glance.

She just wanted to put on a posture of "I'm very angry, come and coax me", but unfortunately she couldn't hear Li Tang's voice after waiting for a long time.

She couldn't help but get angry, stamped her foot, and said coquettishly: "Brother Li..."

"Oh, wait a minute!"

Li Tang raised his head and glanced at her calmly. He continued to edit the text message. After typing the last line and clicking the send button, he looked up at Gao Yuanyuan again and said, "Is something wrong?"

"..."

Gao Yuanyuan stared blankly at him for three seconds, thinking silently: Don't be angry, I'm not angry.Taking a deep breath, he said aggrievedly, "Brother Li, do you still count on what you say?"

"What's wrong..."

Li Tang was taken aback for a moment, then remembered, and hurriedly said: "Oh, Yuanyuan is really sorry, I'm really busy these days, and I really won't be free for a while, can you wait a little longer? "

He promised the little girl that he would treat her to dinner, but during this period of time because of filming the subway scene, he left early and came back late all day long. Today, he had promised Jiang Qinqin to go to her place for dinner, and just replied to her text message.

"But... but my play is about to be finished, and I have to rush to the new crew to report. When will you be free?" Gao Yuanyuan pouted.

She had already passed the audition for the crew of "Yi Tian Shou Long Ji" before, and of course her agency was able to help her manage to get the role of Zhou Zhiruo, the second female lead.Because she was angry with Li Tang, she never told.

"Ah? Oh, you succeeded in the audition, congratulations! Congratulations!" Li Tang belatedly said.

Then he could only apologize and said, "I really don't have time to spare recently, uh... Where is your new movie filming?"

"Temporarily filming interior scenes in Huairou, and moving to Hengdian in two months."

"Well, when I have free time, I will go to visit the class, okay?"

Since he didn't have time to invite the girl to dinner, Li Tang could only continue to push back.Not being free is one aspect, and on the other hand, he also thinks that as time goes by, and more importantly, if the two of them don't stay together, maybe the girl won't be so enthusiastic.

"what?"

Gao Yuanyuan was very disappointed, but looking at Li Tang's "sincere" gaze, she could only say pitifully, "Then you must keep your word this time."

"it is good!"

Li Tang nodded apologetically and solemnly.

……

In the ward, Wang Li, who was wearing a hospital gown, was sitting on the hospital bed, and the nurse next to her was undoing the gauze covering her eyes one by one.When the gauze was finished and Wang Li opened her eyes, Zhao Xiaoding quickly took a close-up shot, seeing her adapt to the surrounding light, and suddenly turned her head to look at the lens of another camera.

In the picture, her eyes are clear, and she seems to be filled with endless disappointment...

"Cut! Okay, it's over!"

Zhang Baiyi shouted excitedly.

Sitting on the hospital bed, Wang Li heard the director finally yelled, and her whole body suddenly sank down.The two assistants who were waiting by the side were very busy helping those who brought water and those who put on clothes.

It took an entire afternoon for this shot, and I took nearly ten shots over and over again, and it was finally over.Zhang Baibai stood up from behind the monitor, faced the lens of the synchronized documentary film carried by the assistant director Mouse, raised one hand, and said loudly: "I announce that "Metro to Spring" has been completed!"

There was a burst of applause at the scene, but the applause was not very enthusiastic, only a few staff members around.Most of the actors have already finished filming before.

No way, Wang Li's acting skills are there. Although she works hard and has a good attitude, it's a pity that her talent is limited, and she can't be an actress just by having a pretty face.

During the filming process, we can only try to avoid her weaknesses in acting skills. The most effective way is to try to push the perspective and give more close-ups.For example, in the last shot, we make full use of her clear eyes, try to magnify her strengths, and match her good looks to achieve the finishing touch.

At the same time, it is also an explanation to the funder, otherwise, if they cast 200 million for the role of the second female lead, with few lines, blindfolded, and always in the distant view, it would be a bit unreasonable.

Fortunately, the girl Wang Li is somewhat silly and sweet, or she knows her own shortcomings, and expressed her understanding of some small actions of the crew, and did not get too entangled.In a word, the role of the second female lead was just confused.

After the applause, Wang Li, who had regained her composure, walked up to Li Tang and said sincerely: "Teacher Li, I have caused trouble for you."

"It's okay, it's okay, everyone helps each other." Li Tang said with a smile.

In any case, this girl was quite nice, and she left a good impression on Li Tang over time.

Wang Li looked at Li Tang, and asked again: "Mr. Li, am I not suitable to be an actor?"

"Uh……"

Li Tang was at a loss for words, hesitated for a while, and said frankly: "It's not that it's not suitable. If you are really interested in this field, I suggest you find a teacher to strengthen the basic skills such as lines, body and performance. .If you have the conditions, you can try a stage play."

After all, stage plays are cheap, otherwise it would be too expensive to spend millions on a character just to have fun.

Hearing this answer, Wang Li seemed relieved, and said gratefully: "I understand, thank you Teacher Li!"

The planned shooting period of "Subway to Spring" was forty days, and now it was completed a week in advance. It was inevitable to celebrate, and a finals banquet was held that night.

Except for Xu Jinglei and Gao Yuanyuan who couldn't leave because they were filming, Fan Wei and Ke Lan, who had finished earlier, also came.Although Ke Lan's acting skills are a bit horrible, he has a good personality and is carefree, and even if he has a background, he will not be like some people with "I am a nobleman" all over his face, and then look down on this or that.She can easily get along with everyone, and today she specially flew over from Hong Kong to attend the wrap-up banquet.

Lao Fan is very quiet in private, always has a humble smile on his face, and always speaks politely and softly when talking to others.Moreover, although Lao Fan is from the Northeast, he drinks very lightly, or he deliberately controls it. In short, he drinks very little.

Li Tang and Lao Fan seldom played against each other, and appeared more as spectators and background boards.It may be that he is used to acting sketches, but Lao Fan handles the details quite well, and sometimes it is quite unexpected, but the effect presented is particularly good.Although he modestly stated that this was his own blindness, it can be seen that he is very good at observing and capturing the characteristics of small people.

In fact, Lao Fan has also been interested in moving to film and television in the past two years, so when facing Li Tang's investors, it was rare for him to say a few sincere words.

In his words, every time he goes to the Spring Festival Gala, because it is a live broadcast, the pressure is too great, and he can't bear it.But filming film and television dramas is different. You can give full play to your imagination in front of the camera.

Zhang Baibai came back with a glass of toast, sat next to Li Tang, poured himself another glass of beer, smiled and toasted: "Mr. Li, congratulations!"

Yesterday, the 55th Cannes International Film Festival in France announced all the nominees. "Balzac and the Little Tailor" starring Li Tang, Zhou Xun, and Chen Kun was shortlisted for the "Un Certain Regard" section of this film festival.Of course, this film, which is destined not to be released in China, was shortlisted in the name of a French film.

The only Chinese film shortlisted for the main competition is "Ren Xiaoyao", the last film in Jia Kechang's hometown trilogy.Of all the shortlisted films, only one in Li Tang's memory is "The Pianist" directed by Jewish-French director Roman Polanski.

This film will shine in next year's Oscars. Actor Adrien Brody won the Best Actor Award at the 75th Academy Awards, and director Polanski also won the Best Director Award.Because Polanski was wanted by the US police for assaulting underage girls, he was unable to accept the award in person, which caused a sensation at the time.

Originally, as the dear son of the Cannes Film Festival, "The Little Tailor" can be shortlisted in the "Un Certain Regard" unit is already the limit. It is nothing more than selling the copyrights of several countries.In addition, it may be due to the correctness of Zhengzhi, or to show a unique perspective, "The Little Tailor" will also represent France to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film at next year's Oscars.It is estimated that being shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival is also a kind of warm-up and momentum.

The "Un Certain Regard" section of the Cannes Film Festival is a bit like the "Upstream" section of the Venice Film Festival. It is a competition section parallel to the main competition section. works, while "Un Certain Regard" is an art film festival focusing on diversity and niche.

Although this unit also has awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor and Actor, "The Little Seamstress" is a movie with a major heroine, and the only one who can hope to win the award is the heroine Zhou Xun, and Li Tanghe Chen Kun is destined to become a supporting role to support the heroine.

So Li Tang is not very interested in being shortlisted this time.

Of course, he still had a drink with Zhang Baibai and then said a few polite words.

"Hey, Mr. Li, do you think we can send this film overseas for awards after it's finished?" Zhang Baibai asked tentatively.

"Uh……"

To be honest, after going through the whole shooting process, Li Tang didn’t really like this movie. He always felt that art movies are not like art movies, and commercial movies are not like commercial movies. It is far from Cheng Er’s "The Third Man" up.The problem was not with the script, but with the director Zhang Baibai.

What did you say?

It is probably quite satisfactory, step by step, without any unexpected bright spots.

But anyway, I am also one of the major shareholders, and the previous "The Third Man" tasted the sweetness again.Li Tang has long been thinking about this.The first is the Rotterdam Film Festival at the beginning of next year. Although the scale of this film festival is small, it is very influential in the field of European art films, and Zhang Baibai is a new director, which is in line with the Rotterdam Film Festival's consistent support for new directors all over the world. purpose.

The second one is the Venice Film Festival. He does not expect that "Metro to Spring" will be shortlisted for the main competition unit or the "Upstream" unit. It will be shortlisted for the screening unit. It will be screened at the film festival for publicity. Burning incense.

The third is to look forward to another cooperation with the French MK2 company.With the energy of MK2, even if it cannot be shortlisted for the three major European film festivals, it is still very promising to be shortlisted for the Paris International Film Festival, or the Nantes Three Continents Film Festival, and then export it to domestic sales, and use the name of the overseas film festival to hype it. Fan, looking forward to a good result in the domestic box office market.

Of course, the premise of these is that the quality of the film can be decent. Before the finished film is released, Li Tang dare not make this conclusion.

So when facing Zhang Yibai's longing face, Li Tang did not talk to him. Instead, he pondered for a moment and said, "Let's finish the post-production of the film first and pass the review."

The General Administration just issued new rules last year, and no one is allowed to participate in overseas film festivals without review.

As the saying goes: You have to sing whichever mountain song you are on.Since you are living in the country in this life, whether you like it or not, you must honestly abide by the domestic rules.

Perhaps seeing that Li Tang's overly calm expression seemed to have a plan in mind, Zhang Baibai was full of hope and nodded repeatedly: "Teacher Li, I understand!"

(End of this chapter)