The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 42 How to Act Comedy

At 2000 am on August 8, 3, there was a burst of firecrackers, and Li Shengyao led a group of people to worship the heaven and earth, and then "Funny Family" officially started.

This time he doesn't plan to shoot the easy ones first and then the difficult ones like the last drama.

He intends to shoot according to the development of the plot.

Unlike ordinary sitcoms, the story of "Funny Family" is very relevant.

Just like "I Love My Family", "Wulin Biography" often tells a theme and a short story in one or two or three episodes.

If you don't watch an episode or two, it won't affect the plot of the next episode.

The episodes before and after "Funny Family" are very closely related.

Throughout the plot, the characters are growing and changing all the time. If you miss an episode that is empty, you may be confused later.

In this way, shooting according to the plot makes it easier for the performers to empathize.

The plot of the first episode is Li Shuncai's family taking a group photo. There are nine people in total, Li Shuncai, two sons, three grandsons, his wife, and two daughters-in-law.

Except for the smart and capable eldest daughter-in-law in the family, everyone else is so-so.

The performer of Li Shuncai is Li Dafu, his wife is Li Mingqi, his youngest son is Guo Xiaodong, his eldest son is Zhang Zhijian, his youngest daughter-in-law is Chen Xun, and his eldest daughter-in-law is Yu Li.

The eldest grandson is Xue Zhiqian, and the second grandson is Yang Shuo.

The third grandson is just a hundred days old, and he is a cute little baby.

Li Mingqi was able to play Li Shuncai's wife, and Zhang Zhijian was able to play the eldest son. This was something Li Shengyao did not expect at the beginning. When he was in Yanjing, he only chose two roles, and the others were selected by Dafu Film and Television Company and Gusu Satellite TV.

Then they handed over a list of actors. When Li Shengyao saw the names of Li Mingqi and Zhang Zhijian, he was slightly surprised.

Later, when I thought about it carefully, I understood.

Although Li Mingqi played the role of Nanny Rong in "My Fair Princess", this role is easy to position.

It is said that Li Mingqi was scolded and thrown rotten vegetables when she went to the street to buy vegetables, and many scripts were handed to her later, all of which were vicious old ladies.

She didn't want to be stereotyped by the role and rejected them all.

After finishing "My Fair Princess" in [-], she has acted in four plays in the next two years, all of which are supporting roles, and she has been in the group for no more than half a year.

And Zhang Zhijian's situation is even worse. Although he has acting skills and looks good, he has no choice, no connections, and no capital to support him.

At this time, Secretary Yuliang was mainly performing on the stage of dramas. In terms of TV dramas, he often only took on a drama after a year or two, and they were all supporting roles.

For this play, he even got an afro.

Yu Li's situation is similar to that of Zhang Zhijian.

Yu Li and the Korean version of the eldest daughter-in-law are very similar in figure, with two mountain peaks hanging on them, and they walk with majesty.

As for Xue Zhiqian, who was sent by Shanghai Satellite TV to replace a boy originally selected, the 17-year-old Xue Zhiqian looked very humble and very shy.

And Yang Shuo was the spokesperson of the oil king later. He was only 17 years old at this time, not oily at all, and tall, very suitable for the image of the second grandson.

In the plot, the second grandson is the boss of the school bully. He often fights and rides a motorcycle in high school.

All in all, Li Shengyao is very satisfied with these actors, his only worry now is that these people have no comedy performance experience.

"The first shot of the first scene, let's start."

Accompanied by the shouts of the field workers, Li Dafu and Li Mingqi quickly entered the state of performance.

In order to match Li Mingqi, Li Dafu dyed his hair white and looked 20 years older.

He was originally thin and small, but he looked very similar to the Korean version of Lee Soonjae.

Everyone quickly took their positions and began to perform.

Sitting behind the director's monitor, Li Shengyao frowned from the first glance.

The best performer was Li Dafu, who performed in his true colors, and then Li Mingqi.

The others, including Guo Xiaodong, Zhang Zhijian, Chen Xun, and Yu Li are all very exaggerated and can be said to be very bad.

Before Sun Li's part in the scene, she sat behind Li Shengyao to help, and seeing Li Shengyao's face turned cold, she couldn't help asking: "Director, what's the matter, I think it's pretty good."

No wonder you can't act in comedy in the future, this is the conceptual gap.

Li Shengyao took a deep breath, then unscrewed the thermos, took a sip of tea, and calmed down. He knew that Guo Xiaodong and the others could not be blamed, they had no relevant performance experience.

Take it slow and gain experience.

"No, the most taboo thing in comedy performances is exaggeration. It must be true and have a sense of belief. You are a real character in an absurd world."

To put it bluntly, comedy is a drama that makes people laugh and makes people feel happy.

How to make people feel happy, there are two ways, one is to give him money, give his wife, give him a luxury car, and give him what he needs.

The second is to make him feel superior.

The first type is obviously not available to the film and television drama producers, so they can only choose the second type.

That's why all comedies have at least one tragic character.

This person may be retarded, stupid, stupid, ugly, old, incompetent, stubborn.

He encountered embarrassment, embarrassment, embarrassment, and failure.

When the audience sees such a person, they have a sense of superiority in their hearts, and they are happy.

In Zhou Xingxing's comedy movies, this tragic person is often the protagonist.

In his movies, there are mainly two kinds of jokes. The first is that there will be a huge contrast between the protagonist and the environment.

The second is the huge contrast between the protagonist and other characters.

The protagonist and the environment are like "Fight Back To School", a 30-year-old justice police undercover campus, there are gangsters in the campus, this contrast comes out, everyone can imagine interesting things without watching.

The protagonist and other characters are like "Kung Fu", the protagonist is a bastard, a group of real black gangs from the Axe Gang, they are killing people, but the protagonist is like a stinky fart gag, this is the contrast between characters.

In fact, whether it is "Kung Fu" or "Play Back to School", there are very few such things in reality.

It can be said that the world in the movie is somewhat abnormal and absurd.

At this time, the performers still need to have a sense of faith, and comedy must still be performed with a serious attitude.

This is actually very difficult, and the requirements for acting skills are very high. To put it bluntly, actors are required to make the audience laugh in the main drama.

Another point is that the vast majority of comedy characters are sad. He just appeared on the stage, with sadness in his eyes, no light in his eyes, and his aura is weak.

These two points can win [-]% of the actors.

Needless to say, actors like Hold Beibei, she has no acting skills, nothing in her eyes, and no story.

Take Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li for example, their acting skills are absolutely good, but they still can't act in comedy.

Their eyes have a strong sense of power, and they are people who are hardworking at first glance. When the audience sees such people, they will not feel that they are going to make a fool of themselves, and they will not have a sense of superiority.

That's why there are so few good comedians.

Another very obvious negative example is the five members of the happy family. For a period of time, they would act in comedy movies every year and come out every year to rave about the audience.

But those comedies stink like shit.

In addition to the poor script, the biggest reason is that when these five people acted in the movie, they were all very happy, laughing and joking, with bright eyes, and it was fake at first glance.

In a comedy movie, the characters must be sad.

Of course, this is a sitcom broadcast on the big screen, and the requirements are not so strict.

But actors still have to have a sense of belief—you are a real person in an absurd world.

Just like in the scene just now, Li Shuncai's family took a group photo, and the audience watched happily, but the actors should not be joking and lively, but should express other emotions, such as irritability, depression, and speechlessness.

Li Shuncai wanted to hug his grandson, but was pissed on his face.

Li Shuncai's wife argued with Li Shuncai about the position of the photo, and argued with the eldest daughter-in-law about the hairstyle of the eldest son.

The eldest son is sandwiched between his mother and his wife, like dough, and in the end he still chooses to listen to his wife.

The younger son and the younger daughter-in-law are at odds.

The eldest grandson wants to study, and the second grandson wants to go out and ride a motorcycle.

Showing such a sense of contradiction is the only way to laugh.

After the big guys finished acting, Li Shengyao clapped his hands, and then came to the actors and told them one by one, what kind of mentality this character is at this time, and he has to perform in the state of a real drama.

Li Ming Qirong's mother-like eyes flashed a light.

She has acted in comedies, and she knows what it takes to act in comedies. She never thought that Li Shengyao, at such a young age, could see through it at a glance.

She also thought about reminding her after the shooting in the morning, but now it seems unnecessary.

(End of this chapter)