The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 145 Basic Course
"Circle, make a circle, clockwise!"

"Race walking, jumping, swinging arms, no restrictions on postures, but make sure your footsteps circle in a clockwise direction. We now ensure that the speed is above three out of ten, don't be too fast, listen to my clapping."

"Come on, come on, move."

"Relax!"

"Hey guys, relax your body, from your neck to your ankles, from your limbs to your torso, and feel the rhythm of your body."

Is this the beginning?

There was no self-introduction, no polite greetings, and even no time to clearly see the faces in the room, the class had already begun.

A little panicked, but also vaguely interesting.

From the very beginning, you can already feel the unusual atmosphere and fun.

Anson and Jack exchanged glances, but before they had time to start a conversation, the two of them were confusedly involved in the large group and began to follow other students in circles around the room without saying a word.

This scene——

Inexplicably, the scene from "Midsummer Night's Terror" comes to mind, just like playing the game of throwing the handkerchief when you were a child. You don't know anything or have any ideas, and then you run in circles around your friends.

Then, before he knew it, a smile began to form on his lips.

So, is this how acting classes started? Completely different from imagination.

"Move your limbs, shake your arms and legs."

“Or jump, jump high and feel your body.”

"Come on, let's pick up the speed a little, five!"

“Imagine myself running at full speed with a sprint state of ten, now adjust to five, pay attention to the rhythm of my clapping, feel the rhythm, feel the rhythm.”

"Warming up is to open up the body, but also to feel the body. Don't care about other people, focus on yourself, feel your own jumps, feel your own muscles, and feel the signals released by your body."

At this time, Anson finally noticed the teacher——

A man in his thirties has shoulder-length hair, which is not messy and slovenly. The slightly curly arc looks moist and shiny. He can tell from a glance that he is diligent in taking care of it. With a neatly trimmed beard, his body shows Showing a wild temperament that is both rough and gentle.

Not handsome, but he has a unique temperament.

He stood in the center of the field, like the center of a circle, applauding and raising his voice, but he did not let go. Instead, he carefully looked at every student who passed by him. If he noticed that someone did not warm up properly or was distracted, his eyes would immediately fixate on him. Seize it, take a step forward, give a reminder with applause, eyes and words, and follow the movement of the student until the other person enters the state position.

a circle.

Two laps.

Three laps.

Soon, Anson discovered that there was no breathing room or time to observe Jack's condition. He had to focus on himself, and the physical and energy consumption of the warm-up was beyond imagination; and the warm-up was not just a warm-up, but more of a process of sensing the body. This is different from competitive sports.

It's interesting.

In "The Princess Diaries", Julie told Anson that the basic skills of body language are very important, and those invisible details are the key to a convincing performance and changing the tone of a scene.

Now it seems that this college also understands this. In addition to the elementary film acting courses chosen by Anson and Jack, there are also acting courses in different art forms such as stage plays, television, etc., with different positioning.

No wonder British actors have always emphasized that even if they are not from a traditional academy, they still need to study systematically, and it is not a problem to be later.

Running, jumping, swinging, these basic movements have actually become a person's instinct, just like breathing. They are too simple and too familiar, so ordinary people often don't care about their own movement forms.

However, actors and professional athletes cannot. They need to control their bodies by adjusting their movements, explore their bodies in different ways for different purposes, and finally display them.

Therefore, the first step in warming up is to become familiar with your body and your muscle memory.

This is the fundamental purpose.

The next warm-up is actually the same, using different methods to break your own inertia and re-establish muscle memory in the chaos.

The most basic and simple warm-up, just like a game, allows them to return to their original state.

First run circles, then cartwheels - if that doesn't work, then roll forward and back, no matter what, let your body roll upside down.

Then there is the tag game. Although the gameplay is different, it is similar to "One Two Three Wooden Man". You have to see how many people you can catch within the sixty seconds limit——

Of course, there is no winning or losing, because winning or losing is not the point. Mobilizing oneself as much as possible and releasing explosive power in a short time is the point; but there is also a penalty. If no one can be caught within sixty seconds, then one must Learn how to make animal sounds, which will be designated by the on-site students.

So...please ask, does anyone know how an owl should hoot?

Next up was the game of galloping, which was very new to Anson.

Everyone ran around the room as fast as they could, in complete chaos and without rules. The only requirement was that there should be no collisions. They had to rush through the gaps or stop and turn to control their bodies.

The whole room was busy, just like watching Kung Fu movies before to train people to catch flies with chopsticks, training everyone's observation, agility and control.

After just thirty minutes of warming up, my whole body was already soaked with sweat——

It seems like a simple game, but each event is designed to mobilize the whole body as much as possible, and requires the mind to be as tense as the body, and no distraction is allowed.

Sweating!

The whole person was as if he had been fished out of the water. Now Anson finally understood why so many people came to class wearing sportswear or yoga clothes. This was obviously not much different from fitness classes.

Whoosh whoosh.

Anson turned to look at Jack, and both of them smiled heartily.

This made things difficult for the two unprepared freshmen. Their T-shirts were completely soaked, even their hair was dripping with water, and their bodies were steaming.

So, what next?
The long-haired teacher who had not introduced himself so far was not surprised, "In the next two minutes, students who need to wipe their sweat and drink water can take a breath, and students who need to change their clothes can go to the locker room."

"It doesn't matter if you don't have a change of clothes. All official T-shirts for our students are provided free of charge. We will start the official class in two minutes."

Everything is expected.

Wipe sweat, change clothes, drink water.

While waiting to return to the room again, the atmosphere naturally relaxed.

Although they didn't introduce themselves, they still didn't know each other's names, but after a series of warm-up activities, they were able to completely relax, and even when their eyes met each other, there was some familiarity and intimacy.

Jack looked at Anson, kept jumping on the spot, and even started to rub his hands together. His expectation could be felt in his body language without words.

Anson is no exception, so what’s next for the beginner course?

"Great, now that everyone is ready, let's feel some emotions, how about it?"

"Generally speaking, we should start with simulating animals, but I think everyone has imitated countless animals in the previous two levels of courses, so today we will do something new."

"How's it going? Are you ready?"

"Well, it's too late if you're not ready."

　First update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)