The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 281 Uninvited Guest

The next day, early morning.

The crew of "Spider-Man" is still busy early. Fortunately, today's scenes are not shot on the street, but at the famous Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. They are shot indoors and do not need to be exposed to the wind and sun.

Of course, this does not mean that the work is easy. After all, hospital filming is also full of difficulties. The crew needs to avoid affecting other patients as much as possible. Therefore, the crew is still busy from early in the morning.

Including the actors.

Sam Remy hesitated a little——

The scene to be shot today is actually close to the third act of the movie. It skips a series of scenes that require going to the studio to shoot, and cuts directly to the turning point where Peter Parker and Mary Jane's relationship heats up.

Sam wasn't worried about Anson or Kristen, but he was worried about the emotional spark between the two actors.

This scene is not a thunderous scene in a traditional love movie, but a subtle and restrained but undercurrent change in the style of "When Harry Met Sally" and "In the Mood for Love". Delicate and rich, it places very high demands on the chemical reaction between the actors.

Anson and Kristen still spend too little time together.

Sam was thinking about how to shoot this scene. The standard way is to shoot front and back, that is, shoot Kristen's lines from behind Anson's shoulders, and then shoot Anson's lines from behind Kristen's shoulders, one after another. Back.

But to be honest, Sam doesn't like fighting back and forth——

Too rigid, too rigid, too framed, too silly.

This kind of shooting method, if used occasionally, can enrich the position of the lens; but if used for a long time, it will be very lazy, without any ideas of the director's own, just like a wage earner, rushing to cope with the work.

Thinking back to Sam's first film "The Evil Dead", he is obviously not a director who likes to shoot in a disciplined manner; but because of the special nature of "Spider-Man", it is a commercial blockbuster and it is the first time for two young actors to take the lead alone. It may be more appropriate to use such a regular shooting technique.

The reason is that forward and reverse action does not require coordination between actors. When filming Anson, Kristen only needs to turn her back to the camera to help with the scene; and vice versa.

To a large extent, in dialogue scenes between pros and cons, the actors can complete the performance independently, and the audience's understanding of the emotions of the entire scene is often fragmentary, formal, and rigid.

For actors, it's relatively easy.

Originally, Sam had decided to use front-reverse shooting, but deep down he was still reluctant.

Sam also had another complicated shooting idea, using a 45-degree oblique angle of view to capture the emotional flow between Peter Parker and Mary Jane, and to show the moment of emotional bonding between the two characters.

The change in Peter Parker's eyes when Mary Jane spoke.

The change in Mary Jane's expression when Peter Parker spoke.

Back and forth, their eyes collided, and there was a bond, communication, and connection between the two people. This became the moment when Mary Jane truly fell in love with Peter Parker.

However, this kind of shooting puts higher demands on actors.

What really makes Sam unable to give up is that he has higher expectations for Anson and Kristen. This is also an important scene that he continues to rehearse in his mind after confirming the cast.

When things came to a close, Sam was worried that his greed might destroy the rhythm of the movie, which would be self-defeating and superfluous. Maybe he should be more conservative?
"Director?" A voice came from the front, and Sam raised his head, just in time to see Anson who had finished putting on makeup. He looked up and down, his thoughts paused slightly in his mind, and the doubts that swayed from left to right had already fallen to the side of adventure.

Anson watched Sam standing in front of the RV, neither coming in nor leaving, taking the initiative to say hello, and then saw Sam's eyes light up.

Those copper bell-like eyes were completely widened, which was really scary.

Sam looked at Anson, "For this next scene, let's try different shooting methods first. Don't be mentally burdened. I just want to see how it feels to shoot the entire scene in one go, capturing Peter and Mary. -A surge of emotion between Jane.”

"A complete context?" Anson understood immediately.

Sam nodded slightly, "Yes, a complete context, what do you think?"

"No problem. Before filming starts, I will discuss it with Kristen to discuss our respective statuses and find a suitable position." Anson didn't know about Sam's dilemma, but he understood the director's considerations.

I have seen such a discussion in my previous life, why can different directors produce such different effects for the same emotional scene, and Ang Lee is the most representative one. His shots can always vividly show the tender emotions between the characters?
Some people think that it is the actor's performance. Of course, this is a very important part of the reason; but in addition, the director's control of the camera is also one of them.

Ang Lee rarely uses front-and-reverse shots, because front-and-reverse shots continue to interrupt emotional communication; he often likes to use profile shots to capture the character's own emotional changes from the actor's eyes or other positions, and then capture the character's emotions. The emotional changes of the actors in the eyes.

Conversation needs to flow.

At the same time, whether the camera looks from the bottom up, from the backlight position, or looks at it from a distance, the position and space itself already represent the emotional relationship, and then through the eyes and expressions of both parties in the same conversation, the relationship between each other is shown. A place in a play.

This is also the reason why Ang Lee particularly likes to admire Ingmar Bergman (Ingmar-Bergman). The character relationships in Bergman's shots often have strong psychological implications, quietly cutting into the emotional state.

However, how to measure it is another important point.

Judging from the historical trajectory, the fundamental reason why Ang Lee's subsequent filming of "The Hulk" in 2003 suffered a disastrous failure at the box office and reputation was that he failed to find a balance between commercial needs and self-expression.

It can be heard from Sam's words that the director also has his own considerations. If Anson remembers correctly, in the previous life, Sam should have used forward and reverse fighting; but now Sam has changed his mind and raised more challenges, but he does not know that this is Good thing or bad thing.

No matter what, Anson was vaguely looking forward to it.

Seeing Anson's straightforward agreement, Sam looked forward to it a little bit. Then he and Anson stood there and began to discuss the emotional context of the scene. Then Christen also joined in. The three of them talked animatedly for a while, and then Sam finally Satisfied, he turned around and left.

Anson and Kristen exchanged glances, and Kristen laughed, "Just in time, what we discussed can be put to use now, and Mary Jane's status became clear immediately."

Anson nodded in agreement.

Kristen, "Jack?"

Anson didn't know why, "What happened to Jack?"

Kristen nodded and waved her hand, and finally gestured behind Anson——

As soon as you turn around, you can see Jake Gyllenhaal handing out donuts along the way, smiling and friendly, like a goodwill ambassador at a global beauty pageant.

(End of this chapter)