Wang's Korean entertainment

Chapter 534 Understanding of Performance

"This is just my own statement. If you think it's not good for Korean actors, you can replace it with a metaphor that suits you. The reason is the same."

It's strange, when faced with Han Yu's tentative questions, He Zhengyu seemed to know all the answers, squinting and smoking a cigarette, and at the same time explained to Han Yu straightforwardly: "Although the performance is Acting, but in the play, the character you play is a real person.

What an actor has to play is not just the character and behavior of the character marked on the script.

Those are just the skin of the character.

The internal things of the characters, those characteristics that are not marked in the script, and the "flesh, flesh and internal organs" necessary for those characters to be "living people" are all actors have to show. "

"Isn't there any characteristic...marked on the script?"

All of a sudden, a pensive look appeared on Han Yu's face.

"……Um."

Because he had a cigarette in his mouth, he replied vaguely, and immediately He Zhengyu glanced at Han Yu who was starting to think for himself, sniffed, and continued: "As an actor, of course you can't just follow the script. , because the script is written by the screenwriter, and the screenwriter is also a human being, and human thinking has limitations.

In the play, each character is a real person, and they all have their own lives. The screenwriter is actually constructing the character and behavior of the characters based on their personal imagination.But as I said before, the screenwriter is also a person, and he is a separate person.

It is impossible for them to understand the feelings of every character in the play, so they can only rely on their own imagination.

Imagination often means that there are many unrealistic places.

Of course, when I say this, I don’t mean that the actor’s imagination is more realistic or richer than that of the screenwriter, but at least we can’t just rely on the screenwriter’s imagination to play the role, we have to think about it ourselves. ', in the play, we are no longer ourselves, but that character, we have to learn to stand on the perspective of that 'person' to think about what the real him is like. "

Subconsciously frowned and pondered for a while, Han Yu immediately asked He Zhengyu seriously again: "So, senior, what do you think... the character I play lacks 'flesh and internal organs'? "

"Standing, sitting, moving."

Very simply, He Zhengyu spit out a series of words with a cigarette in his mouth.

"Standing posture...sitting posture, and movements?" Han Yu frowned and blinked, looking at He Zhengyu with some doubts.

"Ah."

Nodding, stretching out two fingers to pinch the cigarette away, He Zhengyu exhaled two faint puffs of smoke from his nose, turned his head to look at Han Yu and explained: "As I said before, those characters are 'living people' ’, but in the tradition, one of the biggest mistakes that many actors make when they perform is that they tend to ignore the role of time and lifestyle, and even personal experience and personality.”

"……What's the meaning?"

"To make a simple analogy, actor Han, do you think a middle-aged man in his [-]s will have the same voice as a young man in his [-]s?"

While He Zhengyu was talking, Han Yu, who was sitting next to him, suddenly showed a little stupefied look on his face.

Because I don't know if it's Han Yu's own illusion, just now when He Zhengyu mentioned "forty generations" and "twentieth generations", Han Yu heard that He Zhengyu's voice had different changes respectively.

In his forties, his voice was deeper than his current voice, but in his twenties, his voice was strangely clearer.

Immediately, Han Yu seemed to finally understand something. He looked at He Zhengyu in amazement and stunned, and muttered in his mouth: "You mean... because everyone's age is different, so what we have to perform His physical condition is also different?"

"Well, that's almost what it means." He Zhengyu nodded, and then continued: "But it's not just because of age. Everyone in this world is an independent individual, with experience, occupation, character, and relationship with others. Relationships are all different.

A person with a cunning personality and a person with a simple and honest personality, when they speak, their intonations are actually a little different.

Similarly, a lawyer and a businessman, because of their professional experience and needs, not only the tone of speech, but also some wording are different.

Now, one of the more serious problems of some young actors is that they often don't realize that when they are performing, they have substituted their own voice, movements, and postures into the roles they want to play.

I once saw a young actor perform, and everyone spoke well about him, but he had a scene in that show where he also had to play the main character in high school.In that episode, except for his hairstyle, clothing and face, his voice, tone and demeanor were exactly the same as himself ten years later.

In a sense, it is already a different kind of 'wearing gangs'.

In fact, I am generally opposed to such age-defying performances, especially when the actors' acting skills are insufficient.

From young to old, a person's tone of voice, gait when walking, and even standing posture are all different. These are all places that actors need to figure out carefully. "

"Then...my problem is that I neglected the standing, sitting... and movements that 'Wu Liwen' really should have?"

Han Yu nodded thoughtfully, and then he asked He Zhengyu again, with a faintly different kind of seriousness in his expression.

Unknowingly, Han Yu has already entered the working state of discussing scripts and scenes with Zhen Xiuwan and others.

Hearing Han Yu's question, He Zhengyu turned his head to look at him, then nodded and replied: "I have studied that many people with different professions are different in life.

The difference here is not just demeanor, but also subtle professional habits.

The profession of writer is also one of the objects of my research.

I don't know if you, actor Han, have noticed, don't you feel that the character you play is not at all like a writer?

I understand that generally for the sake of the image, the stylists of the crew usually design the characters as handsome as possible. The appearance of the Korean actor in the play really doesn't look like a writer engaged in writing work.

But this is because of the stylist. The problem I want to say is... Even if you remove the clothing, hairstyle and other factors, the role played by you Korean actor still does not have the slightest look that a writer should have.

In my research, including my observation of some of my writer friends, I found that writers, as a profession who sit in front of a computer for a long time, actually have some subtle professional characteristics in them.

For example, standing posture, they generally have a slight hunchback, at least not in the drama, like the Korean actor you, standing so straight.

There is also the problem of sitting posture, which is different according to the habits of each person, but the same point, when you sit in front of the computer as a Korean actor, your sitting posture is abnormally correct. It is difficult to maintain such a standard sitting posture.

Finally, there is the question of movement.

Actor Han, when you type, you don’t act like a writer who is proficient in typing, and it’s the same when you perform with other actors.

If I remember correctly, Actor Huang is your younger sister in the play, from childhood to adulthood, and your identity in the play is a very familiar brother and sister with her.

However, although laymen may not be able to see it, as long as they are professional actors, they will definitely be able to spot it.

Actor Han, when you face Actor Huang, you still have a vague sense of restraint in your movements. Maybe it’s because of your close sister?Can't quite get yourself into character?
I believe Brother Chi Cheng and Actor Huang should have noticed your problem, but because of the same reason of closeness, I am sorry to tell you. "

As he said that, He Zhengyu slowly exhaled a puff of smoke from the gap between his lips, looked at Han Yu seriously and continued: "But anyway... Actor Han, your acting skills are not very good, it cannot be denied fact."

The way of speaking was still so direct, but this time when Han Yu heard He Zhengyu say this, his mood was completely different from before.

The whole person silently pursed his lips and thought for a while, and a moment later, he raised his hand to support his forehead slightly, his eyes closed as if tired, and correspondingly, there was a trace of unconcealable frustration on his face. flashed by.

It only took Han Yu a few months to go from an ordinary person who didn't know how to act to a half-actor who can match other professional actors. In the eyes of outsiders, this is already a very good talent up.

But only Huang Jingyin and others in the same crew are more aware that Han Yu has put in a lot of effort to be able to shoot freely in the crew.

As long as he has free time, no matter at home or on the set, he basically holds the script in his hands.

Even when part of the script is considered his creation, even when he has already memorized the plot and lines in the script by heart, he is still thinking about his performance every day.

Because acting is the first thing Han Yu likes to do after he regained his life, and at the same time, it is also his favorite thing.

This is different from being a teacher.

For this heavy status as a teacher at Seoul National University, Han Yu just treats his seemingly more decent job out of a serious and responsible attitude.

But for acting, or the career of an actor, Han Yu treats it with complete enthusiasm.

He has always liked to do things like "creation". Watching a TV series, a good work, and a good story take shape under the interpretation of his own group of people, this makes him feel uncomfortable. Word of satisfaction.

And this is one of the reasons why he cares so much about the crew.

Although Han Yu himself was not arrogant enough to think that his acting skills were comparable to professional actors like Huang Jingyin and the others, he was actually quite satisfied with his efforts during this period of time.

What I didn't expect was...

My own "satisfaction" is still in the category of failing in the eyes of others.

He Zhengyu's words were already plain enough, and Han Yu naturally understood the important points He Zhengyu wanted to tell him.

Indeed, if he thought about it carefully, Han Yu realized that every problem He Zhengyu said really existed in himself.

Being an actor is not an easy job.

Regarding this understanding, after Han Yu worked in the crew for several months, he realized it more clearly.

Maybe Ha Zhengyu's request is a bit too harsh, after all, as He Zhengyu said before, let alone a semi-layman like Han Yu, many actors He Zhengyu himself has seen before, can't do the same thing as He Zhengyu Yu said those requirements.

but.

Even though he knew this in his heart, Han Yu was still filled with an indescribable frustration.

The pride that is not shown does not mean that it is gone. Even Han Yu himself has to admit that there is actually a sense of pride in his heart, and it can even be said to be aloof.

Not being able to complete one's own affairs well is a blow to a proud person, not to mention... When Han Yu heard what He Zhengyu said, he couldn't help thinking of the crew Ji Sheng who plays the leading actor Cha Daoxian in the movie.

If Chi Sheng and Han Yu are compared together, in terms of appearance, Chi Sheng is far inferior to Han Yu in terms of figure and handsomeness, not to mention that the age gap between the two seems not small.

So generally speaking, Chi Sheng, the leading actor, should not be as popular as the second leading actor, Han Yu.

But in fact, among the fans of their drama, Chi Sheng and Han Yu are evenly split in terms of character popularity, and Chi Sheng's popularity is even higher than Han Yu's.

Everything is because of Chi Sheng's superb acting skills.

Originally, when the TV series first aired, because of the strong image contrast between Chi Sheng and Han Yu, the audience did have a lot of criticism.

But afterward, this small opinion disappeared because of Chi Sheng's superb performance, and was replaced by the audience's love for Chi Sheng.

With the current number of episodes of the TV series, those who started with a gossip mentality and a mentality of supporting their own artists would not have the patience to watch it any longer. Among the remaining audience, at least most of them were killed by "Killed" Healed Me, Healed Me" was attracted by the story.

Of course they don't care much about the contrast between the male lead and the second male lead, they basically only care about one thing - that is the performance of the actors.

As mentioned before, Han Yu was very amazed by Chi Sheng's performance.

The most difficult thing for one person to play seven roles is not to figure out the emotions of the characters, but how to play seven different characters in their unique styles, so that the audience can look at the same face, but see Different people's feelings, this is the most difficult part.

But Chi Sheng really did this.

Now that Han Yu thinks about it carefully, maybe real actors have their own professional consensus in acting.

When playing the seven personalities, Chi Sheng paid great attention to the differences in each character's body due to their different personalities.

For example, the timbre of the voice, so far, Han Yu can’t imagine how Chi Sheng managed to train his voice into seven different feelings. Each personality has its own unique voice. Even now, many viewers of their TV series , just need to listen to Chi Sheng speak, to know whether the current personality is the sub-personality Shen Shiqi, or the main personality Cha Daoxian.

These are far beyond Han Yu's reach.

Han Yu doesn't care about the effort he will put in to hone his acting skills. He understood the truth that there is no such thing as a free lunch when he was very young.

But in his heart, he still feels lost when he knows his own shortcomings, especially when there is such a sharp contrast around him.

It's not because others point out your shortcomings that you feel lost, but because you have your own shortcomings...

……

However, just when Han Yu was full of frustration because of He Zhengyu's words, suddenly, He Zhengyu, who was sitting next to Han Yu squinting and smoking a cigarette, said something that made Han Yu stunned.

"But speaking of it, even Brother Chi Cheng's acting skills are not good."
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　This chapter is two in one. Originally planned to write four chapters for this episode, I wanted to write it in detail. After all, this communication between Han Yu and He Zhengyu has affected Han Yu's future acting development and other things. But after thinking about it, I combined the remaining two chapters, because I felt that the content was all together, and there was nothing to divide.

　　
　
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