"Stop, stop!"
Before Cheng Er shouted to stop, Li Tang couldn't help it anymore and shouted to Hu Ge: "Hu Ge, how many times have I told you not to pout at all times? Don't you understand? Does pouting look good? , Children’s pouts are cute, but if you grow a size bigger than your model, you still pout all the time, this is called cruelty, you know what to say!”
Hu Ge's face turned red after being scolded, and he stood there with his head lowered, not daring to say a word.
It's no wonder that Li Tang was angry. This kid has a problem. Maybe it's a habit. He always likes to pout, just once or twice every once in a while. However, you can often see him pout in various styles during performances - no. You pout when you are happy, you pout when you are happy, you pout when you are thinking, and you even pout when you are watching a movie to express your excitement.
Li Tang has reminded him countless times, but he can't change it.
This scene was about Hu Tian helping a news vendor to fight against an injustice. The gangster had a grudge and sought revenge on Hu Tian's younger brother Hu Di.
The two hooligans were played by two first-year theater students as guest stars, and they were well acted, but Hu Ge's performance was really hard to describe. Maybe it was because he had never had such an experience when he was growing up. The performance was very exaggerated and he pouted at every turn. Li Tang just couldn't stand it anymore.
No wonder directors have bad tempers. If you meet this kind of actor, you can't teach him well after two, three, and countless times, and anyone will get angry.
"You can tell at a glance that you were not beaten too much by the little hooligans when you were studying, but you can't take it for granted. Drawing a tiger is not the opposite of a dog. Do you understand? Keep your head up and watch!"
Li Tang didn't care whether Hu Ge was wronged or not and walked over to give him an example.
If you don't act well, just try to learn from the boss.
Hu Ge's attitude was quite upright. Even though he pursed his lips and felt aggrieved, he still raised his head to watch Li Tang's demonstration performance.
In fact, this scene is not difficult to perform. As for being bullied, as long as you are a boy, who has not been bullied as a child?
Even if you haven't been bullied, you have probably seen it. In the 1980s and 1990s, social idlers often hung out in front of the school, and it was common to see them break points (blackmail), fight, and molest female students.
Hu Geba's father is a tennis coach and his mother is a middle school teacher. His family situation is relatively good. When he was very young, he was selected into the famous "Little Star Art Troupe" in Shanghai. Because of this, he has been regarded as the group favorite in his school since he was a child. The teacher prefers him and his female classmates like him. He is a bit like a flower in the greenhouse.
In contrast, Huang Yi, who grew up with his grandparents and lived a difficult life, is completely different from him.
It is precisely because of this that he lacks Huang Yi's life experience at the bottom of society, lacks the courage and persistence to fight against fate, and lacks a sense of belief in a character like Hu Di.
"Did you see clearly?"
Li Tang walked over and looked at Hu Ge. He saw that the young man's eyes were slightly red, his mouth was tightened, and there was still a trace of unconvincedness on his face. After looking directly at Li Tang for two seconds, he nodded stubbornly.
"Just see it clearly. What you need is your current state. Keep your emotions!"
Li Tang patted him on the shoulder, and then said to Cheng Er: "Director, what do you think?"
To be honest, the moment Li Tang shouted to stop, Cheng Er's face looked a little ugly. For a new director like him, who is taking the helm for the first time, what he fears most is that others will overtake him and not take the director seriously. But seeing Li Tang personally giving a demonstration and stimulating Hu Ge's emotions, his expression became a little complicated.
He knew very well that what Li Tang did was exactly what he lacked. I can't give examples to actors because of their personalities, and I'm not good at stimulating actors' emotions like Li Tang. I can only let the actors find their own feelings over and over again. If you meet a good actor, this may be effective, but if you meet an unskilled actor, no matter how you act, it will be in vain.
At this time, he could only nod and said: "Very good, let's do it again!"
…
Li Tang rode his motorcycle to Arong Photo Studio in Laoximen early in the morning. This is Hu Tiankai's photo studio where an important scene was shot.
The crew has been busy at the scene for a long time. Cheng Er stood in front of the store with a pergola and looked at the rising sun.
Seeing Li Tang walking over, he took the initiative and said, "I think the sun is pretty good today. It's best to use natural light."
"Don't ask me about technical matters. I'll just do whatever you tell me to do well." Li Tang said with a smile.
He is very self-aware in this regard and will never pretend to understand.
He had seen the storyboard drawings of this scene. Hu Tian and Xiao Zhang were saying goodbye before leaving, and the light and shadow effects of the blinds were specially made.
The light passed through the blinds and hit Hu Tian's face, indicating that Hu Tian held a dominant position in the relationship between the two. He explained to Xiao Zhang what happened after he left. Xiao Zhang's back is facing the light, and her face is always backlit, indicating that she is passively accepting Hu Tian's arrangements.
The light and shadow effects of the thin horizontal strips of the blinds, coupled with the overall warm yellow tone, create a warm and beautiful scene. Of course, if vertical blinds are added with cold light, the effect created will become voyeuristic, claustrophobic or suspenseful.
"Crunch!"
A taxi stopped on the side of the road, and Huang Yi, wearing a black coat and green sweater, got out of the car.
When Li Tang turned around, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Huang Yi, did you steal the chicken last night?"
Huang Yi, who usually wears delicate makeup, looks haggard today, with swollen eyelids and dark circles.
"That's right, you can't lose the rice by stealing the chicken." Huang Yi replied with a smile.
Then he said with some embarrassment: "For today's scene, I felt that since Xiao Zhang had seen the news and knew that something happened to Hu Tian, she must have not slept well the night before. I was afraid that the performance would not be good, so I stayed up all night."
"Didn't sleep all night?"
"Well, it's pretty good."
Huang Yi said it easily, but couldn't help but yawn.
Li Tang was surprised and raised his thumbs up at her: "You are so awesome!"
Cheng Er on the side couldn't help but look moved at this time.
I have to say that Huang Yi's method is very stupid, but you have to admit that this stupid method is really effective. Huang Yi doesn't even need makeup in her current state. What's more important is that the fatigue on her face is real and not staged.
Huang Yi stayed up all night, obviously full of energy, and said to Cheng Er: "Director, when will the filming take place?"
"We have to wait a moment." Cheng Er said.
Li Tang looked at the sun that was not rising very high, waved to Huang Yi and said, "The director still has to wait for the right sunlight, let's rehearse first."
Huang Yi's efforts were not in vain. The scene, which was originally planned to take one day of filming, was completed in one morning.
Hu Ge, who was notified at short notice in the afternoon, hurried to Ah Rong Photo Studio. When he entered the door, he saw Huang Yi sitting on the sofa and dozing off. The art designer and props were setting up nearby. The noisy sound of the scene did not seem to have any impact on her.
Li Tang pointed at Huang Yi and said to Hu Ge: "Look at people, they would rather stay up all night for a scene and learn from them! You can be considered a semi-professional, don't be confused all day long, you are more amateur than others Not as good as that.”
"..."
Hu Ge was confused, and then he felt resentful.
Today, I received a temporary call from the crew to work overtime. I didn't get any praise, so forget it. Why did I get scolded as soon as I walked in the door?
But he didn't dare to reply, because Li Tang was right about one thing. He was from the "Little Star Art Troupe" after all. He was the person in charge of the Xuhui Student Repertory Troupe and a small host of the Educational TV Station. After all, he was considered to be an adult and a half. He is a professional, but his performance is not as good as Huang Yi, a young model who is a hotel lobby receptionist.
He habitually pursed his lips to express his dissatisfaction, but as soon as he moved his lips, he immediately tightened his lips when he saw Li Tang's hateful face.
In fact, after being scolded by Li Tang last time, although this face-saving young man could not be said to be shameful and courageous, he had already worked very hard and his performance was much better than at the beginning. However, Li Tang seemed to be always targeting him.
After giving Hu Ge a lecture, he said, "Be prepared!" Li Tang left feeling refreshed with his hands behind his back.
Swearing and training others are also a way to vent your emotions. Especially when you see Hu Ge’s handsome face that is so aggrieved and dissatisfied that it is distorted, you feel even more pleasure: How can your handsomeness be obscured by this little guy!
