From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Sam retracted his gaze and looked at Anson with a serious expression. "Remember to take the Beagle for walks often."

Anson: ? ? ?

Kristen: ? ? ?

The air was slightly still, with a row of crows flying overhead.

Anson: "Director, were you just making a joke?"

Sam remained expressionless, as if to say, "I don't understand what nonsense you're talking about." He didn't respond to Anson and continued speaking.

"This scene wasn't perfect, but I liked it very much."

Sitting behind the monitor, Sam could control the overall situation. He knew clearly that there had been a series of flaws in this shoot, so it was obviously not perfect.

For example, the details of the background sound.

In theory, this was something that should have been considered in advance before filming; but occasionally, adjusting the details based on the conditions of the filming location was also acceptable.

In any case, this was something they needed to handle in the work process.

Anson didn't joke anymore, and raised his hand to admit his mistake, "I just kicked the leg of the chair."

Kristen looked surprised, "What? When did that happen? Why didn't I notice at all? Oh, so that's why you fell down when I hit you? Director, I'm sorry, I didn't realize I was using so much force in that scene. The situation got out of control."

Sam revealed an expression of understanding, his lips relaxing into a slight smile, "No, you handled it very well. There were no blunders during the filming."

"In fact, I like these unexpected situations on set, getting rid of the constraints of the script and even the director, and letting the actors inject energy into the characters and plot according to their own understanding. That's how movies with vitality are made."

"Those unexpected situations themselves are a kind of understanding of the plot by the actors."

Once the floodgates were opened, Sam also became talkative.

"For example, the scene where Peter accidentally bumped into the chair leg but pretended that nothing had happened. The performance and the state of mind were combined, and the inside and outside of the play meshed together. Although it was an accident, it precisely reflected Peter's mood."

"Suddenly learning that Mary Jane is in love with someone else is both absurd and shocking, both surprised and disappointed, with thousands of thoughts in his mind in an instant."

"He used all his strength to control himself, avoiding revealing any panic, for fear that doing so would expose his true feelings and be seen through by Mary Jane."

"Therefore, that state actually added a nice touch, becoming a bonus point."

Listening and listening, Anson became a little confused, but it didn't matter. If he didn't understand, he would ask, "Director, do you mean that you want me to continue bumping into the chair leg when we film next time?"

Completely entering the role, the actor and the character are indistinguishable and integrated into one, incorporating all those lines, those actions, those personality edges into the blood. Acting is no longer just acting, but a spontaneous action presented from the inside out. The actor becomes the character himself.

Perhaps each performance presents different actions, expressions, and states, but the essence is the same. Every move is reasonable and smooth.

Even the words and deeds outside the script and outside the set are still the eyes of the character.

That is to say, the character has broken away from the script and has its own vitality, no longer limited by those lines, and becomes a real existence.

For such actors, the same scene may have dozens of different performance presentations, each time different but able to shine each time, truly dragging the character into reality; but it often also means being too deeply involved in the play, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion, and unable to leave the role even after filming ends.

However, these theoretical knowledge is still too unfamiliar to Anson at present. He is only exploring the entry level, and vaguely has some insights and feelings—

But that's all.

In fact, in the scene just now, Anson completed a high-difficulty performance, transforming from the inside out into Peter Parker. It was no longer just acting, he was Peter Parker. Standing there, no matter what he said or did, it was reasonable, and it was all Peter Parker's true reaction and action.

However, Anson himself was also a little confused, not sure how everything happened.

Sam was the same.

The words were spoken, but without thinking and sorting them out, so that Sam was not sure what his central idea was:

Did he want this scene to happen, or did he not want it to happen?

Pausing for a moment, temporarily putting it behind him, Sam looked at Kristen again, "Tears in the eyes are also the same situation."

Kristen was a little shy and a little restrained, with tears still remaining in her eyes that had not been completely wiped away, "I didn't expect it myself either."

Sam nodded in agreement, "We are sure that Mary Jane felt Peter's sincerity at this moment, and was also moved, but we are not sure to what extent Mary Jane was moved, and how she should express it, but obviously, your performance just now gave the answer, this is the performance we want."

Kristen nodded slightly, "Everything was very natural, things just happened like that."

While speaking, there were still tears falling on her cheeks.

Kristen quickly wiped her cheeks and couldn't help but laugh, "God, I didn't expect this scene either."

Taking a tissue from Anson, Kristen tidied herself up a little, "So, Director, in the next filming, you want me to continue to maintain this state, right?"

Sam, "Yes."

However, as soon as the words came out, Sam glanced at Anson, and then overturned his own point of view, "No, not right."

"We need to keep everything in a natural state, a true expression of feelings."

"In the scene just now, Mary Jane's mental journey is already complicated and tortuous enough. If a detail is not handled properly, her image will become awkward."

"If Mary Jane hears Peter's confession and is moved to tears, even if the audience sees a little bit of acting, it will appear hypocritical and contrived."

"No, the performance state just now was already very good, there is no need to try again."

In the second half, Sam was almost talking to himself, as if entering his own world.

Anson and Kristen exchanged a look, and finally Anson spoke, "So, Director, we should still follow the script, there is no need to add those accidents?"

There is no need to kick the chair leg, and there is no need to be moved to tears?

Sam was still immersed in his own thoughts, and waved his hand casually, "Yes, that's fine."

After saying that, Sam was stunned, and a flash of inspiration appeared.

Suddenly, Sam raised his head and looked over, "Wait, what was my purpose for coming over?"

Anson blinked, slightly hesitant, "To tell us that although it wasn't perfect, the scene was good, but in the next filming, those accidents are not necessary?"

Sam was stunned, "No, no no no, it's not like that, it's not like that."

The denial was continuous, but the expression gradually brightened up like seeing the sun after the clouds, and the corners of his mouth also rose, showing his good mood.

Then, Sam smiled.

"I came over to say that you don't need to care about those unexpected situations, everything is fine. This scene, passed."

Wh... what?