The Greatest Showman

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How exactly should one describe Renly's performance?

Objectively speaking, this is a very ordinary scene in the first episode, without too many highlights and little space.

In Hollywood's script mode, a conflict scene is often set up to make the protagonist come on stage. The protagonist's coping style and reaction characteristics are used to present a distinct character outline, which sets the tone for the whole movie; but this scene shot today Not so, but a daily scene after the opening "sparkling debut", which also means that there is no room for performance and no room for performance.

Of course, the same goes for Renly's performance.

Siping 8 levels, calm and understatement, the simple performance can not detect any traces, it can be said that it is a stage for the demonstration of basic skills.

This doesn't seem to be as expected.

disappointment? I can't say it. After all, the entire crew is also a senior professional in the industry. They know that performance is not magic, and it is impossible to conjure a flower out of thin air, but the expectation value is inevitably lowered. After all, the entire film industry is now To brag about Renly's magic, it seems that every gesture can create a stormy sea, comparable to the self-luminous princess in a Disney animated movie.

But the result is...

However, people in the industry have also seen strong winds and waves. Even if there are no surprises, they still taste something: the basic skills are extremely solid.

Judging from the first shooting, a short speech is mainly a test of the skills of the lines. Even the body language and expressions are relatively small, and the "playing space" is indeed limited. For most actors, they are familiar with it. There is nothing particularly challenging in a game.

Renly, of course, was even more so.

However, the real excellence of Renly is that, although it is a basic scene, he also completes the filming meticulously, and this dedication is worthy of recognition; in addition, Renly also shows his strong control.

"control".

This is the core idea of ​​the first scene. It can be seen from the control of Renly's lines that the basic skills have reached the height of perfection. The tone of voice, accent tone, speaking rhythm and action details, etc., these basic skills are silent. The voice is integrated into the performance, and a few strokes outline a side of the character, which is as vivid and delicate as a "psychological portrait". This skill is enough to be admired.

Precisely because of the simplicity, disappointment and lack of surprises, Renly's professional attitude is impeccable.

This is the reason for the low-pitched discussion on the scene - there is no way, the halo of "Renly Hall" is really too strong, and every move is attracting attention:

Good, also discuss; bad, also discuss; ordinary, the same discussion.

Of course, the staff's comments were different from the actors' comments, and Cameron and Hannah couldn't hold back their excitement, "I really watched Renly perform live, and it all happened! Can't believe it, he's there! So close! He's there."

David Fincher ignored the hustle and bustle of the scene, stood there thinking for a moment, savoring the scene just now, then bypassed the monitor and walked towards Renly, raising his chin from a distance. He gestured, "How do you feel?"

Renly pursed the corners of his mouth, and his expression was somewhat ambiguous—the state was still not adjusted to the best, and he felt that the warm-up was not enough, and the whole investment was lacking, but Renly also knew that this was the problem. It is not a lack of inspiration but a lack of enthusiasm. It is difficult to mobilize enthusiasm even after repeated shooting. He still needs to focus on the performance itself, and there is no need to force it.

"How does the picture look?" Renly needs to calm down and slowly polish the performance, put aside enthusiasm and positivity for the time being, and maintain a professional attitude.

"Invulnerable." David said simply and directly.

Such a positive answer made Renly shake his head with a chuckle, "David, this is not like you at all." Pursuing perfection, even to the point of being strict, this is the correct way of doing things for David——

Don't be fooled by David Fincher's usual no-nonsense attitude, the director who nearly drove Jesse Eisenberg crazy on "The Social Network" set.

In the movie, in the scene where Jesse's Mark Zuckerberg and Rooney Mara's date "break up" in a bar, Jesse has to complete a super-long dialogue of ten lines, and it is based on The bullet speed of the machine gun is done and no mistakes are tolerated. It was this scene that David made Jesse film over and over a dozen times, and the entire crew was almost driven crazy by David, not to mention Jesse himself.

But now?

David didn't mind when the lie was exposed, "I'm still worried about your breach of contract and escape. After all, that little liquidated damage is nothing to you."

"Haha." Ren Li chuckled lightly, a smile flowing from the bottom of his eyes.

David slightly restrained his expression and replied seriously, "From the perspective of the picture, there is really nothing to be picky about, we can completely move on to the next shooting."

"But?" Ren Li raised his eyebrows.

"But," David continued, "it's up to you."

Renly was a little surprised.

David nodded in affirmation, "From the director's point of view, I have no opinion, your lines are still in good condition, and there is no problem with this shot; but I'm not sure about your feelings, from the actor's point of view, do you need to adjust Get used to it? Or look for symptoms

state to see? "

Before starting the machine, Renly made a special trip to find David and expressed his concerns. Although David didn't say it on the surface, he would still be quietly vigilant in his heart.

But I didn't expect that the filming of the first scene was so smooth and easy, and Renly's performance was completely above David's expectations: those praises, he was sincere. Originally, this scene was not too difficult, and Renly's interpretation of the role was indeed impeccable.

Renly opened his mouth slightly and thought for a while, "No, I'm fine, just follow your pace. I'm wrong about my state right now, I need the director's opinion to guide me, so, You said no problem, I have no problem, we can move on to the next game."

A smile appeared on the corner of David's mouth, and he nodded lightly in agreement, "Then let's move on to the next match."

After speaking, David turned around and left, simply and neatly, which made Renly pause for a moment, and the curvature of the corner of his mouth also rose.

Through the crowd, Renly's eyes fell on Rooney.

Rooney showed a smile at Renly, her slightly flickering eyes seemed to be cheering for Renly, and that bright light was enough to explain everything.

Ren Li spread his hands, deliberately made a smug gesture, and shrugged to show his calmness: the performance just now was just a piece of cake.

The smile in Rooney's eyes also followed.

Restraining his attention, Renly began to prepare for the next scene again.

Regarding the first scene, Renly actually learned a lot.

He really lacks accurate judgment about his state now - when he was filming "Transcendence" before, he could detect the subtle difference from each expression, and then repeatedly groped and adjusted in the performance, and finally found the right one. Inspiration, showing the correct performance; but the current state is not good, lack of overall view and lack of detail control, those judgments and feelings are not necessarily correct, or even wrong.

Therefore, Renly still needs to perform the performance according to the director's instructions, as in the "Pacific War", literally.

In fact, as far as acting is concerned, Renly has maintained his focus. The first scene is all about testing basic skills, setting the character framework in advance, and then extending the whole system of words and deeds based on these settings, and then the polishing and presentation of pure basic skills.

The whole performance state really made Renly feel that he was back in the time when he just entered the industry. He used the most basic and simple things to understand the role, and then presented it. Solid basic skills are undoubtedly his best partner, and read carefully. The script is your best homework.

That kind of simple, natural, simple and relaxed acting life is really long gone for Renly. He hasn't stripped away those complicated things for a long time and has been immersed in pure basic skills practice, even when he starred in "Les Miserables" back then. , it never happened.

This time, it is really back to the starting point.

After the performance, Renly revisited the entire performance, the pronunciation, the intonation, the words, and so on.

In fact, from Renly's point of view, such a performance is a little stiff. It's not because of the facial expressions or the skill of the lines, but because the soul of the whole character is not vivid enough. It's more of a step-by-step script. He can perform according to the basic skills. Interpretation of the character.

However, fortunately, the role of Holden-Ford is somewhat rigid, low-key and restrained, and his emotions are more sinking, so the "slightly stiff" performance can give the character another texture. , the invisible fit can also ensure the integrity of the role.

In addition, David Fincher has always liked relatively cool performances: a slightly rigid state, but still able to show delicate emotional changes, which just fits with the overall tone of David's works - Ben Affleck When he starred in "Gone Lover", his facial paralysis performance unexpectedly fit the style of the work, and he was a real facial paralysis, not a fake facial paralysis with emotionless emotions, and it was unexpectedly successful.

In such a state of performance, whether it is from David's perspective or Renly's own perspective, this is a rare experience, and it can barely be regarded as a novelty.

Although it's not obvious, for Renly in a low state, this is already very precious; moreover, he can slowly ponder the basic skills, as if returning to the Royal Academy of Arts and Drama in London, and also like... Holden-Ford was stranded at the base for a general teaching session.

In that sense, taking on "Mindhunter" was a wise decision: Renly was acting again.

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