For ordinary audiences and ordinary actors, performance is a one-level process.

This is not a commendatory or derogatory meaning, but an objective fact, which is how the expressionist acting is interpreted——

Standing on the stage, sorrow is sorrow, joy is joy, and pain is pain. Accurately express emotions and emotions in place, and then become part of the story, and influence the audience through the depth and breadth of the story itself, thereby generating a frenzy of reflection. The actor is indeed the protagonist, but the story is the soul.

Even on a single level, there are only a handful of actors who have reached the pinnacle of expressive acting. The perfect fusion of control and explosiveness is a kind of art.

But for Lan Li, after polishing so many works, he has a completely new understanding of method-based acting and expressive acting. It can also be said that it belongs to his own understanding-performance is more than one. Level process.

To put it simply, sadness is still sorrow, joy is still joy, but what is the source of sorrow and what is the reason for joy? With the extension of each background story, the three-dimensional sense of the character is enriched and the whole is further enriched. The story fills the blank space of the movie with the power of performance, leaving countless aftertastes, waiting for the audience's aftertaste.

Take the story of "Drunk Country Folk Songs" as an example.

Mickey is a character who does not appear at all and has no lines. His only "appearance" is the voice. One part is "Waving goodbye" as the background soundtrack, and the other is dubbed in the recording studio of "Ancient Trio" ——Then it was presented by four actors in a live performance.

Even in the main character's dialogue, it only appeared three or four times.

In other words, if the audience does not pay attention to it carefully, they will not even notice that there was a role of Mickey; and, even if they don't know, it will not affect the understanding and connection of the plot.

If acting according to the performance style, then Lan Li only needs to show Levine’s loneliness and downfall, and use a delicate level to outline the bitterness and confusion of the in-situ, interpret the changes little by little, and finally Back to the original point, you can completely ignore Mickey's existence.

But this is not the case in real life.

Mickey is real. If you want the audience to believe that Levine is real, then Mickey must exist.

Levine and Mickey have always been partners, and they have grown up together, but their dreams are both on the rocks. They can only gag around in a small bar performance, living in the dark and rainy Greenwich Village. Can't see the future.

For Levine, he refused to change. He hoped to stick to his musical ideas and beliefs, and raised his head proudly; but for Mickey, he began to waver, recognizing Levine’s persistence on the one hand. On the other hand, he was envious of Jim's opportunity, he was always tormented in vacillation.

When recording the song "Waving goodbye", Mickey suggested that he try to see new adaptations, while maintaining his own style, incorporate some bold attempts, but also their own style of attempts; in this regard, Levine There was a strong rejection, the two had a fierce quarrel, and even broke up.

But in the end, Levine compromised.

Because Mickey emphasized that this is just an attempt, the exploration and re-creation of musical styles.

Everything is like the argument between Renly and Marcus just now. But it is more intense.

So the song "Waving goodbye" appeared. This also further highlights the difference between duets.

The style and arrangement of Levine’s other solo songs are simpler and more rustic, and the lyrics are filled with the bitterness and helplessness of life. It seems that there is nothing but a arrogant one; but this duet burst out with vigor and vigor. The wanton and unrestrained youthfulness presents Levine's pride in a positive and sunny way.

After Mickey's death, Levine heard the "Ancient Trio" in a kerosene lamp bar for the first time, and then he tasted the style of Mickey and Jim, and recalled the recording process of "Waving goodbye" , Deep in his heart could not help but once again shaken and questioned, burst out a violent and fierce self-defeating.

Perhaps, part of the reason why Mickey chose to commit suicide is related to him; further, perhaps, his persistence and beliefs have always been a waste of nothing in the wave of ballads; perhaps, his talent and talent have always been just a joke, insignificant Jokes. All of this is hidden in the last performance-

The same two tracks, "Hang me, oh, hang me" and "Wave goodbye", but they are all different and vicissitudes of life.

It is no exaggeration to say that the addition of Mickey's role is crucial to Levine's role extension, and is even sufficient to change the way and content of Lan Li's performance. Especially when Mickey doesn’t exist at all, Lan Li’s performance needs to be more delicate and appropriate.

From the perspective of pure performance, a single level is actually enough; but from the perspective of self-breakthrough and self-challenge, the extension of the role is the expansion of the entire story, the entire world, and the entire outlook on life, which is undoubtedly for movies and stories. It's a good thing, but the difficulty of the actors is definitely more terrifying.

The reason why performanceist acting requires actors to be "thousand faces" is because the stage performances are staged every day, maybe even twice a day, or one actor plays multiple roles, so they must be able to Withdraw from the role in time, and use accurate performance control to dedicate the wonderful performance day after day, year after year.

"Black Swan" tells such a story. The female protagonist Nina really went crazy, confused the boundary between reality and illusion, burned her life and dedicated a perfect performance, and finally lost her life. A performance is determined to live and die, which is absolutely not allowed for a theater stage performance-because Nina only appeared in one.

The reason why method-based acting requires actors to go deep into the role, or even forget about it, is that on the one hand, the magnified presentation of the art of the film, the lens will show all the actors’ performance details on the big screen, withstanding more tests; on the other hand, because the movie is The art of a one-time performance, the actors have been polished repeatedly, condensing the essence of a performance, and completely blooming.

Just like Heath Ledger, it really confuses the difference between reality and illusion. "Batman: The Dark Knight" has never been able to completely get out of the role, and this has become a classic in movie history, staying forever. On the big screen, it created the pinnacle of performance.

Lan Li is trying to blaze a path of his own performance, to comprehend the role by means of acting, and to permeate the role with expressive acting, to truly find a balance between loss of control and control, opening a brand new door.

The work "Zuixiang Folk Songs" is quite special. Although it overlaps with Lan Li's personal experience perfectly, the preparation process is still too short.

Therefore, during the filming process, Lan Li studied the characters while delving into the script, slowly running in, slowly extending, and slowly digging, and the characters became fuller, which is also a very interesting process.

The exchange process with Marcus today unexpectedly opened up the field of Mickey's role for Lan Li. Marcus doesn't need to perform, he just needs to be himself, but he accidentally coincides with Mickey.

"Justin, what do you think?" Lanly cast his gaze to Justin Timberlake, who was sitting aside.

Then, seeing Justin’s confused expression on his face, he also chuckled and explained, “I mean, when you chose to fly solo, the style of the first and second albums has undergone tremendous changes. In the process , You are bound to continue to compete with yourself, discuss with yourself, finally determine the direction, and then complete the work."

"Right now, Mickey and Levine are in such a vague stage. So, whether this version of'wave goodbye' is a possibility, it can be regarded as a compromise between Mickey and Levine. "Len Li put forward his thoughts seriously.

Objectively speaking, although Lan Li also owns an album, he is not a competent singer. Justin is different.

"Drunk Country Folk Songs" is a work in which the singer's thoughts are projected into the film. The singer is the first and the actor is the second; in other words, the actor's soul is hidden under the singer's skin.

In this regard, Justin has an inherent advantage. Maybe he is not a top actor, but he has enough experience. This time, he went a step further and became a member of the crew as a singer and played a singer. His opinions can undoubtedly play more roles.

Sure enough, ~lightnovelpub.net~ Justin was slightly stunned, and then reacted and quickly entered the state, "It is true. I think this is a possibility."

After one or two ambiguous words, Justin’s thoughts gradually became active, “Even so, Levine and Mickey had a disagreement. In the end they recorded the song, but Levine didn’t like it, and even hated it. However, the songs are still included in their own album."

"But on the other hand, this song has a special meaning for Levine. It is the product of his compromise with Mickey and the product of his deep succumbing to business. Even if he refuses to admit it, he still cannot deny it. The song is special." Justin has completely entered the state, and said endlessly.

Lan Li frowned slightly, "You mean, if this song is popular, he won't like it because it proves that he is wrong, but he can't hate it because it has gained what he has never been able to get. Applause; on the other hand, if the song falls down, on the one hand, I feel happy, because those changes proved to be unnecessary, and my heart is relieved. On the other hand, I feel bitter, because even the changes are still unavailable. success."

"Really? Levine is in such a state?" Lan Li gave a further explanation according to his own understanding.