Acting King's Daily [Comprehensive British and American]

On the second day after attending the internal meeting, the crew of "Level One Fear" announced the official start of filming.

The film is about what happened in Chicago, so most of the filming took place in Chicago.Gu Qing took a leave of absence from Harvard University. In fact, he can't be said to be still studying at the school. He only needs to submit his final doctoral thesis. After his supervisor passes it, he can get his doctorate in psychology.However, he is still immersed in his student status.

Allen appeared as No.1 most of the time. Gu Qing's faltering image with a Kentucky accent that Gu Qing portrayed in internal meetings was well received by the director and screenwriter. Very handy.

Martin played by Richard Gere initially wanted to prove that Bishop Rosen was not killed by Allen. He was running around looking for a way to exonerate Allen. At this time, he heard Allen say that he often wakes up Not remembering what he had done, Martin seized on this and found a therapist, Dr. Molly Arlington.

Dr. Arrington was invited to visit Allen in the detention center to talk to him and get to know him first. She also set up a video camera in the visiting room, indicating that they would record their conversation.

At the beginning of their conversation is still very relaxed, Arlington first talked about Allen's girlfriend Linda.

Allen was obviously very happy to talk about this topic. When the originally timid young man mentioned his girlfriend, his expression seemed to be different. He brought the joy that people who fall in love would have, and even his eyes were shining. .

Not to mention sitting across from Gu Qing and staring directly at him, Francis McDormand, the starry-eyed Doctor Arlington, even Director Hobright behind the camera in the studio Flashed, should the sugar content be so high?At this time, he heard a small exclamation behind him as expected, and couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart, and here it is again, since Eric Xavier, who played Alan, entered the crew, the crew All the women—from actors to behind-the-scenes workers, women on and off the cast and crew—seemed to be maternal, even though some of them were, at best, a few years older than Eric.

But this is not incomprehensible. She has a delicate and delicate face, and she is gentle and polite to others. When she smiles, she seems to have her own light filter, and everyone who sees it feels conscious of #全He only saw the feeling of me# in the world, and the corners of his mouth were grinning unknowingly.To sum it up, seeing his mood improved unconsciously, and in this way, popularity is taken for granted.

Well, the director has added an inner drama to himself again, which doesn't seem like a good habit, since they are still filming now.

In the studio, the conversation between Dr. Arlington and Allen continued.

The conversation was gradual, with Dr. Arrington asking Allen, "Have you ever had sex?"

Allen paused, showing a shy smile, and a little bit of resistance. He licked his lips, which had become very light in color: "This is a personal matter."

"I have to ask, are you having sex, Ellen?"

This is an important transition scene, because in this scene, No. [-] makes its first appearance under the pressure of Dr. Arlington's advancing questions.Gradually switch between personalities—yes, they didn’t switch suddenly—and until the second personality is shown in front of people, there are actually traces to follow, because this will not be revealed until the end of the film. The truth is: there is no second personality at all, and the two cowardly and violent personalities are played by Allen.

There are traces to follow here, and the 'traces' here have to be revealed by Gu Qing's changes in eyes.

Before shooting this scene, a camera was specially arranged in the studio to shoot close-up shots.Under the camera, you can feel the changes in his eyes more clearly.

Every time Dr. Arlington, played by Francis McDormand, asked Allen about Linda in depth, the first glance of Allen played by Gu Qing would be the same as closing her eyes when she saw her. The second eye when the upper eye is opened and then opened is different.The first glance was him himself, not the most authentic reaction of the cowardly church boy who was acted out, the kind of offended, displeased, and somewhat patient eyes.The second look is the look that everyone knows Allen will have, gentle and harmless.

The most intuitive external manifestation is the color of his pupils.In the previous shots, he always had a second look. At that time, the color of his pupils seemed to have just rained, but there were still some raindrops in the sky, clear light blue, and looked wet. It really makes people feel the kind of wetness that makes him cry when he is pushed.But at the 'first glance', the clear light blue color will deepen, and more importantly, the wet feeling will no longer exist, and the dark blue pupils can be seen more directly.This has changed several color numbers, which can naturally be seen through the camera.

The cameraman quietly asked Hobright: "Are you sure it's his first time acting?"

The director replied calmly: "Oh, he has a doctorate in genetics."

Photographer: "..." I don't read much, so I don't understand what you are saying.The cameraman also stopped talking to the director who just answered irrelevant questions. He focused on shooting, and after thinking about it, he adjusted the camera. It seemed that the impact of Gu Qing's eyes was more obvious. The eyes appear on the big screen, and the shock to the audience must not be small.

The filming was still going on. The camera brought by Dr. Arrington was out of order and kept making a beeping sound. At this time, Allen had already started to feel a headache. Dr. Arlington didn't think much about it at first, so she stood up and adjusted. Turn off the camera to make it stop ringing, and ask Alan who lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, trying to ease the atmosphere: "Do you know what I can use it (camera) for?"

Allen looked up: "How the hell do I know!"

Frances McDormand was originally set according to the script. At this time, she should be scared back by Allen's sudden change, but when she really filmed this scene, she didn't think about it. After giving her the order to retreat and avoid, she swallowed her throat unconsciously, forgetting that she had to go to the door next, in case Alan, played by Gu Qing, went crazy and hurt her.

"Cut—"

She forgot to walk, and Hobright called "Kah."

Only then did Frances McDormand realize that the NG was her problem, so she quickly apologized.Unexpectedly, the director was not angry because the film was wasted by NG for the shooting that should have been done in one go. He waved his hand and said, "Take a break for a minute and do some mental construction." The director himself also had times when his face turned pale from being frightened. , so I said that with my heart in mind.

Hoblit couldn't help looking at Gu Qing who was not moving, saw him brushing his hair with his hands and lowering his head, cursing in a low voice: "God!"

He seemed to be immersed in Alan's emotions and didn't come out immediately. Hoblit was happy to see Lie Xinxi and worried at the same time. The former was because he felt that Gu Qing's current acting style was like experience style, while the latter felt that experience style Actors have always had hidden worries when it comes to acting. They often cannot extricate themselves because they are too immersed in the emotions of the characters.Hobbrit thought about it and called Gu Qing: "Eric?"

"What?" Gu Qing looked at him blankly, his tone was still Alan's usual tone, "What did you say?"

Hobright: That line sounds familiar, doesn't it?

The next moment Hoblit heard Gu Qing smiling brightly at him: "Thank you for your cooperation, Director."

Hobright: "?"

"I'm a little obsessive-compulsive, and I feel uncomfortable before finishing the lines of this scene." A young man from Harvard University with a Ph.D. intention.

Hobright: "..." He, did he just pretend to be passionate?

……

I also said earlier that Richard Gere and Gu Qing had many rival scenes, but before that, when they played opposite roles, Gu Qing's role was still the cowardly Allen. Martin played by Richard Gere has never been in front of such Allen. He is playing the strong side, and his aura is also overwhelming Allen as a whole.

Richard Gere is not complacent about it, because that is what the role needs.But he was holding a deep breath in his heart, and he couldn't relieve it, especially when he heard the cast and crew praise Gu Qing everywhere in the crew. Richard Gere didn't expect that Gu Qing, a rookie and only a supporting role, turned out to be a member of the crew. The most popular one.This made Richard Gere, who is the absolute protagonist, even more angry. He wanted to suppress the arrogance of such a brat.

However, imagination is beautiful. When it came time to actually shoot, it seemed that he didn't go according to the plan he had conceived——

In this play, Martin finds out that the protagonist Rosen forced Allen to take a pornographic tape, which seems to be Allen's motive for committing the crime, and he goes to Allen angrily. "...I've seen the tape and you're a murderer! You bastard! You're a murderer, aren't you! Now tell me the truth! Did you kill it?"

"No!"

"Do not."

When he said the first 'no', Allen's tone was still firm, but when he said the second 'no', the 'no' he said was soft, but it sounded so abrupt People can't help but shudder.But the 'no' quickly dissipated in the air, and then Allen's tone changed completely. The unruly, evil, and murderous voice filled the narrow visiting room, "You This bitch makes me sick!"

Before this, he still turned his back to Martin played by Richard Gere, so that Richard Gere had no chance to see the change in his eyes, but after that, Alan played by Gu Qing suddenly turned his head, that The eyes that were so bright and bewitching were so naked, and they were projected on Richard Gere without any concealment.

Richard Gere was shocked and leaned back in his chair uncontrollably.

Gu Qing raised the corners of his mouth that turned bright red at some point, and walked towards him with a smile, and said playfully, "Look who this is?"

"you--"

Richard Gere's original line was 'Who are you? ', then Gu Qing said, 'This is my cell!Who are you? ' And then kick the chair that Richard Gere was sitting on.

But Richard Gere didn't complete his lines, and the director didn't immediately call out 'ka', so Gu Qing changed the words naturally: "Me? What's wrong with me? Do you want to say 'hi' to me?" he said He didn't kick the chair that Richard Gere was sitting on, but approached him and showed him a bright smile, but Richard Gere was so frightened that he hid aside and sat down on the ground.

"CUT—"

——It’s too bad if you don’t get stuck, it’s really indecent to sit on the ground with your buttocks.