1158 Fake the real
It is a bit ridiculous to express it in this way, but it is also a fact.
On the one hand, Ethan believes that Renli is LeVian, and the whole performance is natural, and there is no flaw at all. The aura and texture of every move are impeccable; on the other hand, Ethan is worried that Renli is LeVian, and there is no performance component, but interprets LeVian as Renli himself, which is bad news for the "Drunk Village Folk Song".
After realizing his random thoughts, Ethan himself burst into laughter. They insisted on using Lanley because the temperament between Lanley and LeVian had a similar touch, but now they are worried that Lanley will interpret LeVian as himself. This is really too contradictory. What's more, they have personally confirmed Lanley's talent and talent as an actor, right?
Sure enough, this idea is indeed extremely absurd.
But on the other hand, this also proves that Lan Li's performance has achieved unimaginable success. Even the director has blurred the boundaries between reality and illusion and created an illusion. This idea is really a bit bold, but at least from the effect of the first scene, this is a good thing. As for the subsequent effects, it needs to be observed slowly.
To be honest, Ethan was also a little curious. What is the difference between Renly and Levien? How will Renly and Levien show its performance texture? Or did Renly and Levien gradually interpret Levien as himself?
In the first scene, the ideas were a little surging.
Slowly retracting his gaze, Ethan had to focus on the audience in front of him first, and there were more urgent things to deal with. "I mean, Levien was a down-and-out singer, the most insignificant and inconspicuous down-and-out singer in that era, they were just part of the bar pastime. He was not Renly, and he shouldn't have won so much applause."
There was a burst of laughter in the bar, and even someone whistled.
Ethan himself smiled again, "The shooting of this scene is very simple, everyone should treat it as enjoying a tavern performance. There is no important person on the stage. But when the performers finished singing, they applauded politely to express their support, which is enough. I know that many people like Renly's performance, but I need you to restrain yourself a little."
"Then can we laugh?" Someone heard the voice from the audience.
"Yes, absolutely." Ethan nodded repeatedly, "just..."
He paused, raised his hands and pressed down, and said with a wry smile, "Just, calm down, everyone calm down. This is just an ordinary night, an ordinary singer, an ordinary performance. If you like it, you can whistle two times; if you don't like it, you can whisper to your friends or drink a beer, which is also allowed. But be sure to restrain yourself."
The thunderous applause just now must not happen again.
The Coen brothers' idea was correct, using real folk fans to create the atmosphere of the gas lamp bar, and outline the atmosphere of the sixties with the most ordinary and realistic touch; and present a real performance, from Levien's appearance to the severance.
But there was a little deviation in the actual operation. Obviously, they underestimated Renli's popularity and also underestimated Renli's skills.
In the first scene, everyone was worried about making mistakes and kept as high as possible; but no one expected that in the end, it was because the audience responded too enthusiastically and had to reshoot them, which was also ridiculous.
After the explanation was finished, Ethan turned around and looked at Renly, "Are you okay?"
Ethan could feel the performance of this song just now, and that full and abundant emotion was stirring and conveyed through the singing; whether it was a singer or an actor, entering the performance state would require rhythm to be brewed. Now, the performance that was completed in one go must start filming again, so he was still a little worried.
Lan Li raised her eyebrows gently, and the corners of her mouth slightly pursed, outlining a touch of unruly and casualness that was full of cares. "It's just a show." A light slid across the dark brown eyes, a little irritable, a little bitter, a little indulgent, a little arrogant, and a miscellaneous emotions were fleeting, but they could not be described. They just felt the unruly hidden deep in their bones, "So I guess, I don't have time to smoke a cigarette?"
"Sorry, no, we need to catch up with the progress." Ethan blurted out conditionally.
But Lan Li didn't care. She gently patted Ethan's left arm with her right hand, carried the guitar and walked towards the other side of the stage, and then prepared to start the performance again.
Esan always felt something was wrong, so he turned around subconsciously, and then saw Lan Li's back. He raised his hand casually and scratched his head. His slightly curly hair was as messy as a bird's nest. The slightly wet hair exploded stubbornly and ostentatiously in the halo, revealing a unkempt and casual casualness.
This is not Renly, but Levien.
Just as proud, equally noble, equally restrained, equally focused; but more unruly, more casual, more bold, more arrogant, more arrogant, more ostentatious, more relaxed. Most importantly, more urban
This is a positive word, not a negative word.
Lan Li can always capture a faint temperament, belonging to the arrogance of the upper class, elites or intellectuals, and then create a sense of alienation that seems to be there; but now, this temperament has disappeared, which can be said to be more vulgar, more popular, or more down-to-earth, as if it is really like a homeless man sleeping on the street.
That kind of rough slut seeps out from every move, and there is no trace of the performance, but it brings a completely different texture.
Is this the skill of acting?
But this feeling was fleeting. Before Ethan could taste it carefully, Lan Li's figure disappeared into the darkness, and his inspiration disappeared. There was no way to judge whether it was his own illusion of random thoughts. It seemed that he could only wait for the subsequent confirmation.
After entering the industry for so many years, Ethan has developed curiosity about performance for the first time.
...
Different, but different after all.
Although Lan Li is not an old actor, his rich experience and exploration have given him more insights into performance. In the past year, from "transcendence" to "Les Miserables" to "gravity", Lan Li is truly integrating the performance methods of method and expressionism.
Renly and Levien are still different after all.
Because Lan Li had no way out, he had no family's help, nor did he rely on to lend a helping hand, nor did he rely on to extend a helping hand, nor did he have the chaotic emotions. More importantly, his two-life experience made him like a moth to a flame, desperately rushing towards his dream after arriving in New York.
Like Levien, Lanli once questioned herself, had worried about the future, and had feared the present. However, Lanli continued to move forward without hesitation; Levien was bound by his hands and feet, trapped in place, and was confused.
Levien's life is full of trivial matters, looking back and forth, staggering; Levien's dream is full of the bitterness of reality, there are too many uncertain things, and every step is hesitating, hesitating, and hesitating, crushing his pride bit by bit. Only music is his only relief and his only breathing.
But only Renli himself knows this difference.
It is precisely this difference that prompts Lan Li to think more about life, the times, the destiny, and life.
How did Levien start choosing folk ballads? What did he experience before the story of the movie? What story did the recording process of the album "About Levien Davis" come from? Folk ballads are Levien's dreams and Levien's life. What is hidden under the torrent of the entire era?
After going around in circles, Levien finally returned to the same place. Is this fate or personality? Or is his life destined to end from the beginning. So, can he get rid of this bondage of fate? Or, why did Bob Dylan get rid of it, but Levien was destroyed?
As never before, Lanli did not build a character from the script, but depicted the image of Dave Van Langk from one song after another, and then outlined the outline of Levien Davis. Finally, it was projected on Lanli himself, and the boundary between the character and himself began to blur little by little, and finally entered an unprecedented performance state.
Similar to "gravity", but it is easier and more comfortable.
Everyone likes acting crutches more because they can exert force or rely on them; but Renli enjoys this state of not performing crutches more, breaking away all the constraints and interpreting them with his own understanding and interpretation.
Even though I knew this was a performance, my most private and fragile side was involuntarily exposed, carefully hidden in the role. The boundary between the method and the expression school gradually disappeared, starting with the method school, presenting with the expression school, ending with the method school, and the whole performance was completed in one go, all the skills were perfect, like using the fingers.
So wanton, so indulgent, so unruly, so free.
Such a performance state allows people to fully enjoy it, wander in it, and truly experience the charm and communication of art.
More importantly, when acting and singing are combined, the flowing emotions are released naturally. It is natural that there is almost no effort or skill to outline and carve. The whole performance is already full of both spirit and form, just like... it is like... it is easy to pick it up.
Compared with the performance of "gravity", it is further a step further, and it is more relaxed and relaxed.
So, Lan Li no longer cared about her acting skills, no longer cared about the boundaries between reality and illusion, and naturally revealed it in front of the camera, true and false, false, true and true, everything no longer mattered, everything became unprecedentedly accurate.
He was full of bitter mouth and exhausted, and was distorted by the real thing, but he didn't care, and he was forgetful and enjoyed it.
Until today, Renli truly experienced a higher level of performance.
Chapter completed!