It is not a simple matter to overturn all the previous understanding and understanding of acting. It was as if the heat and pain left over from the incineration were covered under layers of black ash, but deep into the bone marrow. In many cases, experience has already formed inertia deep in the brain, and when thinking begins to work, it is unconsciously guided, and the strong inertia of empiricism often makes people uncontrollable.

The raging melody in Hugo's mind was like a crusher, crushing his experience again and again, as if playing a game of a beach fortress, painstakingly building a castle, only to watch the tide destroy the castle, and even volunteering to become an accomplice with his own hands. The process was full of struggle and pain, leaving Hugo feeling like his brain was in a mess, and he didn't even know how to perform.

It's like...... It's like a rookie who has never performed before, imagining that you are standing in front of the camera lens and you start to become unnatural, with unnatural eyes, unnatural gestures, unnatural speech, and even unnatural expressions.

But Hugo knew that this was his chance, and if he didn't advance, he would retreat. Swimming against the current is never a simple matter, only the true brave can break the shackles and create a miracle. Since the Golden Raspberry Award in 1992, he has experienced too many ups and downs along the way, which has only come to where he is today, this time it is not an obstacle created by external forces, but a demonic obstacle in his own heart, and he will not give in.

Hugo firmly believes that the rainbow after the rain is the most brilliant and moving.

In order to re-clear his mind, Hugo began to try the basic acting exercises of the academy, standing in front of the mirror to present the most basic form of joy, anger and sorrow. This is not an easy task.

In 2010, Hugo saw a video of a collection of short films curated by the New York Times, in which they recruited fourteen film actors from all over the world to work together on a video called "Fourteen Actors' Performances: Classic Images on the Screen of a Dynamic Gallery", which is a slightly realistic art video that has been called "acting lessons".

In the film, each actor has one minute, they can't use their voices, they rely solely on their expressions and bodies to convey a story, mood and emotion, as if it were a combination of mime and theater.

The short film was widely discussed after its release, and included Javier Bardem, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Jesse Eisenberg, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, and Jennifer Lawrence (Jennifer). Lawrence), Tilda Swinton (Tilda. Swinton) et al.

Everyone has their own understanding of acting, but the "acting class" makes people feel the importance of basic acting skills, although methodological acting is popular in Hollywood, but in fact, the table xiàn school has always been considered the basis of acting, how to naturally and correctly present the basic elements of human behavior such as expressions, dialogues, and actions in front of the camera, and achieve the purpose of infecting the audience. It's never that easy.

In fact, acting practice in front of the mirror can be said to be the foundation of the foundation, which is considered an entry-level training method for acting, and after mastering certain basic skills, the acting teacher will change the acting training method.

But this kind of basic practice is very effective for Hugo now, because he has been looking for ways to deepen his performance, from deliberately carving details to making gestures, this process requires not only aura, but also solid basic skills. It is undoubtedly important to look through the mirror to examine oneself.

The joy of being admitted to university and the joy of winning the lottery are definitely different, and the joy of entering the wedding hall is also different. In addition, the intricate emotions such as anger and laughter, crying and laughing, and brisk sadness are also existing, because human emotions are often very complicated and difficult to describe in a simple word.

Some of these different emotions need to be outwardly released, some need to be introverted, some need to be exaggerated, and some need to be bland. The so-called every move, frowning and raising eyes are all dramas, which is the highest level of basic acting skills. Hugo has always lacked solid training in this area before, and perhaps this overthrow is a better opportunity.

When Hugo rediscovered the framework and plan for building the castle, the rhythm of the performance returned to his grasp little by little, slowly, but at least it was no longer a mess.

Prior to this, Hugo already had a deep understanding of the role of Anonymous, and now he is more based on himself to understand, interpret, and show this role, the balance problem that Hugo was worried about no longer exists, but on the contrary, Hugo has a new understanding of performance, he has found a bridge of communication between his own world and the world of Anonymous, so that the boundaries between each other begin to blur, and the expression and demeanor between gestures become calm but sharp.

Calm and sharp should be a pair of antonyms, but it is a whole new realm for acting, and the most typical representatives are Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman. On the surface, their performances are smooth and uneventful, and they can't find the flashpoint of the characters at all, as if some of them are so natural that they make the audience believe that the characters should be like this; But it is precisely this calmness that quietly accomplishes the impossible task - to convince the audience!

For example, the same Tom Hanks, so what are the differences between the characters in "Forrest Gump", "The Philadelphia Story", and "Apollo 13"? None of these characters are explosive characters, but they are different under Tom's treatment, and the audience can feel that they are watching the same actor, but not the same person.

The same is true for Morgan Freeman, the characters in "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Seven Deadly Sins" are calm and accidental, but the aura he presents is completely different.

This is sharpness.

Previously, Hugo's performance method can be simply and rudely divided into two types, "Schindler's List" is a sharp representative, and the charm of the character is completely outward; "Before Sunrise" is a representative of calmness, and the personal image dominates the direction of the story. Now Hugo is trying to remain sharp while being calm, that is, to retain his personal characteristics on the basis of the role, which is a fusion of the two acting methods of the method school and the table xiàn school.

Difficulties.

The filming progress of the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew was hindered, and at the same time, New Line Film Company also began to interfere with the crew, and when the matter reached Hugo's ears, it had become the focus of discussion for the crew.

"What?" Hugo frowned, "They mean, to change the ending?" What kind of change it to? "Although Hugo has been in a bad state lately, in fact, it is only himself who is really entangled.

At present, Hugo's understanding of Anonymous is unmatched, even Andrew, who is a screenwriter, admires Hugo, and Andrew agrees that if he can dig a little more into Anonymous according to Hugo's wishes, even if it is just the difference between one or two scenes, it will have a different effect. So in the process of Hugo's performance, although he struggled, the overall effect was not inferior, and the real difference was only visible to professionals.

Hugo wanted to give more life to his characters, refining his performance methods and presentations. But in fact, when Hugo put into the show, in the eyes of David Geffen, his performance was still very wonderful. Hugo's requirement is to keep improving, and David does not reject Hugo's efforts, so the rhythm of the crew slowed down.

Hugo has been studying the final scenes of "The Seven Deadly Sins" lately, and he is thinking about the mixed feelings of Anonymous when he is finally martyred. When the Seven Deadly Sins orchestrated by Anonymous finally succeeded, was there more joy or triumph in his heart, or was his faith fulfilled or his desires? The satisfaction of hope is finally relieved, and whether there is a fear of death in his heart when he is martyred, even if it is only a little. People are always prone to gaffes in the face of death, even if they are animals, even if they are cold-blooded animals, so what was the mentality of Anonymous at that time? Is it really like those religious fanatics who went to death in a hugging gesture when they were martyred?

This mixed mood is very delicate, maybe it is a fleeting moment when performing, but for Hugo, it is a link that must be carefully pondered, and it is also the object and goal of his acting skills.

Now, Joseph actually told him that New Line Pictures planned to change the ending, which really surprised Hugo.

"They have a few choices," Joseph shrugged, he couldn't be more aware of Hugo's recent efforts to study acting, so he also knew that New Line Films decided to revise the ending at this juncture, which was a huge shock to Hugo, and Joseph's expression didn't look very good, and he said this with a mockery, "One is that Anonymous tried to resist and was shot by Mills' legitimate defense......"

Without waiting for Joseph to finish speaking, Hugo directly said "****", this is the typical ending of the victory of good over evil, and Anonymous's grand plan did not come to fruition. The person who made this judgment must not have read the script of "The Seven Deadly Sins" and did not understand the meaning of the story at all, such a cliché ending was obviously intended to cater to the changes in the market box office, but completely ruined the whole story.

Joseph didn't care, and continued, "One is that Samose stopped Mills, Mills beat Anonymous hard, and then finally Anonymous was shot......"

Hugo rolled his eyes fiercely, what is the meaning of the ending of "Seven Deadly Sins", it seems that the person who changed the script has no concept at all.

"Or, Mills and Anonymous die together, and Samosei dies with him." Before Joseph's words could be finished, Hugo stood up on the ground, "Hell, whose decision was it, did he plan to ruin the movie?" ”