The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1394 A Long Day

"Luca, you look really ugly like this."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he started joking, which was typical Anson style.

Lucas was slightly stunned, but couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, which meant that Anson was fine.

Anson is fine.

This piece of news was more important than anything else, and my heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled back into my chest.

Lucas looked at Anson and calmly shot back, "You should look at yourself."

"Haha." Anson laughed heartily, "Everyone, please put away all the mirrors in the dressing room."

puff!
The nervous staff around all chuckled, and the tense and stalemate atmosphere suddenly relaxed, and the air seemed to start flowing again.

Standing at the back of the crowd, Nora was still looking at Anson with a worried look on her face. Her brows were furrowed, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She cursed in a low voice, "This kid actually still has the mind to make jokes."

Charles' breath was stuck in his chest and he couldn't breathe out, but he still patted Nora's shoulder gently, "That's why he can win so much love. You know what kind of circle Hollywood is."

Nora muttered under her breath, "You talk as if I care. I just want him to continue to be himself..."

Having said that, Nora didn't step forward after all.

A worried mother is not good news in the workplace. She may undermine the professional image that Anson has always built, change the crew's view of Anson, and even delay Anson's work.

Nora understood this, and so did Charles. After all, this was an important reason why the Woods' family relationship had remained stable over the years. They needed to respect each other's expertise and space, rather than using intimacy as an excuse to arbitrarily erase each other's other aspects of work and life.

This is true between husband and wife, and should also be true between parents and children.

So, despite her worries, Nora still braked suddenly and controlled her pace.

Lucas is more suitable than them in handling these matters.

Then, with the help of Lucas, Anson finally sat up straight, but his head was still dizzy. He supported his knees with his hands and continued to sit on the ground, adjusting his breathing, trying to calm his pounding heart, trying to quiet the buzzing roar, and regain his center of gravity.

Lucas noticed it and motioned for the staff to move aside a little to give Anson some space and get some fresh air.

Lucas accidentally discovered that Reese was doing the same thing, and he nodded slightly to Reese to express his gratitude.

Anson noticed this scene, he simply stretched out his legs and supported his body with his hands, "Add a cocktail, and you can start sunbathing."

The staff nearby burst into laughter. The serious and tense atmosphere completely disappeared and everyone felt relieved.

However, Lucas did not.

Lucas immediately noticed Anson's abnormality. Anson was trying his best to liven up the atmosphere in order to hide his true state. The more humorous he was, the more flustered he became; the more jokes he made, the more confused he became.

The scene just now was obviously not that simple.

Anson avoided Lucas's sight and asked the director, "Director, how was it this time?"

Director, yes! Director!
Due to an unexpected situation, the entire crew was in chaos, so much so that they temporarily forgot the most important thing: how would the filming of this scene go?
I looked towards the monitor and suddenly found that the director, who was supposed to be at the monitor, had disappeared at some point.

What about the director?
It was at this time that a chubby figure tried to flip onto the stage clumsily like a seal, jumping up and down on the stage with his hands, but his arms had no strength at all, and he ended up poking his head in front of the stage like a child playing on a trampoline. It was really funny. "Oh, director!"

Finally, someone spotted Mangold, grabbed his arms, and dragged the little seal onto the stage.

Mangold's soft belly supported the ground, and he turned over to lie face up. After a struggle, he climbed up using his hands and feet, and staggered towards Anson, but he never spoke. He just opened his arms and gave Anson a big hug.

Anson: ... "Director?"

Mangold took a deep breath, "Thank you. You worked hard. Everything was perfect."

Anson's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally relaxed and he let out a long breath.

Mangold paused, "But because it's so perfect, I just got some inspiration. Anson, you said, I'll shoot a backlit shot here, and then switch to a close-up, match the shot with the drum beat, and use the language of the lens to show the surging thoughts in your mind."

"how do you feel?"

Lens, how to express emotions——

The answer is here. Through editing, rhythm and beat, and the visual impact of the composition, a truly outstanding director can use the camera to convey the power of emotion without the need for dialogue.

Anson's performance inspired Mangold, and the presentation of this scene has more possibilities, which is a good thing.

But at the same time, this also meant that Anson had to re-enter the role, at least twice, so that Mangold could switch between different angles and depths of field to capture the emotions.

No wonder Mangold came over in person and even gave Anson a hug.

Because Mangold knew the difficulty of performing such a scene. It was already extremely difficult to perform it once, and now he needed to repeat it two or three times.

However, this is film, not only the art of performance, but also the art of editing and audio-visual.

Anson let out a breath. "I knew today would be a long day. It looks like sunbathing and cocktails will have to wait."

As he spoke, he clapped his hands, as if ending his daydream on the beach.

Mangold understood what Anson meant. "Wait a little longer, wait a little longer. There will be sunbathing, cocktails, and everything."

The corners of his mouth, eyes, and cheeks were all full of smiles. Joy and happiness were revealed naturally, and Mangold's sincerity could not be hidden at all.

However, it was not good news for Nora and Charles. They exchanged glances, unable to hide the worry in their eyes; but seeing Anson's eager look, they knew without asking that Anson was enjoying it thoroughly, so they could only swallow their words for the time being.

They were doing their job as parents; Anson was doing his job as an actor, and even parents need to show respect.

So, suppressing their anxiety and tension, Nora and Charles finally did not speak, but made way for Anson and Mangold to discuss.

Where will the camera be placed, how will the camera movement track be laid out, and how will the cooperation between Anson and other actors be presented in the picture?

Acting is not just acting. Actors also need to cooperate with the camera and other actors. Only in this way can the performance burst with power and give the character a soul. Only in this way can the acting work shine under the spotlight.

Obviously, this is not an easy thing to do.

(End of this chapter)