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Chapter 676 Torment!

In the park, the scene where Lei Jiayin is training Xiaodi is still being filmed.

It has been more than ten days, and a scene has been filmed for more than ten days.

Every morning, I shoot the same scenes, and I have all kinds of professional training, and I even invite a teacher from the music academy to guide the group.

Originally, the scene of this scene was not very long, about 5 minutes, if it goes well, it will be done in two or three days.

But Xiao Di's acting skills are not good, and he can't grasp the expressions and eyes well at every stage of practice.

In a 5-minute scene, there are almost five or six obvious levels of demeanor.

There is a distance from Tang An's request, and it is a bit exaggerated. It neither shows the physical state of the original character, let alone the mental state.

Whether it's superficial movements, expressions, or deeper eyes, they are not in place.

Tang An gave her two days to realize it by herself, if she couldn't realize it, she would come and force her.

In any movie, the director is responsible for the performance of the actors.

If many actors have exaggerated acting skills, then why are the directors letting go of such exaggerated and fake performances.

If the actors have problems, the director is also responsible.

As long as it is an actor who fits the role, the director can cover up the actor's shortcomings, and the acting skills can almost be forced out.

Tang Wei and Ni Ni are typical examples. At the beginning, "Lust Caution" and "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" were praised for their acting skills. Later, none of the films reached the original level.

The importance of a director is unquestionable, even an actor like Liang Chaowei needs a good director.

Tang Wei's packaging is good, the image of a goddess of literature and art, tall and tall, as for the many nominations for actresses, just take a look.

The performances in "A Tale of Three Cities" can all be nominated for Best Actress, and the long monologue in it is really embarrassing. Qin Hairu can beat her by buying an egg in one scene.

"Beijing Meets Seattle" and "Golden Age" are far from being comparable to "Lust, Caution".

Is it because their acting skills have regressed?
Not necessarily, but I have never met directors who are so good at training actors like Zhang Yimou and Li Press.

Tang Wei's face is wide and not three-dimensional enough. It can't be seen on the computer, but it is too obvious on the big screen.

In "Lust, Caution", Li Press conceals Tang Wei's shortcomings through the dimming of the lights and half of his face.

To maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses is what a director should do.

Most of Jiang Xiaodi's scenes are okay, after all, the emotions of the characters are not complicated.

For scenes that are a little more difficult, grind them slowly.

If you can't perform that state in voice training and throat training, then practice for a few hours a day.

No performance can be compared to the real one. The sex scenes in "Lust, Caution" are so realistic that people wonder if they are playing real soldiers.

Half a month has passed, and the uninterrupted contact every morning has naturally created the state of the characters in the movie.

To this day, her voice is already hoarse, and she doesn't need dubbing in the later stage.

"stop!"

Tang An checked the time and told Xiao Di to take a break.

Xiao Di also heaved a sigh of relief, gulping water, enduring the pain deep in his throat.

For half a month, it was completely true, stricter than the students of the conservatory of music, and in order to achieve the effect as soon as possible, they did not deliberately protect their voices.

Not only is she practicing her voice, but she also has to sing, which lasts half an hour. It feels like she doesn't need to act at all, and she even forgot to act, which is completely her own performance.

"How about it? If you really feel uncomfortable, just tell me later."

Tang An came to her and asked with concern.

Seeing Tang An approaching, Xiao Di quickly got up and said, "Director Tang, I'm fine, I can hold on."

Even though she didn't know how many times she had scolded Tang An in her heart, she didn't dare to show it.

And Xiao Di also knew that it was because of his lack of acting skills, otherwise he wouldn't have to suffer this crime.

That is to say, before each filming, I secretly complained to Tang An in my heart, but I still had to be honest when filming.

Tang An nodded and said with a smile, "Hurry up and rest, the last shot, try to get it done today."

"Good Director Tang!"

It was finally time to finish filming this scene, and the torment of more than half a month was finally over.

Xiao Di was very excited. Although he guessed that it would not go well when the filming started, the director's requirements must be very high.

When Tang An was filming "Interstellar", Yang Mi was soaked in a lake near a glacier in Iceland for a long time, and he suffered from hypothermia.

But when it becomes serious, it may cause human organs to fail to work normally, and even death may occur.

Xiao Di also asked about Yang Mi's specific situation, and was so scared that he recalled the script. He didn't see any dangerous plot, so he was relieved.

Although the hoarseness of the voice is not very serious, it will be fine after a period of recuperation, but the taste is uncomfortable, and it is inconvenient to talk, drink, and eat.

Now that Tang An told her that the work was finished today, she suddenly felt that her throat didn't feel so uncomfortable anymore, and she even started thinking about eating something good after the Chinese New Year in a few days to make up for her stomach.

Sore throat, have been eating vegetables for more than a week, tasteless.

However, Tang An's next sentence made her mood drop to the bottom in an instant.

"Rest for 10 minutes first, and then there will be no more rest. Practice non-stop until you reach the state where the body load has reached its peak. From head to toe, from body language to expression and eyes, the whole person must have a sense of maturity." The feeling of reaching a critical point must make the audience feel distressed across the big screen."

I just said that I can finish the last shot this morning, and then I said that I can't stop practicing.

To say it was from heaven to hell is a bit of an exaggeration.

However, Xiao Di felt that his throat had improved a lot just now, and suddenly it felt a little burning, which was even more uncomfortable than before.

Tang An told her a few more words, and then returned to the monitor.

And Xiao Di sat back on the chair with a bit of mourning, took the pear handed by the assistant, and gnawed sullenly.

It's scary to think about it if you keep practicing and don't stop until you meet the requirements.

Xiao Di felt that he hadn't sat for 10 minutes before Tang An was about to continue in this strange plot that had passed 2 minutes.

With Tang An's "start", Lei Jiayin quickly entered the state.

During the training, there is no longer a hippie smile, but a serious and much more, "Start, open the mouth thirty times!"

Opening the mouth, loosening the jaw, I don’t know how many times I have practiced this before, but Xiao Di did it every time.

"Dog gasps for 3 minutes!"

Xiao Di didn't question it, but took a questioning shot before.

Stand upright with your hands on your waist, feeling the swelling and falling with the breath.

The mouth opens naturally.

Tongue and jaw relax.

Start to inhale and exhale, gradually from slow to fast,

The standard movements are done in one go, followed by "Hey, Ha" for 30 seconds, He, Ye, Ha, or 30 seconds.

Counting: 123 321 1234567 765 567 7654321 counting down in one breath, unable to take a breath in the middle.

Counting jujubes: Go out the east gate, cross the bridge, there is a jujube tree under the bridge, take a pole to harvest dates, there are more green ones, less red ones, one date, two dates, three dates, four dates, five dates, The six jujubes also cannot breathe
These methods take turns, taking a few breaths and drinking saliva in the middle, without rest.

Tang An just wanted to capture the feeling of physical and psychological limits, and he didn't stop after more than half an hour.

His voice was already hoarse, but after more than half an hour of non-stop training, Xiao Di felt that his throat was about to burn, even if he just drank half a bottle of water, it didn't have any effect.

"He, Ye, Ha, or"

"123 321 1234567 765 567 7654321"

Another half hour passed.

"Go out of the east gate and cross the bridge. There is a jujube tree under the bridge. Take a pole to harvest dates. There are more green ones and fewer red ones. One date, two dates, three dates, four dates, five dates, six dates Dates, seven dates, eight dates, nine dates, ten dates; ten dates, nine dates, eight dates, seven dates, six dates, five dates, four dates, three dates"

"Three dates, four dates, five dates, six dates, seven cough coughs"

"cough cough cough cough"

After practicing continuously for more than an hour, Xiao Di counted the dates countless times. After counting 27 dates, he almost lost his breath and coughed violently on the spot while propping up his waist.

After more than an hour, the voice was already hoarse, not to mention the practitioners, even the crew present was a kind of torture to the ears.

Originally, many people were watching the show, especially the low-level employees of the crew.

Everyone is a small person. Watching the heroine in this movie compare torture, they don't say it on the surface, but in their hearts there is an inexplicable joy in their hearts.

But seeing that Xiaodi's voice has completely changed at this time, and he coughed like this, he couldn't bear it.

It wasn't until Tang An yelled to stop that there were constant discussions.

"It's too miserable. Her throat started to be a little hoarse a week ago. Now her throat is probably completely swollen."

"Cut, what's the point of suffering with so much salary, I can cut me down!"

"Would you like to give you a knife?"

"Fuck off! I'm afraid your knife is not as old as paper!"

"It's rare and strange. It's normal for the students of the Conservatory of Music to practice hoarse voices. What's wrong with it!"

"Hey, it's definitely not over yet. Look at Director Tang, she still has to practice for another hour."

"Another hour would really be unbearable. I caught a cold two days ago and had a sore throat. I didn't even want to talk."

"Where is this? It didn't break an arm or a leg."

Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer actors who are desperately filming. Many young employees feel unbearable, but some old employees have seen many more.

And the actors present didn't have much expression. Qin Hairu was born in a Chinese opera class, and it wasn't so easy to come here back then. Actors also have to practice their voices, so it's not like they haven't experienced it before.

And when Fu Dalong was filming the TV series "This Life Owes You a Hug", he played a soldier who lost his arms. During the filming process, 80.00% of the time his arms were tied behind his back.

Instead of being tied to the sides of the body, the arms are tied behind the back, from the wrists all the way up to a little below the shoulders.

At the beginning, I used a rope, which was uncomfortable, but then I changed to cloth, and it got better.

But for several months, it can only be untied after filming is over.

Although it wasn't very painful, the psychological impact was even more terrifying. For a time, Fu Dalong got used to living without hands.

Let alone Qin Hairu and Fu Dalong, Lei Jiayin didn't feel much about the hoarseness of his voice.

They are all in their 40s and 22s, and some of them have been filming for ten years. They are used to this kind of thing, but Xiaodi is only [-] years old.

In this era, at this age, as a girl, it is already very good to persevere.

Tang An in front of the monitor also nodded secretly, staring at the monitor for a while, but it was still not enough.

Pick up the horn and shout loudly.

"Don't stop, keep going!"

Did not let Xiaodi rest, nor cheer up.

Xiao Di was still looking forward to this one, and when he heard this, he almost coughed up again.

However, no one dared to refute Tang An's words, so he could only continue.

Another half hour passed.

"Ha, hey, ho, heh!"

"Ha, hey, ho, heh!"

"123 321 1234567 765 567 7654321"

Xiao Di practiced over and over again. After two hours of uninterrupted practice, his throat, which was already a little hoarse, is now completely on fire.

The words slowly became less and less clear, and I couldn't even hear what she was saying.

The voice became smaller and smaller, and people farther away could only see her mouth opening and closing, and the speed was not slow at all.

If you can't meet the requirements, you can't rest. Now Xiao Di only has Tang An's words in his mind.

She didn't even realize that she had lost her voice when she spoke, and just repeated it mechanically over and over again.

Everyone at the scene fell silent watching this scene. It is admirable enough for a girl who is so relieved to be able to do this.

Tang An's eyes lit up in front of the monitor, and he carefully observed Xiao Di's expression.

Stubborn and persistent!

Tang An finally saw these two words in her eyes, and they were definitely real enough, more real than any acting skills.

He calmly gestured to Zhang Li in the No. [-] seat, and the latter immediately understood.

In a close-up shot, Xiao Di's entire face can be seen more clearly on the monitor, and there are no other superfluous expressions on his face, and he is extremely devoted.

But it's still not the limit, and it's still a little bit close.

It wasn't until 10 minutes later that Xiao Di couldn't make a sound at all, and when it was a little difficult to even open his mouth, Tang An waved his hand and yelled the next long-awaited word.

"Good! Over!"

Tang An breathed a sigh of relief after finally finishing filming the scene.

Everyone at the scene also breathed a sigh of relief, but it took two seconds for Xiao Di to react, opened his mouth, and found that he could no longer make a sound from his throat, and couldn't help reaching out to grab his neck.

The entire throat is not only a burning feeling, it seems that the throat is tightly closed, and there is no sound, and every time I breathe, the throat hurts more and more.

The assistant quickly helped her to a chair and sat down, and poured a cup of boiling water at just the right temperature.

"Puff. Cough cough cough."

However, the water spurted out as soon as she drank it, and the assistant turned pale with fright, and quickly patted her on the back.

Seeing this, Tang An didn't go to watch the movie, but walked over and looked at her with concern.

The doctor also came to check him up. To be on the safe side, he went to the hospital for a checkup.

"Xiao Di, thank you for your hard work, take a good rest, the Chinese New Year is only a few days away, I will give you an early holiday," Tang An said.

"Thank you, Director Tang."

Xiao Di opened her mouth, speaking with some reluctance, she couldn't quite understand what she said.

"Rest well, don't catch a cold, I'll send someone to take you to a nearby hospital.

(End of this chapter)