Hollywood Domination Chapter 237: A new start
Since "csi" entered the industry in 2001, although Jenny's works are not many, she has cooperated with big directors and top actors, and she has won Hollywood's highest award early, although she herself admits that this It's the result of luck plus luck plus luck, but in any case, it also shows that she can be ranked among the top among today's actresses, at least every normal work can definitely have the strength of Oti. And during the filming process, she has always been famous for being unhappy. She will not forget words, change words, play or laugh, and it is rare that her emotions are not in place. The last time she met The bottleneck is the passionate drama in "The Fifth Sally". Besides, any difficult director will turn into fingers in front of her eyes, and she only praises her and has no objection—any one, pay attention, Even James Cameron, who is the most difficult to deal with, never got angry at her, nor did he criticize her acting skills. In fact, her acting skills were used as a model for "other people's acting skills" in the crew many times, "You see See how j.j acts", "Learn how Jennifer handles this part", these are the mantras that many directors who have worked with her will unconsciously use. And she is also known as a rare explosive actor in the industry, that is to say, she does not have the so-called incubation period or maturity period, and she has a high-level performance in her early years. Roxy in "Chicago" is still known as the It is the most classic musical role on Broadway, and the DVD version in which she participated is also among the top sellers all year round.
Listing these facts is not to prove that Salvi’s doubts are unreasonable, on the contrary, after Salvi used a period of communication to prove her art appreciation ability, Jenny felt fresh and delighted by his words, Needless to say, it’s fresh. Never before has a great director been able to pick out faults, but Salvi has picked them out. This somehow made her very interested in his artistic vision and looked at him differently. The joy came from an actor’s appreciation of his artistic vision. Her own professional needs, after all, at Jenny's level, she no longer needs to listen to other people's compliments, no matter how good the compliments are, it will not help her professional progress, but instead come from high-level peers. It is more meaningful for her to explore her acting growth.
"I have to admit, your guts are impressive," she said, beckoning Mary to see Simon out. "Claudia, can I get my projector? It's on number three In the box, sorry for your trouble-Salvi, to be honest, of all the directors I have worked with, you are not only the most junior one, but also the only one who has ever criticized my acting skills."
Because of the delicate relationship between the producer and the lead actor and the director, Jenny intentionally lowered her voice, and her tone was a little annoyed, so Simon walked away very quickly. Obviously he didn't want to stay and watch a scene that might be going on. Very embarrassing quarrel. However, Salvi was not deceived by Jenny, on the contrary, he showed a knowing, even mischievous smile, looked at Jenny with a smile, and then said calmly and confidently, "Then this may prove that I would be a better director than them—at least, I would be much bolder than them."
Jenny glanced at him with a smile, and didn't continue to joke with him, "Then let's find a suitable screening point, we need a white wall, and this is definitely not enough."
This house is obviously old, but it is well maintained and remodeled. Even without the burning fireplace, the house is as warm as spring. Under the leadership of Salvi, a group of people successfully found it in the study. A white board can be used as a screen, Salvi quickly lit the fireplace, and Mary, infected by the British atmosphere, actually boiled water and asked Salvi if he wanted tea. Jenny pointed out that they did not have tea, and finally the two went their separate ways. After getting a cup of hot water, in the gradually familiar atmosphere, Jenny started her unique first acting seminar.
"It's no exaggeration to say that I've not always been your fan, Jennifer." Salvi didn't play the video immediately, but started the unceremonious review in a polite tone, "Of course it's entirely my fault, I'm usually not that keen on commercial films. Before I received the audition invitation, I only watched "The Fifth Sally". Your performance left a deep impression on me, but since you didn't act too much It is a literary film, so the research on you started after receiving the audition invitation."
He fiddled with his computer twice, and the projector started to play Jenny's cameo scene in "csi"-before he knew it, it was already 6 years ago, watching Juanita in the big A sly smile appeared on the screen, and she let go of her hand and threw the murder weapon into the sea. Jenny couldn't help but touch her face with her hand—she was relieved to find that, at least in the video, she was not much different from six years ago , Of course, there must be changes in temperament, but at least, the physique of Caucasians that looks old is relatively restrained in her body. With the perennial exercise and fitness, regular work and rest, and scientific diet, although she has been crazy busy in recent years , but didn't age too much.
"This is your debut, very stunning and radiant," Salvi did not stop taking stock, he opened another video, "Then "Chicago", Kitty and Roxy, " "Pirates of the Caribbean", Elizabeth, "The Notebook", Ellie..."
He played video after video, pausing at The Notebook, "These are what I call your 'Phase 1' - as I see it, Jennifer, you The acting technique of this stage is quite fixed at this stage. You create a plump character image in the bottom of your heart, and then plunge into it, just like Daniel Day-Lewis' expression technique, completely lose yourself and become another Alone."
When it comes to performance, Salvi's cautiousness and reticence are swept away, and the particular pickiness and carefulness of a British gentleman are gone as well as rp. His attitude is confident and passionate, and his speech speed is also fast. Gradually speeding up, "Is this rare, very rare, this shows that you are a very rare gifted actor, and your talent and selling point - what makes you different from other actors is that you can quickly Weaving a very complete personality, but not so difficult to distinguish between characters, it is easy to enter the role, but difficult to get out of the role. You can quickly switch between several character personalities, which is where Daniel is not as good as you. However, If we compare you with him, at this stage, your overall strength is still far behind Daniel. There are several reasons for this. Let me start with one point—Daniel portrays extremely complex, realistic and typical characters. And let me be blunt, in your first stage, Roxy, who is the most difficult to shape, is a bit shallow. As for the other characters, they are completely vases. Maybe your talent can make these vase characters shine, It grabs people's attention, but that doesn't change what it is."
He started to play the video clip again, "Next is a noteworthy film, I think this film reflects the greatest potential of you as a talented actor. In "The Devil Wears Prada", you start to develop a A new way of acting, if I have to describe it, you start to integrate yourself into the performance... This is a state that is difficult to express in words, if you say that in the previous works, you just weave a Personality, if you invest in it and become another person in an all-round way, then I think in this movie, in the process of 'becoming someone else', you open your own eyes, express your own essence, and vent Feel your emotions. This also makes Andy a particularly sharp character. Her temperament is like a knife, piercing into the hearts of the audience. This is a commercial film with a relatively simple core. According to the usual As a rule, Andy will not stay in people's memory for a long time, but your performance prolongs its lifespan. If in that virtual world, the lifespan of a character is determined by people's memory of her, your performance makes Andy dances around for a while, even though she's not as pretty as her sisters for more than half the movie."
"Next is "The Fifth Sally". In this one, I found that your acting skills have regressed, or you have made a certain re-adaptation to the situation. You began to return to the previous mode. It is a smart choice to combine the old and new modes to interpret the characters. The main character adopts new techniques, while the sub-personality adopts old techniques. According to my guess, you will do this not only because your new techniques may not be able to Dealing with a character with such a strong structure, and because of the sense of difference between the secondary personality and the main personality, it is not suitable for every personality to integrate into the self." Salvi pressed the next video, "Next is "Caribbean "Pirate 2, 3", there is nothing to say, ordinary commercial films, you use old techniques, Elizabeth has almost no room for performance, her roles are all play."
There was a touch of disapproval in his tone. It was obvious that Salvi never looked down on brainless commercial films like "Pirates of the Caribbean". He clicked on Jennifer's new book Michael Clayton, "And then there's your latest one, and I'm not afraid to admit it to you, Jennifer, it drove me crazy, I saw it many times in Venice. Because of this movie, I finally made up my mind to work with you."
Salvi adjusted his sitting posture, his blue eyes sparkled, "You are a very talented actress, Jennifer, your comprehension is astonishing, from the perspective of "Michael Clayton" , in just three movies, your new technique has fully matured, making you not at all inferior to Daniel Day-Lewis. You have created the same complex and full-bodied characters, and your acting states are stimulating each other It has climbed to a new peak, maybe this also promotes the explosive growth of your new techniques, Karen is a character that will be remembered by people, maybe the people who have watched this movie are not as many as the audience of "Pirates of the Caribbean", But for everyone who understands this film, she is great, and like Michael, they will haunt the audience, flashing in countless moments that evoke memories and affect their lives. Any director They all want to work with you on "Monroe", your acting skills are in the explosive period, no one knows how much you will change in the next film, and "Monroe" is like this in every way A movie suitable for you..."
His voice gradually softened, as if he was waiting for Jenny's reply, and what about Jenny—well, she had to admit that she was completely overwhelmed by the middle of the analysis, which would Although the child was aware of Salvi's intentions, his mind was still in a paralyzed state. For a while, he didn't know how to answer.
Since her debut, she has always been the focus and center of film critics. Any film that has her in it will have words related to her in the comments. Jenny has been wildly praised and scolded before, and now she is in another wave of wild praise, and she is used to this kind of thing. Although she is famous all over the world, there are few bosom friends, who will listen to the broken strings? state. Even Roger Ebert and Kenneth Turan, who have been following her since her debut, have never commented on her at this level. Jenny knew that they realized that her acting skills were indeed different from ordinary people, but neither Roger nor Kenneth systematically analyzed what was different about her in several films-if their comments were compared with Sal Compared with Wei, then Roger and Kenneth just opened the door of her maze at most, and Salvi...he not only walked through the maze, but even drew the schematic diagram of its structure!
Of course, he didn't know the existence of the performing arts space, so he came up with another system for her, but this guess is already very close to the essence of the performing arts space, and the meaning of the whole empathy system does not lie in this ? Constructing a personality in an instant, intercepting the emotions of this personality at a specific time, and pouring it all into her heart, this is actually similar to the so-called "entering the role" of the method school - his comment is so It was as if she had stolen into her inner world, stole her acting diary and republished it. There was not even a single detail wrong, and even her psychology was almost inseparable. !
This insight!
This kind of delicate perception, clear and clear judgment!
Jenny is not unfamiliar with this kind of oppression of IQ. She knows that she is not very talented and needs to be taught by others in many aspects. Say, even bigger than Daniel. If before that, she had more of a condescending appreciation for Salvi, then after Salvi's analysis, she felt a sense of fear of looking up to him—he is so ordinary It has done something that film critics all over the world have not done. This effortless feeling is the most terrifying thing. Moreover, because she has a secret after all, this feeling of being seen through must be extremely uncomfortable for her. When Salvi said the last thing, her arms even stood upright. I started to feel chills, and I haven't calmed down until now.
The room fell silent, but the silence was not too embarrassing, but rather like the gentle aftermath after the turbulent waves. Salvi didn't mean to urge Jenny, and gave her enough time to calm down. — After a while, Jenny swallowed and broke the silence.
"I see what you mean." She didn't need any more explanation, "You think that in the audition just now, I went back to the old technique, and this is a step backward for you, yes Is it?"
"Not only did I find you back to the old tricks," Salvi re-opened the "csi" video and said over Juanita's voice, "but I was also surprised to find that you gave me a lot of attention during the performance." I feel very similar to Juanita, and this confuses me. "Monroe" is a very important work for you. I don't think I should be wrong about this, but in my eyes Here, you are an enterprising actress. From any angle, I can't understand why you suddenly abandoned the new techniques that were maturing and went back to the old way, and even used the first one with you. What about personalities whose roles are extremely similar?"
His tone was very calm, and he didn't sound accusatory, but a bit asking for advice—although, for him, an expert who fully understood her context, Jenny's approach can be said to be very confusing and unreasonable. Unprofessional performance. After all, without knowing that Juanita empathizes with Monroe, she looks like she is completely repeating herself, and it can be said that she has no respect for Monroe, a real figure in history.
This is really "If you don't practice for one day, you know it yourself, if you don't practice for three days, you know it", the connection is completely inconceivable to the audience, but under Salvi's keen genius vision, there is no connection at all. Hiding...Jenny was emotional and shocked, and not only admired Salvi's demeanor, but this restrained, decent, and kind communication attitude also made her calm down quickly amidst the turmoil. Pack up your mood so that you can give Salvi a sincere answer as soon as possible - he respects her very much, which makes her feel that she must give equal respect and sincerity.
She is not a credulous person, but lowering her guard in front of Salvi will not make Jenny very uncomfortable. Although she also has an artist's passionate side, Salvi's gentlemanly demeanor can be quickly felt Seeing his reliability, Jenny overcame her instinctive discomfort after only a brief consideration. She tried to explain her performance system to others for the first time, although she still didn't mean to tell the whole story (of course it was impossible), but It was also the first time that she talked about her empathy function with outsiders, "You are the first person who can see through my performance, Sal, you can see through my thoughts behind every character. Yes, I have two performances Skills, the first one may be my unique talent, I can pretend to be another person since I was a child, I don’t know if you understand what I mean, I can read a lot of information about a person from a book, and then quickly I weave a new personality in my mind, considering their life stories, considering their complex thoughts at the time, I even think of their habitual actions, as long as it is a character I like, it is absolutely fine for me. Strenuous..."
She spread her hands, "Sometimes the script gives too little information, so I will apply some personality that I have constructed before. Juanita is my first character, and I want to make a big splash, so I choose The Marilyn Monroe in my head, I had read some of her biographies, you know, we are similar, I like her very much, I want to be her, so I wove her very early on, she It exists in the back of my mind, like an old friend... Well, I might make you think of me as a mental disorder, but—"
"Great actors are usually a little crazy." Salvi waved his hand indifferently, his eyes began to sparkle, and his shoulders seemed to relax imperceptibly - only people with very delicate thoughts would notice Yes, it seems that Jenny's answer satisfied him and relieved a lot of his worries. "I see what you mean, Jennifer, Monroe is a character you've always wanted to play since you were a kid, so naturally you used old techniques and old friends, didn't you?"
Jenny nodded wordlessly. She probably also got rid of the instinctive fear of being seen through. Instead, she gradually felt a surge of excitement: Ironically, as the most famous young actor in Hollywood, Jenny's acting skills have always lacked the guidance of famous teachers. Her situation is so special that she can only keep trying to figure it out by herself. ——This is the first time in her history that she talked about her acting skills with another outstanding mind. She received selfless help and guidance from the other party. They have common interests and goals. Ervi's wisdom is like a dry sponge absorbing water droplets. How could she not feel this surge of excitement and joy?
"I don't think there is a distinction between old and new techniques," she said frankly. "Of course this is my feeling—the standard for me to judge whether to use a certain technique is very arbitrary. Sometimes these characters spark my enthusiasm, and I naturally adopt new techniques, and Karen is such a suitable role, Sal, don’t you think that new techniques must be better than old ones for you?”
It took her a while to realize her nervousness—after she asked this sentence, she even held her breath unconsciously, and her heartbeat accelerated a lot: in six years In the past, Jenny never thought that her acting skills would be comparable to the Empathy Cheat Finger. The reason why she began to perfect her acting skills was because empathy also has limitations, and she is not used to relying on it. It belongs to the power under her control. Her own acting skills, in Jenny's heart, are like the light of a firefly. How can it be enough to compete with the sun and the moon?
"Of course!" Salvi didn't notice her nervousness, and he came to a conclusion without thinking.
Jenny's breathing paused for a while, her eyes were as if on fire, she adjusted her sitting posture unconsciously, leaning more towards Salvi, and eagerly listened to his analysis: "Your old technique It’s excellent, but that only makes you an excellent actor. If you look carefully, you can still feel the dissonance. After all, starting from your performance mentality, you can realize that that personality does not belong to you— — Do you know what I mean?”
Jenny became a pious student completely, she nodded a few times, "But ordinary audiences may not be able to tell the difference."
"Yes, they can't say it, but they can feel it." Salvi also became excited, and his voice increased, "Movie is the art of deception, but it is also the most honest art. People's eyes will be Easily deceived, but their hearts will never be. Performance is a resonance of heart and heart, and the slightest dissonance will be faithfully recorded by the heart. People may not find the right words to describe it, but they will be affected by it Influence-maybe those film critics can't sort out your technical changes, but their feedback is the most real and powerful argument. Andy made you affirmed and praised by the mainstream, Sally made you get awards, and Karen Let you be remembered, the greatest actors can achieve a unity between the role and the self, and express themselves in the role. Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Catherine Keener, Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman, they're all so personal, but it doesn't detract from their charisma. And we're not making a documentary, Jennifer, we're making a film Movie—"
Jenny has fully understood what Salvi meant, she nodded, "Don't want the old technique, don't want that complete..."
She swallowed the word 'real', "You want my Monroe, you want to see me in Monroe, don't you?"
"Ly." Salvi laughed happily, he completely lost his shyness, and instead excited like a child, "This is exactly what I want—this is what I must get from you. "
Jenny never thought about how she could play the role of Monroe without cheating. Her mentality of choosing the subject of Monroe at the time was actually quite utilitarian. In fact, from the perspective of timing, using cheating is a safer approach , her schedule is too tight to tolerate a little risk, time is what she lacks most now.
——However, Salvi's words still echoed in her mind, and his eagerness to affirm that 'the new technique is better than the old technique' without hesitation still made her feel ups and downs: For some reason, Jenny felt that this A simple sentence of 'of course' brought her a sense of accomplishment no less than the Tony Award and Oscar. Karen is a character that belongs entirely to her, and has nothing to do with the acting space. New techniques are her talent—her talent!
Her talent! She has talent!
This is not the means and scheming to make a living, it is not a bargaining chip obtained by asceticism, it is not something that can be owned as long as there is willpower, it has nothing to do with money or status, it is a more metaphysical thing, let her Communicating with the world, let her leave traces in the lives of countless audiences who have never met before, so that her existence can span time and space——
What it ignites is the impulse of human nature, which can surpass the animal nature of human beings, and make people give up the pursuit of food and power—abandoning these animal needs based on biological instincts. Go forward, keep pushing yourself and beyond the limit, just not to let down your talent and talent, leave your name in the classics that transcend time, let yourself exceed the limit of life, and let her life last even after she leaves. , Still produce value and produce meaning!
Jenny's breathing became hot immediately, she could hear her own breathing, it could even be said to be a little sharp.
"I...I need time." She said, after hesitating for a short while, she made up her mind. It was a quiet winter night, and there was heavy snow outside the window, but she felt her breath burning, "but I can do it."
The way Salvi looked at her changed, and he seemed to feel the change in Jenny, but he didn't comment on it, and simply said, "Very good."
This is a word that conveys a variety of emotions, but Jenny unexpectedly received all the messages he sent: relaxation, admiration, appreciation, gratitude, anticipation, excitement...Salvi is the same as all British gentlemen , Cold on the outside and hot on the inside, she guessed that there might have been many turmoil in his heart, but what appeared on the outside was only such a simple word.
In this regard, the nationalities of the British are somewhat similar to oriental culture, but Jenny has stayed in the United States for a long time, and she did not hide her gratitude, "Maybe you don't believe it, but this is the first Once someone gave me such a clear and instructive direction on my acting...I feel like you have dispelled a fog that has been hanging over me - your insight is simply astonishing! Salvi, if If I were to exaggerate a bit, I would say that you literally pulled me into a new world and gave me a new start in my acting career..."
"You are too much." Salvi was obviously a little uncomfortable, but he still accepted Jenny's compliment as generously as possible-at this moment, he had the shyness of a teenager again, "In fact, "Monroe" " is also a new beginning of my career. Needless to say, you also understand how important this opportunity is to me. I have accumulated a long time in the art of film. I am very lucky to be as broad-minded and understanding as you. Gao’s actor cooperation, "Monroe" is a significant new beginning for both of us-"
In the swaying firelight, his blue eyes seemed to be burning too, "And I am confident that we can take a good shot of it and make it a classic that spans the ages, so that Monroe and you can be seen in a whole generation." To gain eternal life in our hearts——I think, as long as we work hard enough, we can do it... I have this confidence.”
As for Jenny, at this moment, she also truly and wholeheartedly believed in Salvi's words, and believed in her own choice - she found the most suitable director for "Monroe". She may have found a great director for world cinema. She nodded, stretched out her hand to Salvi, and said without hesitation, "Yes, I believe you can do it—I believe we can do it!"
The young director held her hand, his eyes lingered on Jenny's face, and then quickly retracted. As always, he shook Jenny's hand appropriately, and ended the handshake Li, stood up and said, "It's very late, I can't delay your rest any longer, so I'm leaving."
Judging from his tone of voice, he has completely returned to normal, returning to his gentlemanly demeanor...