Chen Kaige Li Shaohong’s short film highlights Ming Dow Aaron’s talk about the actor’s ＂bursting red＂
"Actor in Place" and "The ultimate work of the director is shown in advance in the cinema"
1905 movie network news The variety show Actor in Place was held in Beijing on December 7th. The short films Haircut, Truth, Brother and AI directed by Chen Kaige, Li Shaohong, Zhao Wei and Jing M.Guo appeared on the big screen in turn.
Li Shaohong and Zhu Yanmanzi attended the event.
After the screening, Li Shaohong, director of The Truth, Ming Dow, Aaron and Junfeng Niu, starring in Haircut, Wilson, the representative of Brother Group, and Jin Jing, the heroine of AI, all appeared to canvass for their respective short films and share their works with the audience.
Jin Jing regrets that everything is like a dream.
Li Shaohong’s short film "The Truth" was inspired by the new script, and Wilson exposed more invitations.
The short film The Truth, starring young actors Zhou Qi and Vivian, reveals the "truth" of a mysterious death case in a midnight villa for the audience with layers of reasoning. For director Li Shaohong, these two students are completely like "two children". "Our group doesn’t know how to turn around, and the youngest two actors are here. I was really a little confused at that time. But I have no choice. I have to choose a theme according to these two children. " Li Shaohong said that many people will want to shoot on campus, children or families when they see young actors. "I have a reverse thinking, because I think that such a short short film will make these two children shine, and to create a prescribed situation for them, there must be something explosive."
Director Li Shaohong.
It is also very stressful for Li Shaohong to try to shoot a short film after a long time. Due to the intensive program schedule, the average time left for each team to create short films is less than three days. When I first came into contact with this form, Li Shaohong admitted that he had no bottom in his heart. Therefore, in the process of writing the script, in addition to showing the performance ability of the "little actors" to the maximum extent, she also learned from her previous filming experience and the direction of the script being created. Li Shaohong’s debut is that last year she made a film with the theme of "No Gambling". "I will shoot an anti-drug film this year, so I think we can do the Truth first and take it as an attempt in the direction of (anti-drug film)." Li Shaohong said.
Li Shaohong shared his creative ideas on the spot.
Actor Wilson, as the only representative of the "Brother" group, appeared and met after the screening. In the short film, he plays the role of "elder brother" with mental retardation. Wilson revealed that director Zhao Wei advised him to "watch more documentaries" before filming: "Because my previous understanding of people with mental retardation was vague, I learned a lot of nutrients from documentaries and used them in the film."
Wilson’s role in challenging intellectual obstacles this time.
In the process of interpreting this role, Wilson was very involved: "During the filming, a drunk passerby suddenly came to pat the money in my hand. I was really upset at that time, because I was in a state of mental retardation and couldn’t fight back. I could only hide in the tent and cry."
Wilson interacts with the audience.
In addition to the experience in performance, Wilson also bluntly said: "Too much help, and now there are more people looking for me to act!"
Ming Dow and Aaron talk about the actor’s "explosive metaphysics": it is useless to fight for the position, and there is no good script.
Headed by Chen Kaige, the Haircut Group has attracted much attention. The director uses a small barber shop to tell his story: the barber shop master (Ming Dow) is shaking because of drinking, while the young apprentice (Aaron) wants to pass on the hairdressing skills. At this time, they meet a seriously ill customer (Junfeng Niu), and their only wish is to have their hair cut again before chemotherapy.
Actor Ming Dow.
During the filming of the short film, the director Chen Kaige impressed the three people with his ability to train the actors. Aaron bluntly said: "I never knew what I felt when I acted for everyone, but the feedback he gave me after working with the director was a great encouragement to me. For an artist who may be defined as an idol and a singer, (he made) I believe that I can act myself, and I thank the director Kaige for his encouragement. "
Actor Aaron.
In the program "Actors in Place", the participating guests have discussed the topic of "Actors are red or not". On the spot, Ming Dow and Aaron both responded frankly to the question of "Do you believe in red metaphysics?". "Red is not red, it will directly affect the script you received. Frankly speaking, this is a very practical thing. When I entered the business, I said that I just wanted to play a good show. It doesn’t matter if I don’t become famous, but in fact we know that there will be no good show without becoming famous. " Ming Dow pointed out sharply that, although not all, it is still very important for an actor to have a "position" in the audience’s mind.
Aaron, on the other hand, believes that many things will happen to actors who care too much about whether they are red or not: "If you care about the position and whether the name on the poster is in front, it will make your whole working state out of focus. Red is troubled by red, not red is troubled by red, and life is a way out of trouble. It is all an experience. I don’t care that it is fake, but it is true that it will not be affected by it. "
Aaron responded "Do you believe in red metaphysics?"
Ming Dow agreed with his point of view. "I haven’t seen people who have been red for a long time don’t work hard, and I haven’t seen people who don’t work hard for a long time, that’s all. It does have a lot of luck, but if you don’t deserve it, the time will be short. "
Ming Dow shared the harvest with the audience.
On December 14th, "Actor in Place" will usher in the final championship battle.