Chapter 215 Thousands of people and thousands of faces
"Then who do you think has the broadest acting potential?" Zhang Zifeng said unconvinced.
"Tony Leung Ka Fai!" Su Ze said without hesitation: "The Best Actor with Thousand Faces is truly worthy of the title."
Zhang Zifeng was silent for a moment. It makes sense, but I can't refute it?
Seeing everyone's expressions, Su Ze said seriously: "I think you are the only one here, Zifeng, who is qualified to say this, and no one else, including me, is qualified to say this!"
"Breakthrough in acting sounds awesome, but it must be based on the premise that the audience has already recognized your acting skills and character, and at least one character must be deeply rooted in people's hearts."
"Otherwise it's all bullshit!"
Everyone nodded. Zhang Zifeng has been a good girl since her debut. She played the role from a national daughter to a national sister at the age of seven or eight. It was not easy to wait for the right script and break through the character to be upgraded to a sister. It took more than ten years of accumulation. It is really not easy!
"First of all, the basic skills must be solid. Any expansion must be based on a solid foundation to have the possibility of broadening."
Regarding all of them as potential stocks worthy of long-term cultivation and cooperation, Su Ze said earnestly: "I think for new actors, it is best to play the person you are most familiar with first."
"That is to say, first use the role that is most suitable for you to lay the foundation for performance, and accumulate experience over a long period of time. If you are suitable, you will be calm. Experience is often learned through calmness, and it is also summed up from mistakes."
"A solid foundation will bring you endless experience that will be useful throughout your life, and experience will also guide you to gradually open up the road to expansion, as the old saying goes..."
"chances are for people who are prepared."
Zhang Zifeng listened carefully. The same words coming from Lao Chen's mouth felt different to Su Ze's. As someone who has experienced it, I can best understand the difficulty.
Acting is only the first step, the hardest thing is to be mentally prepared. Ask yourself if you really have the courage to jump out of your existing comfort zone?
Carefully experience different lives in depth?
Do you bear the consequences of failure?
Broadening the drama is not as simple as changing the look and acting ugly. It requires understanding and analyzing the character's inner logic and behavioral dynamics from the character's growth background, living environment, and even from the perspective of outlook on life and values.
What causes the characters to behave like this? What causes such a relationship between the characters?
These require the actor to become one with the character from body to heart, and truly integrate into the heart. Only then can it be possible to accurately capture characters that are different from themselves.
Thinking back to my sister, what she brings is not only billions in box office and Golden Rooster Best Actress nomination, but more importantly, her explosive acting skills and her confidence in handling different roles!
If you can change from a younger sister to an older sister, you will have more possibilities in the future. The biggest obstacle for people to step out of their comfort zone is often not their strength, but their mentality.
Su Ze is also recalling his experiences in the past two years, from a spoon to my sister, from psychological crimes to chasing murderers in the day and night. The biggest gain is meeting a group of professional, serious and like-minded partners.
Chen Jianbing, Jiang Qingqing, Xiao Yang, Zhu Yuanyuan, Wu Bai, Wang Wei, Wang Longzheng, Wu Guohua...
And everyone in the Arclight Alliance.
The preparation of each work is very regular and strict, which is a great challenge for the actors in all aspects. Everyone pools their wisdom and works hard for the same goal. This is called an immersive crew.
The result is that you are willing to believe that all the actors, from the extras to the special actors to the leading actors, everyone is the character in their minds. Everyone lives in the era when the plot takes place and experiences the same joys, sorrows and joys.
"In terms of acting, I admire Tony Leung Ka Fai the most." Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Su Ze changed the subject and said, "I can play someone who is cowardly and honest, but also someone who is nonsensical and funny, someone who is upright and awe-inspiring, and someone who is evil and domineering."
"What kind of male god, gangster, bandit, gangster, or even..."
"The cross-dressing boss!"
Everyone laughed. It must be said that the older generation of artists in Hong Kong are unrivaled in their dedication to work. How many kings in their 50s and 60s still don’t need a stand-in to perform dangerous actions?
Convinced!
Su Ze himself also laughed. Thousands of people with thousands of faces is his goal. Of course, it is not just Tony Leung Ka Fai, Leslie Cheung, Zhang Yi, Wang Baoqiang, Duan Yihong, Fan Wei, Fu Dalong...
They are all good actors who are willing to devote themselves to their roles!
Take Fan Wei for example, there are even traces of breakthroughs in dramas. Starting from "July in Watching Other Cars", then "Fragrant Journey", "Please Praise Me", "Following Kong Lingxue", and so on.
Several low-budget movies feature aggrieved and honest people.
In fact, this is a bottleneck, just like the popular skit stage. If Fan Wei does not cross over, it is difficult to say that he can see a broader world.
Many comedians have also stopped at this level, such as Zhao Benshan and Feng Gong. What allowed him to break through the bottleneck was the supporting roles in the works of great directors such as "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", "Nanjing, Nanjing" and "1942".
It enriches his acting skills and explores more possibilities. Starting from "Blessed Ears", Teacher Fan's little characters have been sublimated visibly.
A kind of resistance is integrated into elements such as honesty, kindness, and dullness.
It is precisely because of this kind of struggle that he found a breakthrough point for his performance. Especially "No Problem" is another world.
Of course, these are just Su Ze's own understanding. Others may have other opinions. The same work is a kind of recognition in itself.
Because many actors have such deeply rooted roles, whatever they play will be reminiscent of that successful role. Even big names like Chen Baoguo and Cheng Daoming have not escaped the shadow of Bai Qiye and Emperor Kangxi. It’s not that they haven’t.
The change is just that the audience is too deeply involved in the drama.
It would be more difficult to break through if this classic role was inserted unintentionally or accidentally, such as Zhang Yishan's Liu Xing and Sha Yi's Bai Zhantang.
If you are not careful, it will last a lifetime!
"So you are still too young! Zhao Yuncheng waved his hand, pointed at Zhang Yu, Ding Feng and Hu Jianfeng, and said domineeringly: "Go to bed early!"
"screw you!"
"As if you are so awesome?"
"Isn't it possible to do something?"
"Wufu!"
"Big fists and no brains!"
"Muscle Man!"
Su Ze enjoyed the atmosphere as he watched the rookies pecking at each other. It was great to get to know them in China Theater.
After more than two months of in-depth study of the drama, acting on stage is the decisive factor. If you are good at acting, you will be selected for various projects, and there is the possibility of broadening your acting career.
In film and television, acting skills are only bonus points, and whether the appearance and temperament suit the role are the deciding factors. This makes it difficult for film and television actors to broaden their acting career.
To put it bluntly, it's still a matter of distance. The stage is far away from the audience, which can be compensated for by makeup. The camera shows every detail directly, so the first choice is to have a similar image and temperament. This is one of the reasons why young people are rampant now.
If the actor plays something else, the audience will still associate him with the character in their memory, making it subconsciously difficult to accept the new character he plays.
Another reason why it is difficult to broaden the scope of acting is that domestic film and television genres are not diverse enough, and there are not many things for actors to choose from.
In particular, the negative energy that easily makes actors shine is greatly restricted. Look at the works of Oscar-winning actors and actresses, which one is not full of negative energy?