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Mention the name of Kim Carey , many people can immediately think of those exaggerated and funny expressions, and the classic movie works starring him, such as " in disguised monster ", "Trumen's World", etc. .
Because of this, many people put Kim Kerry in the ranks of comedy masters.
"Trumen's World" Kim Kerry
But at the same time, we all know that every comedy master has his own way of acting, such as Chaplin , who plays the body language to the extreme, and has a "sneer smile" Buster Keaton, known as the "craftsman". Compared with the above masters, Kim Carey’s outstanding feature is facial expression, just like that extremely exaggerated rubber face, so that he can truly become the actor of "eat on his face" .
The face of Kim Carey with different expressions
has more than 40 muscles, and these muscles act in concert to present different expressions , and Kim Carey's degree of use of the face, whether it is from dynamic images or static It can be intuitively felt on the image of.
takes the following animated picture as an example. From the eyebrows, to the eye area, the mouth, and even the ears, all the facial muscles are linked to make this expression. Not only that, but he also made his expression more exaggerated by coordinating his jaw and joints.
Kim Carrey showed the audience his ability to control facial muscles
The above-mentioned elements are part of the art of performing, and they are used to help actors understand and control all subconscious behaviors during communication.
And skill is not a talent, it needs to be nurtured , so Kim Carey has walked on this road for a long time before we can see him now.
Time shifted to the 1980s, when Kim Carey became famous for imitating celebrities and thus had his own self-made programs.
Through the video clips, we can notice that at that time he has shown a super talent in comedy, , but these performances gave the audience a very hollow feeling.
’s early Kim Carey
took the same period of "Mr Bean" Rowan Atkinson as an example. He showed his performance as a class background in sitcoms, especially when he had no physical performance. A state of proficiency.
returned to Kim Carey. His performance was only to show his talents like acrobatics, without showing a more connotative side.
However, during this period, we can also see the changes made by Kim Carey to comedy performances. For example, when he perceives that the audience is watching his body movements and facial expressions, the latter's voice will be higher than the former.
Therefore, Kim Carey will use props to highlight his face when showing facial expressions, just like a close-up of the character’s face in the movie, allowing the viewer to focus on the actor’s performance, and he also found it Its own methodology.
The Kim Carey who cleverly used newspapers
, the comedian created characters through body and expression. On this basis, Kim Carey used his exaggerated techniques to the extreme, thanks to his superhuman expression control ability, as if It has reached the feeling that has moved from the second dimension to the three-dimensional . This style is unique to him, and it also makes him a distinctive type actor .
However, a very important problem arises at this time. The acting path of the type actor is restricted to . Only under the corresponding theme can he play a better role. Even if his acting breaks out, it does not fit the current situation. Then it is not a good performance.
Therefore, during the first few years when Kim Carey entered the film industry, he has not found a work that fits his own way of acting.
Kim Carey (second right) who plays with Nicholas Cage (1 from right) in "Peggy Sue Is Getting Married" (1987)
The above-mentioned dilemma took a turn for the better in 1994. That year, Kim Carey continued. Starred in threeThe comedy movies are , "Detective Plane", "Geek in Disguise", "Dumb and Agua"
, "Detective Plane" and "Dumb and Agua" all belong to "low IQ funny" comedy These works usually abandon the plot, highlight the performance of the actors, and purely relax the audience, while "Ghost in Disguise" is a cartoon comedy .
The exaggerated expression changes of Kim Carey in "Detective Plane Head"
As we said above, Kim Carey, whose performance style is exaggerated to the second-dimensional incarnation, immediately caught himself in these works.
At the same time, we can also analyze some of the styles in the masterpieces of Kim Carey’s movies, that is, the use of in the close-up and close-up shots of many times, and there are often scenes where breaks the fourth wall , and he plays the role. Can communicate with the audience, just like a stage talk show.
Finally, people remembered the face of Kim Carey.
breaks the fourth wall "Ghosts in Disguise" Kim Carey
Many viewers believe that most comedy performances rely on improvisation, but through Kim Carey we can learn about the importance of design action .
takes this scene in "Ghosts in Disguise" as an example. The film was repeated nearly 10 times during filming, and the three different camera angles allowed the audience to observe the changes in Kim Carey's expression.
His interaction with criminals, the expressions he made towards the audience in front of the camera, and his interaction with the "third person" outside the scene, editing gave the film a form of expression that surpassed the stage play , and Kim Carey also took advantage of the trend For, to carefully design expressions and body movements.
"Ghosts in Disguise"
If you want to know how difficult it is to perform like this, you can first try to make the expressions of Kim Carey from each perspective, and then try to connect the expressions together. It is not just an exaggeration. .
The three perspectives of Kim Carey in "Ghosts in Disguise"
Since 1994, Kim Carey has been able to, like many outstanding comedians, have unique roles and movie works in his own style, such as "The Detective Plane" "Head 2", "The Big Story", and even played the villain Riddler in "Batman Forever".
But what really made Kim Carey the "Master of Comedy" was his decision to break through the shackles of genre actors. Under this premise, he needs to master a kind of control ability, , to converge and restrain his exaggerated performance style.
1998's " Truman's World " is undoubtedly the best proof.
"The World of Truman"
In this surreal drama, Truman and Kim Carey’s previous roles are both small characters with civilian characteristics, but this time he chose to fade away from the exaggerated performance. , Turn to show the actor mining the human complexity side.
Therefore, we see that when Truman learns that he is in the "virtual world" and talks with his friends, he reflects the kind of emotional and suspicious entanglement in his heart, while Kim Carey keeps tears in his eyes , Restraint and heartache.
In the second half of the second act of the movie, Truman and his friend Marlon (Marlon) have a conversation
. I believe that even viewers who have not watched "Trumen's World" are familiar with the following classic scene. When Trumen said I won't see you again, I wish you good morning, good afternoon, and good night." After , the audience saw the real social problems in real life reflected behind the little people.
Kim Kerry encountered such a work that gave character connotation, and finally broadened his play.
The classic scene of "Trumen's World"
In the following days, he can either play the monster image in "Christmas Geek" , but also can play "Warm with Light" and "I Love You Mo Those little people in "Rice" .
When the audience saw Kim Carey’s face again, he was no longer the clown on the talk show stage, but an actor with a story and a connotation.
"Christmas Geek" "Warm with Light" "ILove You Morris"
Now, the 58-year-old Kim Carey suffers from depression like other comedy masters. After two years of silence, in the game-changing movie "Sonic the Hedgehog" at the beginning of this year, he returned to play the villain Doctor Egghead. It was the familiar flamboyant performance and the familiar taste. During the interview, people lamented "Kim Carrey is getting old!" is true that his facial expressions have made the skin loose, but he still happily performs to the audience and reminds us all the time:
What is an actor who eats on his face?
"Sonic the Hedgehog" promotion period, an interview with Kim Carey
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