□Zhang Jingyi (Shanxi University)
Recently, the actor acting training variety show "Infinite Transcendence Class 2" was launched, and the acting skills of Xiang Zuo, Ji Lingchen and other actors sparked heated discussions. Some outstanding young actors did not talk about their acting skills, but kept telling the audience about the difficulty of their work. However, audiences have said that the acting skills of some young actors today are becoming more and more stiff, exaggerated, and uncomfortable, and they are simply "miserable" and "skinned". Facing social scrutiny and audience evaluation, where should today's young actors go?
In recent years, my country's film and television industry has developed rapidly, but impetuousness in the industry has also become increasingly fierce. The threshold for actors seems to have been lowered instantly. Topics such as transitioning from various industries to acting; obtaining traffic through improper means; using formula templates for acting are frequently on the hot search topics. The audience said, is it true that domestic entertainment only has big stars and no good actors?
"Starts with appearance, focuses on talent, and is loyal to character." In fact, in today's domestic entertainment environment, actors need exposure to successfully break out of the industry. In order to increase their own charm and obtain high-quality scripts, it is understandable that actors should lose weight, beautify themselves, and tell inspirational stories. For example, last year's "Lee Er Niu changed to Kim Heechul" incident that aroused heated discussion among netizens, made powerful actor Zhao Xun successfully break out of the industry. Not only did he gain more fans, he also broadened his acting career. But if you ignore the improvement of acting skills for the sake of these trivial details, it will be counterproductive, and it is inevitable that the nicknames "vase" and "embarrassing niche" will be everywhere.
"Understand Ng Chun-yu and become Ng Chun-yu", the outspoken Wu Zhenyu at the center of "Infinity Class 2" made sharp comments on the actors and contestants, which made the audience call it wonderful. "Aren't we here to evaluate his performance?" He does not advocate actors to rely on appearance and gossip. Wu Zhenyu prefers actors to focus on acting. The era in which actors can enjoy prosperity and make a lot of money just by relying on their good looks and huge traffic has been despised, and audiences also have strict aesthetic needs. Everyone has the dream of becoming a star, but excellent acting skills are the core competitiveness of an actor. To divert the audience's attention away from the acting skills is to blaspheme one's own job and is also irresponsible to the audience.
Therefore, actors should let go of the consciousness of sacrificing capital and pursuing profit, and hone their acting skills with a craftsman's heart. This is not something that is impossible to achieve. For example, in the popular Xiaoxigu series in the past few years, the smart and natural acting skills of several children easily touched the hearts of the audience. This fully proves that there are no stupid actors, only actors who don't study hard. The famous performing artist You Benchang once said to the artists: "You are so lucky. You have entered such a great and good era. I envy you." In this era where a hundred flowers bloom, actors should use their professional knowledge and professionalism to improve their acting skills; humbly accept criticism from the audience and present more high-quality film and television works to the audience.
