I don’t know since when, it has become a commendable thing for traffic actors to join the group and bring a performance coach. On the positive side, they know how to introspect themselves, start to work on their acting skills, and find professionals to check their performances. But on the other hand, it can also lead to over-reliance on performance coaching.
Let’s first talk about what a performance director needs to do? The first is to have the ability to understand the script and the characters, and the second is to see the actor's problems and help lead the actor to find the connection between him or her and the character through various methods or continuous practice. To sum up, it is the analysis of the script and character setting in the early stage, on-site guidance by the crew during the actual shooting in the mid-term, and review and analysis of the acting skills during the editing in the later stage. Traffic actors who need performance guidance are also divided into two categories. One category is newcomers or "newbies" who have little understanding and little practical experience; the other category is relatively mature actors who are eager to achieve breakthroughs in acting. Although the starting point is good, if you don't think enough about the character and can't be careful, it may not help no matter how good an acting director is.
Traffic actors also have a widely criticized weakness, that is, their inability to read and write. They are nicknamed "Nine Leaky Fish" by netizens, which means that cultural knowledge has slipped through the net of the nine-year compulsory education. Didn't learn well. In an era where mobile phones are always in hand, people have fewer and fewer opportunities to write with a pen. However, while enjoying flowers and applause, if traffic actors can realize their role as public figures and set higher standards for themselves, even if they carry a "Xinhua Dictionary" with them, they will be more careful when speaking and writing to the public. If you are more cautious, you won't make jokes all the time. The times need idols, but what the times need even more are high-quality idols. Only those who possess the kind of knowledge from the inside out can truly be invincible. From this point of view, traffic actors not only need performance guidance, but perhaps more literary guidance. They need to work hard from the four levels of listening, speaking, reading and writing to comprehensively improve their literary literacy, instead of just finding a performance coach to improvise. . At present, there are not many people who have such awareness. They would rather spend their time on dieting and fitness, and studying how to make their faces look smaller on camera. For a while, it was very popular in the actor circle to hire English teachers. It is right to have an additional skill, but it would be better if it can be based on a certain cultural knowledge.
Ma Yili, as an examiner for the third examination of the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy, once said in an interview, "Some actors are not educated enough and can't even understand the script." This is really not an alarmist, "two knives" and "spill dog blood" "Staring", "acting coquettishly" and "facial paralysis" always don't last long. Without solid acting skills and humble connotations, they are fleeting after all and can easily be replaced by new people and eventually eliminated by the market. Of course, we are not being demanding on the actors. After all, they have faces that instantly fall into the scene in front of the camera. The atmosphere in their eyes cannot be achieved by ordinary people. We can only say that sometimes deep love leads to deep responsibility.
At present, some of the more famous acting directors in China include Liu Tianchi, Zhang Songwen and Hao Lei. Coincidentally, these three representative figures are from the acting departments of China National Theater, Nortel and Shanghai Opera respectively. They fully embody the current three major performances. Teaching achievements of top universities. Liu Tianchi prefers technical skills and is the resident performance director of major variety shows. He is good at helping actors get into the state quickly in a short period of time and mobilize their maximum potential. Zhang Songwen prefers life and advocates that life is the teacher of performance. Especially in his recent personal variety show "Brilliant Garden", his love for performance permeates every detail of life. Hao Lei prefers individuality. Her temperament is frank and magnanimous. She dares to tell the truth and is not afraid to show her heart. While the actors complete the basic tasks of the role, she teaches them to boldly release the actor's personal charm. Although the three teachers have different personalities, their common characteristics are that they are sincere, have unique charisma, and are extremely patient in the field of acting. Regardless of whether they are young or late bloomers, they are not impatient and continue to hone their skills. Acting.They say that when learning to act, you must first be a human being, get rid of utilitarianism, calm down your heart, and teach time the rest, and what should come will naturally come.
On the stage of some acting shows, I often see actors mention "have awe for performances" countless times. I hope this is not an empty talk or slogan. (Wang Yun)
