Not to mention other parts of the body, the human face alone is composed of as many as 44 muscles.
Tissues such as blood vessels, nerves, bones, and cartilage interact with each other. Through pushing, pulling, twisting, and other movements, people can make up to 5,000 expressions. When it comes to a "smile" alone, there are at least 19 known kinds. And every subtle change and twist of the muscles actually contains complex emotions under different situations.
For example, if you are given six pictures of faces with eyes closed and excited and shouting, can you tell which one is excited because he won a game and which one is excited because he proposed successfully? !
Ordinary people think this is nonsense, and even A-list actors can't see the subtle difference.
But just because most people can’t do it or even don’t know about it, doesn’t mean everyone can’t do it.
There is a psychologist named Paul Ekman in the United States who is known as a face reader. He is a pioneer in studying emotional expression and facial expressions. Later, a popular TV series called "Lie to Me" was made based on his work. Through this "micro-expression", he has solved many cases for his country, and even the Federal Investigation Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency have asked him to serve as a consultant...
Ye Shuang is not a major, so she doesn't know what is taught in film schools, but from her own understanding, acting is actually a kind of lying.
Make up some characters and stories, and then the more you can lie and deceive, the more similar your acting will be. If you can fool all the audience into believing the story and being infected by you, then you will be the best actor and best actress.
Ordinary people rely on immersion in acting. The deeper they immerse themselves in the role, the more realistic the emotions they express.
This is also the reason why actors are easily recognized when they play their true colors. Many of the expressions of the characters in the play are originally made by the actors themselves, and their body instincts are naturally mobilized...
Ye Shuang can't perform, but after her genetic optimization, her precise calculation and control over every part of her body are unmatched by ordinary people.
She is not so much referring to other people's acting skills now as she is summarizing the patterns of everyone's expressions.
For example, how many muscles are affected by a certain expression, how tight and straight it is, whether it should be drooping or lifting, and if it is drooping, how much it should droop... Now that we don't have enough time, we can only watch the professional work on the set. Once the expression is routine, you can adjust it appropriately after mastering and summarizing the general pattern.
Looking back, I have to find some films of movie kings and movie queens to look at. These people control their expressions more delicately. Of course, the best thing is to have more time to observe the daily behavior of ordinary people, and also read the book published by the master of face reading...
Ye Shuang multitasked, planning happily while continuing to pay attention to the set. Next to him, Luo Che was a little out of tune.
After being shocked by Ye Shuang using Luo Tianwang's signature electric eye, Luo Che took out a cigarette and thought about it. After watching the scene on the set, he put it back. Finally, he couldn't help but said: "Xiaoye... I personally still feel that it is manipulative. The idea of muscle acting is a bit unreliable..."
If such an unbelievable thing is really so easy to do, how can it be so embarrassing for so many people who are struggling in the film and television industry? !
"Then you mean that acting with a lens like the eyeball is reliable?!" Ye Shuang asked inexplicably.
"..." That's called eyes... Well, according to my cousin-in-law, it should be the orbicularis oculi muscle...
"Actually, it's just another way of saying it." Seeing that her cousin looked like he really couldn't accept it, Ye Shuang thought about it and tactfully changed his explanation: "This is just an objective summary. If you find it difficult to understand, then Just consider me a genius."
Luo Che: "..." Cousin-in-law, do you know that you are holding my cousin in your mouth like this
After a brief chat, Ye Shuang continued to train on the set to sum up her experience. Seeing that the other party persisted, Luo Che had no choice but to leave with a little worry, and went to take care of his own artists who were trying to build a good relationship with the crew.
Not to mention anything else, at least Ye Shuang's "performance" just now was witnessed by Luo Che with his own eyes. King Biluo was even more amazing back then... Although there is no complete and rich storyline, when he saw Ye Shuang lowering his head and chuckled in despair In an instant, Luo Che himself had already imagined many experiences behind a melancholy young man.
If this level of acting can be continued when Director Zhou shoots the "brother" scene in the villa, it is estimated that it will not be difficult to meet the expected expectations... According to Ye Shuang, as long as "he" summarizes the rules, he can do it.
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The morning shot went quite smoothly, at least it didn’t delay lunch time. Try it on a particularly bad day. It is said that Director Zhou got angry the most when the entire crew stayed with him for a whole day without eating.
Ye Shuang also mixed in a lunch box. Anyway, the crew didn't need this small amount of money, and occasionally there was extra for the staff to take back for dinner and midnight snacks.
But as soon as she curiously opened the lid of the lunch box and prepared to visit the crew's food, Director Zhou already waved Ye Shuang over to talk.
"Let's see if you have gained anything this morning?" Director Zhou was worried as he was eating. With a mouth full of food, he could still speak clearly, but his brows were furrowed.
When other actors observe and learn acting skills, they will think deeply, such as thinking about how they will perform a certain scene, or which tone of voice will make them feel better, etc.
But Director Zhou looked back at Ye Shuang several times during the shooting break this morning, and every time he found this person... How should I put it, it seems a bit unfair to say that he was not serious. Ye Shuang's eyes were quite focused when he looked at the studio. But to be serious, that kind of concentration seems to lack the feeling of thinking... It's like, yes, it feels like doing data recording.
It needs to be focused and serious, but there is no need for unnecessary emotional fluctuations, and it is even better to be as calm as possible...
Second Austrian! The most important thing in acting is feeling, commonly known as being in the act.
You don’t feel anything at all and you’re still acting like a fool!
Ye Shuang didn't realize Director Zhou's worries. She poked at the food in the lunch box with her chopsticks and thought: "It's not bad." She had collected quite a lot of data, and she had figured out the general rules. All that was left was fine adjustments and settings to make the expression more realistic.
Director Zhou didn't believe the value of this "okay" at all. He didn't refute it directly after thinking about it. He reached into his pocket and threw out a small mirror that might have been prepared a long time ago and said, "It's okay. Look in the mirror." Practice your expressions, you actually have a good temperament, try more gentle expressions and see if you can express various connotations in your smile."
It's too late to teach slowly, so you can only train suddenly. Anyway, as long as you can survive a few important scenes.
"Oh, okay." Ye Shuang took the mirror and left. She didn't bother to say anything before she was completely sure about the character she wanted to use. It would be troublesome to explain and even more troublesome to display.
Besides, she will secretly change into a woman tonight, and she will be missing for the next three days to find relevant information. If it turns out that she has the intention to find a career in acting, Director Zhou was satisfied and excited after seeing it. What if she comes over in the next few days? ! Should I find a woman to kiss
After dealing with Director Zhou, I still have to deal with my cousin.
Luo Che also took advantage of his meal break to check on Ye Shuang's condition. Has his cousin-in-law's muscle performance improved, or did he find that this road is blocked after trial and error
If it's the latter, it's better to prepare the next plan quickly before it's too late.
Ye Shuang was much more patient with Luo Che. While eating his lunch, he explained to him in detail how micro-expressions reflected emotions, so as to save him from worrying about his unreliability.
Luo Che thoughtfully said: "If you put it like that, this method seems to be feasible, but it may not be easy to practice... But it's okay, you only have a few scenes in this film anyway."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going to look for some acting books in the next few days." Ye Shuang said casually, laying the groundwork for leaving the crew in the next few days.
Luo Che put aside some of his concentration and was in the mood to joke: "I heard you said that face reader is pretty good. So if you really master it, wouldn't you be able to tell what other people are thinking at a glance in the future?"
"Not necessarily. For example, I can tell that a person is lying through some small details, but it is impossible for me to know the truth behind his lies. Another example is that I can see that someone who seems calm is actually in a good mood. , but what happened to make him happy?"
Ye Shuang explained smoothly, correcting Luo Che's too fanciful thinking: "You can only judge someone's current emotion from their expression, or whether the other person's emotion is true, and there is nothing more than that. After all, there are some things The emotions it triggers are also common, so this is face reading rather than mind reading."
Not to mention that there may be certain errors in facial expression judgment.
For example, some people are psychopathic. They look like they are smiling happily and harmlessly, but then they turn around and stab you... In their minds, that may not really be a bad thing. They are not pretending to smile happily. It is just natural for them to stab you. If I don't like you, then I'll take advantage of you.
Another example is that children smile very innocently, but many adults may have seen ignorant children tearing off dragonfly wings innocently...
After chatting here and there, the rice in the lunch box was finished in a short while. Ye Shuang picked up most of the other box of vegetables and gave it to Luo Che to add food. His tongue was too sensitive. This was not a good thing. Unless he was very hungry outside, he would really eat it. Not easy to make do with.
After watching for a while in the afternoon, Ye Shuang said goodbye to Director Zhou around four or five o'clock. By the way, he said that he had been in seclusion for the past few days to study the script and acting skills... This reason made Director Zhou very satisfied, and he waved his hand and let him go.
So Ye Shuang returned to the hotel smoothly, and as soon as the door was closed, she went online and started to search for bookstores in Jinghu City that were large and good in environment.
The book "Face Reading Master" seems to have been published more than ten years ago, and I don't know if it has been republished yet... (To be continued)