The Greatest Showman

Chapter 104: 104 Deep into the bone marrow

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Adriana raised her hand to cover her mouth almost in a conditioned reflex, and the next second, the scream was snuffed out in the palm of her hand. She widened her eyes and looked at the darkness in front of her in disbelief - the fire went out again, and the whole warehouse fell into darkness again, she couldn't even see the outline of the coffin, but... but tears quickly accumulated in her eyes When she got up, the turbulent emotions completely drowned her, and she almost retched from suffocation.

It is unimaginable, even if it is experienced in person, it is still unimaginable.

Just using the rhythm of breathing, just using the sound of physical collision, just using the sound from the depths of the throat, the struggle in the desperate situation has been vividly displayed, and it deeply moved every bystander. The soul, before he knew it, had entered that world immersively—as if he was trapped in a coffin, as if he were in danger. Everything is so vivid that emotions start to derail and spin out of control.

The hot tears wet the back of her hands, which scared Adriana. She couldn't even remember when she last shed tears, but just now, she really couldn't control it, and before she realized it, the tears stopped. has slipped off.

"Card!"

Rodrigo's voice finally rang out after a half beat. It reverberated in the empty warehouse, swaying like a rootless duckweed.

The lights were turned on half a step late, the pale yellow halo slowly dispelled the darkness, and the warehouse gradually became brighter, slowly dragging everyone from the movie story to the real world, the chaos and uneasiness of returning from fantasy to reality. Everyone was in a commotion, avoiding their eyes one after another, covering their embarrassment and their inner fear—

The despair after the lighter turned on just now cruelly and bloodily killed the hope that had not yet had time to sprout. At this time, seeing the light, he wanted to flee.

Adriana turned around abruptly, wiped the tears from her cheeks, concealed her embarrassment, and then walked quickly to the side, dodging.

Edward opened his mouth wide, wanting to say something, only to find that all the words were stuck in his throat, so pale, so weak, so impoverished - the truth of that moment was like a blade slicing through the skin, making all the hair stand up, wishing Immediately turned around and ran away, but his body was tightly trapped in place, as if trapped in that coffin, the panic of suffocation and the fear of death firmly grabbed his throat, showing his teeth and claws.

He suddenly remembered what Renly had done before filming started. He just sat there quietly, quietly looking at a page of the script, without turning the page for nearly an hour.

What exactly is the script on the first page? His memory is a little hazy, because the first page contains almost nothing. His heart contracted violently, Edward turned around quickly, looking for his script, but his footsteps were a little staggered, and he almost fell, and the surging blood made his muscles a little out of control.

found it!

Edward hurriedly opened the script and saw the first page of the script.

(In the darkness, Paul gradually wakes up, finds the lighter in his hand, and lights it.)

(Paul pulls the strip of cloth from his mouth and looks at the coffin.)

Paul: Help! Help!

That's all, that's all. Just two short sentences, just two sentences—more precisely, what they just filmed was just the first sentence, but the actual effect was... it was so shocking!

Without the scheduling of shots, without the assistance of lighting, without the director's editing, it was just a shot in the dark, putting all the weight on the shoulders of the actors. And Renly, the young man who didn't seem to have all the hair, gave a wonderful performance; step-by-step, delicate and complete, with a clear structure, the performance of less than two minutes brought a tsunami-like effect. .

Closing his eyes, Edward couldn't help shivering, like dead leaves in the autumn wind. He could deeply feel every trace of Paul's emotions in a desperate situation, deep into his bones, to the point where darkness descended. In an instant, the conditioned reflex began to fall into fear.

Now, Edward finally understands what Renly was doing before filming started. After repeated reading, repeated speculation, and repeated thinking, Renly transformed a neat sentence into a dazzling reality. This is the real turning corruption into magic!

When he raised his head, Edward's sight was a little dazed. He was just an ordinary photographer. Before that, he had shot two works that did not have much influence, and his partners were also native Spanish actors. He never really felt it. To the power of the film, he has never really witnessed the power of the performance, so that he is now at a loss.

Finally, Edward's eyes fell on Rodrigo. He tried to speak, but found that his throat was so dry, he swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva, and called out, "Rodrigo."

Rodrigo's face was filled with bright light, and his eyes were shining, full of sunshine-like excitement and excitement.

"Is that why you chose him as the male lead?" Edward already knew the answer in his heart, but he couldn't help but ask. The members of the crew have all read the script, and naturally know the key role of the actor in this work.

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Rodrigo grinned, "No, in fact, his performance today far exceeded my expectations." Rodrigo savoured it carefully. Compared with the last time he was in New York, today's Renly's performance There was an indescribable taste in the performance. He had no way to describe it, and he was not sure if it was because of the previous airtight experience, but he was sure that the next shooting would be even more worth looking forward to, "You know what? He took the initiative to ask me to audition."

Rodrigo himself couldn't tell where this complacency and pride came from, but his mood couldn't help but light up.

"Rodrigo?" A muffled voice came from the wooden box, interrupting the conversation between Rodrigo and Edward. Suddenly, everyone in the warehouse cast their gazes.

Rodrigue walked over quickly, because the first scene needs to make full use of the echo of breathing and the narrow space, so the lid of the wooden box is covered, but the bottom is completely open; in addition, in order to facilitate the capture of the camera , the wooden box tilted slightly, so a mound was built underneath, and Ren Li's feet could be used to step on it.

Rodrigo came to the end of the wooden box, crouched and asked, "Renly?"

"How was the shoot just now?" Renly asked. If possible, Renly would like to go behind the monitor to have a look in person, but getting in and out of the box is too much trouble, and he needs to keep this tight. state, so he gave up the plan to toss.

Rodrigo was stunned for a while, and then he reacted - he didn't look back at the shooting just now, "Wait, I need to confirm again." Rodrigo was a little embarrassed, and he was shocked and amazed, even the director's own job Work is forgotten.

Standing up quickly, Rodrigo came behind the monitor and started to look back. Unexpectedly, other people came up one after another, watching every move on the screen.

Two minutes, one hundred and twenty seconds, is really too long for a long shot, and it is too boring; but this is not the case. The whole performance is completed in one go, without any waste or excess, the performance. Fill the storyline with fullness without exaggeration, and introduce the audience into the story appropriately but without losing tension.

Impeccable.

It was also the first time that Rodrigo knew that the so-called performance is not just lines, not only expressions, but also actions, and every detail about a person can become a performance. Especially in the last shot of the opening performance, the dilated pupils contained incredible power, which directly cut off the hope that had not had time to complete the budding, and was so cruel that it made people desperate, and could not even raise resistance. Emotions.

But a look, but it has been vicissitudes of life.

For such a difficult scene, Renly not only passed through one mirror, but also gave more meaning. Rodrigue can imagine that in the next scene, when Paul began to survive, the audience's mind undoubtedly followed his every move. Incredible! It's incredible!

"Perfect!" Rodrigo said loudly. He searched all the words in his mind, but he still couldn't describe the excitement in his heart. In the end, he could only say again, "Perfect!"

Renly's voice came muffled from the wooden box, "Very well, I'm ready to continue shooting."

"Oh, yes, yes." Rodrigo nodded again and again and clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, "Second scene, now the second scene."

Everyone started to get busy again, but found that Edward was still stunned in place. Rodrigo had to step up and pat him on the shoulder, which brought Edward back to his senses. Edward seemed a little restless, but after adjusting his breathing, he was instantly full of energy, and he immediately went into work. There was a huge change from the previous state, and the whole person became active.

Edward walked to the wooden box and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry... Please forgive my rudeness just now." After a pause, "Anyway, I'm sorry." After speaking, Edward quickly turned around and left.

After getting ready, Rodrigo turned his head and was about to tell everyone to be quiet, but found that everyone consciously stepped back ten steps away, lest their breathing would disrupt the shooting effect; at the same time, everyone They all closed their mouths tightly and looked at the quiet wooden box with anticipation.

A smile crept up the corners of his mouth. Rodrigo had a hunch that the next filming would go very smoothly, "July 15th, 'Buried Alive', Act 1, Scene 2, first attempt."