"Wait for my prompt."
An understatement is not a commanding command, nor is it a triumphant control of the initiative, but a bland communication completed, filled with confidence and calm, strength and calm, completely reversed the situation of control and anti-control. , I can't see the ripples of the waves at all, but the world has been turned upside down.
Fletcher fell into a shock, looking at Andrew dumbfounded, Andrew who was completely oblivious, all the outside interference seemed to be no longer important, including himself, his oppression, his urging, his cruelty, his toughness, his Aggressive, everything is no longer important, the only important thing is Andrew and his drum set.
Fletcher couldn't believe his judgment, there was a stun and panic in the depths of his eyes, and he subconsciously wanted to deny it. That sense of fear was swallowing his confidence and momentum. Cheer up, take back the initiative and control again, and gain the upper hand again.
He is the one on top! He is the one who controls the whole scene! He is the one who has the confidence in his heart!
… Is not it
Slowly standing up straight, Fletcher tried to stand on the commanding heights again, creating a momentum and aura suppression with the height difference, but there was an uncertain trembling in his pupils, the accurate and powerful drum beat step by step He was destroying his last line of defense, his inner indestructibility was loosening, cracking and collapsing. Although he had an absolute advantage in height, he could no longer hold back the giant in front of him.
In the one-on-one confrontation, Fletcher felt powerless for the first time. The brutality of the defeat was making him feel his own insignificance, and the hesitation and trembling at the corners of his mouth revealed his cowardice and cowardice. He... was helpless, he could only watch Andrew's thriving figure, the shadow cast by the light and shadow seemed to be getting longer, taller, and bigger, like a giant standing in the sky, let him raise his head look up.
The strong and passive position, the game of cat and mouse, has now undergone earth-shaking changes, and the two people have completed the exchange of positions.
Now, the initiative is in Andrew's hands.
So, what's next
After realizing this, Fletcher's eyes became decadent, and he stared at Andrew quietly, but then he understood that he was witnessing the birth of the next Charlie Parker, and he was leading the way. With the advent of the next Buddy Ritchie, that ecstasy rose again deep in his eyes.
Fletcher took two steps back, his face glowed again, raised his right hand, and signaled that the whole band was ready, and then his eyes turned to Andrew, waiting for Andrew's "hint".
Andrew felt it, he felt that he was breaking through the barrier, breaking through the bondage.
The muscles seem to be tightening, the nerves seem to be tightening, the strength seems to be tightening, and after a hurricane of drum beats, Andrew is finally standing on the edge of perfection, and the last restraint is binding his limbs. But this time, Andrew was not timid or compromised, hitting, hitting, hitting continuously, and in the selfless hitting, sweat and blood began to splash again.
…
Damien was in a dilemma. Renly's state was still perfect, even impeccable. He could clearly feel that Andrew's aura was rising steadily, and he was about to complete a breakthrough; but Simmons's The performance is far from the same. The content and strength of the entire performance are seriously insufficient, and the whole scene is obviously out of balance, completely breaking the expected effect.
Should he stop filming? Or should it be ignored
After hesitating again and again, Damien still bite the bullet and shouted "Ka".
On the stage, Renly's performance continued, and that state of obsession was infused with a pure and ultimate charm, which made people involuntarily immersed in it; but Renly did not lose control, the performance only continued for a moment, and then He stopped, raised his head and cast his gaze towards the director.
All the staff and extras on the entire set also cast their attention - today's extras are mostly Juilliard students, some because they admire Renly, and some because they heard that this is the Came here for a movie about a jazz band.
The scorching eyes were all focused on Damien's body, and he suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
Damien is not worried about interrupting the shooting. The problem is that he doesn't know how to make adjustments. He just feels that there is something wrong with Simmons' performance, but he can't say why. Then, he is inexplicably interrupted. Filming, interrupting Renly's performance, is it... not worth the loss
But now there is no way to restore it.
Damien could only bite the bullet and walked onto the stage, stood beside Renly, summoned Simmons, and considered his words, "I think the emotion of the performance just now was not in place, and the balance of the whole scene seemed to be affected It's broken and your performance needs to be adjusted."
The last sentence was said while watching Simmons.
Simmons simply nodded affirmatively, "No problem. So, how to adjust it?"
The expression on Damien's face suddenly became embarrassed, and he touched his messy goatee, trying to find a more accurate description, but still failed, and finally he could only say frankly, "I don't know either. "But then I was a little embarrassed, and I couldn't help but explain, "I'm a director, not an actor, I just know that it feels wrong."
Simmons spread his hands and nodded repeatedly to express that he did not dare to disagree.
Renly nodded in agreement, "That's the director's right."
That response made Damien's cheeks heat up slightly, and he became more and more overwhelmed, and could only explain in detail, "I mean, Simmons' performances always seem too . . . In the performance, you can feel the power and the level, but Simmons lacks this feeling, so that the whole scene feels unbalanced, all eyes and focus are focused on Renly, which is not approach to achieve the desired effect.”
This scene is crucial to the sublimation of the main theme of the whole film. A film critic once said that a good ending can save a mediocre film and turn a good film into a classic. Billy Wilder's film is the best example. This description may be a bit exaggerated, but it is undeniable that the importance of the ending is indeed irreplaceable.
In the ending scene of "Boom Drummer", first of all, Andrew must complete the final murder/father, and the relationship between Andrew and Fletcher has been completely transformed, and transformed into an advanced version of Fletcher, and then completed the transformation of the entire soul , which also interprets Fletcher's teaching philosophy on art to the extreme.
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Secondly, Andrew must complete a breakthrough at the artistic level, truly get rid of his own shackles, and interpret the peak drum beat, which also gives him the potential to become the next Charlie Parker, and then leaves the question to the audience:
If a person has the potential to become a famous top artist, but he must go through a thousand trials and hardships, and even twist his own soul, to reach the peak, then is it worth it
These two deep meanings are also the refinement and elevation of the entire film after Damien and Renly completed the communication. Without such a deep meaning, "Boom Drummer" can only be said to be an excellent work, but it is far from excellent or even more; but after giving it a deep meaning worthy of aftertaste, the movie will have a higher level. possible.
But all these ideas and ideas must be completed through the performance of the actors, and Renly and Simmons also shouldered a great deal of pressure.
After Damien finished explaining, Simmons was still at a loss, because the director's descriptions were all illusory, with no reference and no clues to follow, and he had no way to start.
Looking at Simmons' confusion, Damien couldn't help feeling anxious.
It was Renly who woke up first, "You haven't told JK, have you?"
"What?" Damien wondered.
Simmons didn't understand.
Renly chuckled lightly, without explaining, but changed the subject, "Let's watch the video playback first. It's too hard to describe with such an empty explanation, maybe we'll understand something after watching the playback."
Damien nodded in approval; but Simmons continued to look closely at Renly—
The Renly play in front of me was different both inside and outside.
In the past, Renly was restrained and silent, as if tainted with Andrew's temperament; but today, Renly is confident and composed, the light is released little by little, and you can clearly feel the anger of the whole person. The process of the field slowly blooming is like a person who originally had a hunchback, but now straightens his waist and opens his shoulders. The momentum and state are completely different.
I didn't have a special feeling before, it seems that Renly is Renly; but today, this change has shown the difference. When I think back to the first day the crew met, the earth-shaking difference can feel the power of Renly's performance. , Moisturizing things brought about a clear change in silence.
Simmons thought it was a very interesting thing.
Of course, the same is true of the performance just now. After Renly's aura was fully on, Simmons could vaguely feel the guidance of that power. The details flow out naturally, as if there is no need to speculate and perform deliberately.
But Simmons himself could feel the lack of the puzzle. He didn't understand what was going on. He could only vaguely taste that there was more to Renly's performance, but he was not able to clear the fog and see the whole picture. This feeling of being tied up also disrupted his performance rhythm to a certain extent.
Honestly, Damien interrupted filming, and Simmons himself was relieved.