Chapter 250 Yi Fei Finished Filming

"Generally speaking, there are two major performance styles in the world, namely the Stanislavsky system and the Brecht system."

Wang Hao sat in the director's chair and taught the class patiently. Liu Yifei, who was standing next to him, lowered her head and acted like a good student.

"You should have heard your acting teacher mention these two systems. In our words, they are the so-called experiential school and the expressive school."

Liu Yifei nodded.

"Then do you know the difference between these two systems?" Wang Hao suddenly asked.

Liu Yifei was stunned at first, then she thought about it carefully before answering uncertainly:
“Expressionism mainly uses the control of body language and facial expressions to show the external state of the character.

The experiential school is to truly listen, truly watch, and truly feel, and immerse oneself in the role. "

"It's OK, but shallow."

Wang Hao commented on this answer and said:
"The performance department of Beijing Film Academy teaches the Stanislavsky system that was introduced from abroad by Mr. Jiao Juyin. It is mainly based on the experiential school, and later it also incorporates some training methods from other schools.

The experiential school requires actors to immerse themselves in the character's living environment, and to think and act normally, logically, and sequentially like the character, emphasizing the actor's deep experience of inner emotions.

But at this point, you have a problem, that is, you don’t have enough life experience.

"Exaggerated negative emotions like panic, panic, fear, and being kidnapped or facing imminent danger, you, who are well protected by your parents, probably have never experienced them, right?"

Liu Yifei was speechless after hearing what Wang Hao said, but after a moment's silence, she suddenly reacted.

“No, I have experience with this!”

"What kind of experience?" Upon hearing this, Wang Hao immediately began to guide her, "What was the situation like at that time? How dangerous was it? Do you remember?"

"That was when I was filming The Return of the Condor Heroes. I was in a stream..."

"The stream? Is the water fast?"

"It's urgent. There's a waterfall nearby."

"You were knocked down by the current? The cold water hit you, and the stones under your feet were slippery, so you couldn't stand still?"

"Yes……"

As if infected by Wang Hao's detailed description, Liu Yifei recalled her past experiences and subconsciously shrank her body. Even though she was still wearing clothes, she still felt a chill.

"Was there anyone around at the time?"

"There are staff members and Brother Xiaoming."

"You fell into the water, and the impact of the water made you unable to control your body. Did you call them?"

"Shouted."

"But the sound of the waterfall is so loud that they can't hear what you are saying."

"Yes."

"You are pushed downstream by the current and there is a waterfall there too, if you fall into it you will break your legs, you will be disfigured, you will die.

You are scared! You struggle like crazy!
You want to grab something, but there are smooth stones all around you, leaving you with nowhere to start.

You are helpless, you shout loudly, but no one hears you, and no one comes to save you. You are wrapped in the cold water, rolling, and hitting the rocks. The rocks are very hard. You are in pain and despair..."

Wang Hao waved his hand while describing and guiding.

The assistant director next to him saw the opportunity very quickly and immediately began to direct the staff behind the scenes to prepare for filming. Wang Hao put the prop smartphone into Liu Yifei's hand and helped the muscular girl to the performance area in front of the window.

"Remember this desperate, dying feeling. Now, call your dad and ask him for help!"

Wang Hao finished playing the board himself and then stepped out of the camera.

Liu Yifei was holding the phone, and seemed not to have yet recovered from the emotion that Wang Hao had led her to feel. When she heard a "click", she subconsciously shouted to the other end of the phone.

"dad!"

Hearing this crying voice and looking at Liu Yifei's exaggerated expression of fear, Wang Hao knew that this shot was secure.

"Help me, help me, Dad!
They got Amanda, they're coming!"

At this moment, Liu Yifei was so anxious that she almost jumped up. Her slightly widened eyes were filled with tears under her furrowed brows, and she performed a terrified image vividly.

And perhaps because she lived in the United States for a period of time, she speaks English fluently, and the emotions and expressions in her lines are perfectly coordinated.

Wang Hao returned to the monitor and watched Liu Yifei's performance. He nodded and shouted "click" into the intercom.

All the staff breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the scene had finally been approved.

After Wang Hao shouted at her, Liu Yifei woke up as if from a dream. She squatted on the ground and burst into tears with a "wow". She looked so pitiful.

The surrounding staff quickly gathered around. Of course, the fastest one was Liu Yifei's mother Liu Xiaoli. She rushed over and prepared to hug her daughter to comfort her.

However, Wang Hao ordered his men to stop her from doing this. "That one was very good. Yifei, can you save another one?"

"Director, my daughter needs a break!"

Liu Xiaoli shouted at Wang Hao through the staff.

"I've endured the hardships of dancing and filming action scenes, so you can't endure this little bit of hardship?"

Wang Hao turned his back to Liu Xiaoli and left her speechless with just a few cold words.

Liu Yifei also wiped her tears and stood up, saying to Wang Hao: "Director, I still feel like I'm here."

Wang Hao looked at her and nodded with satisfaction. At least this girl's determination and perseverance were not bad.

"Someone come and touch up Yifei's makeup, and give her another one!"

With the previous success, Liu Yifei's performance this time went very smoothly.

Even in some of the later phone calls, she was still in good shape.

Taking advantage of this momentum, Wang Hao and his team immediately filmed the scenes of Liu Yifei hiding under the bed and the scenes of her being kidnapped by gangsters.

The following night, the crew left the rented hotel and came to a yacht somewhere on the Seine River, where they filmed the scene where Liu Yifei was rescued by her stepfather Liam Neeson.

After all these were filmed, Liu Yifei's main role in "Taken" was basically completed.

Without her own role, Liu Yifei did not stay long. After thanking Wang Hao for opening her eyes, she hurried back to China with her mother.

Of course, Wang Hao and his team still had to stay in Paris to shoot other scenes of "Taken".

Among these scenes, Liam Neeson's action scenes are particularly prominent, including a lot of fighting and chasing in the streets.

In order to shoot these, Wang Hao even specially invited Alan Ferraz to serve as the action director of his film.

(End of this chapter)

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