The Greatest Showman - Chapter 225

[224 Sudden Changes]

“You mean…”

Renly looked at Jennifer’s brighter and brighter eyes, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but rise up. Even though she didn’t say anything, the light in those eyes was in harmony with Renly’s heart. He nodded. Nodding and affirming, “Yes, why can’t we take the conversation away?”

Drake didn’t change it in one breath, he choked directly, “Cough cough. Choked by his own breath, “You are Say, there is no dialogue at all in this paragraph? Is this a silent movie? “That’s too bold and too absurd.

“Of course not. Renly laughed dumbly. “Instead, let’s do it in a different way, one person speaking and one person listening.” Renly sorted out his thoughts. “For example, when Jacob was talking, Anna stood by and watched silently, listening intently; and vice versa.” In this way, we can reduce the number of dialogues and shift the focus of the script from the ‘before sunrise’ type of words to the aura fusion between the two people.

Drake couldn’t help but fell into contemplation, seriously thinking about the feasibility of this approach. Jennifer

nodded in agreement, and just said the voice, and then realized that she might be too loud, she couldn’t help biting her lower lip, stiffly. After holding back his words, he adjusted it before speaking, “Originally, ‘Crazy in love’ is not the same as ‘Before the Sunrise’, I think this movie may be more similar to ‘Blue Valentine’, it’s completely the eyes and the eyes. An exchange of emotions. ”

“Have you seen ‘Blue Valentine’?” “Renly looked surprised. So far the movie has only been shown in Toronto and Telluride, and Renly went to both places without meeting Jennifer.

“I saw it in New York. Jennifer immediately understood what Renly meant. After all, there has been a lot of news about “Buried Alive” in the past two weeks. “The movie has already been screened in New York, and it will be released next week. Festival.

Renly showed an expression of sudden realization. Drake, who was left out in the cold, didn’t realize it. After reacting, he said directly, “You mean, discard those salute feelings, unify the style of the entire movie, and then try to make the best of it. ” Possibly hiding the subtleties of emotion in the performance? ”

The reason why Drake is obsessed with “Before Sunrise” is actually to pay tribute and express his love for the movie. But the script of “Crazy in Love” is not suitable for tribute as a whole, and removing this part now can make the movie more complete.

What’s more, the reason why Drake has been procrastinating until now is to find suitable actors, not only their understanding of the role, but also their interpretation of the performance, can support the ideological core of the whole film. , Felicity and Renly are both the results of his search, and he has no reason not to believe them.

“Yes, that’s what I mean.” From Drake to Jennifer, and then from Jennifer to Drake, the change of topic was so smooth, without any sense of disobedience, Jennifer, who was standing next to him, bowed his head and laughed , Renly continued, “Also, we can actually do a little bit of modification. Jacob and Anna will go back to the apartment, not after dinner, but later, say… eleven o’clock. And then , Anna’s roommate is already asleep, so they have to keep their hands down and keep their voices down.”

“Clap!” Drake clapped his hands heavily, his excitement was beyond words, but before he could speak, he beat himself up Now, he grinned and said, “Okay! That’s a good idea!”

If it was late at night, they would have kept their voices low, and their communication couldn’t have been a tedious conversation; it was different from those who end up with /*** on the first date. , they didn’t roll/bed/sleeve on the first night, it was also because of the exchange of ideas between the two that made them soulmates, which made the subsequent love more hot and intense.

Drake’s whole train of thought was connected, and he couldn’t restrain his excitement, pacing back and forth, babbling some vague words in his mouth. Jennifer glanced at Renly, raised her chin, gestured to Drake, and said softly, “Did you break his bars?” As if Drake were a broken toy.

Renly pursed his lips and shrugged, “Would you like a pat? Generally speaking, a pat is always good.”

Drake, who was teased, still didn’t feel anything. After turning around a few times, his footsteps suddenly stopped. Come down, “But, Ben is not here, what about the lines?”

Ben-york-jones, a friend of Drake’s and another writer for “Crazy Love”. Generally speaking, the script of a movie is also written by several screenwriters. One screenwriter writes the story line, one screenwriter writes the lines, and one screenwriter is responsible for revising the character relationships and character details.

That’s what happened to “Crazy Love”, where Drake worked with Ben, with Drake doing the storyline and Ben filling in the lines.

Renly spread his hands, and faced with this question, there was nothing he could do. Drake thought about it seriously, and said hesitantly, “Renly, otherwise, you and Felicity… Huh? Felicity, Felicity?” Drake called Felicity over.

Felicity was looking at the furnishings in Anna’s room, and then looking for the resonance between herself and the environment, she heard the call and hurried out, “What’s wrong?”

“You and Renly study the lines of the script carefully, and then according to Just throw away the script based on your own understanding, we will shoot this scene completely according to the ideas of the two of you, and let you play it freely.” Drake’s words were thoughtless, which made Felicity puzzled, but he Without further explanation, he quickly walked towards the room and explained the shooting for a while.

Felicity looked at Renly with a question mark on her face, Renly just summed up her concerns and solutions, Felicity bit her lower lip lightly and nodded thoughtfully, “Then, we Now read the script twice? What do you think?” The

clear and gentle tone had a faint tenacity. In just a few seconds, not only did he understand the entire ins and outs, but he also completed the understanding and made a judgment. It can be seen from this small detail that Felicity has her own understanding of performance.

“Of course.” Renly nodded, then stood beside Felicity, tried to get out of the way, and read the script in a low voice.

The original script had a lot of lines and was nearly four pages long. The two exchanged their views on art, film, and music, as well as fashion and social focus. Finally, they talked about Nietzsche. The exchange of information between you and me, between the lines, presents the tip of the iceberg of the worldview of the two people, which is undoubtedly crucial for actors to build characters.

Now, although these lines are to be discarded, their value to Felicity and Renly is incalculable.

“So, have you confessed to the boy before?” Renly put down the script and looked at Felicity with a smile.

Felicity was still holding the script in her hand, her eyes showing from behind the script, she was stunned for a while, and suddenly, a smile bloomed, “Actually, yes, I took the initiative to confess; but the other party regarded me as a lunatic. .”

This suddenly reminded Renly of the details in the “Love Crazy” script, and in Anna’s love letter to Jacob, at the end of the note, “I’m not crazy.” Therefore, Felicity’s seemingly true and false words are really unpredictable, whether it is Felicity’s own experience or Anna’s.

“What about you? I believe, you should be familiar with it, right? A girl confesses to you?” Felicity’s teeth lightly bit the inside of her lower lip, and the soft lips glowed with a faint layer of light. Pink, with a sly gleam in his eyes. Different from Jennifer’s boldness, carefulness and straightforwardness, Felicity is like a Persian cat, with a mischievous nature hidden in her laziness.

The corners of Renly’s mouth pursed slightly, “I don’t know, now that Oxford has become popular to confess directly and boldly?”

Felicity did not refute such an unexpected answer, but showed a surprised look, her big watery eyes Staring up, he couldn’t hide his surprise, “How do you know I graduated from Oxford University? Could it be that you are too?”

From Felicity’s accent, Renly could hear too much information, he not only I know that Felicity is from Oxford University, and I also know that she is a commoner and was admitted to Oxford by her own efforts. For British aristocrats, it is no joke to distinguish a person’s net worth by accent, or even from that area of London.

Renly showed a faint smile, did not respond to Felicity’s question, but continued, “I’m more curious about why Oxford graduates become actors?” Generally speaking, Oxford graduates In politics and business, graduates from Cambridge University are more engaged in art, literature and research.

“Kate-Besa1e is my alumnus.” Felicity finally showed her edge at this moment, and the rebuttals and confrontations were not down. After getting along with her today, she has always been low-key and introverted, and seems to have hidden her personality tightly until now.

Renly’s smile grew brighter instead, “You mean, Beckinsale is your model for actors?”

Kate Beckinsale also graduated from Oxford University, and can be called a beautiful landscape in Hollywood, the representative of the British Rose , but also a typical representative of the vase. Even if she starred in the “Underworld” series and turned into an action actress, her appearance is still the focus of attention.

Felicity couldn’t help being choked. Of course she didn’t want to be a vase. She rolled her eyes and said, “You mean, you don’t like Beckinsale?” Looking up and down Renly, he was clearly questioning Renly’s “man” status.

Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, and the corners of his mouth had a smile that was not a smile, and looked at Felicity intently. The information revealed in those eyes seemed to say: I prefer your type.

At first, Felicity held out her chest and looked at Renly, but gradually, she was defeated by Renly’s scorching gaze, and two flushes flew on her cheeks. The heart began to pound violently. 8

[End of this Chapter]