NOVPUBSeeing that everyone around him was looking at him with strange eyes, Wu Bin said confusedly, "What’s wrong, did I say something wrong?"
The assistant spoke awkwardly from the side, "Here’s the thing Wu Bin, rehearsing lines isn’t just for you to familiarize yourself with your lines, but also for your scene partner to understand how they should act later."
"Including your positions and all that, it’s necessary to confirm these things while rehearsing. It’s an indispensable process."
Hearing the assistant say this, Wu Bin responded with an "Oh," indicating that he understood.
"Alright, then let’s rehearse the lines first." 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Before the formal performance had even started, the surrounding actors already knew just how amateur Wu Bin was.
Luckily, the person performing opposite Wu Bin this time was Zhu Hong, and the two were old acquaintances.
The two went over the script line by line, and during this process, Zhu Hong kept adjusting Wu Bin’s position, telling him what emotions and expressions he should have for each line.
Zhu Hong, being a veteran actor, could still immerse herself in the emotions even during rehearsals, offering a compelling presence.
On the other hand, Wu Bin was significantly lacking.
Wu Bin really read his lines just as someone reads a text, not only were the lines delivered without any emotion, but his gestures and movements were also very stiff, almost clueless about what he should be doing.
The viewers in the live room burst into laughter upon seeing this.
"A professional actor and an amateur definitely aren’t the same. No wonder Zhu Hong could become such a popular actress; her professional skills are indeed impressive."
"Wu Bin is just a college student, and he’s not even from the performing arts department. You all should not set your expectations too high for him. It’s already quite impressive that he can recite the lines normally in front of a top-tier actress like Zhu Hong."
"Take a look at the director’s face, it’s already starting to look ugly. I feel like he might be about to lose his temper and lash out, haha."
Wang He was sitting behind the monitor, his expression ominously dark.
The other staff members instinctively kept their distance from Wang He, worried about being caught in the crossfire.
Fortunately, seeing that time was almost up, the assistant said to Wu Bin, "Wu Bin, you’ve gone through the script. Shall we start shooting now?"
Wu Bin nodded his head to give the go-ahead.
After confirming that all departments were ready, the assistant positioned Wu Bin at the starting spot and waited for Wang He’s cue to start shooting.
After Wang He shouted "begin," Wu Bin walked up to the entrance of the noodle shop, and the actor playing the noodle shop owner greeted him with a smile.
"Early today, aren’t you, sir?"
"From your outfit, you must be out hunting, right? Did you get lost?"
"Come on in and have a seat."
The owner warmly invited Wu Bin into the noodle shop, and up to this point, there were no issues.
However, when the camera zoomed in for a close-up of Wu Bin’s face, even though Wu Bin hadn’t spoken a word yet, Wang He immediately shouted "cut."
"Cut!"
Wang He was very angry and stood up ready to berate someone.
After all, why was there not a single expression on Wu Bin’s face?
You’re not playing a mannequin; how could you have no expressions at all?
Besides, Wu Bin did not carry the aura of a warlord’s son at all; he seemed more like a college student heading to the cafeteria.
Wu Bin was still puzzled, not understanding what he had done wrong.
The surrounding staff members knew Wu Bin was about to be scolded.
Just when they all thought so, to everyone’s surprise, Wang He immediately turned to the cinematographer and started scolding fiercely.
"Who told you to zoom in for a close-up! I’m asking you, who told you to do that! Do you even know how to shoot? Can you zoom in for a close-up at this time?"
The cinematographer was severely reprimanded.
All the professional staff knew it wasn’t the photographer’s fault.
In filmmaking, the most crucial part is called "lens language."
This is a filming technique, the purpose of which is to guide the audience to discover the focal point through the lens language.
The simplest principle is to start with a long shot that sets up the film’s environment and background, then when Tie Niu speaks, the photographer will give Tie Niu a close-up.
When Wu Bin speaks, the photographer will give Wu Bin a close-up.
This is the most basic principle, and there’s nothing to nitpick about.
At this moment, the reason Wang He was scolding the photographer was primarily due to the unsatisfactory shots taken; however, he couldn’t openly criticize Wu Bin, hence he blamed someone else.
Of course, the photographer knew it wasn’t his fault, but after all, Wang He was the director.
So when Wang He scolded him, he could only nod in a hurry, admitting he was at fault.
After Wang He had vented on the photographer, feeling relieved, he then turned to Wu Bin with a smile and said, "Wu Bin, you need to be more mindful of that expression you just had. Here, let me show you."
Wang He walked up to Wu Bin and started to teach him hands-on how to act, what kind of facial expressions he should make, and what the psychological state of the character should be.
All the other budding actors around were immensely envious.
This was the famous director Wang He teaching acting!
When does an ordinary person ever get such an opportunity?
Having lived two lifetimes, Wu Bin knew full well that Wang He was criticizing him indirectly.
He also realized that continuing this way wouldn’t do; the gap between professional and amateur was still too vast.
Having no other choice, Wu Bin decided to use a skill.
Ding.
The skill "Act the Part" has been activated, loading character background.
As the skill was activated, many images suddenly flooded into Wu Bin’s mind.
These images made Wu Bin feel as if he had experienced these things himself.
"Wu Bin, do you understand what I’m saying? In acting, you need to immerse yourself, only if you immerse can you..."
Wang He hadn’t finished his sentence when he suddenly felt that Wu Bin seemed different.
Wang He was startled by Wu Bin’s gaze.
"Shall we start?" Wu Bin asked indifferently.
Wang He hastily nodded.
"Yes, yes, everyone, let’s start shooting right away!"
Wang He returned to his chair, pondering Wu Bin’s gaze and feeling it was somewhat eerie.
Do young people nowadays immerse themselves in roles this quickly?
What surprised Wang He even more was that Wu Bin had directly gone to the nearby stable and led out a horse.
Just as the staff were about to stop him, Wu Bin had already mounted the horse.
From Wu Bin’s adept movements, it was evident he was as natural as one who rides frequently, not at all awkward.
As soon as Wu Bin mounted, the feeling of looking down from a height and being unrestrained instantly emerged.
With excitement, Wang He declared, "Yes, that’s the feel! Start the cameras, right now!"
At Wang He’s command, Wu Bin lightly squeezed the horse’s sides, and the horse ambled forward.
