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Here is the third article of "Agarwood Like Crumbs", this article is mainly an analysis of shots and acting skills.
The plot of the tenth episode has progressed to the stage where the male and female protagonists hide in the ground for a while and develop their feelings, and it is also one of the few sweet plots.
Let's talk about this more famous clip first, "Bath Bucket Kiss":
[The plot here is that Ying Yuan had a fire poison, and Yan Dan was very anxious, so he built a secret cabin in the ground to take care of him;
Thinking that his true body had healing powers, Yan Dan embarrassedly held Ying Yuan's face and delivered his true qi at close range.
Ying Yuan's pain was relieved, and he kissed him half-asleep and half-awake in the refreshing fragrance of Hanlian. 】
Let's take a look at the actors' performances and shots again -
Yan Dan tried to convey his true qi first, and when he saw that he suddenly frowned and reacted, he stopped and looked at him for a moment in surprise;
Then, Ying Yuan, who "tasted the sweetness", had the actions of "turning his head slowly" and "looking for the source".
Yan Dan continued to lose his true anger, and the camera was close up on the lips of the two people. The background is also shining, and it looks ambiguous.
Yan Dan deer collided indiscriminately, Ying Yuan was "itching", and he directly reached out to grab her and took the initiative to stick it.
(The male protagonist's movements of raising his head, rubbing, shaking his lips and opening his mouth will enhance that "sexual tension", but just inhaling real breath makes people think about it.) ）
As a little fairy servant who has no experience in the world, Yan Dan was also frightened for a while, panicked and struggled to no avail;
This blushing and heart-pounding moment is hidden behind screens, in wooden houses, in the corners of the earth, and in the most unspeakable corners of the cold heavenly realm.
In short, the reasons for the success of this play are:
The whole tone is bright and soft, there are no "embarrassing death scenes", and the actors' makeup is eye-catching;
There are also metaphors and allusions in addition to this.
For example, at the beginning, Ying Yuan shook his head to find the true qi and the performance of "desire and dissatisfaction" that he had never had, which implied a certain "desire"-
Whether it is associated with love, or the desire for freedom and worldly warmth, it is reasonable.
There is also a kiss scene that makes people call it exciting, the lips are close to each other, and the palms with wet and green tendons all give people a feeling of "desire";
And the light shining between the cheeks of the two somewhat concealed and neutralized this hot kiss, which is in line with our oriental subtle feeling-
What I want is the feeling of "the more taboo, the more I want".
The drama fans said that "the sullen old fairy is full of feelings", the words are not rough, or you will describe it.
Including the final screen blocking, it is also a subtle and hidden hint -
The camera zooms out, as if a hidden secret.
Therefore, when we watch emotional scenes and kiss scenes, what we want to watch is not simply these impact shots-
It needs to be properly brewed, rendered and "pulled" to look good, this may be the cultural romance in the bones of our people~
Strike while the iron is hot, let's see if the same episode of "Screen Kiss" has also been filmed?
Ying Yuan's birthday, Yan Dan plans to celebrate his birthday. So she ignored Ying Yuan's depressed speech and pulled him to drink wine and eat.
(In other words, Ying Yuan is really fun, he mutters every day to apologize for his sins with death, firmly believing that this is his last birthday, but he doesn't forget to carve souvenirs for Yan Dan when he is depressed;
身残志坚，这一幕也太感人了哈哈~）
By the way, I like the performance of "Eyelash Plucking" very much:
In fact, I think it's very difficult to perform this kind of small, subtle and rapid pain. Because it is easy to be overlooked, and it is difficult to grasp a degree;
If we ordinary people act in front of the camera, even if we are really plucked eyelashes instantly, we will not be able to stare at it vividly.
When Yan Dan touched his eyelids, Ying Yuan didn't even think of what she was going to do, until the other party pulled it out suddenly-
Ying Yuan's expression quickly changed from "peaceful" to "tense", and he turned his head to the side to dodge, he still cared about his face.
You see, he didn't open his mouth to scream in pain, nor did he mobilize the traditional expression of pain—
Because everything happens in an instant and ends in an instant. You say it hurts? It's not really painful;
Therefore, his interpretation at this time is more like a "reaction" than a "performance", a muscular response and a physiological response.
Personally, I think that the best professional quality of a young traffic actor is "loose on the outside and tight on the inside", not exaggerated, and measured, and I like this kind of ingenuity very, very much.
And in the end, he suddenly took a deep breath, lowered his hand and raised his eyes, which was a bit of a "grudge" feeling.
(Generally, the breath meter is lax and helpless, and the inhalation table is nervous and worried.) ）
So he also went to pluck his face and light eyelashes immediately, this section is very sweet and cute~
Ying Yuan, who had drunk wine and was dreaming, suddenly had a fire poison attack, Yan Dan hurriedly brought Xuan Bing from outside, but when he entered the door, he found that he stood up in a daze.
[This foreshadowing is well laid out in the plot, one is that Ying Yuan drank wish-like wine, and it is not easy to wake up after immersing himself in a dream;
Again, Ying Yuan was blind at this time. Even if he opens his eyes, he may not be awake, and it will be easier for him to lose the reality of his dreams.
It's boring if people are too sober and realistic, and with the foreshadowing of this "sweet dream", the next dramatized content will be more logical]
Ying Yuan walked around in a daze, inadvertently bumped into the screen and retreated.
If you look closely, you will find that his face did not feel much when it first touched the screen, and it bounced back until the resistance was too great and his face was squeezed out of shape;
It's embarrassing and cute haha, I personally appreciate Cheng Yi's point-
In any form of drama, even if it is an idol drama, he will not give up the sense of realism.
Ying Yuan was touched by the real thing, and subconsciously imagined the screen in front of him as something else, or someone else;
A light transition, and we are transported to his dream.
There, the Three Realms were peaceful and there were no casualties, Yan Dan took Ying Yuan out of the Heavenly Realm and went to live an easy life for ordinary people;
Ying Yuan opened his heart to Yan Dan without scruples and confessed his true feelings.
Ying Yuan in the dream stretched out a hand to Yan Dan, which coincided with reality, light turned to darkness, freedom turned to closure;
This transition is still quite infectious, and just one hand hints at that kind of secret pursuit-
His hand continued to stretch forward, and a suppressed longing stretched out.
With a melodious and sad soundtrack, this camera movement is one of my favorite shots in the whole play, and it is also 100% in line with the love theme of the male and female protagonists of "Agarwood Like Crumbs".
Yan Dan also stretched out his hand from the other side of the screen and covered his shadow, as if this would allow the two of them to absorb warmth at the same time.
Ying Yuan held Yan Dan's face in his dream and kissed the blazing screen outside the dream-
"Xiao Mengdie" flew out of Yan Dan's purse and flew around the two of them, bringing her into his fantasy.
Personally, I think that the atmosphere of the scene "Screen Kiss" is progressive and very good;
Moreover, there is a thin, tough, unbreakable screen between the two from beginning to end, and its metaphor is also very consistent with the ever-present obstacle in the story-
Is it the system in front of you, or the emotional error, the irreparable rift, morality, life and death, and so on......
And I think that the only "disobedience" in this scene is the position of the actors, that is, the details of the action.
When the director arranged for the male and female protagonists to kiss the screen, he pressed too hard and too close, which was a bit unaesthetic in terms of appearance-
It's not that I have to abandon the real for the sake of looking good, it's just that the real must have real meaning, and the gains outweigh the losses.
This paragraph focuses on "metaphor", in fact, there is no need to be like this.
And the action design and shooting method here still seem a little greasy and messy for some reason;
The impact of the scale of the kiss scene broke the warmth and poignancy just now, and the audience's eyes were attracted by the actors' movements, and they didn't have the heart to feel the atmosphere.
In fact, just rub it on the screen, lean on it, or stick your mouth up, just have the meaning of warmth;
But the effect of the original film here is a bit lacking in "subtle blankness" -
And they have really kissed in the bathtub before, and here is another screen kiss, which seems that the sense of estrangement is not so strong.
So I think that this plot is not impossible, nor is it impossible to watch, but it can be filmed better, and it is just a little flawed.
Watching this paragraph at the time, I once again felt the "straight man attributes" of the director of this play, he is almost a little psychologically delicate in women-
There are a lot of kiss scenes in this drama, but sometimes it is not necessary, and the ambiguity can be interpreted more advanced through filming technology;
I can imagine the scene where the off-camera director can't wait to incarnate a "head squad" and let them "kiss me hard".
Let's talk about the performance:
In these episodes, there is another interesting point - the male protagonist is blind throughout the whole process.
So, when the characters can't see each other and can't show their eyes, how can the actors show their feelings and performances?
Or let me ask everyone, if you play Ying Yuan, how should you show emotions to the audience?
By increasing the range of movements, by increasing the expression on the face, or by simply doing subtraction, by acting out a sad and sluggish patient posture?
But actor Cheng Yi didn't do that.
After watching a few scenes, I found that he performed with "breath", which is a highlight.
For example:
After the "bath bucket kiss" last night, Yan Dan, who disguised his identity, chatted and wrote with Ying Yuan, and named the wooden house with great anticipation.
Listening to her bold words and deeds, Ying Yuan thought to himself and guessed Yan Dan's identity a little;
Take a look at Ying Yuan's performance:
At first, he sat upright, almost motionless;
After Yan Dan handed him the brush with a big grin, he rubbed the residual warmth on the pen shaft, and began to suspect that it was Yan Dan who had been with him-
You can see that once he began to doubt, his breathing became short, and he couldn't help but snicker when he thought of Yan Dan.
In order to verify the conjecture, Ying Yuan gently reached out and touched her-
He was still breathing rapidly and emotionally charged as he pulled away from his thoughts, but you could see that when he reached out, his breathing was almost frozen.
Because when a great doubt is magnified step by step in a person's heart, he will naturally get excited;
But when he mustered up the courage to verify it at the last moment, out of nervousness and uncertainty, he might have "held his breath".
And according to Ying Yuan's character, it is impossible for him to show his emotions in front of others, he will only pretend to be calm-
Do you want Ying Yuan to suddenly get nervous and snort and touch people's faces? That's not going to work.
And you look again :
After Ying Yuan touched the bite on Yan Dan's lips and asked her what was wrong, Yan Dan pushed him away in panic and stumbled to excuse;
Ying Yuan also didn't move in this process, because he was pricking up his ears and listening carefully to her-
Her language, her reaction, didn't she lie?
So don't look at his body retreating here, but his head and ears are biased towards Yan, and he looks very attentive to listening.
(And being pushed away by her like this, I personally speculate that Ying Yuan is also a little embarrassed;
So he didn't hold his ground, and he couldn't let her feel lost or unstable. ）
After listening, Ying Yuan withdrew his head with doubts;
Ying Yuan looked back on last night's memory, and finally guessed Yan Dan's identity-
You see, when he avoids others and thinks about things on his own, he starts to breathe heavally again.
And looked carefully at her throat, thinking of "the wound on her mouth", Ying Yuan also pursed his lips and swallowed his saliva.
But Ying Yuan didn't want to delay Yan Dan, so after the initial excitement, he began to be "depressed" again-
Look at him, his breathing is not too violent, but his body and shoulders are shaking, and his hair is floating with it.
This is not emotional, because he has no hope in his heart, and he has sentenced the death penalty for this relationship early-
So at this time, he is in a desperate and fragile state of mind.
So in this plot, the actor's handling is eye-catching:
Whether it is according to Ying Yuan's quiet personality or a person's psychological state after suddenly becoming blind, it is unlikely that his movements and expressions will become exaggerated;
But blindfolding affects the conveyance of feelings, so the actor acts through small movements and even "breathing" -
It's a very conscientious thing, who would notice such a small thing you say?
usually chases this kind of ancient puppet drama, who is not "banging" eating takeaway snacks and watching it casually at double speed;
But he seems to believe that some viewers can understand him, which is also a kind of hope and persistence of serious actors.
Not only that, but the male protagonist also grasps the details of the blind very well:
For example, even if he can't see Yan Dan, when he touches her face and puts a hairpin on her, he will consciously lower his face and turn back;
Because he is very measured as a cold and self-controlled emperor, he can also feel the breath and temperature of Yan lightly, so that he can't even take care of this etiquette.
Another example is here, Yan Dan helped him untie the scarf in front of him-
The moment the sun hit his eyes, he subconsciously turned his head to dodge, and his eyelids tightened suddenly;
Before opening his eyes, he was stimulated by the light again, and he slowed down before he opened his fragile eyes.
And here, Yan Dan knew that only his own heart could save Ying Yuan, and when she tried to say this, he immediately asked her to stop;
You see, Ying Yuan knew that Yan Dan was on his left, but he wasn't sure about her specific position and posture-
Therefore, he hesitated to turn his head, tentatively reached out his hand, touched her gently, and then held her firmly after making sure that he touched her shoulder;
Although he was excited and anxious, he still took into account Yan Dan's safety and the defense of men and women, and grabbed it violently without coming up.
And after he successfully pressed Yan Dan's shoulder, although he wanted to use all means to intimidate her and dispel her thoughts, his eyes were invisible after all-
So you will find that his eyes can't find focus, have no look, and can't look at Yan Dan, so he can only keep them symbolically open.
Do you think that's the end of it, and there's more!
Ying Yuan was angry and wanted to go by himself, pay attention to his exit action-
When he walks out of the camera, he can see it through his lower body posture:
He stopped quietly, put his weight on his right leg, stretched out his left leg to test the exact position of the steps, and then groped his way down.
In fact, this close-up shot can't shoot his feet at all, but the actor still completed these details seriously.
The key is not to exaggerate, not to show off, even if no one sees that he is willing, this is the touching part.
Unlike some actors acting, I can't wait for you to see all his efforts, exaggeratedly "modeling", the more like this, the more fake it becomes;
Personally, I think it's a bit sad that an actor who has won the title of "explosive acting" in this way -
for they do not see their own vanity and emptiness, and cannot progress;
relies on the narrow aesthetics of those fans, but it is only enough to carnival in a small circle.
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