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022 Outstanding performance

"In my opinion, Charlie is an upright and kind young man. He is just a student in a preparatory school. He hopes that he can study in Ivy League schools like Harvard and Yale to start his life. He is elegant, gentle, energetic and ignorant. This is an age that is exploring the world. He has some of his own ideas, but he is not firm enough. This is an age of fluctuation. His outlook on life, values, and worldview are completing the final process of stereotype."

At this time, Hugo stood in front of the four people and talked freely, completely losing the tension he had before entering the conference room. It was not because he was no longer nervous, but because his sufficient preparation gave him enough confidence that he could express his views on this issue.

Such Hugo has an indescribable charm, vigor, confident, warm but not humble and gentle. In the eyes of Allen and others, they can't help but listen to Hugo's remarks seriously. As a screenwriter, Bo Goodman's understanding of the role is naturally more profound. There is still no look in his calm eyes, but only he himself knows that he is listening seriously, and his ears are sensitive.

"A young man like this doesn't seem to have many highlights on the surface. Maybe he is the mediocre among countless students. He can't find him even if he throws him into the crowd. But at the same time, I don't want to deny his excellence, not only for his excellent academic performance, but also because of his kindness in his heart, which is also his best part."

Hugo revealed his understanding of the role of Charlie in his head in one breath. After saying that, his nervousness was thrown behind him unknowingly, "I want me to show my kindness in thirty seconds? I don't know if it counts if I lead the old man across the road. Apart from that, I can't do anything else. If it were the role of Lieutenant Colonel Sred, it would be possible."

Allen was amused by Hugo's last joke, "Would you like to try a line from Lieutenant Colonel Sred? It seems that you are ready."

"Oh, no, no." Hugo waved his hand quickly, and then took out the script that was already slightly broken in his hand, and fell into the eyes of the four people in front of him. Hugo couldn't help but smile awkwardly, and put the script behind him again. "I don't think I can perform better than Pacino. To be precise, I don't think I can control the role of Lieutenant Colonel Sred."

“Because of age?”

"Not only age, but my acting skills are not strong enough now." After Hugo finished speaking, he showed a sincere smile.

"Why, don't you think you are a person with excellent acting skills?" The person who spoke was director Martin. His expression now seemed much more relaxed, and he could even see a smile in his eyes. However, Hugo was devoted to the audition question, but he didn't notice it.

"No, I don't think so." Hugo answered directly without much hesitation.

"Don't you know that if an actor has no confidence in himself, it will be difficult to convince others, and it will even become difficult to stand in front of the camera." Martin looked down at Hugo's resume, which recorded in detail Hugo's trajectory after his debut in a "small restaurant". These works have become Hugo's marks, allowing Martin to make accurate judgments.

"Actors need confidence, but at the same time, actors must have a full understanding of themselves. I am not a person with excellent acting skills, otherwise I will not be able to see me in recent newspaper headlines, right?" At this time, the Golden Raspberry Awards' Worst Actor Award became Hugo's cover, concealing the fact that his soul was traveling through time. Although Hugo had been an actor for five years before, he had never received formal acting learning at all. He learned all the actors' interpretations of the roles by watching movies. "But I am willing to learn because I have enough talent and I am willing to give corresponding sweat."

Acting skills are not achieved in one day, even if you are talented, Hugo may not have enough strength now, but it does not mean that Hugo still has no strength a year later.

Hearing Hugo's answer, Martin didn't say anything else, his eyes remained on Hugo's resume, and the screenwriter Bo, who sat next to him, spoke at this time, "Can I know what preparations you have made for the audition for the role of Charlie?"

"In fact, I did prepare a line for the audition." Hugo's words made the four people in front of him focus on him again, which made him feel a little nervous again. Hugo took a deep breath and asked, "Can I?"

Allen nodded and gave permission.

Hugo knew that this was the time for him to show his strength, and he had to show all the strength he had at present. The scene prepared by Hugo for the audition was the first time Charlie entered the cabin to meet Lieutenant Colonel Sred. It was very brief, but it concentrated on the panic and impatientness of Charlie when he first met the irritable Lieutenant Colonel as a student.

"Sir?" Hugo clapped his palms himself, as if it was a knock on the door. After saying that, Hugo looked around and suddenly realized: Joseph did not follow in. God, he was really slow to react, and he only realized this until now. If Joseph was not here, then who would help him play? Hugo couldn't help but be upset with his confusion. I guess Joseph had not obtained permission to enter the conference room, but he didn't realize it.

Just as Hugo was hesitating whether he would play two roles alone and continue the scene, Bo's voice suddenly rang out, "Don't call me sir!" Bo is already sixty years old this year, and his sound quality still has many similarities with Al Pacino. Although his voice is a bit rigid and has no acting skills, it is enough for Hugo.

Hugo suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with some nervousness and stuttering, "I, I'm sorry." Hugo's eyes crossed the heads of the four judges, deliberately staggering the focus, and looking at the messy shooting behind, his eyes floated around unconsciously because of their nervousness, "I mean 'sir', sir."

"Oh, I made an idiot, didn't you?"

Such straightforward words made Hugo suddenly become restless. He looked back at the door, as if he wanted to leave here. He nervously wiped the sweat in his palms on both sides of his pants, "No, sir... Then, uh, this..." Hugo wanted to ask someone for help because he couldn't find an accurate word to call the other party, but there was no one around him. His eyes looked at Bo Goodman, who helped him play, "Uh, Lieutenant, yes, sir, Zhong..."

"Lieutenant Colonel! I have served for twenty-six years and no one has ever been demoted to me for level 4."

Hugo's gaze couldn't help but drop, revealing his confusion and helplessness. He pursed his dry lips slightly, and stood there awkwardly, at a loss.

"Come in, stupid!" Bo didn't know where Hugo's performance ended, so he continued to recite the lines, but Hugo raised his head and said with a slightly shy smile, "My performance is over." With such a short performance, Hugo felt that it was indeed a little short.

Unlike the last audition for "Dahe Love", Hugo felt a sense of pleasure in his heart after performing his lines. After performing this seemingly simple scene today, Hugo seemed to have some vague experience.

Acting skills are not just about making expressions and reciting lines. If there is no way to combine the emotions and expressions of the lines and convey them together, then the image of facial paralysis will only be presented. The reason why acting skills can make the characters lively is because the actors give the characters lines, expressions, and body to vivid media, thus outlining the characters.

Hugo has always known this point. He is not a waste of time after watching so many classic movies, but it is not until today that Hugo truly understands this in his performance.

For example, in the scene just now, although it seemed like a few simple lines, it showed the honesty and kindness of the character Charlie, including his softness in the face of Lieutenant Colonel Sred's strength, as well as his nervousness about his repeated mistakes, and even the idea of ​​running away in panic, but because of his sense of responsibility, he chose to continue standing in place and then continue to make mistakes.

This scene is the simplest way to present Charlie's personality. This is also the reason why Hugo chose this scene for audition on the spot. Emotions such as nervousness, awkwardness, panic and other emotions have always existed during the audition process, and it will not be so difficult for Hugo to enter the situation. Judging from his performance just now, it is very outstanding.

"This scene is only thirty seconds before and after, so why don't you show it at the beginning?" Although I have to admit that Hugo's performance just now was very good, Allen was not so excited that he couldn't help himself, and still forced himself to calm down and continue to raise the problem.

"Because I don't want you to treat me as an idiot, just a gangster. I hope you know that I have conducted serious research on this role and found this performance that is most suitable for showing Charlie's personality. I hope you know my efforts." Hugo said honestly, and honestly expressed his thoughts.

This scene is actually not very difficult. If Hugo had performed this scene as soon as he started, he would probably be kicked out in less than a minute. He was considered lazy and lack of sincerity by Allen and others. But now after Hugo had explained all his ideas, he would perform this scene and accurately grasp the character of Charlie, which achieved the effect of extra points.

"Did you think that before you perform this scene, we will let you leave?" Allen was not that easy to fool, and he still asked relentlessly.
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