This situation is something that Hugo has never encountered before in his career as an actor. The performance is very smooth and the pictures presented are perfect, but there is a lack of chemical reaction during the entire performance, which is quite regrettable.

In fact, if Hugo's performance just now is presented on the big screen, there is no problem. At least it is a safety card and passes the qualification. But the problem is that no one wants to "pass the qualification" at least not those who pursue acting skills and have no desire to do so.

Hugo understood what Quentin and Samuel meant. This kind of spark is mysterious, but it is actually very simple. It is a power deep in the soul. Just like when Hugo played the role of Amon Goss, his eyes could have a terrifying power, deep as if it was a black hole that could absorb all the vitality around him; the same was true for Hugo when he played Sam Baldwin. Some slight changes in his eyes and smiles at the corners of his mouth. Sometimes the audience could not even notice such subtle treatment, but the overall effect on the picture was completely different.

This spark bursts out during the performance, the key is to find resonance between the actors and the character. It may be the overlap of the actors and the character’s experience, it may be the actor’s in-depth understanding of the character’s experience, it may be the actor’s understanding of the character’s personality, it may be the product of the two actors’ motivation to each other when acting in the opposite scene.

But the problem is that the character Vincent does not have such an entry point, his characteristics are not obvious, or it can be said that Hugo's exploration of the character is not profound enough, which makes Hugo's performance sufficiently, but also dull.

"So, do you remember what we said about the character Vincent before?" Quentin said as he looked at Hugo who was in silence.

Hugo nodded slightly, "Of course. Some wise but a little nervous, some serious but a little humorous, some impatient but calm down. He has a shiny back and a suit and tie. He looks like an elegant gentleman of the Golden Age, but he does cruel and cold-blooded things."

"Yes, that's it!" It was this conversation that made Quentin firmly determined that Hugo must be the one. He patted Hugo on the shoulder hard, "Give me a performance like this! Please, Hugo, this is the first scene to start the filming, don't let me down."

Facing Quentin's words, Hugo smiled helplessly, put both sides on his shoulders, his palms facing up, and then pressed them up and down, indicating that he was under great pressure. This action made Quentin laugh immediately.

After the filming was restarted, Hugo really relaxed a little, but Quentin felt that Hugo was too relaxed, and his performance seemed a bit greasy and exaggerated, which was inconsistent with the black humorous style; when the filming started, Hugo was stuck on the lines; when the fifth time, the performance seemed too restrictive... It can be clearly felt that Hugo's hands seemed to be tied up, and he could not achieve the level of the whole show, and it was getting worse and worse, which was not good news for the crew of "Pulp Novels".

After eight consecutive times, Hugo took the initiative to shout "Card". He walked out of the car and apologized to the crew again and again, "Qentin, I need twenty minutes." Quentin didn't say anything more, nodded and agreed.

Samora stood there a little at a loss. He had never encountered such a situation and didn't know what to do. In the end, Stacey came over and patted him on the shoulder, "Let Hugo be quiet by himself, the space for the actor to think. If he needs it, he will call you."

Since today's shooting site is on the street, it is difficult for Hugo to find a completely quiet place. He didn't walk far away, so he found a relatively clean place at the corner of the street, sat down directly, and rubbed his face hard, trying to calm himself down.

In fact, before this, Hugo had analyzed the role of Vincent, but he was always unable to grasp the essence of Vincent, which made Hugo appear as a headless fly during the performance.

But what are Vincent's characteristics? Could it be that Hugo can only play roles with outstanding characteristics and outstanding personality? This possibility makes Hugo a little panicked. Because Hugo doesn't want to be the kind of actor who can only play distinctive roles, he hopes to reach a deeper level.

What is the highest level of acting? It can definitely be said that this matter is different from one person. There are 1,000 Hamlets in a thousand readers. Similarly, there are 1,000 actors in a thousand performances, and there are 1,000 film critics in a thousand acting skills.

Some people believe that the vivid restoration of real historical characters makes the audience mistakenly think that the actor is possessed by historical characters. This is the acting skill. For example, Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Maiden played by Meryl Streep, Queen Elizabeth II played by Helen Mirren, Abraham Lincoln played by Daniel Day Lewis. Aman Gos played by Hugo Lancaster also falls into this category. It is precisely because of the realistic character that it has triggered widespread discussions and even rumors of beautifying the Nazis.

Some people think that the personality of the virtual characters is fully displayed and the authenticity of the story is clearly conveyed outside the screen. This is the acting. For example, Heath Ledger plays the Joker in "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight", Robert De Niro plays the Travis in "Taxi Driver", and Jack Nicholson plays the McMurphy in "Flying Over the Crazy Asylum".

Some people think that outlining the details of ordinary characters makes the characters on the screen infinitely close to life, just like characters that appear next door neighbors on the way home, making the audience unable to distinguish the differences between movies and life. This is acting, for example, Dustin Hoffman played Ted Kramer in "The Kramers", Kevin Spacey played Leicester in "American Beauty", and Bill Murray (trumpeting ll.murray) played Bob in "Lost Tokyo (lost.in.translation).

If it was when he was a supporting actor, Hugo's understanding of acting was the simplest way to "play like whatever he plays", but after he became an actor, Hugo knew that if an actor simply focused on "play like what he plays like", then perhaps he would not be able to make a breakthrough in his life.

Indeed, it is a very high level to play like something, but no matter how high this level is, it is always "imitation". The object of imitation may be a real historical character, a fictional character in the novel, or a Hugo relies on his own time travel to imitate the original character actor... In this way, even if Hugo can finally reach the realm of "playing like something", he will always be an imitator.

An excellent actor, in fact, "whatever plays likes" can only be said to be the foundation. To achieve excellence, you must have such a level, but this is not enough. A truly great actor not only needs to play likes likes, but also inject his understanding of the role into it. In short, it is to turn this role into his own. He can only change it to Hugo's Amon Goss, and it cannot be replaced by any other actor. He deeply imprints Hugo's own characteristics on the role; he can even use his own experience to interpret the role, interpret and dig out more deep things in the role, and make the role "live". This is the real success.

Although Hugo has only appeared in four movies, each of them has different challenges. Hugo has started to seek his own breakthrough from simple imitation. Now he is in a very vague state: he is trying to find the intersection between himself and the script character, and find his understanding of the character; at the same time, he is trying to integrate himself into the character and try to interpret the character's own characteristics.

But obviously, this is not an easy task. Hugo is trying in "Seattle Night" and "Schindler's List", but so far, the characters in the script still occupy the main part. Hugo has never been able to get out of the role after the "Schindler's List" was completed. This is why Amon Goss has begun to erode his brain.

Therefore, Hugo knew that it was not easy for him to make a breakthrough, which was why Hugo chose "pulp novels" after repeated consideration.

Strictly speaking, the "challenge difficulty" of the character Vincent in "Pulp Novels" is indeed not as good as any character Hugo played before, and is inferior to "Shawshank Redemption". This is also the inevitable result of the director Quentin's strong style. But in fact, the challenges brought to Hugo by the character Vincent is indeed completely different, which allows Hugo to analyze the role and understand the performance from different angles. Perhaps, this will have different gains. Obviously, Hugo felt this impact in the first scene of the filming.

The character Vincent can obviously be summarized as the category of "ordinary people". It is like an ordinary gangster who can be seen everywhere in life. He does not have many characteristics. He is not like the "godfather" and "good guy" and other works with distinctive personality. Even compared to Jules' "Bible" fragments with signature effects, Vincent lacks such highlights.

This can be seen from the discussion caused by "Pulp Novels" among future movie fans. When people mention the characters in this movie, they may mention Jules, who always recites the "Bible" before every murder, Miya, who is a bit nervous but confused, but may mention Butcher, but few people will mention the male protagonist Vincent. Even if they mention it, most of them only remember the dance that has been famous in history.

So, Vincent is a character without outstanding characteristics.

Hugo believes that if he can perform Vincent, a "down-to-earth" character like Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey and others, then his understanding of acting can also make a breakthrough. He will not be eaten by the character like "Schindler's list", but let himself eat the character and present a character belonging to the Hugo version.
Chapter completed!