Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 124 Performance Teaching
An Xiaoqian raised her head slightly, and first made a long and pretentious "hmm" sound from her nasal cavity, with the ending tone slightly rising, showing her dignity.

Then her beautiful eyes moved, as if she suddenly came to her senses, her eyebrows slightly frowned, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.

She opened her mouth and asked, "Hmm? Xiao Beizi, what exactly is this Su Yu Yin Tao Qing Tang? Why don't you tell me quickly?"

Hu Xiaobei blinked, a sly smile on his face. He bowed slightly and said in a long tone, "Your Majesty, this is clear water noodles~"

An Xiaoqian was stunned when she heard this and could no longer act.

Her lips pursed, her eyes narrowed slightly, her right hand clenched into a fist and raised slightly, sneering, "Great, you're having fun with this, right? Congratulations, you've successfully caught my attention..."

Hu Xiaobei didn't seem to be flustered at all. He just raised his right hand and said calmly, "Qiudou Sack, I have something to say."

An Xiaoqian took a step closer, secretly grabbing the corner of his clothes with her left hand, staring at Hu Xiaobei with her beautiful eyes, and said nonchalantly: "Very good, please start your sophistry."

Hu Xiaobei cleared his throat and stated calmly, "The following is what happened. The school has asked me to teach your 02 Acting Department classes for a week, and I agreed."

An Xiaoqian's body stiffened slightly, and her expression froze instantly. Fortunately, she had been pretending to be indifferent just now, so it was not very obvious.

Hu Xiaobei's smile became more and more sincere, like a gentle reminder from a brother next door.

"Student An Xiaoqian, you don't want to spend the next week... um... um... right?" As he spoke, his eyebrows intentionally twitched upwards twice.

An Xiaoqian tilted her little head, raised the corners of her mouth, tried hard to force a smile, and blinked her beautiful big eyes twice.

At the same time, he silently retracted his left hand, and his right hand slowly turned from a small fist into an OK shape.

Hu Xiaobei nodded with satisfaction, a look of satisfaction on his face, and said as if commenting, "Well... this child is teachable, this child is teachable."

An Xiaoqian's face turned bitter, and she blinked her innocent big eyes. She decided to keep a low profile before the end of the month and reduce her presence as much as possible.

Fortunately, at this time, Liu Xiaoli also returned with some ammunition.

An Xiaoqian quickly avoided the high-risk area and brought her two companions to her mother to help carry the vegetables.

After the meal, An Xiaoqian not only did not try to persuade him to stay, but also hinted that it was getting late. She was completely different from before.

Hu Xiaobei didn't bother to argue with her. After dinner, he left with a big bag of things.

Although he didn't bring any gifts when he came, he was given a lot of fruits when he left.

It's not that he doesn't observe etiquette, but they have a good relationship with each other, and it would be inappropriate to deliberately bring gifts to the dinner.

As for eating and taking at the same time, it is not a moral issue.

After all, all the clothes, shoes, and underwear he wore from head to toe were bought by Liu Xiaoli.

On Monday, in the class of the 02 undergraduate class of the Department of Performance at Beijing Film Academy.

The students sit in the front row, and the teachers sit in the back row.

Hu Xiaobei did not prepare any teaching materials, but spoke without a script.

He first explained some classic acting theories, such as the emotional memory in Stanislavsky's system, and the relationship between body movements and inner activities.

Combined with clips from classic movies and plays, this paper analyzes how actors use techniques to shape characters.

For example, in "The Godfather", Marlon Brando showed majesty and restraint through subtle expressions and tone.

In addition, characters from classic literature and film and television works are assigned to students, allowing them to conduct in-depth analysis from the aspects of character background, personality formation, motivation and goals.

And teach them in an easy-to-understand way how to better write character biographies and then present them through performances.

For example, analyze the character characteristics of Cheng Dieyi in "Farewell My Concubine".

Guide students to understand the characters from different perspectives and explore the inner world of the characters from aspects such as the characters' growth experience and social environment.

Have students perform based on role analysis and incorporate their understanding of the role into their performance.

Finally, the teachers have a unified program and assign homework.

If the first day was still a theoretical class, the next day was completely different. Hu Xiaobei applied for a digital camera to film each student's individual performance.

Lines are the basis of performance. Hu Xiaobei had previously assigned homework, asking students to practice tongue twisters to improve the accuracy and clarity of pronunciation.

We also selected some classic film and television lines for students to imitate, and asked them to pay attention to issues such as intonation, speaking speed, and stress in advance.

Being able to speak without a script is the most basic requirement, so he assigns homework in advance to give students time to memorize and recite.

Hu Xiaobei activated his spiritual perception ability and continuously performed perceptual analysis when students were expressing low, medium and high notes, anger, joy, sadness and other lines.

Therefore, we can quickly identify the problems of each student and provide targeted solutions and improvement suggestions for each student.

For example, contestants like An Xiaoqian who have a baby voice.

If she were asked to say some explosive lines or lines full of gangster spirit, it would definitely be extremely awkward and a pure mismatch of resources.

On this point, whether it is acting or singing, the principles are the same.

It's like asking Stephen Chow to act in a drama, Chen Daoming to act in a comedy, and Huang Neck to act in an idol drama.

No matter how good their performance is, it is probably not satisfactory.

Therefore, Hu Xiaobei’s advice has never been to let them learn acting aimlessly.

Instead, we conduct targeted screening based on their respective appearance, personality, voice and other conditions, in order to select the type of role that is suitable for them to play.

On the third day, Hu Xiaobei gave them basic physical training.

Practicing postures such as standing, sitting, and walking can make the limbs more natural and coordinated.

And design specific situations to allow students to express their emotions through body movements.

For example, he uses body language to express happiness, sadness, fear, etc., so that the audience can understand his expression without the help of words.

At the same time, teach them to pay attention to the details of body language, such as trembling fingers when nervous, and light steps when excited.

The students' performance was quite good. Firstly, they already had a certain level of performance skills, and secondly, the homework assigned by Hu Xiaobei on the first day included relevant content.

For example, let them express their ideas through body language as much as possible outside of class.

In short, it is an alternative kind of mute.

Of course, the mute can still speak in a babbling way, using the tone of voice to influence people who do not understand sign language.

They couldn't do that because Hu Xiaobei required them to express themselves through body language.

Simple things like eating, sleeping, being happy, and being sad are all fine, but once there is something more complex to express, the difficulty increases exponentially.

On the fourth day, Hu Xiaobei taught them how to manage facial expressions.

For example, by practicing different expressions in front of the mirror, such as smiling, laughing, crying, anger, etc., observe your facial changes and make adjustments.

Watch the facial expressions of actors in classic film and television works and analyze how they convey complex emotions through their expressions.

Different situations are also set up to allow students to perform individual facial expressions, such as expressions in situations of surprise, loss, etc.

On the fifth day, Hu Xiaobei taught them improvisational performance.

He set up targeted situations and roles for each student based on their characteristics.

Allowing students to improvise without preparation exercises their reaction ability and creativity, allowing them to find their position more quickly.

For example, set the scenario as "meeting your first love, friend, enemy, or old leader whom you haven't seen for many years at the train station."

Another example is "You meet friends or lovers you haven't seen for many years at a bus stop during a rainstorm, but time is limited and you have to go your separate ways."

Another example is "anxiously waiting at the door of the hospital emergency room, acting out situations such as father's death, mother's car accident, wife giving birth, difficult labor, mother and child being safe, and the child not being yours" and so on.

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