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Surprise is Dong Chengyi's greatest feeling after watching Pass.

This is the recording scene of Actor in Place. When Ren Min, Dong Siyi, and Chen Youwei starred in "Getting Through", there were bursts of applause. Tutor Dong Chengyi took the lead in speaking. "What surprised me most was Chen Youwei." Before that, he criticized Chen Youwei for "crying like chewing gum" after performing a to the sky kingdom.

After being scolded for two consecutive periods, Chen Youwei finally pulled back a game in the third game. Chen Kaige, the director, contributed a lot. Seeing that Chen Youwei easily crossed the railing of the subway station, Chen Kaige specially designed a chase for him to give full play to his physical advantages. The right role and the director's training finally made his acting by going up one flight of stairs.

In addition to young actors, some middle-aged actors who are not popular, such as Wen, also showed their strength through this stage. From Mei Lanfang to parasites, she can firmly grasp the audience's eyes in every scene. Ni Hongjie, who doesn't often appear in the audience's field of vision, also received three scripts one day after the program started, which was recognized by the market.

Perhaps this is the value of actor programs. Through Actor in Place, the director can better understand the current actor market; Actors can also get what they want-young actors can improve their acting skills and middle-aged actors can get a bigger stage.

Recently, the second season of "Actor in Place" held a media communication meeting on the topics triggered by the program. Qiu Yue, general manager of Penguin Film Studio Group and producer of the second season of Actor in Place, Xu Yang, director of Penguin Film Studio of Coordinate System and producer of the second season of Actor in Place, respectively responded to topics such as evaluation criteria, actor performance and market feedback.

At the communication meeting, Qiuyue explained the original intention of the program to the media. "This year's epidemic, many dramas didn't start, and the actors didn't do it. With this demand, we found a director, and interestingly, they also claimed that they could not find a good actor. After understanding the situation of this market, we found that there is a space between supply and demand, which triggered our incision on the category of actors. On the one hand, actors need to be seen by more people, on the other hand, the director hopes to find better actors. "

"Pass" is a pun. Not only did they pass through the story, but more importantly, did these actors pass through their own performances? "Chen Kaige understood the fragment of" Pass "directed by himself.

It can be seen that there are many young actors in this season's "Actors in Place", and some of them are even idol-transformed actors who have no previous performance experience. When it comes to the criteria for choosing actors, Qiuyue said that it mainly depends on their original intention. "Do you want to have more popularity and exposure, or do you want to eat this bowl of rice for actors in the future? The communication expression here is completely different. "

"We need places to give young people opportunities. In the first issue, everyone said that Chen Youwei was an idol. He has thought a lot about this issue. He understands that he will face this industry in the future and rely on what to stand in this industry. " Qiuyue said that before coming, including Zhang Zhiyuan, they could fully foresee the pressure they might face.

To improve acting skills, the individual efforts of actors are of course very important, but the cultivation of directors is also very important. Many young actors are willing to risk "overturning" until "the actors are in place" because of the guidance of four directors. Several directors have different training methods-

Chen Kaige is encouraging teaching. Even though Chen Youwei was ridiculed by everyone after playing the empresses in the palace, Chen Kaige encouraged him. "Only when you encounter numerous criticisms can your career as an actor last long." "Even with a small income, you didn't come to the show" Actor in Place "for nothing."

Jing M.Guo will use skills to stimulate the potential of actors. For example, in the scene of "The Painted Skin", Jason and Ding were deliberately scolded and cried to stimulate their emotions. After the play, tell them jokes and relax their emotions. In the end, with the help of photography and music, two actors from idols finally completed the filming smoothly.

Zhao Wei will boldly change the play according to the characteristics of the actors. For example, when directing a segment of Yesterday's Yellow Flower, Jia Yi's sister switched with his patient, and the slow-moving Li Zhinan played Jia Yi's brother. In the end, Li Zhinan's natural and true performance was unanimously recognized by the instructors.

Dong Shengyi, on the other hand, is the most severe director recognized by the actors, and the critics are merciless. From the earliest saying that Chen Youwei "cried like chewing gum", Wang Churan only had a face value but no personality, and then saying that Zhang greatly "was a thief", he wanted to make young actors realize their shortcomings with severe criticism and really put themselves into the role.

But seeing young actors with real acting skills, Dong Shengyi will spare no effort to praise them. For example, after "Pass the Customs", Ren Min was praised as "really acting, with unlimited future"; After Bad Genius, he praised Ding for "carrying the burden of idols, but he can also be very powerful". I even said that Yoko Spicy had a chance to win the film after watching the movie "Thief's Home".

For young actors who want to cross the border, directors also seriously point out their shortcomings and help them step by step into the door of actors. For example, Victor Ma, who was the first to enter the public's field of vision with a variety of music, was criticized for being too tight when filming Parasites, but his performance was much relaxed when filming No Love. Producer Wang even sent him an invitation on the spot. "He is suitable to play a loyal, a bit procrastinating and a bit funny bad boy in our future projects."

Xu Yang, the producer of Actor in Place, mentioned in an interview that the choice of four directors, Chen Kaige, Dong Chengyi, Zhao Wei and Jing M.Guo, was the result of comprehensive consideration. "We hope to invite directors with different styles in the industry to enter this system as much as possible."

Actor in Place helps young actors hone their acting skills, but it also presents the complexity of the market. If you want to get a better role, you don't just have to act well. For example, Chen Youwei was first designated as an S-class actor by the producers, which is the market standard. Qiuyue once said in an interview that "Actor in Place" is not a performance competition program from beginning to end, but a program that reflects the ecology of real actors in this industry. Therefore, "the standard of the market is the standard of the program, but the standard of the market has never been single."

Documentary Xu Yang also said that the value of entertainment products, like documentaries, should arouse users' thinking. "If our program can really reflect the real status quo of some industries in the program, arouse everyone's thinking, or poke everyone's cognitive pain points in the industry, it is also feedback on the market and the value of this industry."

For some time, due to marketization, traffic stars have occupied most of the audience's attention, and many unknown actors have faded out of public view. The original actors rediscovered these actors.

"I think the core and basic purpose and value of all performance programs is to let the actors be seen." Xu Yang, producer of Actor in Place, said.

Qiuyue said that the program "Actors in Place" was first developed because he saw the pain points of this industry. "Many actors feel that they have the ability or want to try new ways, but he has no chance. Actors have always been a particularly passive industry. No matter how powerful the actors are, they will ultimately be chosen by the market, directors, producers and investors. "

As a result, the program invited various types of actors, including newcomers with idol transformation, actors with stereotypes, and actors who want to cross the border. The status quo of these actors can restore the true face of the industry to the greatest extent. "Explosions must restore the true face of the industry to the greatest extent in order to truly impress people." Qiuyue said, "We just gave him a proving ground and a chance to try. What kind of performance in this opportunity depends on him. "

Through the program, let some actors who have been acting, but have been stereotyped, break through the restrictions of role labels and refresh the public's cognition of them.

For example, "Mei Lanfang" co-produced with Wen. After Meng Xiaodong's performance, a director found her and said that she didn't expect to play a good film texture. And the producer came to me and said she wanted to work with her. The actress, who has been spinning around in TV series in the past, finally showed the industry the possibility of her playing other types of roles.

What is even more surprising is the "old bones" such as Wen, Yu and so on. Through this stage, they can gain more affirmation and market opportunities.

Xu Yang, the producer of Actor in Place, mentioned in an interview that after the program started, Ni Hongjie once received three scripts a day, which really gained market recognition. Niu Junfeng, the winner of the first season of Actor in Place, has been scheduled for 2022.

While getting more exposure, "actors in place" can also help them jump out of their comfort zone and accept more professional guidance from the market.

This was the case when Ni Hongjie played her mother, Ayu, in Sheep Without a Shepherd. Chen Kaige wanted her to play a different mother, which made Ni Hongjie, who had always been confident, collapse. For such a mature actor, the director hopes to see more detailed and differentiated performances in addition to skilled skills.

Yang Zhigang, which is well-known in the whole country, was even criticized by Dong Shengyi after performing Beneficiary with Guo Xiaoting. Because his brother Guo Jingyu is a director, Yang Zhigang has not been worried about filming for many years, which has kept him in the comfort zone. Dong Chengyi let him contact with different directors and improve his requirements to help him break through the bottleneck and improve his acting skills.

"You will find that a person's possibilities will be amplified through constant attempts. We hope every actor can find what he wants. Including Yang Zhigang, they didn't even know what to do when they first arrived, but they found their passion and love for performing when they were young. This is what makes this program more meaningful, and it is also an important driving force to attract new actors in every season in the future. " Qiuyue said.

Good actors deserve to be seen by more people. After several years in sturm und drang, the current film and television industry has entered the stage of de-foaming. The audience hopes to see more good actors, and actors also hope to usher in an era of truly speaking by strength. No matter what kind of actor program, it should provide a bigger stage for powerful middle-aged actors to make up for the years they missed.

Why do we need actor programs?

Directors also need more realistic actor programs. Dong Shengyi said in the first issue of Actor in Place that he came here to meet more young actors. After being ridiculed by the empresses in the "Palace" cast, Chen Kaige also thanked the actors in the group. "The process of working with you is actually my learning process, learning how you young actors handle roles. This means a lot to me. "

Qiuyue also mentioned in the interview that many projects in the film and television winter could not be started and the actors could not shoot. Interestingly, the director is telling himself that he can't find a good actor. "They want new faces and breakthrough actors. But they don't have access to a lot of actors. " Qiuyue said. There is space between supply and demand, which is the basis of the birth of the program "Actor in Place".

It is the actors who need this kind of program most. As actress Qian Sun said, she may never get the chance to play the role of Zhen Xuan, but she can do it on the show. Actors need to find their own possibilities through different roles, and the market will give positive feedback after they break through the original framework. Ma Xue, the producer of Sheep Without a Shepherd, told Yoko Spicy on the show that Sean can jump out of the comedy role and she can become such a drama actress.

Not to mention the young actors who are transformed from idols. I also tried to break through myself, but I chose Chen Youwei who was not suitable for my role by mistake. After watching The Queen of the Palace, I finally chose a script that suits me. The program hopes to correct the performance of the actors through the intervention of the director.

"The casting of the director plays a decisive role in the guidance and adjustment of the actors, which is also part of the program." Qiuyue said that this process of mutual choice is the process of constant running-in between the actor's self-exploration and the director's help. "This is not a performance PK program. If I want to perform PK, I hope all the programs are perfect. But if I want to present the process of (two-way choice) and present the true psychology of the actors, I have to allow some deviations. In the deviation, the actors will be corrected in the running-in, which is also an important growth space for actors in this program. "

Jerry Chang had no performance experience before taking part in the show. When filming a crying scene in the Painted Skin, he endured more than 30 hours under the pressure of the whole team. The pressure on the crew to film is already great, especially for variety shows with tight time and heavy tasks. Newcomers can grow up quickly in it.

Finally, for the whole film and television industry, it is now in the period of industry adjustment, with fewer projects and more actors. This kind of program is just needed to create more opportunities for good actors and improve the efficiency of resource allocation in the industry. Let the really outstanding actors have scenes, and let the young actors who are new to the industry make continuous progress. This may be the reason why "actors in place" can make actors in place quickly.