On September 27th, the Yamashita Academy Ivana Chabbock Performing Mentoring Master Workshop ended. Led by Hollywood star acting teacher Chabbock, the 14 trainees experienced five days of script analysis, rehearsal and practical practice.
Ivana Chabbock is a Hollywood Gold Medal Acting Director who has worked closely with renowned actors such as Brad Pitt, Harley Berry, Charlize Theron, And Kim Carey for decades, and her book The Power of the Actor is a global hit.
Chabbock directed Hollywood actor James Franco in preparing for the role of Harry in Spider-Man 3. At the end of the film, Harry dies to save Spider-Man. Chabbock used Franco's past wounds to inspire his performances, helping him transform death into "the part of life he wanted to kill", and told him that the dead were not necessarily victims, "The knot left by his father for Harry was too heavy, and death may be a relief and relief for him." In this performance, Harry does not have a hint of fear in the face of death, but shows a happy and peaceful look, presenting a touching performance.
Since then, Franco has received many invitations for new films, and has also been nominated for Best Actor in the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards for "127 Hours".
At the beginning of the course, Chabbock led the students through her twelve-step approach to acting, a technique that helps actors use trauma, pain, insecurities, distress, and beliefs about winning to drive characters to their goals. At the same time, the actor's own emotions will also be released and healed.
Next, Chabbock asked the trainees to use the movie "The Fault in the Stars" as an example and actually use The Chabbock acting method to prepare for the role. The heroine, Hazel, is a flower girl, but unfortunately suffers from cancer, and in the darkest moments of her life, she meets the male protagonist Augustus, who also suffers from cancer.
Chabbock asked the trainees to play Heizer, analyzing the "overall goal", "field goal" and "obstacle" of the role, and finding "alternatives".
After analysis, the participants believed that the goal of this session was "I need you to love me". Chabbock asked the students to do the "Emotional Diary" exercise. Each trainee prepares a pen and paper, then puts aside all distractions, clears his thoughts, and writes the words "I need you to love me" on the paper until a person in life comes to mind and then asks himself, "Why do I need his love?" This name in the mind can become a "substitute" for the male protagonist. Chabbock explained that the use of "substitution" can create a deep and complex emotional connection between actors and other characters, and this depth and complexity usually takes many years to precipitate.
Through the "emotional diary", the teacher can also better understand the pain in the students' hearts. In the group film dialogue exercise, she uses the emotional diary to explore and guide the emotions of the students, help the students find "alternatives", and improve the presentation of the performance.
In addition, in the actual shooting, the actor may perform a very close relationship with a strange opponent, which requires the actor to enter the scene quickly.
In Chabbock's view, "human emotions all over the world are connected", such as the spread of the epidemic has made everyone feel anxious, uneasy and afraid, and almost everyone in the world can experience this feeling. And in the same way, "the pain you experience, others can feel it." ”
Chabbock gave the trainees the "Chemistry" exercise. She asked the trainees to communicate with strangers with their eyes, thinking about their own pain, and the other party could feel empathy, thanking the other party for listening and understanding herself. Then she asked the two trainees to look at each other, imagining them hugging each other like family and lovers, trusting each other. Chabbock hopes to help actors trust each other faster and look more intimate through "chemistry" exercises.
At the end of the 25-hour emotional exploration and acting training, Chabbock told the students that no matter what cultural background and environment they come from, the primary needs of human beings are similar, as actors, we must bring real emotions, "We have a mission to tell the story of life through performance and inspire the audience, leading more people on your heroic journey."
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
Editor/Bow Lifang