WEEK 7

In this week’s class, we discussed about the actors’ performances. This is a very interesting part because I think that in a movie, the location of the shots and the layout of the pictures are very important, but there is also a good one. The actor’s ability to perform in the shot is also a key element that can affect the overall quality and look and feel of the film.

As Robin said in class, some actors can’t swim or drive and don’t even know how to run. What should be done in this situation. In fact, I thought about it myself that this kind of situation will inevitably happen in the future, and sometimes an actor is selected by the director or the investor, and the actor must be cast in this role, but for example, there is a scene The scene of driving, but the actor does not have a driver’s license and can’t drive. At this time, I encountered the situation mentioned above. How to solve this matter so that the filming can proceed smoothly. I thought about this problem myself after class, and then I tried to find ways to solve this problem on the internet and from my own experience. After that, I thought of two ways. The first is to let this actor learn about it in the first half of the filming. Driving a driver’s license or learning how to drive is the most straightforward and simple method, but after I thought about it, this method also has a loophole, that is, what to do if there is not enough time for the actor to test the driver’s license or learn how to drive before the shooting starts. It is possible that the shooting will start in one month, and it is impossible to complete the driver’s license test within this month. so this method is only applicable when the shooting time is relatively long. The second method I think is more practical and will not be limited. It is to use shooting skills to take shots of him driving and really driving. This method is to use a trailer and put the prop car on the trailer. After starting, the prop car can also feel like the prop car is driving in the shot. The actor only needs to sit in the driver’s seat and hold the steering wheel to pretend to be driving. This method has no limitations, as mentioned before. Time conditions will not constrain this solution.

I think no matter which method, it is most important to choose according to the situation and conditions at the time. It is the most important to make the actors perform more naturally and more beautifully in the shots.