I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 424
I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor Chapter 424
Since when was Kang Woo-jin ‘Henry Gordon’? The spacious set was crowded with Columbia Studio executives and officials, with hundreds of foreign staff and Hollywood actors…
-widely!
With the first slate…
“action·”
Ever since director Ahn Ga-bok’s first sign sounded to announce the official crank-in, Kang Woo-jin has been ‘Henry Gordon’ · The first filming of ‘Clierrot: Birth of a Villain’ has begun · Hundreds of eyes and ears are focused on one place · Everyone sees Kang Woo-jin who has been put in ·
All thoughts are different…
‘If you show as much tension as you did during the audition screen test, there’s nothing to worry about.’
‘I wonder if the script reading was really a bluff or not?’
‘Even though it’s my first filming, I’m still as calm as I was then. By the way, a lot of people have gathered… I guess they’ve all come to judge Kang Woo-jin’s acting… How are you going to repay me?’
‘I will decide whether what I saw during the reading was ‘adequate’ or the best.’
Although they said completely different things because they all had different positions, their intentions ultimately had a similar meaning.
Show me your acting…
Next, Kang Woo-jin walked into the artificially created raindrops. Wearing a black hooded zip-up and jeans, he was already in the mood for ‘Henry Gordon’. He released ‘Henry Gordon’ into reality. ‘Henry Gordon’ spread through all his veins. ‘Corporal Jin Seon-cheol’ mixed together· both a soft guy and a rough guy·
“······”
However, for Kang Woo-jin now, the reins he had been holding back had been released. In the scenario, there was no emotional build-up at the beginning and it was a ‘tragic’ moment just before the awakening of ‘Henry Gordon’, but for me, the joy that was like a ‘comedy’ was boiling over. ·
He was already ‘Henry Gordon’ himself.
In Kang Woo-jin’s eyes, he could not see hundreds of spectators, numerous cameras, boom microphones or lighting devices overhead. Even the artificial heavy rain was real. The scenario was also true and this was no different. Therefore, Woo-jin had a job to do as ‘Henry Gordon’. Just do it…
The shoulders are bent and the posture is strange…
It was the edge of a cliff…
If you are pushed here, something will be born… Woojin was feeling it himself… When he opens the door to this pizza place, the person he was until now will disappear…
So what should I do?
– Bang bang bang!
Kang Woo-jin carried out the first massacre without a care in the world… With a gory smile… Several more gunshots were heard… Then, the camera slowly moved to Woo-jin’s side from the front… Kang Woo-jin held a gun in one hand…
“Phew-”
Letting out a mysterious breath, I raised my head to the ceiling. I closed my eyes. I felt like I could hear classical music from somewhere. No, it was actually playing. The source was the TV that wasn’t turned off. That encouraged Woojin.
‘Joker’ is about to wake up…
As the sound of classical music becomes deeper, the madness that resonates in Kang Woo-jin’s heart grows in size.
-Ugh·
He lowered his face from the ceiling… His smile became several times deeper… He rolled his eyes… A heavy piece of meat strewn at his feet, a floor covered in blood and flour, an interior littered with various objects…
At this time·
-Kugugu goong!
Thunder rumbled again along with heavy rain. Lightning struck and the dark pizza shop was bright. Kang Woo-jin suddenly coughed.
“Puetch!”
It was because of the flour all over his face. He sniffed and threw the gun in his hand onto a nearby table. It was a table that was still standing even though everything had fallen over. Woojin’s expression was normal. A face that just existed in this space normally.
-Ugh·
He moved his feet… and then…
“Ugh!”
He slipped slightly. It was because of the wet blood on the floor. Kang Woo-jin barely managed to keep his balance while leaning on the forearm of the heavy piece of meat. The camera captured his face in close-up. His eyes were slightly widened. It was a trivial emotion, like a ‘mistake’.
A few light movements make the form of ‘Henry Gordon’ more vivid.
However, this was not in the scenario…
‘······Wait a minute, was there such a movement? I mean, there was no coughing or slipping, etc.?’
‘You’re so damn flexible… You’re taking care of the expression while taking advantage of those details…’
In a way, the dozens of actors from ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’ who came to the scene to prepare…
‘Such life-like actions bring out the picture of madness several times… It’s soft and realistic… No, I’ve only watched it for a few minutes, but all I can see is ‘Henry Gordon’…’
He was having difficulty holding his breath· Concentration was high· The shade had suddenly stopped assessing Kang Woo-jin’s acting· It was closer to being absorbed in the power of pure enjoyment and not being able to think about anything else·
Among such actors, a Hollywood actor who looks at the monitor with his eyes wide open especially stands out.
‘Henry Gordon’ at the audition wasn’t the end…’
It was Chris Hartnett. He had attractive brown eyes and had an ambiguous face between smiling and seriousness.
‘You had something worse than that, right? What on earth is that crazy expression? Every little movement has an impact and the tension never ends… How the hell did that man…’
Director Ang Bok, with short white hair and wrinkle-filled headphones, shouted ‘Action’…
“······”
He was staring at the monitors without saying a word. He didn’t even blink, and the world was serious. He was determined not to miss a single moment. He was different from the slowly excited Hollywood actors. No, he was the only one among hundreds of foreigners. Everyone experienced Kang Woo-jin through an audition script reading, but only director Ahn Ga-bok experienced Kang Woo-jin in reality.
I knew better than anyone how absurd his acting was.
Therefore, there is no room for shock.
‘Not through the eyes of the audience, but through the eyes of the director…’
Kang Woo-jin’s acting can be eaten if you look away for a moment. He is the kind of person who devours directors, writers, etc. Director Ahn Ga-bok experienced something like that several times in ‘Leech’.
‘Anyone would be distracted if they saw the character I created running rampant in real life.’
Even though it is based on a scenario, the character that Kang Woo-jin embodies is free-spirited. He sometimes feels frustrated because it goes far beyond the director’s imagination.
‘The movement of Kang Woo-jin’s crazy life right now is also like that. Because of those things, the volume of the scene has become several times bigger…’
The executive producer, who was standing next to director Ahn Ga-bok with his arms crossed and watching Woojin’s performance on the monitor, also felt it. She seemed impressed and laughed.
‘If the writer of ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’ had seen this performance, he would have cried… But were those movements improvised? Or did you make it? Anyway, it was the correct answer. What made him ‘Joker’ was…
soon·
“Cut·”
Director Angabok stood up and gave a sign… It was not an NG… To change the composition… Only at this time did he gather among the hundreds of foreigners gathered behind Director Gabok Ang…
“Whoa-”
“her······”
Breathing sounds were heard · Murmurs grew louder · ‘Columbia Studio’ executives were busy talking seriously among themselves, and dozens of actors and their staff couldn’t take their eyes off the monitor as if dumbfounded · ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’ production crew was everywhere. An exclamation flowed out…
Director Anga Bok, who glanced at the foreigners behind him, was amazed and his spirit rose.
‘Yes – Kang Woo-jin’s acting creates the same situation in Korea and here…’
Because the ‘leech’ time overlapped…
Meanwhile, Kang Woo-jin inside the pizza restaurant on set…
-Ugh·
He was holding out his hand to the heavy actor who was lying on the floor with a poker face.
“Catch it”
The heavy actor, covered in blood and flour, held Woojin’s hand…
“Oh, thank you·”
“No, are you okay?”
“yes·”
I was a little dumbfounded…
‘Isn’t the speed at which the switch returns too fast? It’s abnormal, but…’
Because the return of emotions was so quick…
After a while…
Dozens of foreign staff rushed into the pizzeria set… Because it had to be restored to the original state… However, because there were a lot of people involved, it didn’t take long…
“action·”
Filming soon resumed. Heavy rain poured down again and Kang Woo-jin enters the pizza restaurant. The same scene was repeated at least five times.
“Let’s make the cut ratio a little stronger…”
There were also changes in camera composition, actors’ positions, and props and devices. Perhaps because it was the first cut of the first shoot, director Anga Bok was full of passion. However, none of the actors, including Kang Woo-jin, complained, and this was the same for the hundreds of foreign production crew members. It was because everyone was professional.
About an hour passed like that…
The filming of the first cut of the storyboard was barely finished. However, it seemed that the location would not be moved. It was natural. The next scene was also set on the set of this pizza restaurant. Although it was fixed in the same place for over an hour, many foreigners, including dozens of Hollywood actors, were there. Not a single person left…
“The ‘moderate amount’ at the script reading was true…”
“Well, honestly, I didn’t think there would be this much of a difference-”
“But there’s something about Kang Woo-jin’s acting… It’s strange to say, but it doesn’t feel like acting… I keep feeling like I’m watching the real-life ‘Henry Gordon’…”
“For me too, even though it’s a good method, the level of emotional recovery I saw earlier was ridiculous… I wonder how many repetitions it took to achieve that level.”
At this time, Kang Woo-jin was talking with director Ahn Ga-bok inside the pizza restaurant. It was related to the next scene, and a heavy Hollywood actor was also there.
“Woojin, you can continue to act as comfortably as you want. Is there anything you need?”
Kang Woo-jin looked down at the floor and calmly answered the question.
“I wish there was a little more flour on the floor…”
“flour?”
“yes·”
“Of course…”
After more flour was sprinkled on the floor, director Anga Bok and the staff left. Soon, only Kang Woo-jin and the heavy actor camera remained inside the pizza restaurant. A few minutes later, director Gabok Ang, sitting in a place where hundreds of foreigners lined up, gave the sign again.
“action·”
The heavy actor… no, the pizza restaurant owner had suddenly turned into a piece of meat strewn on the floor. Kang Woo-jin or ‘Henry Gordon’ crossed the piece of meat. The camera followed. The volume of the TV on the table in front of the kitchen was turned up.
-♬♪
The classical music playing doubled in volume. The heavy rain and thunder outside were almost drowned out. Kang Woo-jin raised both hands. He brushed away his chin-length wet hair. Flour was all over his face and his face was pale. Blood was splattered all over the place. The camera started shooting. I captured Woojin from the front. He took a deep breath.
“Seup-Paha·”
I’m smiling… The corners of my mouth that are hanging on my ears don’t go down…
Soon, Kang Woo-jin…
-Ugh·
I started dancing… Surrendering my body to the sound of classical music… It was a simple dance… I rode a wave gently, took a sudden step, then glided forward, or spun around in my seat… In the process, I hit a heavy piece of meat on the floor several times. I jumped over…
I accidentally kicked a piece of meat…
That can happen when you dance, right?
Kang Woo-jin, who was gradually turning into a clown, looked down at the piece of meat and briefly apologized.
“sorry·”
He falls in love with classical music again…
At the same time, joy came out of my mouth…
“Kkkkkk! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
This is it… This is the feeling… A sense of liberation spread throughout Kang Woo-jin’s body… The sight of a hideous clown with a pale face dancing to classical music…
-♬♪
It was extremely bizarre. The whole thing was vividly captured on camera. Anyway, Woojin, who was shaking his body in the middle of the day, suddenly stopped dancing. It was because he discovered something he had just stepped on.
“oh-”
Cards scattered everywhere along with broken beer bottles. Among them, Kang Woo-jin picks up a card covered in blood. A ‘clown’ with a mischievous expression is drawn on the card.
I also saw the writing…
-‘JOKER’
Kang Woo-jin, who looked down at the card for a moment, smiled and said…
“Is ‘JOKER’ good?”
According to the scenario, this was the end of the scene. Therefore, Chris and the dozens of actors watching the monitor tried to let out the breath they had been holding in. Likewise, director Ga-bok Ang watched for a moment and tried to shout the ‘cut’ sign.
but·
“hmm?”
The scene ended, but Kang Woo-jin on the monitor did not stop. At this, Chris Hartnett and the actors narrowed their eyebrows or tilted their heads.
‘what?’
‘Was there more movement? It’s not… what is it?’
‘What on earth are you going to do?’
Director Ga-bok Ang also had the same feeling, but…
“······”
Watching · Kang Woo-jin on the monitor roughly wiped the blood on the card with his hand · The ‘clown’ in the card became clearer · Then he moved his remaining hand · Touched his cheek · Flour · Kang Woo-jin looked up with a flash of something. · I found a small, square mirror attached to the wall ·
It wasn’t finished, it was half broken…
However, it was clearly reflecting Kang Woo-jin’s face. He slowly approached the mirror. The camera followed him. He looked at the card in Woo-jin’s hand, which was right in front of the mirror.
“hmm·”
He looked at his face again in the mirror· It was similar· The ‘clown’ appearance in the ‘JOKER’ card and the current self· However, it was a little lacking· Kang Woo-jin picked up a handful of flour scattered on a nearby table and rubbed it on his face· It turned several times more white…
And then…
-Ugh·
I looked around the floor again…
“That should be enough…”
He approached the heavy piece of meat lying on the floor. One hand was covered in blood that had flowed from the piece of meat. Then he returned to the mirror. Woojin, who was looking at the mirror, stopped for a few seconds and suddenly turned his face to the camera right next to him. From here on, I act using the camera as a mirror…
The fact that I stopped in front of the mirror just before gave me an editing point.
“From the eyebrows-”
Woojin, full of smiles, modeled his eyebrows using the blood from his remaining hand, using the ‘clown’ from the ‘JOKER’ card as a model. Red eyebrows were created on his pale face. Next, he filled in the area around both eyes and a fairly large red dot on the tip of his nose. I took a picture of
“It’s not enough…”
There wasn’t enough blood. Kang Woo-jin, who had replenished the blood on the floor, stood in front of the camera again…
-Szek·
He put his blood-soaked palm to his mouth· Red was all around the mouth· It was not complete· Kang Woo-jin drew a shape with both index fingers· Before he knew it, the grotesque thick mouth shape of a bright smile was completed·
Blood on my pale face…
Kang Woo-jin checked the ‘clown’ card in his hand and…
“Hehe, it’s the same…”
Woojin, who completed the ‘JOKER’ face with blood, raised his head and stared at the camera in front of his nose. He stuffed the card in his hand into his hoodie pocket. He immediately attached both index fingers to the tip of the drawn red lips.
And then the world smiled brightly…
“It’s fantastic…”
A tear slipped from his eye…
In the mind of Chris Hartnett, with his mouth wide open among the countless foreigners who are watching all of this through the monitor…
“······The trophy is his”
The ‘Academy Award’ was glimmering…