Chapter 1672 - Harming Others Does No Good to Yourself (1/2)

When the lights came on again, the backdrop on stage had already been set up.

DFA’s students performed pretty well. It was clear that they really put in a lot of effort during this period.

But they still had many areas to improve on.

The judges gave pertinent critiques as well.

“The performance is still too choppy. Although I don’t understand Chinese and can’t understand many of the subtleties in your language, I can simply judge your acting skills based on your expressions, actions, and the pauses in between your lines. For these aspects, there are still things that are lacking,” Robert said, commenting on the students from Donghua Film Academy.

“For instance, when you ran over just now, your facial expression relaxed a little. You are going to send off your lover whom you might never ever meet again. Don’t think that just because you ran very fast, the audience cannot see your facial expression clearly. If you think a performance is just a performance, that it’s just acting, and carry such an attitude, you will never be able to improve and present a good production. You aren’t just simply performing, you have to integrate yourself into it. You may be standing on a stage right now, but the moment you stand up on stage, the stage becomes your world, and you are your character. Never forget this. The audience doesn’t want to see the character you play, but that character itself.”

After that, it was the performance by Donghua Academy of Drama.

Donghua Academy of Drama’s performance was about the same standard as that of Donghua Film Academy.

Xu Jiashan said, “There was a scene just now when Student Yu here did not face the audience from start to end. This is a stage—there are no multi-directional cameras provided for you guys—so it won’t be able to toggle between different angles like when you’re filming dramas. You guys can only find your own positions. You have to let the audience see you guys, or else, no matter how well you’ve portrayed the emotions or how exciting your performance is, it’s useless if the audience can’t see it. To put it plainly, your whole performance is based on teamwork. This isn’t just about a single person among you guys, so the student acting along with that person must take note as well. The moment you notice such a situation, don’t focus solely on wanting to show your face so that the audience can see you clearly, thinking that it’s for the best if the audience can’t see her. You have to bring her along with you. When she is talking, you have to give her the spotlight. In situations like these, don’t just steal the spotlight.”

After seeing the performance of the previous two schools, it was clear that their chances of winning were near zero.

Xu Jiashan pointed out all the petty little schemes concealed on stage with just a few words.

DAD’s Principal was fuming with rage.