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Anthony Hopkins Film Performance Art Research

Posted on:2019-10-23Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D R ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330596458530Subject:Theater, film and television
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Anthony Hopkins is an outstanding British film actor.He has been making films for more than 50 years,acting 102 films and more than 100 characters.By virtue of his skillful performance,he was awarded or nominated by Academy Award for Best Actor,the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor,the Best Actor of Britis Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards and so on.He was hailed by British television as one of the 100 greatest actors.Because of his outstanding contribution to the art of film and the huge influence in the international film industry,he was honored with a knighthood by the Queen of the United Kingdom.Anthony Hopkins' s performance is incredible and sincere,with tender and natural language.The characteristics of the characters he acts are changeable,at the same time,they still have charm of gentility.Whatever he is the gentle and affectionate nobility in Howards End,or bold and brave father in Legends of the Fall,or the gifted and kind old man in Hearts in Atlantis,or the deceitful,self-contemptuous but still conscientious president in Nixon,Anthony Hopkins always combines himself with the characters,performing the classic film images on the screen.This paper takes the performance of Anthony Hopkins as the researching object,based on the performance theory and the study method combining case studies,to systematically study the performance of Anthony Hopkins,to try to enhance his performance to the theory of study.Firstly,this paper makes an overview of his growing experience and filmmaking experience.These experience have great influence on his later performance creation.Secondly,based on Anthony Hopkins' s personal charming,this paper analyzes the invariability and variability of his characteristic.From Anthony Hopkins' s inner feeling and external Techniques,taking the case studies of his films such as The Silence of the Lambs and The Remains of the Day,this paper analyzes the performance of his screen roles,discussing the precise and delicate expression of his inner feelings and the proper limit of his language and gesture.At last,based on the theory of micro-expression,this paper analyzes the expression in his face and his eyes in the close-up shot.Combining with the theory of consciousness,this paper discusses the nature and sincerity in his performance,summarizing the live performance style of Anthony Hopkins in films.The study of performance of this paper is based on small things,based on the film performing art studies of British actor Anthony Hopkins and the performance theory,making deep analysis of his skillful performance,to provide a reference for the Performing Arts Employees.At the same time,the study of the performance of a single actor has also promoted the development of the theory of performing arts in the whole film,enriching the theoretical research of film performance practice.
Keywords/Search Tags:Anthony Hopkins, role shaping, Micro-expression performance, life performance
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