Although she is only a small role, it is an important step in Yang Yun's life. At the age of 20, she clearly understood what it was like to make a movie for the first time and how far away from her dream.
Yang Yun is the only Asian actor in the film, and some American Olympians and famous gymnasts from France, Spain and Australia also participated in the film.
Jessica Bendinger, the director of this film, is the screenwriter of many famous films, including Sex and the City. This is the first time that she directed independently. The film tells the story of a girl who has a talent for gymnastics, and finally back in the game for family reasons.
Yang Yun is the only Asian athlete in the film and the first China gymnast to enter Hollywood.
English is a stepping stone.
Yang Yun especially thanked Chinese American girl Lisa for landing in Hollywood. Lisa is a huge gymnast and has just graduated from college. In order to watch the gymnastics competition, Lisa flew from the United States to Athens at her own expense last year, and bought tickets for all the key events of the Olympic Games to cheer for her favorite world gymnasts.
At the end of last year, when Lisa heard from friends that Hollywood was going to make a film about gymnasts and recruit young people with gymnastics background and language ability to participate in the filming, she immediately told the China Gymnastics Team this information, hoping that everyone would spread it widely and see who was interested in applying. The news reached Yang Yun, who had just retired, and Yang Yun signed it without hesitation. The enthusiastic Lisa became Yang Yun's agent.
The director requires an actor to have three important conditions: gymnastics background, language ability and acting talent. As for acting talent, Yang Yun has never been an actress, and she doesn't know. As for language ability, Yang Yun is very frank: "When I retired from the national team, I only knew one or two hundred words, and my English was poor."
Knowing that he might face an opportunity, Yang Yun immediately signed up for an English class. In Li Ning's English training class for athletes, Yang Yun studies English hard. After three months, she was smart enough to have a simple conversation in English.
Now, Yang Yun's English level is still not high, but she has received a lot of praise. Her American colleagues all said: "Yang Yun is very talented, with good pronunciation and strong imitation ability, even better than many people with high GRE scores."
Get an audition for three exams
The whole process of applying for the role is very complicated, which took almost half a year. According to the request, Yang Yun specially asked someone to take a video for her and send it to the United States. In the video, Yang Yun will introduce himself in English and Chinese, and then read a line in English. After watching this tape, the director is satisfied and goes to the next step, or selects actors through video.
Yang Yun made a video for himself for the second time. The basic content is similar to the first one, but the content is added. The English lines he read were changed into a long paragraph and performed on gymnastics equipment to let the director know his recent sports state.
The second "video interview" passed as scheduled, and Yang Yun got a valuable "telephone interview" opportunity. This interview is still to examine Yang Yun's English ability. A few months later, she still clearly remembers the contents of the "telephone interview".
"The whole process always takes ***5 minutes. The other party greeted me in English first, and then asked me how old I was and how many years I had been a gymnast. I understood all these English questions and I answered them smoothly in English. After listening, the other party said' OK' and asked me to wait for the notice. After a while, I knew that I had passed the exam three times and finally had the opportunity to try the lens in the United States. " After passing the exam, all expenses of Yang Yun's trip to the United States will be borne by the film crew.
The first time I got an electric shock was because Liu Xuan was "body double"
It doesn't seem entirely correct to say that Yang Yun has never been exposed to electricity. On June 5438+ 10, 2003, he and Sun Zeng acted as "body double" and played some scenes in the TV series "Me and Dad".
Many people who don't know the situation think that Yang Yun has gone to make body double for Liu Xuan, and even Yang Yun himself is puzzled. Early that morning, Yang Yun and Jiao Xiao entered the arena and filmed all day. Finally, Jiao Xiao became the body double of Liu Xuan, and Yang Yun played a Dutch gymnast with golden hair gel. Both girls did a few simple moves and came down. Originally, I should have a deep memory of the first Electric Shock, but it may be because there is no plot and Yang Yun has finished before he tasted anything.
Yang Yun, who has almost no acting experience, has never even made a short film like MTV. When asked about any photo opportunities, she thought for a long time and said, "Dancing in TV."
When the actress's dream was hidden in Yang Yun's heart for a long time, she immediately applied for admission to the Central Academy of Drama after she retired from the gymnastics team, but there was no response to the Chinese opera. Table tennis player Angelababy introduced Yang Yun to the Broadcasting Department of Guang Bei (Communication University of China), and the materials were approved. Yang Yun will officially enter school in September this year.
Since I became an athlete, these are almost all social experiences in Yang Yun. Yang Yun, who has been working hard, said, "Although I have no performance experience, I always thought it would be nice if I had a chance to try. I really want to go this way. "
Go on the road at Yang Wei's suggestion.
Olympic champion Yang Wei is Yang Yun's boyfriend for many years. Since Yang Yun retired, the news spread slowly. In Yang Yun's mind, Yang Wei, who is several years older than her, has gone far beyond her boyfriend's feeling, and has been with her for many years, like a relative.
Although it is stipulated in the team that players should not fall in love too early, the coaches have been tacitly understanding to this day, without much interference, for Yang Wei and Yang Yun are childhood friends, encouraging each other and not delaying their achievements.
When Yang Yun went abroad this time, Yang Wei called and told many details as in the past. But after all, they are all common words that pay attention to safety, walk more and see more.
Yang Yun said that I always feel relaxed with Yang Wei. "He never asks me anything, so I have to do something. I used to go abroad with team coaches and players, so I don't have to worry about anything. This is my first time to come to America alone. Yang Wei said, I want to learn to take care of myself and take this opportunity to gain more knowledge and lay a foundation for my future goals. In fact, he has to train every day and doesn't care so much. As long as I am safe and happy, he will be satisfied. "
I shot three scenes the day before.
On the first day of shooting, Yang Yun entered the studio from 9: 00 a.m. to 1 1 p.m. at night, and filmed three scenes of her whole day.
The first scene is a simulation scene of gymnastics competition, in which athletes line up to enter the stadium, and Yang Yun ranks second; In the second scene, Yang Yun tied his foot with a bandage; The third scene is to put on equipment and do some actions. Yang Yun may play the teammate of female No.1, so greet and encourage each other in English.
After the first day, Yang Yun didn't know what kind of scene she left behind. The director praised her for her good expression and vivid movements, and may give more shots.
Lisa, Yang Yun's agent, said, "It seems that all the crew are not hungry. Admission after breakfast, lunch at 4 pm, and call it a day after 1 1 in the afternoon. Nobody said anything about dinner. Everyone went home. I want to take Yang Yun to get something to eat, but all the shops are closed, so we have to go back to bed quickly. Today, an American girl (one of the actors) has a birthday. Her mother brought a cake, lit candles, sang a birthday song for her, and stopped filming for 5 minutes. Other times, she is working. There are some snacks on the set to satisfy her hunger, and she can't remember to eat them. "
"Let some Hollywood directors remember Yang Yun's face, which is also our original purpose. In the future, people need actors with such temperament. If they have the right role, they may think of her. Then the purpose of this filming will be achieved. "
Yang Yun took two days to shoot, and the content of the second day was similar to that of the first day. Yang Yun was chosen to do some free exercises and balance wood movements. After the filming, director Jessica said with tears: "This movie has realized my gymnastics dream, thank you!" Jessica is nearly 1.80 meters tall. She practiced gymnastics when she was a child, but she probably gave up because of her height.
The biggest gain is to open your eyes.
It was not until the official shooting that Yang Yun knew what she could do in Hollywood this time. It is said that the main roles are all professional actors, and female No.1, No.2 and No.3 can definitely not play. Yang Yun will definitely play a supporting role. In fact, even bit part can only get it based on excellent performance.
Yang Yun's Asian face, acting talent and sportsmanship won her the favor of directors. Although she didn't become the leading role, a good signal is that at least 100 actors from all over the world participated in the filming. The director selected eight people to shoot posters, including six professional actors and two athletes, and Yang Yun was successfully selected.
"I never thought about what I would be like in Hollywood. Everything is a fresh and precious experience for me. Watching them decorate the lights, watching them make up, and watching how a movie is made are all things I need to know, which I have never been exposed to before. Hollywood is the best film production base in the world. After reading so much, I feel I have learned a lot. "
Talking about his feelings in Hollywood, Yang Yun said, "What impressed me most was that I said that my achievements here were impressive. Athletes and directors respect me very much, which makes me feel that my past achievements are useful here. At home, if I fill out a form and say how many champions I have won, people will definitely say that I have a problem. "
After filming, Yang Yun will soon return to China to prepare for her college life. She said, "If there is an opportunity in the future, I still want to make a movie and take the road of acting."
Yang Yun file: Hunan native,1born on February 2, 1984, began to practice gymnastics at the age of 5, and 12 joined the gymnastics team of the Training Bureau of the State Sports Commission.
1August, 1999, won the first place in the women's balance beam in the national gymnastics championship.
1September, 1999, won the women's all-around, women's vault, women's individual all-around and women's balance beam, and won the second place in women's floor exercise.
In May 2000, she won the first place in the women's vault in the national gymnastics championship.
In September 2000, she won the bronze medal in women's uneven bars and the fifth place in floor exercise at the Sydney Olympic Games.
200 1 September, participated in a friendly match and withdrew due to injury.
200 1 Team first in the national gymnastics championship.
In 2002, the national gymnastics championship ranked second in all-around, vault first, uneven bars first, balance beam third and floor exercise second.