Disaster Artist

Lu Qian has been busy for a whole week.

The reason why "The Raid" was able to win a round of applause, the male protagonist Iko Uwais and a group of professional martial artists are undoubtedly the core soul. The tough and professional martial arts scenes have reawakened people's love for traditional action movies. Detonate adrenaline.

To be precise, the reason why Gareth Evans had the inspiration for the "raid" was that he met Iko while filming a documentary, and then saw a spark in Iko.

Although other aspects of the film "The Raid" are also very, very important, it is no exaggeration to say that without Iko, there would be no film.

But now, Lu Qian put the cart before the horse, first conceived of the film "raid", and then came to look for actors, and the difficulty factor suddenly increased by several grades.

After a few days of work, Lu Qian even began to wonder if choosing "raid" was a mistake?

The difficulty in finding the "raid" male protagonist is that, actor/martial arts master, these two identities must be combined into one, and no link can be missing.

Professional martial arts masters are not many, but they are not rare. The question is, do these professional martial arts masters have the qualities to become movie actors?

This is obviously very, very difficult.

What is the "actor's sense of cinema" that the director often talks about?

In fact, it exists relying on the particularity of the big screen. Because of the proportional relationship of the big screen, the details of the actor's eyes, expressions, limbs and demeanor are all magnified, and then presented through the director's scheduling and composition, finally forming a The screen image, which appears in front of the audience, is often deviated from real life.

Especially when I used to shoot movies with film, the grainy texture of the film will test the actor's photogenic effect even more.

To put it simply, it is actually temperament and aura.

There is no direct relationship with the appearance. Some handsome guys and beauties are really good-looking, but on the big screen, they appear rigid, like wood, and have no charm at all; some actors are mediocre in appearance, and may not even conform to the mainstream aesthetics of society. Capturing the audience's eyes easily on the big screen.

Some people commented that this is a matter of "God's reward for eating", which is exactly the case.

If it is an ordinary action movie, or a supporting role, then casually looking for a group of professional martial arts masters will not have much impact, because they are not the focus of the camera, and the audience's attention will not be on them.

But in a movie like "Raid", there is almost no so-called plot. If it is played from beginning to end, the charm of the protagonist is also very important, otherwise the audience will not buy it. This is the soul of the movie.

"Actor's charm" is more important than a martial artist, which is why "Quick Pursuit" chose Keanu as the protagonist, even sacrificing the martial arts effect of the movie.

But Lu Qian was a little greedy. He hoped to find a suitable actor, and at the same time, he wanted to ensure the effect of martial arts. Both are indispensable.

It is precisely because of this that Lu Qian began to wander around different sets in Lanchuan, focusing his attention on those martial arts stand-ins.

Obviously, actors are not omnipotent, and it is impossible to have all kinds of martial arts. The most intuitive thing is that difficult martial arts scenes, racing scenes, jumping off buildings, walking through fire scenes, etc., often require professionals.

In addition, the actors also have their own flaws, so there are **** body doubles, hand doubles, back doubles, chest doubles, etc., to increase the presentation effect of the movie screen.

Almost all of these professional martial arts stand-ins have received professional training. Not only are they strong in their skills and their motor nerves are developed, but they also understand how to complete high-risk actions under the premise of safety——

The most important thing is how to present these scenes in a cool and handsome manner.

It's a pity that all the time, the stuntmen have not been able to get attention, at least compared to the weight and risk factor of their work, it is still far from enough.

The audience sees handsome and beautiful actors dying on the big screen, and they are fascinated and fascinated by it, but they seldom pay attention to the behind the hot scenes, how much the stunt doubles sweat and even risk their lives. It is also a direct result of the "spotlight effect".

However, the reason why a stuntman is a stuntman can't be an actor standing in front of the camera. The "actor's sense of cinema" is a congenital defect.

So, Lu Qian fell into a paradox——

It is almost an impossible task to find an actor who has both cinematic sense and professional martial arts ability.

On the one hand, Lu Qian posted the information about the recruitment of actors on the Actors Guild and waited for a reply; on the other hand, Lu Qian went out to find the target himself.

But after going around in circles for a whole week, going back and forth between at least twenty crews, there was still no progress, and there was no news from the Actors Guild, not even a suitable candidate.

There are millions of actors in Lan Chuan, but none of them can be found, as if they were trapped in a black hole of time and space.

It was so frustrating that Lu Qian began to doubt life.

Is "Raid" really going to die because it can't find a suitable actor? Or, his method is simply wrong, and he should leave Lanchuan and go to other cities to find it? Maybe the folks of ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger are hiding the next martial arts superstar?

However, in Lanchuan, it is already a needle in a haystack. If you go to other cities, it will be even more expansive.

However, Lu Qian is not a character who gives up easily. While thinking about other methods, he insists on going out and continues to search for the crew.

Standing at the door of the house, he raised his head, squinted his eyes and glanced at the scorching sun above his head. It was only nine o'clock, and he could already feel the power of the sun. It was foreseeable that this should be another sweaty day.

"Good morning, Director."

A polite greeting came from diagonally ahead, causing Lu Qian to follow the sound reflexively, and then he saw a middle-aged man in a black suit.

His short hair was neatly combed back, and his temples were faintly stained with gray. Because he was wearing a pair of sunglasses, he couldn't see his eyes clearly, but the neatly trimmed beard and the flat ironed suit still made him feel The order transmitted from the inside out, so that people ignore his tall and straight.

Visually, the physical height should be less than 170 centimeters, but the aura has already exceeded two meters.

But... who is this?

Lu Qian has never seen this face at all. Didn't the other party greet him, and there are other directors living in the apartment building?

If there is, it is not surprising. After all, this is Lanchuan, and the director and the actor are the same, and they are all over the street.

However, Lu Qian has never heard that there are directors among the neighbors, which is a little surprising.

"Director Lu, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Yu Shao."

Yu Shao?

who?

Looking at the person in front of him, Lu Qian had no impression at all.