Hualiu Director

Chapter 28 A Great Shot

On May 5, which is the third day of the ten-day production period, the most important scene will begin.

The crew came to an abandoned factory in Daxing early. Lin Hong admired Liao Xingmin's ability to find a set, because it was so similar to the original scene.

"You don't know how arrogant the gatekeeper was when we first came here, he almost let the dog bite us. But with Brother Liao around, everything is fine.

The second time I came here, guess what, Brother Liao chatted with the uncle for half an hour, and then it was done with only one cigarette and two bottles of wine.Brother Liao said that one roast chicken a day would be the rent, the uncle said that he would add another catty of peanuts, and Brother Liao said that he would have another plate of stewed chicken.You can see the enthusiasm between the uncle and Brother Liao just now, I bet that if the uncle has a granddaughter, he will definitely push him into the fire pit of Brother Liao. "

How much did it cost to rent this abandoned factory? This is what pd Xiao Liu must know. After hearing Zhang Wentong's admiration for Liao Xingmin, Xiao Liu is not calm. Is this really cheating?But after Xiao Liu chatted with the janitor for a while, the uncle pointed to the unfinished food and drinks on the table and said that this was the rent, and I gave it today.

Well, Xiao Liu can only report truthfully, this is not against the rules, he paid the rent, as for the cheap rent, that is the skill of his field affairs.

At nine o'clock, the actors arrived on the set, and the No. [-] heroine, who hadn't appeared since the beginning, finally revealed her true colors.

Ning Zi, one of the members of the Rocket Girls group in the growth camp of the first female group talent show held by the Penguin platform, later left the group midway because of the sand sculpture operation of the sand sculpture company, and finally she was banned by Penguin innocently.Because the filmmakers need to consider waiting until the issue of release and publicity, they can only abandon Ning Zi, and then she can only silently suffer the victim of the brain damage of the sand sculpture company.

At the beginning of this year, the contract between Ning Zi and the brokerage company expired. She fled the company immediately and announced that she had become Ning Zi's studio, and at the same time showed her favor to Penguin.In order to beat those disobedient brokerage companies, Penguin made an indirect statement with the news of Ning Zi's establishment of a studio, and would not block Ning Zi in the future.

It was definitely Lin Hong's idea to choose Ning Zi as Xiao Huayi. First of all, her popularity has declined severely due to being blocked in the past two years.Secondly, regardless of whether Xiaohua is in the script of "Zombie Studio" or "Don't Stop the Camera", she is the kind of flow Xiaohua character with touching acting skills, so Ning Zi, who is not good at acting but beautiful, fits the image design of the two scripts very well. Certainly, Lin Hong even wanted her original ecological performance, the more exaggerated and superficial the better.

pd Xiao Liu has been unable to complain, what works does Ning Zi have, is it a group variety show of Rocket Girls?Lin Hong is really crazy to use an idol who has no experience in film and television acting as the heroine. How did Director Chen Ge think that this kid is talented.

The venue has been set up, and this time the three cameras are turned on at the same time.

The No. 1 camera is now in the hands of Lao Tian played by Jin Shan. He is the photographer of the crew of "Zombie Studio". The first minute of content is shot by this camera.The second camera is controlled by Zeng Shuming. He shoots the first half of the final film in one shot. The scope of the lens is the actors and several crew members of the entire "Zombie Studio".Camera No. [-] is in the hands of Xing Wei. This is the deciphered content to be filmed in the second half of the final film.

Because it was an extraordinary one shot to the end, Lin Hong and the others followed the shooting sequence for half an hour. The prop artist Li Zimin and the makeup artist Liang Anni also checked their work repeatedly.

"Everyone, the content of our filming is that the crew encounters various problems, and there is a lot of exercise, so time and energy cannot be wasted, so I will not call cut unless it is absolutely necessary. I hope everyone remembers your position. If you forget the lines It doesn't matter, you can watch the teleprompter, this drama is so magical."

Lin Hong's words amused everyone, which is indeed the magic of this drama.

&nbction! "

Chen Yu plays Cai Kun, who is covered in blood and has pale skin, and moves forward with her hands up. Ning Zi, who looks terrified, plays Xiao Hua, who has disheveled hair. , Cai Kun", she wanted to use this to awaken Cai Kun's consciousness.

But Cai Kun has become zombified and can't hear anything. In the end, Xiao Hua didn't swing the ax at her former lover, so she was bitten to death by Cai Kun.

The lens of camera No. [-] zoomed in for a close-up, and Xiaohua actually blinked her eyes at this moment.

"cut!"

The lens of camera number two moves, and the crew of "Zombie Set" appears in the frame.Zhang Shan rushed forward angrily and roared at Xiaohua...

……

Lin Hong hides behind the No. [-] camera and moves along. Zhang Shan's acting skills are really good. This roaring scene is very interesting. It seems that replacing Li Xian with him is the right choice.

As the plot continued, the filming of "Zombie Studio" was full of twists and turns, and there were always inexplicable delays or random roles. If the actors hadn't read the script, they would definitely call Lin Hong crazy.

……

"cut!"

All the actors suspended their performances, because this time it was not the director Zhang Shan in the play who called, but the real director Lin Hong.Just now the No. [-] camera captured the content of the prop master delivering the dummy head to the actors.If this was an ordinary movie, it would be fine as long as this section was cut out, but what Lin Hong wanted was the one-shot content of the original version, so the No. [-] camera couldn't have any goofy shots.

The assistant prop man panicked. He knew he had screwed up.Lin Hong really wanted to scold people, but he couldn't help it, this is the real set, ng is very normal, especially how difficult this kind of shot that lasts for more than half an hour can only be known by shooting it once, it must be It can only be achieved by the cooperation of all the people in all departments. If one person makes a mistake in any link, all previous efforts will be wasted.

In short, no one knows how many times this scene will be filmed and how long it will take. The only thing everyone can do is try not to make mistakes, and then see if luck will listen.

"Makeup artist, costume artist, remake the actors, let's do it all over again."

Half an hour later, the three cameras were turned on again.Xiao Hua raised her ax and retreated, Cai Kun approached step by step and finally killed Xiao Hua...

……

"cut!"

This time, the clothes of the actor from the acting department who played the role of the camera assistant brother suddenly tore at the severed hand, and he was chasing Xiaohua with three hands.

……

"cut!"

The third ng, this time because Ning Zi's physical strength could no longer keep up, and Chen Yu who accidentally ran too fast caught up with him during the escape.

The three ng shoots took nearly three hours in total. Lin Hong checked the time and it was twenty one past one. At this time, the actors and crew were tired and hungry.It is definitely unwise to continue filming at this time. Punitive additional filming will only dampen the enthusiasm of the actors, and the effect will definitely be counterproductive.

"Eat, take a rest first, and come back at three o'clock."

Because night scenes are not suitable for chase scenes, this one-shot scene must be filmed during the day. If it is calculated based on the restart of an NG filming, it takes about an hour to change the makeup, and then at most two shots can be taken in the afternoon. field.

The lunch box was delivered, and Lin Hong opened it to see the braised pork, braised shrimp, braised eggplant, and poached eggs. Needless to say, this must be Liao Xingmin's face again. He remembered the meatballs, tomato scrambled eggs, and Chinese cabbage that were always the same in Hengdian. , the bento here is simply a luxury.

After the meal, everyone sat and rested in twos and threes, but Lin Hong was anxious. He didn't know if he could have a successful one today, so he kept thinking about how to shoot this shot well.

After thinking about it for half an hour, Lin Hong didn't think of any good solution, so he stood up and walked around the set. Everyone greeted Lin Hong when they saw Lin Hong. Even Ning Zi, who joined the set last, put down his water glass and stood up. greet.

"It's okay, you continue to rest, and I'll just walk around!"

Jin Shan had to say the hardest one, he had a lot of chase scenes today, but he was too fat, he was really tired after getting down in three ngs, at this moment he was already lying on the chair and fell asleep.

Nine out of ten fat people snore, and Jin Shan is the same. He lay on a chair with his head raised, his mouth half-opened, and his snoring sound was particularly rhythmic, and the interval between each time seemed to be drawn with a stopwatch.

Haha, I didn't expect snoring to be so rhythmic.As Lin Hong thought about it, he suddenly had an idea in his heart, that's right, isn't it just the rhythm that I have missed all morning!

Although the three ngs throughout the morning were caused by the actors and staff, the most critical problem lies with director Lin Hong, because he didn't grasp the rhythm of the ultra-long shot.

The advantage of the ultra-long lens is that it can restore the real situation and the atmosphere of the scene, reflecting the authenticity of the event.But all events or emotions should have ups and downs. It is wrong to be blindly plain, but if you are always in a state of tension and anxiety, then both the storyline and the emotions of the actors will be in a state of high pressure, which is prone to problems.

It’s like Jin Shan’s snoring, why should he stop? It’s for breathing. Only after breathing can he maintain this good rhythm and get rest.

In the same way, "Don't Stop the Camera" can't always maintain a fast-paced and tense chase. The three ng places are in the continuous chase scene, and there is no problem with the slower rhythm in the front.Does that mean that as long as you find a certain point in the chase scene, the actors can take a break. Although it is very short, like breathing, it can release the psychological pressure of the actors and crew.At the same time, you can also find the rhythm of the next content.

That's right, that's it.Lin Hong took out the script and studied it carefully. He was wondering which point could be divided.

At about 02:30, the cast and crew had almost rested, and at this time Lin Hong called everyone over.

"I summed up the ng problems in the morning. Our main error-prone place is the chase scene. Now I divide the chase scene into several paragraphs. First, when we get on the van, everyone takes a deep breath. Although the camera Keep shooting, but you can call cut again in your heart, take a deep breath and call action in your heart, and then perform the next shot.

Then the next node is Ning Zi, when you found a wound on your foot, everyone shouted an action in their hearts.

The next node is at the place where Ning Zi yelled continuously for 1 minute. Except for a few actors who entered the second camera, other people started to stack Arhats. Please try to be as fast as possible.

That is to say, you have to divide the outdoor scene into three parts in your heart. Although there will be no deliberate pauses in the middle, you have to find the rhythm yourself. "

As soon as Lin Hong finished speaking, Jin Shan kept nodding his head.

"Director Lin, this is a good way. Once you have divided into sections, I feel that my thinking is very clear. Although I 'died' early, I am also worried when I see them chasing. Now I only need to look forward to the nodes of the sections. People have a short-term goal on the long road, which will reduce a lot of psychological burden.”

"Yes, this method is good, why didn't I think of it?"

"Hey, if you Xingwei can think of it, you should be the director!"

The bickering between Zeng Shuming and Xing Wei has become a pair of live treasures of the crew, and their gags made the originally tense shooting atmosphere relaxed.

Just like what Jinshan described, Lin Hong built a few mental rest gas stations for this super long shot, and he should be able to go further this time.

&nbction! "

Xiao Hua retreats with an ax... "Lin Hong" yells at Xiao Hua and Cai Kun...Old Tian turns into a zombie and is carried into the scene...The director's assistant turns into a zombie...The three hide in the van.

The first node arrived, everyone took a deep breath, and then shouted "action" in their hearts, Xiaohua rushed out of the car and fought with the little assistant zombie... Xiaohua ran back to the room and found the wound on her foot, the camera zoomed in. Everyone What I think in my heart is to pass another level, come on, and I will succeed in the last two levels.

In order not to hurt Cai Kun, and to avoid being hacked to death by Hu Mei, Xiao Hua fled to the next hut... The thin voice yelled for a full minute.

There is the last segment, which everyone is looking forward to. Finally, the first shot captured all the necessary materials. Lin Hong waved his hand behind him. In "Zombie Studio", everyone ran away except for Xiao Hua and the unconscious Hu Mei. A stacked Arhat came to the rooftop.

On the bottom floor are the three hacked zombies, Lao Tian, ​​the director assistant and the radio operator, then on the second floor are the producer and Cai Kun, and on the top "Lin Hong" is carrying the assistant cameraman and her up the camera.

In the last scene, Xiaohua stands in the middle of the five-star magic circle with an ax and looks up at the camera.

Lin Hong was very excited, and it was finally going to be done. The field manager picked up the prompt board that had been prepared earlier, on which it was written "Persist for 15 seconds to stack arhats".So Xiao Hua looked at the camera as if it had turned black, and the stacked arhats on the other side were teetering. If other crew members hadn't stepped forward to help them up, they would have fallen down.

As soon as 15 seconds came, the people who stacked Arhats could no longer support themselves and rolled into a ball, but at this moment, everyone had smiles on their lips.This is the laugh required by both the scripts of "Zombie Studio" and "Don't Stop the Camera", but why not complete such an excited laugh with such a long shot.

"Cut! Perfect!"

This time is the most exciting of all Lin Hong's "cuts". His crew completed a great shot, which he believes will definitely be more exciting than the original.