At dawn, the sky grew brighter.

There is a huge magic capital, and many people also get up to prepare for a new busyness.

If you stand above the magic capital and look down on the whole city, you will find that the whole city is moving.

Buses began to run, and there were all kinds of private cars on the road.

Lujiazui, the central business district of the magic capital, naturally attracts countless crowds and vehicles to gather here.

But the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, located in Lujiazui, is a different scene.

The surrounding area is overgrown with weeds, and waist-high wild grass can be seen everywhere, as if the TV tower is surrounded.

The ground was also full of dead leaves, and some of the street trees by the roadside had withered or even collapsed, and some were so leafy that they grew as tall as several stories.

It seems that this is not a modern two-point cosmopolitan city, but some run-down town.

However, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower standing in the center, the landmark building of the magic capital, is enough to prove that this is still in the magic capital.

There are also prop cars wrapped in blue screens, various equipment, and two or three hundred crew employees who are busy everywhere, which also shows that a certain movie is being filmed here.

From one o'clock in the morning, it took three hours for two or three hundred people to set up the scene.

Li Qian is taking the crew to carry out the final preparation process.

"Where does the morning sun rise?"

Holding the drawing board in his hand, Li Qian turned his head and asked the people next to him.

"East," Fumimuno looked up and replied.

“... Which direction is east. ”

Zhang Zhonghua pointed in front of Li Qian, "Right in front of you." ”

"Let's simulate the sunset first, which can't be done by color grading alone. ”

Throwing the sketchpad to Wen Muye, Li Qian came to the lighting master's side.

The old god was drinking tea on the chair, and from time to time he pointed at the lighting team leader of his employees, and when he saw Li Qian coming, he hurriedly stuffed the teacup into the apprentice next to him, and immediately stood up.

"Director Li. ”

"Lao Wang, how are you preparing?"

"It's ready to shoot. ”

Li Qian glanced at him and nodded, "Let's simulate the sunset first, the sunset at around five o'clock in the afternoon." ”

This scene in the movie takes place in the evening, before the sun sets, and if it's summer, it's almost five o'clock, because you have to get back to the base before the sun sets, otherwise the zombies should come out.

As for why it's not noon, the actor will have a sense of urgency in the evening, zombies are afraid of the sun, and there is no need to be afraid at noon, and in the evening, if the weather changes, maybe when it will be dark, it will be more nervous.

But I couldn't shoot at 5 p.m., and if I shot in the studio, it would take a lot of post-production time.

Li Qian still wants to be released in the Lunar New Year, so everything that can be filmed is filmed in real time to save time in the later stage.

Outdoors, the feeling of the morning sun being photographed as the setting sun is still too technically difficult, and it is definitely not enough to rely on color grading and post-production.

"Okay, Director Li. ”

In response, Lao Wang, the leader of the lighting team, took his subordinates and debugged it himself.

Seeing that more than a dozen people in the lighting group were busy working, Li Qian turned his head and asked Wen Muye, "How much do you know about lighting, do you know the characteristics of the sunset?"

Fumimakuno thought for a moment and replied, "I've shot some MVs and commercials, and the pictures shot at sunset are really beautiful, but the MVs are not very demanding, and I haven't studied this aspect much. ”

"You still have to understand a little bit about all aspects, not to say that you can do it, at least you have to know how to do it, what do you think, Lao Zhang?" Li Qian asked Zhang Zhonghua again.

The lighting team is the department under the photographer, and as the director of photography, Zhang Zhonghua has long considered all aspects.

"Use a green gel to make up the temperature difference, and then add a half CTO orange gel to make up the temperature difference of the bulb, and the flash hits the person to produce a highlight ......."

"Almost, let's see how they tune it. ”

Close-ups and close-ups are still easy to do, but the large panorama is a problem, although the morning sun and sunset look similar.

The lighting team was busy for a while, and the sun began to rise.

Measure the light first, and after measuring the light, I started to try it again, and it happened to let Liu Ye try the play again.

Looking at the effect in the lens, Li Qian shook his head and put the walkie-talkie to his lips, "Add a full CTO orange color gel, and the height of the dawning sun is too low, and the angle should be adjusted." ”

"The contrast is weak, just right, but the overall brightness is too high. ”

"The edges of the shadows shouldn't be too blurry, but this post-production can be adjusted, almost. ”

As Li Qian corrected it over and over again, half an hour passed, and the sunlight also came from dawn to early morning, and there would not be much change in a period of time.

The morning sun looks similar to the sunset, but it is still clearer, brighter, and contrasts with the surrounding scenery, while the sunset looks a little dizzy, and it is gorgeous, and it blends in with the surrounding scenery, and the sky is orange-yellow-orange-yellow.

Of course, the lens of the sky, just find a place to shoot in the evening, there is no way to do this.

The morning sun is red with a little white light and has a relatively small range of warm colors, while the sunset is the opposite, often half of the sky is shrouded in warm colors.

The clouds are also very different, and then how to do the post-production, the early morning sky is like the evening, not to mention whether it is good or not, it is obviously not as simple as taking a shot at the sky in the afternoon.

"Alright, that's it, let's get started. ”

With a command, Li Qian sat back in front of the monitor.

Lao Wang, the leader of the lighting team, also breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately he was not scolded.

If you get scolded before filming starts, it won't be a shame.

But there is no way to continue to sit on a chair and drink tea, and command his subordinates to work, don't look at Li Qian is not a few years older than his son, and he doesn't care about his age when he scolds.

After a busy morning, the crew officially entered the state.

And looking at the old fritters of the crew, they suddenly became serious and hardworking, and Wen Muye couldn't help but admire Li Qian.

At such a young age, the crew, these old fritters who are more than ten or twenty years older than him, are convinced and obedient, not only relying on blockbuster movies, but also the key to all aspects of business.

It seems that in addition to the director's profession, I still have to learn other aspects of knowledge when I have time, don't make movies by myself and be looked down upon by others.

......

The metering was also measured, the focal length was also measured, Liu Ye also prepared for more than three hours, tried the positioning, and this lens was also simple, so he started shooting directly.

"The fifth scene, one shot at a time!"

"Let's go!"

Wen Muye shouted heavily at the loudspeaker, although it was the first time to do the execution work, but when he was the assistant director of the "Perfect World" crew, he looked at Xu Zheng with the horn, and he had imagined this scene countless times.

Looking down at the mirror, the waist-high wild grass was slightly trembling by the breeze, and a large head appeared in the monitor, holding a Type 95 rifle in his hand, followed by a small black back.

This is borrowed from the police dog base of the Modu Public Security Bureau, and the black back itself is a very common police dog, which can be competent for detectives, patrols, tracking, drug investigations, search and rescue, wrestling and so on.

Liu Ye walked forward slowly step by step, and the black back had already surpassed him, so he kept a warning distance of three or four departments, constantly sniffing something on the ground.

Without lines, there can be no lines.

The camera slowly rises, and the iconic Oriental Pearl Tower gradually appears in the lens.

"Okay, pass!"

There is no difficult shot, the core area of the CBD is overgrown with one-meter-high wild grass, and the actor is cautious with a gun, walking in front of the dog that opens the way for the owner.

This scene in the whole movie, one shot after another, at first glance, is actually not difficult except for special effects.

The environment, the state of the characters, and the background of the story can be perfectly integrated, which is the main thing.

This was followed by a deer hunt.

In the deserted metropolis, there is nothing strange about the appearance of wild animals.

As far as the magic capital is now, many relatively large wild animals have been found in the outer districts.

In the past, there were roe deer in the magic capital, which was a bit similar to deer, not to mention that the magic capital also had a zoo, and it was not uncommon to run out.

The sudden commotion aroused Liu Ye's vigilance, and he was not relieved that he was not a zombie and followed secretly.

Even if the sun hasn't set yet, it is theoretically impossible for zombies to come out, but in this environment, the human spirit is very sensitive, which is commonly known as a surprise.

Raise your gun, aim.

Suddenly, a female lion burst out and bit the fawn's neck with precision, struggling on the ground.

Liu Ye subconsciously wanted to shoot, but a more powerful male lion next to him, and a lion cub next to the male lion, interrupted his movements.

Apparently, this is a family, and in a lion pack, the lioness is in charge of the hunt.

In these last days, lions are also facing survival problems, and the virus infects not only humans but also animals.

Perhaps it was this lion family that reminded Liu Ye of his deceased wife and children, but in the end he didn't shoot, looked at his watch, and the time was not early, and watched his food being dragged away by the lion.

"Blackie, let's go. ”

After greeting him, Liu Ye left in the other direction.

Of course, the lion and the deer are fake, where can such an obedient lion cooperate with the shooting.

Everything went smoothly on the first day of filming, and there was no difficulty in acting, one scene, four shots, Liu Ye just said one line, or for the dog.

The scene of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower was filmed for three days, fortunately there was no overtime, and the filming was cleaned up after filming early in the morning, and then I rushed to the studio of the Magic City Film and Television Park in the morning to shoot some fragmentary indoor scenes, and finished work in the afternoon.

Three days later, it was still early in the morning, and the crew came to Nanjing Road Commercial Street.

But today is Saturday, the weekend, a large group of idle people came to watch, holding all kinds of mobile phones and cameras in their hands to take pictures.

"Thank you for your support, don't get too close, I hope you understand. ”

In the face of the enthusiastic melon-eating masses, there is no way to stop them except for the crew staff to use a human wall to stop them.

"Director Li, you still have to shoot in the magic capital for a few more days, where else do you want to shoot?"

"Director Li, sign my name. ”

"Why don't you destroy the Demon Capital and make the end of the world. ”

"Li Qian, do you want to perform in a group, just have a box lunch. ”

"Choose me, I haven't filmed yet, so I bring my own dry food. ”

"Why are you fighting, and you bring your own dry food, I also want a boxed lunch, I really want to taste what the crew's boxed lunch tastes like. ”

"Do you have chicken legs in the lunch box?"

"Haha. ”

.....

As he spoke, the crowd of onlookers burst into laughter.

The corners of Li Qian's mouth twitched, this group of people doesn't rest on weekends, and they shouldn't want to be tired from work on Monday.

After telling his subordinates, pay attention not to let people break into the end when the filming starts, Li Qian came to Liu Ye's side.

"Brother Ye, how do you feel about this scene of chatting with dummies, do you have any ideas?"

"There's no problem, it's just that I'm more lively and enthusiastic, this character is introverted and not good at words, and every time I try to talk to dogs and dummies, I can't talk completely. Liu Yedao.

The most difficult thing in filming is always to play someone who is completely different from yourself.

It's simple to play yourself.

Li Qian shook his head, "Personality is only one aspect, the most important thing is this environment, because no one can talk to you, even introverts in reality will not be able to chat, and the plot in the movie is that you know that no matter what you say, no one can answer, not only introverted, you have to show loneliness." ”

The word loneliness runs through the whole film.

When you are alone in the empty world, loneliness is no easier to accept than the tension and oppression brought by the dripping alarm clock before dark and the night pressing on the edge of the city. So when the actor is looking for other survivors on the radio, and says "you're not alone" over and over again, it's more to himself and comfort himself.

Liu Ye realized, "In fact, I knew that no matter what I said, I would not get a response, and I had to forcibly talk to the dummy, which caused the embarrassment of not being able to talk, not because of my personality, but because I knew that I would not get a response, and I still had to talk." ”

"That's pretty much right. Li Qian nodded, and said something a little tongue-twisted, but that's what it meant.

The time is tight and the task is urgent, and the executive director should have given the actors a lecture, so Li Qian did it.

In this play, the props team put all kinds of prop cars wrapped in blue screens all over Nanjing Road, and continued to arrange the scene.

Looking at the blue prop cars at the scene, the onlookers felt a little novel.

When the props team walked into one of the stores with dummies in clothes one by one, and also placed two at the door, the crowd of onlookers was puzzled.

"What are you doing here, I think the store inside has been converted into a bookstore or something, what are you going to do with a few dummies?"

"There are men and women and children in these dummies. ”

"This can't be a dummy to play a zombie, right, some people can't move after becoming a zombie?"

"I don't know what the zombies look like in this movie, so it's not like that. ”

"It's hard to say, the urine sex of the total chrysanthemum will definitely not be allowed to be too bloody. ”

"But you can't deal with it like this, it's too exaggerated to get a few dummies to pretend to be zombies. ”

......

The filming scene was noisy, and even if they were told one by one not to make a sound, there were still noises from time to time.

The radio is unrealistic, and it can only be matched in the later stage, but fortunately, there are no two lines at all.

Clear the camera and start shooting when you're ready.

In broad daylight, Liu Ye walked leisurely on the most prosperous commercial street in the magic capital, there was still no one on the road, only scrapped cars, and the streets on both sides were all quiet.

Wander all the way down and stop in front of a video store.

He took out the key and opened the lock while greeting the two dummies at the door.

"Morning, I'm here so early, is there anything you want to watch today?"

Of course, the dummy ignored him, and as soon as the door opened, Blackback ran in first.

"Then I'll go in first. ”

Smiling at the two dummies, Liu Ye helped the gun on the armrest and stepped into the video store.

This chatted and laughed with his family talking to himself, and stunned the onlookers who ate melons, but they didn't understand what was acting.

But of course Li Qian didn't care what they thought, after shooting a shot, he transferred it to the store.

This was originally a clothing store, and the owner was also a movie fan, so he promised to lend it to Li Qian for free filming, and he emptied the store first.

In fact, there are several bookstores and video stores on Nanjing East Road, but there is none on the first floor.

And the first floor only has a feeling, and when you go upstairs, it is a semi-enclosed space.

There is no Internet, no TV, and only DVDs to watch movies and TV series, and the actor has the key here, and he is familiar with unlocking it as soon as he comes, and he is obviously a frequent visitor.

"Morning. ”

Naturally, I said hello to the dummy boss sitting at the counter, and I picked out the CD by myself, and when I met other dummies in the store, I would also say hello and chat, and some even named them.

"On my birthday in two days, everyone will remember to come to my house for a get-together, and I can prepare a big meal. ”

"That's it, I have to come. ”

"Okay, then I'll be waiting for your treasured 61-year-old Patus, this time I'll have a mouthful. ”

Inviting the dummies in the store one by one, Liu Ye continued to select the CDs of the movies and songs he needed on the shelves with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a female dummy in the corner, with a very cute back, and I was a little embarrassed, and I wanted to talk to him but hesitated.

Peeked several times, wanted to talk and stopped, and finally smiled self-deprecatingly, didn't dare to talk, and went to the front desk to check out with the selected plate.

Liu Ye raised the plate in his hand and smiled at the dummy boss, "I finished watching Zhou Xingchi's films last time, so buy some Cheng Long's this time." ”

As he spoke, he took out his wallet from his pocket, took the money while taking it, glanced at the back of a female dummy, leaned against the front desk, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, who is that girl, do you know?"

Of course, it was impossible for the dummy boss to respond to him, Liu Ye took out a few bills from his wallet and put them on the counter, and finally let out a long sigh.

"Hey. ”

This video store often comes, and deliberately puts some dummies over, and every time they come, they do this, pretend to be someone, and talk to them about topics.

However, after so many years, even if you pretend that they are human, you can't pretend anymore.

This loneliness is too tiring.

Went out the door, locked it, and looked at the two dummies in the doorway.

"I'm done picking, see you next time. ”

......

One scene is three hours long.

In this scene, the indoor part is fortunately not seen by the audience outside, otherwise it would be even stranger.

Even the rest of the crew had a particularly weird feeling.

"After shooting so many times, I feel that something is wrong. Liu Ye also felt very uncomfortable after filming.

"It's like a ghost movie. ”

Fumimakuno also felt the same way, "If you shoot at night, it feels too right." ”

"You won't have time to chat with dummies at night, the zombies will entertain you. ”

Li Qian interrupted their small talk and smiled, "Okay, Brother Ye brings your dummy friend, it's transferred, and I'll come back tomorrow morning." ”

It's almost nine o'clock, and other businesses on the street still have to open, so they have to go to the next scene to shoot the scene where the zombie boss ambushes Liu Ye with this dummy.