That's basically the story and the characters, the story of a man struggling to survive in the last days and trying to save all of humanity. ”

After all the auditions, they signed contracts with their respective actors, and by the way, they talked about the play.

Li Qian was also talking to Liu Ye about it, and continued, "However, although he did save the world in the end and became a legend, this is not a tall and comprehensive figure, except for the identity of an expert in the military's research on viruses, that is, an ordinary person."

When his wife was warned by the instrument to be suspicious after evacuating from the magic capital for testing, he asked the security personnel to test again, and revealed his identity as a colonel, and the security personnel reluctantly agreed to test again, and finally let him go.

As part of the countless people in the queue, we would hate this privilege, but if we were to change it, 90% of us would do the same thing.

This is human nature, and it is also what you have to maintain as a character in the whole movie. Even if the whole city, maybe even the whole world, you are alone, and the rest have become zombies, as the only human being, you must be human. ”

Liu Ye, who had been listening carefully, couldn't help but speak out, and said with some doubts, "Director Li, what does this nature say?"

Li Qian smiled and asked, "What do you think is the biggest difference between humans and animals?"

"Intelligent, able to make and use tools?"

"Personally, I think that the biggest difference between humans and animals is that animals are completely driven by instinct and desire, but this is not the case with people, when encountering danger, animals will keep running forward, and while people are running, they may also stretch out their feet to trip the person next to them, and they will pull the person in front of them.

At the same time, someone may see someone next to him wrestling and will help him run with him, which is all human nature.

The whole city is yours alone, and there are no morals, laws, or any kind of constraints, which means that you can live by your heart, regardless of anything.

But in this way, you lose your humanity, so even if you don't have any constraints, you have to live as a human being. ”

Live as an individual?

The more Liu Ye said, the more confused he became, judging from the script, although the male protagonist in the movie was in a very dangerous situation, he was safe many times, and he didn't live like a person.

Li Qian explained, "In the movie, you have to live like a normal person, including clothing, food, housing and transportation, there is no difference from usual, for example, as a military medical expert engaged in research, you usually live a clean, tidy and orderly life, even in this context, you are used to putting the dishes and chopsticks neatly when eating, and you are also dressed appropriately when you go out during the day."

These trivial things and behaviors in life should be contrasted with this lonely environment and zombies in the form of instinct, people have requirements for the living environment and quality of life, not only the living habits and comforts that have been maintained, but also let the audience see that you are a normal person. ”

......

For more than an hour, Li Qian didn't tell Liu Ye any plot, just talked about this character.

In literature, there is a saying that first-class works sell world view, second-rate works sell character design, and third-rate works sell plots.

Let's not talk about whether it makes sense, in fact, the movie has similar places.

The world background of "I Am Legend" is constructed by Li Qian, although it is the end of the world, but it is limited to one city.

The characters are even more important, not to mention that this is a movie where 80% of the scenes are played by only one actor.

After the character is analyzed, the rest is up to him to think about it.

"That's the case first, there will be at least a month left to shoot, Brother Ye, you go back and prepare well. ”

"Director Li, don't worry, I will definitely think about it. ”

auditioned for Li Qian's three movies and finally got the role, although the process is a bit inexplicable, but for Liu Ye, who is in transition, this role in "I Am Legend" is absolutely crucial to his acting career, and no one will say that he will play it well with a 120% attitude.

......

After Liu Ye and Chang Jihong left, Li Qian came to the next door, and Su Lun chatted with Deng Chao and Tong Liya.

"How about Brother Chao, this time this character is melancholy and has few words, which is very different from you. Li Qian smiled.

The movie "Warm and Containing Light" is a romance film with a bit of sci-fi elements, but unlike ordinary romance films, the personality matching of the male and female protagonists is rare.

The heroine is okay, there are many heroines with this image of being sassy and very sticky, and Tong Liya will have no problem acting it.

However, the male protagonist is very introverted, taciturn, very wooden, and a little panicked when he meets a strange girl.

And Deng Chao, as far as Li Qian knows, is a joke, and it is getting more and more serious.

Deng Chao didn't say anything, but Su Lun smiled and said, "Boss, in fact, Brother Chao used to be a melancholy and decadent literary and artistic youth." ”

"Come on, he's still a literary and artistic youth, so I'm not a master of art. ”

Li Qian couldn't connect Deng Chao with the literary youth, when chatting before, I heard Deng Chao say that he played a pseudo-mother in the graduation drama "Sauerkraut on Cuihua", and he was terrible, and his funny talent was heard by Yaya, and everyone knew about Chinese opera.

Moreover, as far as I remember the funny comedy movies he starred in, I really can't bear to look at it directly, and it is estimated that the women's pole dance in "The Breakup Master" is the inspiration that Deng Chao got from the graduation drama.

"As long as you're still a master, wait until your beard is almost white. ”

Tong Liya said to him, picked up the mobile phone on the coffee table again, flipped out a photo, and put it in front of Li Qian with great interest, "Look, Brother Chao used to be so cool." ”

I'll go.

Really.

In the photo, Deng Chao was playing and singing with a sad face holding the guitar, and his oblique bangs were above his mouth and almost up to his chin.

A typical melancholy and decadent style.

"Uh... This is the shape of a campus TV series a long time ago, wasn't it a popular decadent style at that time, and girls liked it too, and for a while I also pretended to be a melancholy youth. ”

Recalling that stupid appearance, Deng Chao couldn't help but laugh when he said it.

In this way, decadent youth were indeed very popular in the past, and they also recruited girls to like them.

However, this look is completely different from now, especially from the appearance in "Breakup Master" and "Villain Angel".

Since the male protagonist who holds this character, there is nothing to worry about, thinking about the famous work "Young Son of Heaven", it is actually a restrained and melancholy character, no wonder he played it so well.

"However, Brother Chao, your style has changed too quickly, are you stimulated by something, or is the girl you like who doesn't like decadent style?"

Li Qian suddenly gossiped, and Su Lun and Tong Liya, the two junior sisters of Chinese opera, couldn't help but be curious.

Deng Chao hurriedly said, "No, there are no girls you like, don't talk nonsense." ”

"Oh..."

"Don't joke about this kind of thing now, we just got the certificate, and she suddenly became a little sentimental during this time. ”

Belch.

The legendary premarital phobia?

Li Qian: They probably understood.

Deng Chao said, "Actually, it's also because I know Sun Li, when I'm alone, I can really be sad and depressed, but after having the other half, I'm afraid she will inevitably think, am I not happy with her, otherwise why am I not happy at all, so I slowly and unconsciously changed." ”

......

turned his head and Li Qian came to Guo Fan's side again, and he has more actors here.

The heroes and heroines of "Time Planning Bureau" are Hu Ge and Liu Yufei respectively.

Guo Fan's choice was still a little unexpected by Li Qian, but it was also reasonable.

Although he has no experience on the big screen, Hu Ge is actually quite suitable for this actor, but his face is a little younger.

At 28 years old, he still looks like a 20-year-old boy.

The appearance in the movie is a little more mature, after all, although the age is fixed at 25 years old, he has not only lived for 25 years.

And Hu Ge has also experienced life and death, and the whole person is far more mature and stable than his appearance.

As for Liu Yufei's heroine, she is an ignorant, simple, and somewhat rebellious daughter of a wealthy family, mainly because she doesn't act as a little dragon girl.

The coldness in the movie is very different from the little dragon girl, it depends on how Guo Fan is trained.

Liu Shishi, Li Qing, and the round-faced sister-in-law Liang Zhao Liying brought by Deng Chao are Liu Yufei's mother, grandmother, and grandmother, and it is estimated that it will attract a lot of laughter when she appears, Li Qian is a little looking forward to it, and can't help but say.

"I'll take a look at the four of you. ”

Listen to Li Qian's instructions, and the four girls will also stand in a row obediently.

"In that order, Grandma stands on the far right. Li Qian pointed to the youngest Zhao Liying.

The little girl hurriedly stood up.

"Not bad. ”

Li Qian put his hands around his arms, glanced at them a few times, and nodded with a smile.

Although Zhao Liying, who is the youngest and has the youngest face, plays her grandmother, this scene itself is a bit of a spoof, and it only appears for a few seconds, which is irrelevant.

Besides, these ruling classes, one by one, have lived thousands of years, and age no longer means anything to them.

Guo Fan also chose Chen Kun to play the heroine's father, the president of the time bank, and an old monster who has also lived for countless years.

Goblin.

That's what characterizes the character, rather than looking for a mature and steady young man.

"Brother Kun, I finally have the opportunity to cooperate, you and Liu Yufei have worked together before, this time you play her father, you still have to adapt to the role, don't have any barriers. Li Qian smiled.

Chen Kun smiled bitterly, "I'm a round older than Sissi, and it's normal to say that I'm a generation older than him." ”

In fact, Chen Kun didn't want to take on this role at first, he had a few drama contracts in his hands, and he still matched a young man.

Although I don't care about it, most people in the industry will care about this coffee position.

But the script and characters are so interesting, playing an old monster who has lived for countless years, in charge of the time bank, or Liu Yufei's father, you must know that seven years ago they were still playing childhood sweethearts in "The Family of Gold Powder".

"Director Li rest assured, our Sissi is fine. Liu Yufei's mother also hurriedly responded.

The female number one in the movie supervised by Li Qian, this role is enough for their mother and daughter to turn over.

And in the entire industry, I'm afraid there are few companies that will give them the role of female number one, otherwise they wouldn't have had a movie role in the past year.

"Director Li, I will definitely play this role well. Liu Yufei also agreed.

"Follow Director Guo well, forget about the similar roles like Wang Yuyan and Xiaolongnu that I played before, and forget all about it. Li Qian advised.

The other characters are left with Liao Fan playing the role of the protagonist who has been chasing the protagonist, but in the end, he died in the middle of the chase because he did not make up the time in time.

There is no time left when the police chase the criminals, who are also the objects of exploitation by the ruling class.

There is also the role of Brother Hu's mother, Guo Fan has not yet been selected, this is different from Liu Yufei's mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, at least the mother-son relationship must be able to be expressed, and his mother's death is a big climax at the beginning.

looks less than 30, and can still play the mother of a big man, it's not easy to say.

However, actresses have always played 30-year-olds at the age of 40 and 20-year-olds at the age of 30.

At this age, in fact, there is no brainer to choose Ziyi, but it is too big, and it is expensive to death.

"Look for it slowly, I found Deng Chao's father in "Life and Death Frequency", and now Lao Guo, you are looking for Brother Hu's mother. Li Qian smiled.

"Poof..."

These words made several girls couldn't help laughing, and then immediately held back.

Even if he has experienced life and death, Brother Hu, who is more mature and stable in his heart, is full of black lines.

It's nothing, they are not the first movie, and they have enough ability and experience to do their own thing.

Under the eager gaze of several agents, Li Qian didn't stay long, left the hotel, and stepped on the plane to the magic capital.

"I Am Legend" cannot be produced in full CG, and after discussing with the special effects company, I still plan to use real scenes.

Live action does not mean that all of them go directly to the scene to shoot, that is impossible, real scene plus special effects synthesis.

Although the domestic technology is not as good as Hollywood, the background is real, and that is enough.

In fact, it's easy to say, shoot multi-angle footage first, then erase all the people, synthesize the clean multi-picture into a 2.5D picture, process the buildings in the picture, and make the post-apocalyptic effect needed for the movie.

Then put the characters in and add some dynamic materials of the wind blowing the grass.

It's all easy to say, but it's hard and long to render later, and whether the special effects are good or not depends on the rendering behind.

However, there are some difficult and iconic places, Li Qian still hopes to be able to shoot on the spot, which has to be discussed with the government to see if he can cooperate with Modu Optoelectronics and give a little time to shoot on the spot.