Chapter 545: Pressure and Filming
"Su Yan has finally returned to the right path, but I decided not to watch this movie, what if it becomes popular and I won't make variety shows in the future?"
"Su Yan's products must be high-quality. β
"Why doesn't Director Su's movie let Yun'er be the protagonist? β
"I'm looking forward to it, "The End of the World", it sounds emotional. β
Many of Su Yan's true love fans made the above remarks, but there are also many who are not optimistic.
"Make no mistake, is this going to change careers, if you want to make a comedy, maybe I'll go and watch it, but sci-fi... Forget it. β
"All I know is that it's been four years since I graduated from college, and all my professional knowledge has been returned to my teachers, isn't it really a risk? β
"The investment of 400 million yuan, I think it is going to be wasted. β
"If there are no zombies, is it still called the end of the world, I really can't imagine what it would be like. β
"I'm afraid it's a sign of the end of the world to fall in love. β
Fans are not very optimistic, let alone film critics or professional directors.
From the perspective of variety shows, maybe no one will make irresponsible remarks about Su Yan, but suddenly they want to make a movie, and many people can't sit still.
As a young director, no one can shake his status in the variety show circle, and no one can doubt his ability to shoot variety shows. --Director Yang Senyuan
"I don't know when it started, the profession of film director, who can take it, is it money to burn, or blind self-confidence, of course I don't mean to look down on Su Yan, after all, he graduated from professional directing, but I'm still not optimistic. As a qualified director, I don't use the word success, it takes practice and experience to achieve, and it is too difficult to become famous in one fell swoop. --Director Babao.
"Movies are an art, I can only say that Director Su Yan is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and he is also rich and wealthy, 400 million, just take it out, it seems that there has been a lot of money in recent years, but the cruelty of the market will soon make them realize that making movies is not as simple as they imagined. βDirector Zi Luolong
The attitude of the directors is actually quite gentle, but the words of the film critics can be said to be bitterly criticized, what "not only the sky is high", "a cat and a dog can be a director", "the worst Chinese film is scheduled", these are not merciless.
This is also normal, nine out of ten film critics are bastards, it is normal to work with money, no matter how good the movie is, he can pick out thorns for you to show his difference, no matter how good your director is, how high the box office is, criticism is the norm, and it is this that makes money.
Of course, there are also those who speak truthfully, but there are really few.
However, there are also many celebrities who stand on Su Yan's side.
As soon as the family photo of the boot ceremony on Weibo was released, Haiqing, Tong Dawei, Wu Gang, Lin Gengxin, and Song Qian estimated that dozens of celebrities forwarded and sent their blessings.
As a result, two completely opposite trends were formed in the circle.
On the one hand, professionals here are extremely unfavorable.
And the artists who have worked with Su Yan, as well as the artists who want to get in touch with him, are helping to support him.
And Su Yan, who was in the center of the storm, didn't have time to pay attention to these.
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"Attention units, action!"
In the past half a month, he has shouted this sentence countless times.
The shooting in the afternoon of the first day, a full 4 hours, only two shots were completed, although he didn't say anything, but the staff could see that Su Yan was very dissatisfied.
In particular, there were lights in the back, and NG caused by the group performance accidentally entering the camera, everyone thought they would start to lose their temper, but they didn't expect to end the shooting directly, and then locked themselves in the room.
That night, no one knew what had happened.
It's just that after meeting again the next day, Su Yan is still the director who talks and laughs, but before each shot starts, he will gather everyone and clearly say the effect scene he wants.
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But when Su Yan shouted this sentence, all the staff moved and began to shift positions, while the assistant director took the script to the actors.
"Whew~~~"
Su Yan let out a long breath, rubbed his somewhat astringent eyes, looked at the busy crowd, and sat there not wanting to move for the time being.
"Oba, give,"
Yuna handed over a thermos cup.
Took a sip and it was honey lemonade.
Looking at Su Yan's tired face and bloodshot eyes, Lin Xiaoyun was very distressed, after the filming of the TV series, she came to the crew and took care of her on the side.
I got up at 8 o'clock in the morning, and when I encountered a night scene in the evening, I had to end it in the early morning, and after I went back, I couldn't rest and continued to study the next day's filming.
Su Yan is like a clockwork alarm clock, constantly spinning.
The pressure from all sides, as well as his own shortcomings, forced him to work harder than others.
Lin Xiaoyun couldn't say anything to persuade him to rest, because he knew that he would definitely not listen, so he could only take care of his life silently, if he was tired and sick, the problem would be serious.
However, from the reaction on the side, she could also see that Su Yan had been improving.
There were 2 shots on the first day, 6 on the second day, and 8 on the third day, and the assistant director and cinematographer were even more surprised.
The shooting time was expected to be three months, and since it didn't go well at first, they even thought that if they were so efficient, they would have to extend the time by at least 40 days.
Unexpectedly, it was only half a month, and Su Yan directly caught up with the progress.
Each time I received a shooting plan, it was about three days, and the various routes, in the eyes of professionals like them, were also the most reasonable, and there was no need to waste too much time on transfer and preparation.
The most important thing is that when filming starts, Su Yan basically doesn't need to read the script, the actors' lines, the angle of the camera, the lighting needed, etc., are all familiar with it, and any problems can be corrected as soon as possible.
After occasionally hearing the dialogue between the director and his wife, I realized that Su Yan was studying the script when everyone was resting, eating, and sleeping.
And what I usually see the most is that he pulls the author and the screenwriter to sit there to discuss the plot, and occasionally passes by and hears the most words, which are "no magic change", "maximum restoration of the scene" and "authenticity".
This ruin set of nearly 1,000 square meters was built by Su Yan with nearly 30 million yuan, and the next shot was carried out in one of the dilapidated huts.
The main characters are Chen Chichi, a ten-year-old boy, and a baby.
A dim light overhead, as the wind swayed slightly through the crack in the door.
If someone familiar sees Chen Chichi lying on the broken bed, it is estimated that it will be difficult to recognize.
Under the skillful hands of the makeup artist, a middle-aged man who has become a bearded man, with a scar on his face, and a vicissitudes of life, is already on the verge of dying.
At the head of the bed stood a boy about ten years old, holding a baby in his arms.
This scene is actually the beginning of the whole movie.
Movies are not like variety shows, they don't have to be carried out in order, the key is to arrange them reasonably.
The plot is also relatively simple.
The father played by Chen Chichi is terminally ill and about to burp, the boy is his son, and the baby girl in his arms is a picked up child.
"I'm sorry, Zhou Xiao, Dad can't take care of your brothers and sisters, you have grown up, and your sister will rely on you in the future, go and remember, don't, don't..."
The boy was silently shedding tears, watching his father leave and tightening the baby in his arms.
The shooting is directly divided into two parts, the baby is real, but a few close-ups are all shot in the stand-in, after all, the little actor is only ten years old, and he is afraid that he will accidentally fall, and in other shots, he is holding a model.
Chichi here Su Yan has a request, don't be exaggerated, more than sad, to show apologies.
The child is still young, and he died by himself, so he can only let the young Zhou Xiao shoulder the burden of life, survive in this last world, and take a baby.
"Lights ready. β
"Sound preparation. β
"All departments are in place, keep quiet, ninth game, seventh shot, action. β
Su Yan, who was sitting in front of the monitor, gave an order, and the surroundings immediately fell silent.
"Ahem, cough, cough~~~" Chi Chi, who was lying on the bed, coughed violently.
The camera did not give the face directly, but first turned the room around before coming to the room, and did not give the character directly, but started with the right hand first.
Each of the green tendons on the back of the hand was visibly raised, the consolidation was unusually thick, the nails were twisted and uneven, the whole arm was pitted, and the various scars had a strange purple color.
His lips were dry and cracked, his face was like gold paper, and his breath was like a gossamer, and it seemed that he had no strength to open his eyes.
Zhou Xiao sat on the edge of the bed with the baby in his arms, holding his father's hand with his little hand and refusing to let go.
God seems to be taking pity on this family and starting to thunder and lightning. (Lightning is a lighting effect, and thunder is added in post.) οΌ
The little boy seemed to be frightened by the loud thunder and looked out the window.
"I'm sorry..."As soon as Chen Chichi finished his lines, Su Yan shouted "cut"
It's not Chichi's problem, it's because of this little actor.
At this time, he should have bit his lip tightly, his whole body trembled slightly, his face was full of sadness, and tears began to slide.
Whether it is the expression or the details, the little actor did a good job, but the tears did not fall.
Su Yan walked over, whispered a few words to him, and then sat back in his place.
"Chi Chi is doing very well, you help bring the children down. β
"Good director. "Because I just started shooting, Chen Chichi doesn't need to touch up makeup or anything.
βactionβ
βcutβ
βactionβ
βcutβ
...
Eleven NGs in a row.
"Whew~~" Su Yan let out a sigh and had a headache.
And the little actor's mother came over and quickly apologized, took the child's hand and walked to the corner, and the sound of a lesson was faintly heard.
"Take a break, the makeup artist will help Chi Chi touch up her makeup. β
There were a lot of people crowded in the small room, and the weather was hot, which made some parts of Chichi's face take on makeup.
After thinking about it, he walked over to the mother and son.
When his mother saw him coming, she quickly changed her smile: "Director Su, Xiaoqiu is usually not like this, she can cry for a minute, there may be a lot of people today, you give him a little time to get used to it." β
Su Yan nodded: "Or I'll talk to him." β
"Well... All right. β
In fact, the other performances of the young actors are very good, including the facial expressions and body movements, but if the tears can't fall, the effect will be greatly reduced, after all, he is just a ten-year-old boy, too strong, and it is too unreasonable.
"Can you tell me about it? When you came to audition, the director's uncle looked very good. β
After a minute of silence.
Xiaoqiu raised his head: "Because of Uncle Chen Chichi." β
"Chen Chichi?
"Because every time I look at his face, I think of Tianba Dongba Tua in my mind, and I want to laugh and..."
Su Yan couldn't laugh or cry a little, before talking, he still assumed many reasons in his heart, but he didn't expect it to be so simple.
After thinking about it for a while, he came up with a plan.
"Xiaoqiu, your other performances just now are very good, you can just act according to it, as for tears, I have a way here. β
The boy looked up, although he was young, he had acted in some TV series and knew the current situation.
"When you start shooting, you just keep your eyes on one place, don't blink, about 30 seconds or a minute, your eyes will drip tears because of the pain, remember to match your facial expressions. β
Xiaoqiu was stunned: "Then I'll try it first." β
Su Yan nodded and walked back.
As for why you don't use eye drops, there is no little fresh meat in the crew, and the props are not prepared at all.
A few minutes later, Xiaoqiu happily ran over.
"Director, director, it's okay, I will. β
Su Yan nodded, and the other staff immediately entered the shooting state.
In the eyes of everyone's expectation, the little actor finally succeeded, and even his outstanding performance made some female staff members on the scene cry.
"Over, let's eat!"
"Yay~~~~"
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