Chapter 31 The Beginning of the Edge
Seeing that Chen Kaige even popped up with Beijing films, Lin Hai knew that he was really anxious, so he stopped joking and said seriously: "Even if there is no such thing, I was going to talk to you about this...... Time is tight, and a lot of preliminary work cannot be discarded completely, so I will use the 'utensils' as the embodiment of the core, after all, it is much easier to make props in a hurry than to build a palace. ”
"That makes sense. ”
Seeing that Lin Hai was thinking so much about himself, Chen Kaige was no longer angry, and said: "The idea of sending affection to things and seeing the big with the small is really great, but in this way, there will inevitably be a lot of empty shots in the film, which will slow down the pace of the film, have you thought about this question?"
"I've thought about it. Lin Hai nodded, and then said: "In fact, there is no need to deliberately point the question, the equipment is a still life, but the lens performance can be dynamic...... The bamboo planks that fall when they are struck, the strings that flutter when they play, the cold light that flickers when they draw their swords, and the blood that splashes when they draw their swords...... These details echo each other and can also show the style of bamboo and sword...... I arranged a swordsmith in the play - this is a small role, but the daggers used by Qin Huangjian and Jing Ke to assassinate Qin are all from him, and you can use a quick-switching montage to reflect the process of building the sword and dagger, and you don't even need to give the sword and dagger a frontal shot in the process, you can directly use the swordsmith's expression and even the difference between the front and back of the eyes to metaphorize the difference between the two......"
"Good guy, I thought you kid was kind enough, you're giving me a problem!" Chen Kaige scolded with a smile: "Who are you going to let play this small role? Li Xuejian or Bao Guoan?"
Chen Kaige was joking.
Lin Hai also joked: "It depends on whether you can convince them, in short, don't ask me, this is your headache." ”
Hearing Lin Hai say this, Chen Kaige's head began to hurt again.
This is really a small role, it is estimated that the appearance is only a few seconds, and there may not even be lines, but the requirements for acting skills are quite high, and it is really not something that any random actor can do.
"Forget it, you go on. Chen Kaige decided to think about this issue after returning to China, and the top priority was to empty the dry goods in Lin Hai's stomach.
Lin Hai continued: "Back to the question of the rhythm of the film. I make music, and I think that movies are the same as music, and the fast and slow tempo is relative. The pacing of some films feels sluggish, not because it's really slow, but because there's a lack of change in the pace. I'll give you an example, I don't know if you've watched Japanese dramas, there is a classic routine in Japanese dramas, called 'Japanese drama run'......"
Japanese drama running has been played as a stalk in later generations, which refers to the ubiquitous running plot in Japanese dramas, chasing people, cars, planes, etc.
Lin Hai explained the Japanese drama run and said: "The Japanese drama run is usually used for scene switching, in this way, the two static scenes are connected to achieve the effect of 'slow, fast and slow', so that the rhythm of the film is rich, and the audience will not feel very bored...... Let's take another example that is closely related to our film - fight scenes. In the early martial arts movies in Hong Kong, you came and went to play a very exciting routine, but the audience felt very boring, and later they adopted the method of 'entering and exiting the camera', using a combination of fast and slow motion, and the film was even better......"
Slow motion does not need to be explained, in and out of the camera, you can find a large number of cases in the films of Cheng Long and others, mostly seen in group scenes. The camera is always focused on the protagonist, and the other people besieging the protagonist do not rush up, but always keep only one person in front of the protagonist, and the others pretend to act as the background, one is knocked down, and the other catches up. In this way, not only is the hierarchy clear, the picture is clean, but it also gives people the illusion that the protagonist is so powerful.
In fact, if the minions really swarmed up, Cheng Long would also be beaten to death by random punches.
Don't say it's him, the old naughty boy can't stand it in soft hedgehog armor!
“…… In addition, sometimes slow can also achieve the effect of fast. ”
When Lin Hai said this, he sold Guanzi.
"What do you say?" asked Chen Kaige.
"I had an idea that needed the cooperation of the videographer. Lin Hai said: "We know that in real battles, the speed of weapons is very fast, and Star Wars sets the weapon as a 'lightsaber' in order to reflect 'fast' through the afterimage when wielding." But the lightsaber is called a sword, which actually evolved from a katana, and the action is mainly swinging, and the picture is medium and long-range, panoramic style. Chinese swordsmanship, on the other hand, is based on straight stabbing, which is not suitable in this way. My idea is to present the charm of Chinese swords from a close-up and macro perspective, and the sense of speed is reflected through 'sword edge time'......"
"Sword blade time?" Chen Kaige didn't quite understand the new term that Lin Hai came up with.
Lin Hai explained briefly, Chen Kaige suddenly understood, patted his thigh and praised: "This idea is amazing!"
"How did you come up with this?" Chen Kaige was very similar to breaking Lin Hai's head to look at the structure.
Lin Hai smiled slightly, making it unfathomable.
He didn't come up with it, he just saw too much later.
You guessed it right, the so-called sword edge time is actually bullet time.
Bullet Time is a super-slow (or time-still) effect created with a high-speed camera or special effects that made famous by The Matrix.
"The Matrix" will not be released to the audience until 2003, and Lin Hai took it out in advance and changed its name.
In fact, bullet time has been played for a long time, but previous research on it has focused more on "time", and the secret of the success of "The Matrix" lies in "bullet".
Lin Hai was afraid that Chen Kaige would not be able to grasp the point, so he emphasized: "The key to this effect lies in the tension created after a sword is stabbed, as well as the special beauty of high-speed objects after being stretched out in time, which cannot be viewed in isolation, so the setting of the environment and reference objects is very important." For example, when a sword passes through the rain, the tip of the sword pierces the raindrops, and the splash of water and the cold light of the blade stretch the time...... Of course, you can't just be slow, after leaving the audience in suspense, then return to normal speed, and the sudden surge of speed will make the audience's adrenal glands accelerate, like riding a roller coaster......"
"Genius Idea! Genius Mind! God—"
Chen Kaige stood up abruptly in excitement, but his head hit the roof of the car with a bang.
Lin Hai grinned, he looked at each other and felt a headache for the other party.
However, Chen Kaige had already left the headache behind him at this time, and he asked eagerly: "Have you told others about these ideas?"
Lin Hai shook his head.
Chen Kaige first breathed a sigh of relief, and then slapped his thigh excitedly: "I have decided! During the filming, you must follow up the whole process, I will give you the position of assistant director, what do you think?"
"It's not good, it's too offensive. ”
"Who offended, who has an opinion, who has an opinion, let him come to me!"
Seeing that Chen Kaige was overly excited, Lin Hai had to remind him: "This idea should be technically achievable, but you can think about it, if you want to achieve satisfactory results, the money spent is indispensable......"
Lin Hai's words were like a basin of cold water poured down, and Chen Kaige suddenly calmed down.
He pondered for a long time, as if he was talking to Lin Hai, and as if he was telling himself: "No matter how difficult it is, I have to do it, I give up this old face to the problem of money and people, even if I ask to borrow it, I have to find a way to solve it." In short, this film must be filmed well!"
He faced Lin Hai and said seriously: "This is not only for myself. For the sake of Chinese films, no matter how difficult it is, you can't back down......"
After speaking, he suddenly relaxed as if he had lost his burden, and said to Lin Hai with a smile: "No wonder Kurosawa wants to take you as an apprentice, it's a pity that you don't become a director." ”
Lin Hai corrected: "I just learned painting from him, and it has nothing to do with movies." ”
Chen Kaige smiled after hearing this: "Do you believe this yourself?"
……
In the evening, Shinji Takeda dragged his suitcase and returned to his residence like a thief.
Taking off his sunglasses and mask and throwing them on the ground, Takeda breathed a sigh of relief.
The bruises on his face have not completely faded, and there is still a faint pain when he presses with his hands, and this ugly picture obviously cannot be photographed by reporters. To be honest, if it weren't for the work arrangements in China, he would not have come back so early.
"It's all to blame on that damn boy!"
Shinji Takeda scolded, sat on the sofa, picked up the remote control and turned on the TV.
The screen lit up, and the face that still made him hold a grudge appeared on the TV screen.
The voiceover introduces: "...... What you are seeing now is the picture taken by our reporter earlier, in which the young man standing in front of the famous director Akira Kurosawa has been determined by this station to be named Lin Hai......"
“…… Lin Hai participated in the live performance of the famous jazz guitar master Kazumi Watanabe as a guest performer, and the relevant media and the audience at the time were full of praise for the teenager's performance...... He also produced the soundtrack for the Japanese-French co-production film "Tokyo Eye", and participated in the just-concluded Cannes Film Festival as a soundtrack......
“…… Lin Hai accompanied Chen Kaige to visit director Akira Kurosawa today, and Akira Kurosawa personally sent the two out of the door, and gave his paintings to Lin Hai, and even offered to be his teacher......"
The screen switches to live sound.
The reporter asked, "Director Akira Kurosawa, are you really going to take him as an apprentice?"
Kurosawa nodded, "Yes." ”
The reporter asked, "What is the reason?"
Kurosawa turned and walked inside the door, and said impatiently: "He's a genius, it's as simple as that!"
The screen cuts back to the studio.
The young and beautiful hostess said excitedly to the man next to her, "Mr. Miike, what do you think will be the impact of Director Akira Kurosawa's decision?"
The answer to the question was prepared in advance, and the male guest pretended to think about it for a while, and said, "I think the biggest impact may be that we don't have to guess who will be Kurosawa's successor......"
"That's really exciting!" the hostess said cooperatively, turning to the camera: "It's a pity that we couldn't interview Lin Jun head-on, but we contacted his agent, according to his agent, Lin Jun has confirmed to star in Kansai TV's new drama "GTO", this drama will meet the audience in more than a month, let's look forward to it together and see how Lin Jun will perform in the play!"
The male guest cooperated with emotion: "It seems that our Lin Jun is an all-round genius......"
"Smack!"
Shinji Takeda slammed the remote control into the TV, and a crack appeared on the screen, and the screen flashed twice and then went dark.
"Eight Tooth Road!"
Shinji Takeda smashed the TV and was still angry, swept all the things on the coffee table in front of him to the ground, and scolded: "This showy bastard!"
He was still glad that he was not photographed by reporters before, but now he feels that no one pays attention to him because Lin Hai has snatched all the cameras! Listen to what is said on TV, when mentioning "Tokyo Eye", there is no mention of him as the leading actor!
At this time, learning that Lin Hai will star in "GTO" adds fuel to the fire.
"Akabane Hiroshi, that idiot!"
Takeda scolded hatefully, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't think this is over, let's wait and see......"
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