Chapter 984: Group Play
Because Yi Shuihan and Xu Zhengqiang have extremely high quality requirements for the movie "Kung Fu", the filming progress of all this movie is slow.
Sometimes I only shoot two or three sets of shots in a whole day, and it is even more difficult when it comes to group scenes, and even if I can shoot a set of shots in a whole day, it is already considered very smooth.
Fortunately, after Yi Shuihan's careful guidance, Wei Li, Yang Yi and other important supporting roles have entered the state, and they have all performed the charm and characteristics of their roles.
For example, the set of shots taken in the morning, the clip before the Axe Gang came to the pig cage village to seek revenge.
An old-fashioned gramophone was playing an old Shanghai song, and there was a muffled sound outside the screen, and the gramophone vibrated for a moment.
Then it was the turn of Bucktooth Jane played by Wei Li to appear, she coquettishly walked to the mirror, threw a wink at herself in the mirror, and then took out a lipstick and applied it gently.
And Yi Shuihan and Xu Zhengqiang, who were behind the monitoring table, also nodded with satisfaction, overall, Wei Li is a very diligent and talented actor.
She remembered all the guidance taught by Yi Shuihan in her heart, and then pondered it repeatedly.
Although her appearance greatly limits her development, many times, many movies need this kind of special actor.
After this period of tempering, Yi Shuihan believes that she can survive well in the entertainment industry.
Filming continued, and when Willy was halfway through the painting, a muffled sound came from outside the frame, and in the shot, the whole house also vibrate.
Wei Li's hand slipped and her lipstick pulled a long mark on her cheek, she angrily picked up a towel and wiped it, rushed out the door, and suddenly stood up stunned.
This is the end of the shot, and Wei Li also fully interprets the personality and characteristics of Buck Yazhen.
The shooting in the morning was very smooth, and Xu Zhengqiang, Yi Shuihan and others thought that today's shooting could end early.
But the afternoon shoots started to make them angry again.
There is a very interesting proverb in the entertainment industry, called 'If you are not afraid of celebrities playing big names, you are afraid of group performances'.
When a star is a big name, there is always a time when his temper passes, and then he can still give you the effect you want.
But group performances are different, most of these people have no professional training, and even after participating in a few plays, they feel that they can give new life to the characters of passers-by.
Often this situation will make the crew cry and laugh, and even more serious will even delay the filming of the crew.
This is the situation that the crew of "Kung Fu" is currently experiencing.
The first shot was okay, it was a long-range shot.
Hundreds of members of the Axe Gang played by the group actors neatly walked into the pig cage city step by step.
But then the group shooting between the Axe Gang and the three masters encountered great problems.
In the camera, Zhang Lingshan and others, who played the role of a reclusive master, naturally performed very hard.
After all, it is a foundation in the body, and after the action design of the martial fingers, as long as the strength is controlled, the problem is not very big.
But the group performance that played the Axe Gang almost made Xu Zhengqiang vomit blood in anger.
Either he was wielding an axe weakly not far away, or he was playing with himself and refused to retreat after receiving a kick.
The scene recorded under the swingarm lens is chaotic and distorted, like a farce.
Neither the demeanor of a master nor the ferocity of the Axe Gang.
And there are still a lot of things in this scene that need the cooperation of Weiya, and it takes a long time to prepare for a reshoot.
Xu Zhengqiang was naturally annoyed, even if he scolded him many times, it would be useless.
"It's too messy!" Yi Shuihan also frowned tightly.
Of course, he can give speeches to these groups one by one, but their professional accomplishment is not high, so whether they can listen to it or not is also a question.
Xu Zhengqiang also nodded solemnly and said: "After all, too many group performances are needed, and if one link is unqualified, the whole shot will have to be reshot...... It's difficult. ”
Xu Zhengqiang has kicked out the roles of those group actors who always make mistakes, but there are always people who don't meet his requirements.
After coming and going, Zhang Lingshan and others also consumed a huge amount of physical strength, and their movements began to deform, which affected the effect of shooting.
"Rest in place for twenty minutes, let's study and study again!" Xu Zhengqiang shouted loudly, there is no way to do this, and it may not help to shoot in unison according to the current line of thought.
"Akan, what should we do now, or we will reduce the number of the Axe Gang?" Xu Zhengqiang and Yi Shuihan discussed, after Yi Shuihan showed his talent as a director, when he encountered a problem, Xu Zhengqiang would negotiate with Yi Shuihan to deal with it.
Yi Shuihan pondered for a moment and then shook his head and said, "No, in this case, there is no sense of picture, and five or six people coming and going seems too fake." ”
"But it's easy to make mistakes in how long the number of people is, and we've taken this shot back and forth no less than ten times......" Xu Zhengqiang also frowned.
If it's a TV series, any few moves of these group performances can be considered passable, but movies are different, every shot will be put on a huge screen, and every minute can be seen clearly.
And Xu Zhengqiang and Yi Shuihan have strict requirements for this movie, every shot, and even every frame must be flawless.
That's why this set of lenses has such a big problem.
"I have an idea......" spoke of Cheng Shangge, who played the charter man, at this time he was wearing silk pajamas, with a muddy face, which was very funny.
But Xu Zhengqiang and Yi Shuihan didn't care at all, listening intently to his opinions.
"If each of them were given a specific movement, wouldn't this picture be more orderly?" Cheng Shangge said.
"If that's the case, won't it seem too stiff and unnatural?" Xu Zhengqiang said hesitantly.
However, Yi Shuihan felt that this method was feasible, that is, in the previous shooting, only the group performances that had physical contact with the three masters specially designed the movements, while the other group performances that served as the background, Xu Zhengqiang let them play naturally.
The original intention of this was naturally to think that the group actors would follow the script and the situation to make the most natural response, but they ignored a reality.
That is, these group performances do not have such a high level of performance, and in the absence of prescribed actions, their responses are disorderly and arbitrary.
That's what makes the whole shot messy.
But if you can help each group performer at the head of the country design the action, then they can present the effect they want.
As for whether it is blunt and unnatural, if the martial arts instructor is asked to design it according to the position and direction of each group performance, it happens to be the most in line with the situation.
"Just try it according to what Teacher Cheng said...... If it doesn't work, we'll find a way. Yi Shuihan finally made a decision.
There was no surprise to Yi Shuihan, the effect of this shooting was much better than before, and those group performances were no longer blindly nonsense.
This problem was solved, but there were always various problems encountered during the long shooting.
A group of people are constantly running in and improving, and the shooting is also going on without hurry.
(End of chapter)