Chapter 13: Ruthless characters
After receiving the order to start shooting, the camera in Wilton's hand also turned on instantly, and as the camera moved slowly on the rail, the image of the entire detention room appeared in the monitor in front of Tang Feng.
The first thing that appeared in the monitor was a wide hallway, flanked by a small partitioned room, either empty or holding two or three suspects.
The lights were turned off in the small room, but the suspects were not sleeping, some had to chat by the light in the corridor, and some stared at the light on the roof of the shed in a daze.
As the camera progresses, the monitor shows a view of a detention cell in the deepest part of the corridor.
In the dimly lit detention room, the grim-faced killer Jack sits on the bed, looking down at a note in his hand, and next to him is a plastic plate containing an orange, a carton of milk, and a torn sandwich.
Suddenly, Jack's face changed greatly, he crumpled the note in his hand, and then viciously threw the paper ball to the ground, and roared angrily, "You still want to kill me?" He even wanted to kill me! ”
Jack's face turned pale, and his expression became hideous, and he saw that he kept pounding the bed board with both hands, and even the plates containing food were knocked to the ground, and the yellow oranges also rolled down to the corner.
As if he had lost his mind, he turned a blind eye to this, and instead rushed to the iron railing of the detention cell, grabbed the railing with all his might, and shouted hysterically: "Let me out!" ”
"Damn Murphy!"
"Kill my brother! Grabbed my turf! Usurped my property! Also slept with my woman! Now you still want to send someone to kill me! ”
"I swear! I'll kill you! I'm going to kill you! ”
"I ...... Director, this scene is over. ”
Tang Feng had a straight face, his face was a little heavy, and he shouted in a low tone: "Cut!" ”
From his low tone, everyone could hear that he was not satisfied with the performance, but he didn't know what the problem was, and they all looked at him after stopping.
Tang Feng pondered for a moment, and then said to everyone: "Everyone is acting very well, sorry, it's my reason." ”
Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Tang Feng patiently explained: "I always feel that there is something wrong with the picture in the monitor, it seems that the light ratio is wrong, which makes the characters look a little distorted." ”
"But when I think about it, it doesn't seem to be a matter of light ratio, and it wasn't until George rushed to the railing that I realized the problem."
"Such a dim scene should not give George a frontal light, which will not highlight George's expression, but will blur his image."
"Originally, I thought that such a simple scene would be divided into several long shots, which would not only save time and effort, but also reduce the amount of film used."
"But it turns out that I was wrong, we can't shoot like we just did, this time we will divide this set of shots into three shots."
"In the first scene, Wilton, you still follow the shooting method just now, only shoot the interior of the last room, and when the camera shifts to George, shoot still for 3 seconds, and then shout Cut."
"Then take the lighting in the hallway to a higher level, William goes to the window of the room, puts George between you and the lights in the hallway, and you will take a close-up of George alone after choosing the position."
"We used the characteristics of the backlit picture to highlight the change in George's expression, so that it should look more realistic and more tense."
Listening to his words, most people seemed to understand whether they understood or not, George seemed thoughtful, and Wilton's eyes lit up, "It seems that I was wrong again, and I just thought that he was just like that, just like all novices, just blindly shooting on his own feelings." ”
"Now it seems that he does have something not simple, he can actually find the shortcomings of the positive light, and he can quickly make the right adjustments, which is not a little bit better than the average novice."
After Tang Feng explained, he continued: "The third scene is the scene where George goes crazy, turning the lights in the corridor back to normal brightness, and then Wilton shoots him in the front, while the guide rails retreat and fade away until George disappears in the camera. ”
Wilton and William expressed their understanding, and Tang Feng gave the order without hesitation: "Action! ”
After these adjustments, Tang Feng quickly saw the improved effect, and compared with the previous paragraph, it was simply immediate.
Because it was changed to backlight shooting, George's image became extremely full, and the depth of field of the overall picture was increased after adjustment, which also made the whole close-up picture more three-dimensional and more layered.
However, new problems have arisen, the layering of the picture has come out, and George's image has become more prominent, but his performance seems too exaggerated.
If it were another director, maybe he wouldn't have discovered this problem, or even if he did, he wouldn't necessarily care, so he probably just passed this one and then moved on to the next one.
But Tang Feng is different, just a few minutes of a set of shots will determine whether he can continue to get Wilton's support and be able to shoot the entire film almost at any cost.
This determined whether his first film would be of a rough production due to a lack of funds, like most independent films, or a real Hollywood film, with a brilliant idea and plot.
So, he has to shoot every shot, which is very important to him!
Tang Feng felt that he should have a good talk with George, so he asked Hunter for a closed office, and after sitting down face-to-face with George, he said to George: "George, I want to know, what kind of roles you have received before, can you tell me?" ”
George replied a little nervously: "Most of them are unknown TV series, some are variety shows or something, and they have also played small supporting roles in several B-grade films, but it seems that one has been released......"
Tang Feng slapped the table, "That's right!" No wonder your performance is good at first glance, but how awkward it is when you look closely! ”
George was taken aback and became even more nervous, and stammered, "You, are you saying I'm not suitable for this role?" Are you going to copy me? ”
Seeing George's anxious look, Tang Feng realized that he had overreacted again, and hurriedly comforted him: "I'm sorry, I overreacted, don't be nervous, it's okay." ”
"George, you have to know that acting in a movie is a completely different thing from acting on a TV screen. When filming a TV series, the director will ask you to let go of acting, but when making a movie, you usually ask the actor to try to hold it as much as possible. ”
George nodded as if he didn't understand, and then asked cautiously, "Then I should put on the show and don't have to show emotional outbursts, right?" ”
Tang Feng thought for a while and said to George: "The performance just now was a little too exaggerated and superficial, this time you should try to put it away as much as possible, except for the lines I wrote in the script, don't add any more words, and try to use body language to express your emotions as much as possible." ”
"Of course, when emotions accumulate to a certain extent, it should be released. For example, when you smash the bed board, you don't need to be like an orangutan. ”
"And the part where you grab the railing, wouldn't it be better if you used another way, such as pulling the railing with all your might, squeezing your body into the gap between the railing, trying to break free from the cage where you were imprisoned?"
George seemed to have received some kind of inspiration, and did not rush to answer Tang Feng, but silently pondered in his heart, and was silent for more than ten minutes before he suddenly said excitedly: "I know!" ”
"At this time, what I want to show is the process of an ordinary thug being betrayed, because of the strong unwillingness and eagerness for revenge to transform into a killer, so I should perform more deeply."
"After the transformation is complete, I am the killer, and the killer is me!"
Tang Feng saw that he had finally opened his mind, and clapped his hands and praised: "Like you said, if you can do it, it will definitely be an actor-level performance!" ”
When everyone was waiting a little impatiently, Tang Feng finally took George back to the detention room, "I'm sorry, I've kept everyone waiting, just follow the steps just now, the third preparation!" ”
This time, Tang Feng saw the perfect picture in his mind as he wished, and a close-up of George came from the monitor, George was like a different person, deep and introverted, and even his eyes became deep.
He sat quietly on the bed, put the plate on his legs, gently tore off a corner of the sandwich, and then put it in his mouth and chewed it with relish, as if he were eating the most delicious food in the world.
Halfway through his meal, he found the note in the sandwich, but he just glanced at it and threw it on the floor.
As if there had never been a note, he unhurriedly tore off a small piece of sandwich and put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, while his gaze at the wall gradually deepened, and it took him a while to swallow what was in his mouth......
Suddenly, George slammed the plate to the ground, shattered the sandwich, and rolled the oranges on the plate against the wall before rolling back to his feet.
George paced on it in a fit of rage, and in an instant the orange was splashed with juice.
Then, with a howl, he leapt to the railing, struggling to tear at the sturdy iron railing.
Looking at the picture on the monitor, Tang Feng was also shocked by George's performance, this time George did not add any lines of his own, but threw away all the lines!
But just by his body language, it's a visual shock!
His expression gradually changed from calm to anger, but not really explode, and then to extreme unwillingness and humiliation. When he really erupted and rushed towards the railing, Tang Feng saw that his entire face was almost distorted.
Although there is not a single line, it is more tense than shouting the line line, and it can shock the viewer's heart more!
As if he had a heart, Wilton on the guide rail pressed the start button without waiting for Tang Feng's order, and at the same time, another angle of the picture came from another monitor.
Looking at his expression again, due to the squeezing of the railing, it has been distorted to a human shape, and it looks eerie under the bright light.
He's like a devil from hell who makes people shudder and don't dare to look at him directly!
At this time, George was like a demon, stretching out his arm from the railing, as if trying to grasp something, and with his terrifying expression, it was simply brilliant.
Tang Feng didn't shout to stop, and George didn't stop performing, and it lasted like this for about half a minute, before George's indistinct beastly wail was heard, "I... I... Want... Kill... Finish... You! ”
Then he seemed to have used all his strength, and his face was stuck between the two railings in pain, and he collapsed there motionless.
Tang Feng saw that something was wrong, and he didn't even shout Cut, so he rushed over and pulled him out of the middle of the railing.
George sat on the ground with a painful face, saw the director looking at him with concern, raised his arm with difficulty, pointed to his chin and said vaguely: "Take off, take off, take off ......"
Tang Feng didn't understand what he said, and looked at him with a confused expression, but fortunately, Wilton understood what George meant, and hurriedly shouted to Tang Feng: "He has a dislocated jaw!" ”
"This guy is really ruthless, he fights with his chin and iron railings, and it's strange if he doesn't dislocate!"