Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa.

It's already autumn in South Africa in April, but it's clear that Shen Lian miscalculated the climate here. In fact, the weather in South Africa from April to May is very pleasant. The temperature can reach 20 degrees during the day and drop to 5 to 8 degrees at night, which may be a bit different, but it's definitely not cold.

Johannesburg's city center is really bustling, and as Africa's second economy country, South Africa's economic conditions are still significantly better than other African continent countries. It may not be able to compare with Los Angeles, but even compared to other cities in China except Shanghai and Beijing, it is not far behind. Of course, there are some scrawny black kids on the streets, but that's inevitable in any city.

Of course, it was obvious that the filming location in the 9th arrondissement could not have been in the city center, and the crew took a bus to a slum on the southern outskirts of Johannesburg. Because it was filmed in the form of a documentary, Neil directly booked a slum as a set.

As soon as he got out of the car, Shen Lian smelled a pungent smell. In fact, it wasn't just Shen Lian who frowned, everyone who just got out of the car had almost the same reaction. The smell here is really bad.

The assistant director who had been arranged here in advance had already brought the current team to receive him. Seeing Neil and Shen Lian getting out of the car, they immediately walked over and welcomed: "Hi, Neil." We've already built the scenes in the film. ”

"Well done. It's just the taste here...... Can't you get rid of it completely? Neil asked with a bitter face. In fact, when he came to inspect before, the environment was even worse than it is now.

"We've been cleaning up the filth here for a few days now, and it's much better than before. Some residues really can't be cleaned up. The assistant director was also helpless.

"Okay, so be it." Making a movie is always a bit of a hard time to endure. Unfortunately, this time the sense of smell will be tormented for a while. However, Neil also has a conscience, and after getting out of the car and settling down at his residence, he asked someone to go to the city to buy masks. And the orange-flavored air freshener that Yang Ying habitually prepared for Shen Lian also played a role, and Shen Lian placed one in both his room and Chen Hang's room.

It took a day to arrange the logistics and give everyone a day to adapt to the South African climate. On April 17, the crew of "District 9" officially started filming in Johannesburg.

"My wife has been encouraging me ever since I joined the company last year." Toby in front of him held the camera, and Shen Lian, who was wearing a work uniform, adjusted the small microphone on his body, and the slightly clumsy movements made people feel that this man was very bad: "She said: 'You did a great job'." Oh, I'm a little nervous. ”

"This little microphone. I'm sorry. Still hadn't figured out the microphone pinned to his clothes, and Shen Lian looked frustrated.

"Good background, someone in the back." Shen Lian waved his finger at the "actors who are working" behind him: "We are now?" Uh, I have to look at it that way? Facing the camera, Shen Lian looked a little uncomfortable.

"Just look directly at the camera." Toby's rare voice.

“cut。” The lines of the documentary are really difficult to understand directly. But what the director said, how Shen Lian acted. The lines that seem to be unrelated just now are full of some clips and camera vibrations, which intuitively show some of the shortcomings of the male protagonist Vikus, which is a bit clumsy.

Different from the shooting techniques of ordinary movies, the first part of "District 9" is a documentary form around Shen Lian's Vikus, so Neil can't directly see it through the guò equipment, so he can only ask Toby to change the camera to shoot after the filming is completed, and take the camera himself to study and analyze the previous shooting of Shen Lian.

"We are now at the MNU headquarters, the Department of Extraterrestrial Affairs. I'm Vikus Van der Moer. Behind me, you can see the rest of the staff of the Department of Extraterrestrial Affairs. The job of our department is to try to communicate with the heroes. For the good of humanity and MNU. Shen Lian explained his work to the camera like a professional reporter. And some casual micro-expressions also portray the characters very well.

“gilbert。 Your understanding of the character is great, and then the journalist imitates it well. However, the cooperation with Toby just now is still a little rusty. There are still some flaws in some places, and we need to go through them again. Neil said directly.

In fact, after filming "Lust and Caution", Shen Lian's acting skills have risen to a very high height. The fact that he was nominated for the Best Actor directly by performing in "Vote for Fame" is a good proof. And since receiving the book of "District 9", he has also done a very in-depth study of the character of Vikus. Neil's previous "Aliens in Johannesburg" has also been read countless times, and it can be said that he is fully prepared. However, on the one hand, it is the first time to cooperate with the Hollywood team after all, even if there are no barriers to communication, there will still be some problems in some small details, and on the other hand, not starring in any movies for 10 months also makes Shen Lian feel a little rusty about shooting movies. In addition, it is a new type of film and a new shooting mode, so it is not surprising that something is wrong at all.

After properly docking with Toby, Shen Lian began the second recording, this time his watch was more impeccable, and every detail was grasped quite accurately.

"Excellent performance. I feel like you're going against the sky. Seeing Shen Lian's wonderful performance, Neil couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"Thank you for the compliment." Shen Lian blushed and didn't say anything.

The extras are changing their clothes and entering the film's makeshift studio. Next up is a scene in which Louis Minel plays Vikus's father-in-law and MNU director, announcing that Vikus will be in charge of the next U10 mission with the prawns on an I27 contract.

This scene does not need to be in the form of a documentary, and the crew arranged several cameras in the temporary studio to shoot the drama of Minel and Shen Lian from different angles.

Shen Lian sat quietly in the middle of the group performance. watched his "father-in-law" impassioned on the stage, explaining his arrangements to the employees below.

"The U10 protocol stipulates that we give alien eviction notice at least 24 hours before the eviction. Your task is to make this announcement official. And let the aliens sign the I27 agreement. I will appoint a field commander to direct the mission. Vikus van der Moer. Not surprisingly, Shen Lian's name was mentioned.

Shen Lian showed a smug smile, his grasp was quite accurate, and he vividly expressed the mentality of the little man at this time. And the group performers on the side also applauded enthusiastically.

After being proud, Shen Lian showed a little hypocritical surprise. Clear-eyed people know that it is their father-in-law who takes special care of them, but they still have to pretend that they are not.