Chapter 90: Classic Knife Battles in Film History
After three days of hard work on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the filming of the final battle between good and evil was finally completed, and the process was indeed very hard, because Zhou Yi's opponent this time was an old-timer, and he needed more hanging wires and using stand-ins to assist in shooting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
These circumstances have been fully taken into account in advance.
However, when it came to live shooting, there were many minor adjustments to be made in order to enhance the sense of realism.
You can't lower the requirements just because you are filming for the elderly, don't have a sense of reality, and the requirements for playing are still very high.
There are even some difficult actions, Cheng Dakui is a stand-in, and the completion is not very beautiful, and Mr. Huang Xifan is unwilling to reduce the difficulty of the action, Zhou Yi is of course unwilling for the quality of the movie's action, this time is often when he personally goes into battle and becomes Yang Xianfu's stand-in.
This kind of thing may sound hilarious, but that's exactly what it is.
This is like in the previous life "Huang Feihong 2", Jet Li was injured and could not complete difficult actions, Xiong Xinxin kept changing clothes, playing both Huang Feihong and Jiugong real people, most of the rivalry between the two was Xiong Xinxin "beating herself", and she was very happy.
This kind of thing is really common in action movies.
Since he could act seamlessly in his previous life, he is naturally even more fine in this life.
With the level of makeup and technical means in this world, it will definitely be able to shoot better.
Director Xu's shooting skills and post-production skills are strong enough.
Even the crew began to prepare for the stand-in early, and the prop master even prepared the 3D printed mask, so there was no problem with the fake. And Mr. Yang Xianfu himself can also shoot a lot of action scenes, not when he encounters any difficult actions, he uses a stand-in, only if he is really not good, he uses a stand-in, which is easier to shoot and saves a lot of trouble for the crew.
In fact, it is not very difficult to shoot stand-in scenes in this film, at least it is easier than "Wong Fei Hung 2" in the previous life, because Mr. Yang Xianfu is a real national arts master old-timer, but he is old, but he is not almost crippled like Jet Li, many scenes can be performed by himself, most of the scenes are ground scenes, there are not too many scenes with a tightrope in the air, and the performance is easier, not as complicated as the stand-in scene in "Once Upon a Time 2".
However, in order to shoot this decisive battle between good and evil, the whole crew really took great pains, worked together, and thought of all kinds of methods.
And in order to grab time, I have to insist on filming at night these days, and it is common to shoot until late at night.
The action scene is to strike while the iron is hot, and if it drags on for a long time, the effect may not be better.
Although it is a high-intensity shooting, the difficult actions are completed by stand-ins, and Mr. Yang Xianfu can also persevere. After all, he has real kung fu, but he is old, and hard work is hard, but he can barely bear it. The old gentleman has a very professional ethic, and he will not complain about being tired and give up halfway. The director can shoot whatever he wants. That's really respected.
He definitely deserves the high salary he gets.
No one can gossip anything.
Zhou Yi has also increased a lot of experience in filming with the old-timers, although he has to take care of him from time to time and shoot repeatedly, it is not as smooth as filming with Gao Song, but the fame of the old-timers is very good for the film, and it is nothing if you work hard when shooting.
In the previous life, the original work was filmed by old actors, and the plot could not be changed to young people.
And playing with the old-timers must be very fresh for the audience.
That's it.
It is worth mentioning that all the difficult actions in the film are completed by the actors themselves, and the stand-in is also the real performance of the actors, and the special effects are not used in the whole film. As soon as the special effects are used in the action scenes, there is a feeling of changing taste, and the audience will play as soon as they see it, and they feel that there is no original taste of national arts, of course, it is better not to do it. Now the film and television industry is full of that kind of "pseudo-action scenes", which looks boring.
When Mr. Huang Xifan was filming, he satirized this phenomenon bitterly, saying that that the shooting method has no technical content in national arts, and also said that some directors nowadays don't know how to film without special effects.
For example, there is a long-armed god and demon throwing javelin action in the film, and some directors will definitely give you a javelin slow-motion close-up, using bullet time, no matter whether this kind of thing is suitable or not, just cool enough, no matter how you say it, you have to have a 360-degree rotation shot without dead ends, I don't know what I'm doing at all, not to mention the time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly, which destroys the atmosphere and rhythm of the entire national art battle.
For action scenes, sometimes high-tech filming is really not as good as traditional filming. In the filming scene, the most taboo is to use high-tech techniques to dominate the scene, which completely reduces the grade and quality of the action scene.
That kind of special effect is a fig leaf for actors who can't shoot scenes, who wants to shoot with that kind of thing for a master of national arts?
It's like the action scenes of "The Matrix" in the previous life, which makes people laugh out loud.
Of course, that film didn't win by playing, needless to say.
In short, when filming this peak showdown between good and evil, Director Xu used retro shooting methods, using the purest action scene shooting method. Some trendy directors can't master this traditional shooting method, or think it is outdated, or they don't have enough experience in shooting action scenes, they don't know how to shoot details and how to use lenses, so they simply use various special effects to piece together and use various fancy shooting methods to show off their skills, which is actually putting the cart before the horse. The fight scenes that real action movie fans want to see are not those fancy things at all.
Those things are just when special effects are just emerging, using the freshness of technology to fool the audience.
But after a long time, the audience will not be fooled.
Especially with the development of special effects, the audience is tired of watching it, and they often prefer retro real kung fu.
Zhou Yineng is so popular, I have to say that it did come out at the right time.
In addition to the appearance and national skills, the low-cost shooting method is just in line with the traditional retro shooting method, and it is impossible to be fancy, which is right for the audience's appetite. This film is naturally the same, it is all the same traditional filming method.
It's not that Director Xu doesn't know how to shoot advanced, nor is it that the shooting funds are insufficient, but what style of film you have, what style of shooting you have to use, and you can't mess around. Some directors can't figure it out, and the result is a bad movie.
But Director Xu is worthy of being a big director of action movies, and he has a really good grasp of this action scene, coupled with the classic action design of Mr. Huang Xifan, it definitely complements each other, complements each other, and is very perfect.
Counting the ending drama and supporting roles filmed earlier, in fact, it took a week to complete the filming of the final drama. But in the end, everyone was very satisfied and very surprised, there had never been such a fierce personal knife battle before. This scene is really worthy of praise. Mr. Huang Xifan has been silent for several years, accumulating a lot of experience, and his action design skills and evil style are vividly reflected.
And the actor acted really well.
Mr. Huang Xifan is indeed very satisfied, and feels that Zhou Yi has perfectly performed the action effects he wants to show, and he is indeed profound, and his play is wonderful, worthy of such popularity today, and there is no vanity under his reputation.
When the old gentleman met Zhou Yi this time, he was like a fish in water, and it was rare to have a good time.
He wants to continue to cooperate in the future, which is in Zhou Yi's mind and he is also very happy.
Tian Guofeng and Yang Xianfu are full of praise, and they are very satisfied with Zhou Yi, thinking that he can indeed take on the name of future action superstar.
The decisive battle scene at the end of this film really shows the long arm and the technical characteristics of the long knife breaking the knife, and it is vividly displayed.
If it is compared with the decisive battle scene of the original work in the previous life, I don't know how much stronger, it is not an action scene of magnitude at all, with a difference of 108,000 miles.
Even compared with the "broken knife and scimitar" scene at the end of Tsui Hark's "Broken Knife" in the previous life, "Ding'an fights the flying dragon", it can also be different, each with its own characteristics, or even better. In particular, the play is fast and not chaotic, all kinds of actions are explained very clearly, so that the audience can see it, this is really rare, in terms of artistic expression, pay attention, it is not the style of play, but the artistic expression, but it is very close to the crazy knife battle of Jet Li in the previous life in "Huo Yuanjia" "Huo Yuanjia beats Qin Ye", Jet Li's action scenes have this characteristic, no matter how fast he plays, but all the actions can be explained very clearly and clearly, so that the audience can see it very thoroughly, with great artistic expression and national charm. It's difficult for other actors to do this, as soon as they fight, it's messy, and when it's messy, they can't see clearly, it's not a high level, it's a poor level.
Zhou Yi's movements are also like this, they look clear, very crisp, really cool, and they are not muddy at all. You obviously know that his movements are very fast, and some of his movements are very violent and oppressive, but you can still see clearly that this is absolute strength.
This is the "acting" of action scenes, only this one, and there is no other branch.
In terms of grade, this action scene has indeed reached the high level of similar action scenes in "Broken Knife" and "Huo Yuanjia" in the previous life, and compared with the first two remakes of "Five Poison Gate" and "Rushing to the Sky Tower" in this life, it will definitely not be inferior, so it's okay.
This is the result of the joint efforts of the whole crew.
Director Xu's control of the camera and rhythm, Huang Xifan's guidance on the design and arrangement of the knife battle action and scenes, and Zhou Yi and Mr. Yang Xianfu's professional-level peak performances, everyone worked together to make this action scene so exciting, and jointly created this classic knife battle in film history. Even Qiu Cao, who has been filming with the group recently, has seen it very well, she has a background scene, of course she will not leave early, she has been watching everyone filming, and she has watched it all the way, and she really feels very enjoyable, I think this action scene is really beautiful, and Zhou Yi dedicated a superstar action performance.
Considering that this scene was filmed in the studio throughout the whole process, and there was no more spacious location to shoot to this extent, Director Xu's directing skills can be seen, which is indeed very powerful, and his ability to control the scene is extremely strong, and it may not be possible to change the director.
After the filming of the final fight scene at the end of this "Fang Gang Bloody Battle of Long-armed Gods and Demons", all the scenes of this Changfengtang scene have been filmed. And the end and the end just echo back and forth, which can be regarded as "father and son blood spattered Changfeng Hall", and the script structure is very perfect.
The blood of his father's loyal protector is splashed here, and the blood of his son's loyalty and gratitude is splashed here.
There is the meaning of "two ribs and knives" in the front, and there is the virtue of "repaying grievances with virtue" in the back.
Not only are the action scenes very thoughtful, but the story itself is also very thoughtful.
The protagonist in the film has the style of an ancient benevolent gentleman, although his background is not high, but ******** rabbit does not eat the little sister.
This is a strong embodiment of traditional ethical and moral concepts.
The level of the original action scenes in the previous life was not high, but the later film was not low, and there are probably factors in this regard, coupled with the classic interpretation of the male protagonist, which made the film finally one of the classic action business cards and enjoyed a high reputation in the industry.
Even if the film embodies the traditional and conservative values of "being a teacher for a day and a father for life" and "repaying grievances with virtue", at least these ethics and morals are reflected. This is similar to Zhou Yi's remake of "Rushing to the Sky", both of which reflect traditional ethics and morality, but in a different direction. When Zhou Yi remade and wrote the script, he had reservations about these, and some new young people may think that this is dross, but Zhou Yi feels that this is the essence of the film. These things are also very useful for the behavioral norms of modern society. At least some masters and apprentices tear up, and those who are against the goal of money should be educated. In Zhou Yi's view, a film without ideology is a bad movie, and an action scene without ideology is a bad movie.
usually communicates scripts with Director Xu, Zhou Yi has no reservations about his ideas, and he has said them all, and he has also been recognized by Director Xu.
Only by being open and honest can we reach an agreement on the direction of the film, not just according to the script.
Different directors shoot a script, and the final effect is definitely different.
In the previous life, Tsui Hark's later remake of "The Broken Knife" basically has no embodiment of traditional values, and it is all the director's private goods, probably because the times are different, and what is filmed is something from two eras.
Perhaps Zhang Che's era embodied more traditional values, while Tsui Hark's era preferred to chase new waves.
The former is traditional order, and the latter is chaotic subversion.
The collision of old and new trends of thought is definitely like this, but whether it can be accepted or not is two different things. The new "Once Upon a Time" is indeed more popular with the public than the old version, but it is not always like this, and it is too much to deviate from the theme.
Zhang Che's "One-Armed Knife" is about the male protagonist Kuang upholding justice and defeating evil, which belongs to traditional values, but Tsui Hark's "Broken Knife" is about the law of the jungle, which is a modern value.
The former is a back-to-basics original proposition that requires good students to write good compositions, while the latter is a stylized experimental proposition that requires a strong personal style and belongs to the new concept composition. Of course, Zhou Yi is reluctant to write a new composition, he just wants to write a good composition. Especially when you are a student, you should be more conservative and traditional, and writing good essays is a huge victory.
It's not a good thing for him to be unconventional.
In his previous life, someone commented on Tsui Hark's "Broken Knife", saying that the film reflects that people have no right to judge the fate of others, no one is born evil or righteous, and evil exists in everyone's heart. Everyone has a knife, and the knife is violent, brutal, hateful, and the inevitable selfishness of human nature in order to survive. When human violence is allowed to be unleashed at will, man becomes a knife that can be cut off at sight. This shows the style of the film.
The two ideas are not about who is higher and who is lower.
But Zhang Che's thinking is obviously a mass product, this kind of traditional values are not complex and profound, even very simple, very typical, but it is definitely not shallow, on the contrary, the simpler the thing, the easier it is to be recognized by the public, very infectious.
Most of Tsui Hark's thoughts are his own private goods, or some modern thoughts, which show more of the cruelty and predatory of society, as well as the involuntary self-control, reflecting brutality and killing, the atmosphere pursues primitive roughness and disorder, disappears the times, and the traditional humanistic values are gone, only retaining the masculine image of Zhang Che's original work with his chest muscles exposed and shirtless.
The thinking is not profound, and it can only be judged by opinion, and there is no standard.
Zhang Che's "One-Armed Knife" action scene is not good, but the values are more acceptable.
Tsui Hark's "Knife Breaker" action scenes are strong, but the values are difficult to be widely recognized.
The former is a popular film and a commercial film, while the latter is a niche film and an experimental film, which also causes a difference in influence and box office.
For these ideological things, Zhou Yi repeatedly thought about and compared them before writing the script, and he must think about the core of the idea clearly and clearly, and the theme must be clear, otherwise the confusion in the ideology can only cause confusion in the script. In the end, Zhou Yi's "One-Armed Knife" naturally follows Zhang Che's popular route, and definitely does not engage in experimental films.
Director Xu will not casually carry private goods.
Now it seems that through the comparison of the two scenes at the beginning and end of the film, the effect is indeed very ideal.
Zhou Yi is very satisfied with this effect, this is definitely a very successful work.
After all the scenes in Changfeng Hall are over, this scene can be dismantled, and the crew will arrange the next scene as soon as possible to shoot other scenes in the middle of the film. Here's next week's work. It is estimated that the set designer of the crew may have to work overtime overnight again.
However, the most difficult ** action scene at the end of the film was all filmed, and the whole crew breathed a sigh of relief and was a little relaxed.
Zhou Yi naturally felt relaxed and would no longer worry about the quality of the film.
Next, let's just film step by step.
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