Chapter 764: Casting

The most developed place in the film industry is naturally Hollywood.

A hundred years of development has given Hollywood the most advanced concept of good film production - yes, in Hollywood, movies are not "created", but "manufactured" like the assembly line of a factory.

Wu Tian has also mixed with Hollywood, not to mention the first "Ghost Shadow", it is purely a person's nonsense, but the filming of "District 9" allowed him to try the Hollywood model himself.

In Hollywood, if you want to make a movie, you must first be a director, or producer, or directly a screenwriter, and after you have a good inspiration, or see a good novel, you start writing the script. Unlike domestic screenwriters, who often finish the script by themselves, in Hollywood, he pays more attention to teamwork.

Especially when it comes to professional issues, such as the medical conditions involved in medical dramas, the physical theories designed in science fiction dramas, etc., the screenwriter team will definitely invite professionals to help consult.

After the script is completed, the next shooting should be more meticulous, especially in some details, such as the plot to shoot a subway in 82, well, you can find the train that was in operation that year, but after the shooting, the audience will criticize the train seats in 82 years for being blue, and it was only painted green in 83 years!

So, in Hollywood, movies are quite serious things, and any details require quite rigorousness. A film crew, everyone is an elite, and even some good talents are passed down from generations, and the degree of professionalism of their good work is difficult to match!

Compared with the domestic one, where is there such a serious attitude? Not to mention the practice of those private film and television companies who later deliberately mischievous and made costume dramas into urban idol dramas.

Of course, the rigorous attitude of Hollywood blockbusters inevitably increases the cost of filming - even if you find someone to consult with simple expertise. You have to pay people, don't you? And domestic shoddy films save a lot of money, and sometimes it is because of lack of money that they have to make do, which makes it difficult for domestic films to produce high-quality films.

However, Wu Tian is not short of money, and plans to invest no less than 300 million yuan in films, which is enough for him to carefully produce every detail - Wu Tian wants to make a masterpiece this time. It's going to be a Hollywood model to shoot high-quality products!

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After deciding on the filming plan, Wu Tian immediately looked for several experts and professors who studied the history of the Qin Dynasty through Zhongzheng Film and Television, and found two reliable screenwriters to discuss the script with the professors.

After some discussion, it was finally finalized that Princess Yushu was the princess of the country of sticks, and the background of the story was set to the king of Qin after sweeping Liuhe, Meng Yi set out to conquer the country of sticks, and his country was willing to be a subsidiary. And contribute Princess Yushu to the prince - it doesn't matter whether there is this section in specific history, at least it's logical.

And next, more logically, Meng Yi escorted the princess back to Daqin and encountered an attack by the Donghu people. This is far more reasonable than some bullshit stick general coming out to snatch the princess back - is that girl in a hurry to be destroyed?

According to the territory at that time, Donghu was at the junction with the Qin Dynasty and the Bangzi Kingdom, and Meng Yi would inevitably enter the territory of the Donghu people, and it was most reasonable to encounter an attack by the barbarians outside the Saiwai on the way to the march.

And so on. Wu Tian's filming base was also determined, and he finally chose to shoot on the Inner Mongolia prairie. At the time of the battle with the Donghu people. Meng Yi protected Princess Yushu, but was dispersed from the large army by the Donghu people, fled to a mountainous area, and unfolded the plot - Meng Yi was injured, and Princess Yushu saved people in the section that was still good.

Next, let's use the grand scenes of epic films. It narrates the scenes of Qin Shi Huang inspecting various places and sending Xu Fu to refine the elixir. As for the final elixir training, the battle to take back the elixir must be completely changed - the Qin army and the Qin army fight, is it meaningful? Same equipment. It hurts Wu Tian to watch it in his last life, and he can't even figure out which person is on which side!

Therefore, in this place, Wu Tian did not plan to let Meng Yi take the medicine, but designed it as Xu Fu to bring the medicine back, and then Zhao Gao and Li Si secretly changed the elixir and poisoned Qin Shi Huang. Meng Yi snatched back the elixir and handed it over to Yushu for safekeeping, and then he tried to expose Zhao Gaolisi's crime of killing the king, and Zhao Gaolisi slandered Meng Yi for rebellion, besieged and killed Meng Yi in the camp of the Qin army, and Meng Yi personally guarded hundreds of people to fight to the death, staging a bloody battle......

With such a change, the ancient plot part is much more reasonable.

And in the modern plot part, Wu Tian is extremely complaining about the original work, what kind of bullshit scientific research gimmick, pure nonsense.

Wu Tian's plan is that it is right to set the protagonist as an archaeologist, but the character of his good friend can be set as his partner, who is also an archaeologist. The second male is coerced by the antiquities dealer and has to inform the other party of the protagonist's actions.

This setting completely highlights the issue of artifacts, and the theme is clearer, more concise and powerful......

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"Brother Long, you can read this script first, and if you like it, we'll talk about it." Wu Tian said, handing over a copy of the story outline with reduced details to Brother Long.

This abridged version of the script is only two or three pages long. Compared with the complete script written by Wu Tian, it has been reduced several times, not to mention a more detailed storyboard script, which is a huge project, even if Wu Tian also found two assistant directors to help him get it out - Tian Shao has no talent for painting, and he doesn't even look like a human head. I can only borrow the hands of others.

After Brother Long was polite, he picked up the script and read it carefully, and couldn't help but feel ready to move.

In fact, putting aside the script, just rely on Ender. Wu's name, Brother Long can't wait to cooperate with him - he is now an international director, and he can't succeed in Hollywood in the end, so he has to go back to Hong Kong Island and enter the mainland, but he is too tall. Maybe he and Director Wu will make a film. Can you really put him into international status......

"Director Wu, this script is so good, I like it very much." After reading the script, Brother Long immediately said.

"Hehe, that's good." Wu Tianhan said with a smile, "Well, but there is one point, this film is two lines, ancient and modern." This means that you will play two different styles of characters in the film, and I am not worried about modern dramas. However, the drama of the generals of the Qin Dynasty ......"

Wu Tian voiced his concerns.

Brother Long has never filmed a costume drama, and one of the original gimmicks of "Myth" was Brother Long's first appearance in costume. And his performance in the play made Wu Tian feel a little miserable.

First of all, he doesn't have any temperament as a general of the Qin Dynasty at all, and he feels like a small soldier no matter how you look at it. Dingtian is a great Wu Changshi, and he has that clean pleated face, and he is even more old-fashioned when he wears a general's uniform, and he feels like a bad old man.

Moreover, this girl will not shoot emotional scenes at all. The rivalry between him and Yushu is purely a wooden man, okay, you can say that Meng Yi only respects Yushu and is a dignified man, but it's a fart thousand-year-old love, so you have a little reaction, and you show the kind of entanglement that loves each other but doesn't dare to love or something, is it called success?

The only thing that's okay is probably only in the scenes of the battlefield fighting, at least I didn't bring the funny fighting style in his modern drama, and barely looked like an ancient general's fighting style - but the two-handed sword design was inexplicably wonderful......

"I can try cosplay." Brother Long smacked his lips and said.

Brother Long is a big horn, people always pick their own films when filming, when was it picked by the director?

Wu Tian nodded slightly and said, "Well, there is another problem, the production cycle of this film will be relatively long, and it is estimated that the shooting time will be at least about three months." On the other hand, I have very high requirements for the quality of shooting, especially for some emotional scenes, I must find that feeling. You think about all these questions, and if they feel appropriate, let's talk about them......"

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Brother Long's attitude towards Wu Tian is quite unhappy, so let's be called an international superstar, okay? Where is there anyone who is picked around by a young director of yours, as if buying a cabbage?

However, Brother Long is looking at the investment of 300 million, and he can't say it, smack his lips and admit it-this is a serious big production......

Of course, he also knows his abilities and shortcomings, if it comes to fighting or something, Brother Long is definitely confident, but the problem is that when it comes to emotional drama, Brother Long himself knows that this is his own shortcoming, such a big investment, people are definitely not willing to make do with it.

For a while, Brother Long was full of apprehension, for fear that he would not be able to meet Director Wu's requirements and would not have the opportunity to participate in this big production.

After all, after an actor reaches his level, making films to make money is already secondary, and more importantly, breaking through himself is to be able to make a masterpiece. Brother Long is not young anymore, he wants to rush into Hollywood, and his hope of winning the Oscar is getting slimmer and slimmer......

So, after thinking about it for a long time, Brother Long still decided to take over this play, not for anything else, just to challenge himself.

Brother Long called Wu Tian and told Director Wu of his decision, but he didn't want Wu Tian to send him an invitation immediately, asking him to go to Xishan Villa and meet the heroine.

The heroine's good choice is much easier for Wu Tian.

For the original Miss Jin, Wu Tian was even more full of complaints-she is also good-looking, not to mention her acting skills, it is purely a vase level.

Originally, Brother Long was not good at emotional dramas, and then the price of the vase heroine, it was strange to be able to shoot the feeling of love!

Therefore, Wu Tian directly decided to change the heroine, and after thinking about it carefully, he finally decided to use mainland actresses.

First of all, for the image requirements, high appearance is one point, and the second point is to be young - who doesn't know that ancient women married early, you got an old girl in your thirties to marry Qin Shi Huang, and the old man didn't immediately send troops to destroy you?

Therefore, Wu Tian requires that the heroine must be young, at least look young.

And then there's acting. Brother Long's acting skills are not good, so use the heroine to make it up, drive it, maybe there is a chance to shoot the feeling of love, the kind of love that you want to love but can't love, you can't love and you secretly love, and you love for a thousand years without regrets!

So, there was only one person who seemed to be able to echo Wu Tian's request......

[Bow and thank liang1990, good luck big brother, and 576299 for the monthly pass! ] (To be continued......)