Chapter 59: Celestial Burial

Fang Yan got up and washed up briefly, and then went to the cafeteria on the first floor to prepare breakfast.

The local Tibetan diet in Hoh Xil consists of dairy products other than beef and mutton, and vegetables and fruits cannot be grown in this wasteland, and they are almost completely dependent on external supplies.

In the past half a month, Fang Yan has personally felt the changes in his body, he already has a little fat on his stomach, and he is always constipated when he goes to the toilet, which feels sour.

Speaking of today's breakfast, each person has a bowl of hot beef broth, a thick scone, and an egg, which can be said to be quite rich.

However, no matter how good the food is, people will always feel a little tired after eating it for half a month.

Of course, there are a very small number of people who still eat very deliciously, and they don't even have enough of it.

"Bao Ying, how many cakes have you eaten?"

Fang Yan looked at Wang Baoyu who was gobbling up in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little stunned in his heart.

There is a saying - half the size, eat the poor.

Wang Baoyu is not yet 18 years old this year, which is the best time to eat, and in addition, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he has a lot of activities, and the amount of food for one person can be as large as two or three adults.

"Brother, did I eat too much?"

Wang Baoying lowered his head embarrassedly and put down the third flatbread in his hand.

Fang Yan cried and laughed and said, "You continue to eat, I don't dislike you for eating too much."

"That'...... You're welcome. ”

Wang Baoxuan hurriedly ate again, and in a short time wiped out all the food in the bowl.

"Brother, I heard that there is a big scene filming today?"

Fang Yan nodded and said, "That's right, if you want to shoot the sky burial today, it's a big event."

Regarding the scene of the sky burial, it appears twice in the movie "Ke Ke Xili".

The first time was at the beginning of the movie, when Gatama and Ritai first met, it was a celestial burial for the members of the mountain patrol team who died.

The second time is at the end of the movie, when Ritai is brutally killed by poachers, and his relatives and friends hold a sky burial for him.

These two celestial burial scenes are very important, one after the other to render the tragic atmosphere, but also show the special culture of the Tibetan people, giving people a feeling of shocking soul.

Wang Baoying said squirmingly: "Brother, can you take me with you for filming today?"

"What's the matter, you want to see a celestial burial?"

"Yes, it's okay if I'm idle anyway, it's better to follow along and see for a long time."

Fang Yan thought for a while, felt that there was no problem, and said, "Okay, you can come with me later."

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2 hours later, on the outskirts of Zhiduo County.

The celestial burial has a strict ceremony, in which the celestial burial master must be served by a senior monk, and the whole process requires the presence of the senior monk to participate in the guidance and extradition.

During the celestial burial, the deceased should be stripped of all his clothes by a person who was in harmony with the deceased, and the deceased was in reverence for heaven and earth with a naked appearance.

This is in response to the old saying, "In nothing, in nothing, in nothing".

As a director, although Fang Yan hopes to pursue truth as much as possible, there are some aspects that must be faked.

must be said to talk about the body of the deceased, the crew does not have the ability to contact the family of the deceased and ask them to cooperate with the filming.

If you make such an unreasonable request and the other party doesn't give you a big mouth, then it's good.

Besides, even if a family can agree, Fang Yan doesn't think anyone in the crew has the guts to shoot such a bloody scene.

In the end, the crew bought dozens of catties of beef and mutton to use as a corpse to attract eagles.

During the shooting, all procedures were carried out according to the actual situation. For example, the white shirt cloth covered by the "deceased", the white thread made of wool hanging around the neck, and the machete used by the celestial burial master, all strive to be realistic.

"Mr. Sun, this shot is not very good, I want to use a close-up to highlight the shocking feeling."

Fang Yan looked at the picture on the monitor, and made his own request to the cameraman on the side.

"Okay, you're the director, you call it up."

The photographer frowned, and although he had a different idea, he nodded in agreement.

The photographer's name is Sun Liping, 36 years old this year, and he is a photographer at the Imperial Capital Film Factory.

Sun Liping is a man with a lot of stories, he was talented when he was young, and his photographs once represented his country in international competitions.

Originally, according to normal development, Sun Liping should have become famous early and become famous in the film industry.

However, talented people generally have character. Sun Liping has an eccentric temper and often contradicts the director because of his personal ideas, so he is not well received by insiders.

After sitting on the cold bench for several years, Sun Liping finally changed his attitude a little and knew how to bow his head appropriately.

However, Sun Liping changed too late, and several photographers of the same generation as him have become the queen photographers of big directors like Feng Xiaogang and Jiang Wen, and he can only make bad movies for some small directors.

One step behind, one step behind.

Sun Liping wants to catch up with others, and it is already very difficult.

In Fang Yan's opinion, Sun Liping is a very good photographer, and his technical level is not picky, even if his temper is a little eccentric, it is acceptable.

With such a master in charge, the lens beauty and artistic sense of "Ke Ke Xili" are obviously much higher than the version in the previous life.

As the filming continued, the celestial burial master lit a white smoke several meters high, chanted the scriptures in his mouth, and after a while, he saw the eagles falling in batches, which was incredible.

Every time the celestial burial master recites the scriptures, three or four eagles can fly down from the sky, and those eagles all fly from the distant horizon, from some small black dots at the beginning, to get closer and closer, forming a black oppressive piece.

"It's so beautiful!"

Sun Liping licked his mouth excitedly, instantly inspired his upper body, and kept adjusting the camera position to shoot the picture he had carefully conceived.

The eagle with wings spread, the sacred and solemn celestial burial master, the grieving mourner......

Under Sun Liping's lens, this scene is particularly shocking, making people feel calm for a long time after watching it.

Looks like this photographer has really found the right one!

Fang Yan touched his chin and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The relationship between the director and the cinematographer is quite intimate, in the terminology of the circle, the director is in charge of Lianju, and the photographer is in charge of Lianguang.

To put it simply, a film is made up of individual shots, and the director can't conceive each shot himself, so the cinematographer has some autonomy and can design some shots by himself.

For the director, as long as the front and rear shots can be connected normally, it is okay to match their own ideas.

The classic lenses of many movies are designed by the photographer, and the director and the photographer complement each other, and knowing people and making good use of them is also a manifestation of the director's ability.