At 10 a.m. on September 3, 2009, in a small courtyard on the outskirts of the small city, hundreds of people surrounded the three floors inside and outside in the city of Fengweihan, Kaishan.

There is almost no film and television drama production industry here, and the vast majority of locals have not seen the crew shoot.

The crew of "Border Killer" set the set in this small courtyard and held a kick-off ceremony, although the producer did not have any publicity.

But there are still many locals who come to see the filming of film and television dramas when they hear the news.

The security guards of Sisavang stood outside with long guns and serious faces, coldly looking at the compatriots who came to see the excitement.

The Laos/Laos are similar in temperament to Tyrande, and the vast majority of them are mild. Although they were crowded, they were in good order, quietly watching the set.

Li Shengyao took the actors to incense at this time.

He himself doesn't believe in this, but Sisavan said that the locals believe in Buddhism, and a ritual can make the locals who come to work more seriously about the job.

The agreement that Lee Shengyao signed with the top management of Kaishan Fengweihan City before was not a joke, and he would really hire a large number of locals to work for the crew.

Not just as a handyman on the set, or as a group performer, he also needs a group of construction workers.

There is a fourteen-minute escort scene in "Border Killer", and in the last three minutes, the hero and heroine will encounter a traffic jam and then be attacked by drug dealers in several cars.

This filming location needs to be in front of the border country of China.

In real life, there will naturally be no such shooting opportunities.

Li Shengyao needs to build a fake national gate in Kaishan Fengweihan City, and he also needs to build a road about 100 meters.

In view of the poverty of Lao Myanmar, there is no need for concrete roads, just ordinary dirt roads.

However, a relatively wide dirt road is required.

In addition, the country does not need real cement buildings, and Li Shengyao plans to let people build a wooden country.

In short, it is necessary to save as much money as possible on the basis of truth.

Since it is necessary to build dirt roads and fake the country, then more artificial labor is naturally needed.

Just like the agreement he signed with the top brass of Kaishan Feng Wei Han, he will hire a large number of local laborers when the time comes.

Since Sisavang suggested this, Lee Shengyao thought about it carefully and agreed.

Do as the locals do.

After the incense was served, Li Shengyao took the microphone handed over by the assistant director, and then shouted: ""Border Killer" is on. ”

After a round of warm applause, Li Shengyao took his assistant to give red envelopes to the actors.

At the same time, a large number of field workers, photographers, set designers, makeup artists, and actors quickly got busy.

Then they were going to start filming their first scene.

This scene is the first battle in the movie, where the heroine leads a team to capture a drug den.

This scene was supposed to be filmed in China.

However, in the plot, it is in a dilapidated courtyard on the outskirts of the city, filmed at home and abroad, but it doesn't matter.

As long as it can be fake, it's okay.

Lee Shengyao plans to shoot all the action scenes in Kaishan Fengweihan City, so that he can return to China without applying for additional filming permits.

In addition, he needs to use the shooting of this scene to tell the actors what style this movie is and what the selling point of this movie is.

In fact, not only Zhang Ziyi and Duan Yihong, but also many field workers, even assistant directors and photographers, were puzzled.

They think the story of this movie is simple, and they don't understand why the always shrewd director Li Dadao would choose such a mediocre script.

And today Lee Shengyao is going to tell everyone else.

"Boss, everyone's putting on makeup."

The actors were putting on makeup, and Li Shengyao came to the low hill behind the small courtyard, and he looked at the small courtyard while moving around.

At this time, the assistant came over, and Li Shengyao nodded, "I know, let them come over here later." ”

The assistant then left.

Zhang Ziyi They need makeup, there is no Duan Yihong's role in this scene, he came over first.

Seeing Li Shengyao move, he couldn't help but ask: "Director, ...... are you?"

"I'll give them a medium shot when the actors show up here later."

In "Border Killer", the first and third battles have a picture of the police side about to arrive at the battlefield.

That is, the protagonists are heading towards their destinations, a shot of their backs.

Such a shot doesn't seem to be useful, but with this shot, it is explained that the protagonists are about to arrive, there are levels, there is an explanation, and there will be no sense of abruptness.

Duan Yihong noticed that this position could be photographed to the small courtyard below, and he had some thoughts in his heart.

A moment later, the actors came over with their makeup on.

That is, the combat team led by the heroine.

Li Shengyao waved his hand and shouted at the martial artists of the family class, "Tell them how to stand?"

It's not positioning, it's positioning.

In each battle in Frontier Killer, the positioning is designed, and in order to present the most realistic effect, they will actually follow the most advanced tactical positions in the army.

This element starts from the first shot.

The martial artists of the family formation class immediately instructed the actors to stand.

I saw a total of ten actors, all wearing combat uniforms and carrying spears, and they looked very imposing.

The actors did not walk in a straight line, or in two straight lines, but in pairs, in a formation like an arrow.

In such a position, if there is an enemy in front of them, everyone can shoot at the first time and will not be affected by the people in front.

After the actors were standing, the martial artists taught the actors to hold guns.

Except for not being able to aim at one's partner, the muzzle of the gun is generally slightly downward.

But not all of them have to aim their guns in one direction, the muzzle orientation of ten people is different, and the muzzle orientation of different stations is different.

The purpose of this is to expand the scope of the attack.

In general, in movies, the muzzle of the gun is left and right, dangling, which is a very amateurish behavior.

When fighting in a team, everyone's muzzle orientation is systematically assigned, with A dealing with the enemy on the right with the muzzle facing the right, and B dealing with the enemy on the left with the muzzle facing the left.

To create a sense of authenticity, Lee wanted to be as authentic as possible.

The martial artists then taught the actors how to walk forward, and after teaching this, Li Shengyao told the actors how to move.

Ten actors, he taught one by one.

Zhang Ziyi was stunned, she didn't expect that in the first wash, Director Li was so professional and meticulous.

The position of the characters in the plot, the movement of holding the gun, the direction of the muzzle, and the position of the gun all have requirements, and they all have to be rehearsed.

This arrangement is really the king of details.

After teaching the move, Lee stepped aside and let the actors practice.

Duan Yihong couldn't help but ask: "Director, do you want to present a real anti-drug/drug battle?" ”

Li Shengyao nodded, "That's right, the story of this movie is actually very ordinary, what I want to do is to show the four battles realistically, and I want to shoot textbook-level gunfight scenes." ”

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