Chongqing is quite cold in December, with the lowest temperature sometimes only two or three degrees.

The hotel can turn on the air conditioning, but there is no way to turn on the air conditioning on the set, and there is also no heating, at this time, the crew of "La La Land" can only hold on.

Li Shengyao, the film director, is in a similar situation, in order to keep warm, he not only put on thick thermal underwear, but also put on a down coat, and next to the director's monitor, there is also a heat fan.

His pay is very good, and his work is easy.

Directing this movie, the filming work on the set should be the most relaxing since Lee Shengyao started his career.

The film has some difficult shots, mainly relying on post-production computer special effects.

The film also has some large scenes with large numbers, mainly rehearsed by choreographer Mandy Moore with the actors.

Li Shengyao sat behind the director's monitor and watched the big guy quietly.

As for the literary dramas that require him to come out, they are relatively simple, and the vast majority of literary dramas are the heroes and heroines sitting together chatting and talking.

When two people have a good relationship, two people have one shot.

When the relationship between two people is not good, they fight positively and negatively, reflecting opposing emotions.

In short, for Lee Shengyao, this movie is indeed quite easy to shoot on the set.

The assistant director, lighting engineer, cinematographer, prop master and others of the crew were all excited, and they all felt that the film was advancing quickly and the shooting was going smoothly.

This makes them very enthusiastic about their work, and they all smile when they go to work.

But Li Shengyao is not in such a mood.

As the production of the movie deepened, he felt more and more bottomless.

In his previous life, "La La Land" was so successful, not only because the story was brilliant but also because the actors worked hard.

The film is produced by Hollywood and also plays a very important role.

"La La Land" pays homage to many classic musical and dance films, and more importantly, many scenes were filmed in famous Hollywood locations.

Watching "La La Land", the audience actually has a sense of familiarity, and always feels that a certain scene is familiar.

It's not that the audience is rich in associative ability.

Rather, the production team deliberately created this effect, paying homage to classic musical and dance films on the one hand, and looking for shooting spots for some classic Hollywood scenes.

And the lighting modeling of the movie is deliberately retro, giving people a feeling of the sixties and seventies of the last century.

Thanks to the circulation of Hollywood movies, after the release of "La La Land", not only the story, but also the background of the venue can make the audience find a familiar feeling, and the result is that it is easier for the audience to bring in.

This is what Lee Shengyao does not have at the moment.

He naturally pays tribute to classic song and dance films, but Chongqing is relatively unknown in the world.

Overseas audiences will not have a sense of familiarity when they see Chongqing.

The effect is naturally not as good as making a movie in Los Angeles.

It's certainly not possible to move to Los Angeles and remake the film right now.

In such a comparison, Lee Shengyao did not feel that his "La La Land" was more exciting, he was not proud and complacent, on the contrary, he was more worried, afraid that this movie would not reach the level of his previous life, in this way, he wasted a good theme.

On this morning, the La La Land crew arrived at a bar where they were going to shoot an important scene.

This scene is the second time the hero and heroine meet, and the heroine looks at it for ten thousand years and thinks of the possibilities of the two people.

In the heroine's memories, there are no lines, everyone is like acting in a mime, but they all have expressions, body movements, and are dancing.

This scene is still quite difficult, and the actors need to integrate naturally and smoothly into it to create a feeling of beautiful dreams.

And because there are a lot of people involved, if something goes wrong, you have to start again.

At this time, Mandy Moore took the actors to rehearse.

Li Shengyao sat on the side and watched quietly.

Suddenly, a burst of cold air hit, followed by a clattering sound outside.

This is......

It's raining.

I didn't expect it to rain at this time, and if it rains in winter, it will be even colder.

Li Shengyao noticed that the workers were rubbing their hands, and some people were sighing, and the anger was very obvious.

He thought for a while, and then called Dapeng over, "Arrange it, add a dish at noon, make a pork ribs corn soup, money is not a problem, the ribs must be enough." ”

Dapeng stomped his feet and muttered, "Master, it's really cold in the south, why don't you install heating here?" ”

It's cold when it's cold in the south, but it doesn't last very long.

The heating fee in the north is not cheap, more than 3,000 yuan a quarter, and southerners may not be willing to pay.

Li Shengyao didn't bother to explain, "Hurry up." ”

Dapeng smiled, and then walked away quickly.

Lee didn't take it to heart, and he then quietly watched Mandy Moore rehearse with the actors.

Just as the big guy gradually forgot about the cold, there was a sudden clattering sound outside.

Dapeng was very eye-catching, and took the initiative to go out to inquire about the situation, and he came back soon.

"Master, the road is being built outside."

Roads are being built again, and Chongqing seems to be building roads every day.

"Isn't it raining? How do you still work? ”

"The drizzle does not affect work."

Li Shengyao nodded speechlessly.

"Master, I think today's situation is quite similar to the day the machine was turned on."

If you think about it, there are some similarities.

Li Shengyao nodded, "It's okay, everyone can still take the opportunity to rest." ”

It's too cold, and the actors don't necessarily want to rest, and they can move their bodies when they move.

The actors danced their own dances.

Mandy Moore couldn't adjust to the noise outside, so she stepped aside, her hands on her chest, thinking about something.

A few days ago, Mandy Moore chatted with Li Shengyao, saying that she had come to China to work for nearly fifteen months this time and was a little tired.

Lee Shengyao understood Mandy Moore's words, and he found that the filming of song and dance films was more demanding and tiring for the actors.

It's not just Mandy Moore, Li Lianhua is just as tired as Yue Ming.

Thankfully, filmmaking is already in the final stages.

Lee Shengyao expects to complete the filming on the set in two months, and it will be completed in a week at most.

He is still quite satisfied with this shooting progress.

The main reason why it was filmed so fast is that most of the plots are in the male and female protagonists.

That's right, this movie shouldn't have the so-called male number two, female number two.

All the supporting characters are rushing by, just a symbol.

Except for the male and female protagonists, the other characters are not important, and none of that role is worth delving into.

In such a situation, the shooting is naturally fast.

It's like a movie, if eighty percent of the shots are focused on Zhang Manyu, it will progress faster, with Zhang Manyu's acting skills, every scene passes quickly, which can save a lot of time.

Now the big guys are more tired, so I can only persist and encourage more.

It's like the next scene, relatively speaking, the difficulty is relatively high.

However, in order to let the actors not have a burden and better enter the state.

Li Shengyao didn't say anything, just encouragement.

The workers who built the road outside were very efficient, and the destruction of the road section was completed in less than half an hour, and the drilling rig went elsewhere.

Mandy Moore then led the actors to rehearse, and it could be seen that the big guys were really tired, especially now that it was cold, and the actors needed to wear summer clothes, and under such factors, the rehearsal effect was not very good.

When it was time to get off work in the morning, Lee Shengyao discussed with Mandy Moore and planned to try to perform it again.

So the gaffer, prop master, and photographer equipment were equipped to officially shoot this difficult group dance scene in the morning.

"Let's go."

The assistant director shouted, and then the actors quickly came on the stage and appeared in front of the camera in turn, and they showed that they were in very good shape.

Especially the male and female leads, Yue Ming and Li Lianhua completed comfortably and relaxedly.

It can be seen that they are enjoying this part of the scene.

Li Shengyao sat behind the director's monitor, and he was also very satisfied, he felt that this scene could even be used directly.

"Okay, let's keep one, and do it again."

When the actors heard this, they understood what Lee Shengyao meant, and they were very excited.

Bao Ichijo meant that the shooting just now was very good, so the actors prepared a little and then shot a second time.

The effect this time is still very good, better than the first time.

Li Shengyao was very happy when he saw it, he clapped his hands, and then asked the actors to come three more times.

The third and fourth times were very good.

The fifth pass is not ideal, and the second, third, and fourth passes have all reached a relatively high level.

Lee felt the need to shoot anymore.

"Very good, everybody played very well, passed."

When the actors heard this, they were all happy, and then happily went to lunch.

Lee was so satisfied with the strength of the actors that he didn't go to dinner immediately, but sat down to review the morning shoot and consider the afternoon scene.

The scenes filmed in the afternoon are crucial.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, Sister Shi relied on "La La Land" to win the Oscar, Golden Globe Award, and Venice Film Festival.

A large part of the reason is that this scene is well acted.

This is the second time the hero and heroine meet after several years, it is like meeting for the first time in a bar, and the heroine is attracted by the male protagonist playing the piano on the stage at a glance.

Then the hero and heroine make eye contact, and they see a lot of things.

Although they are not really together, it is as if they have seen their whole life together in their eyes.

There is a feeling of 10,000 years at a glance.

But back to reality, the heroine still followed her husband out of the bar, and when she left, she turned around and looked at the male protagonist, with regrets, fantasies, sweetness, to recognize her current self, grateful, and calm.

She was relieved.

The performance in this part is very exciting, and in Lee Shengyao's opinion, it is the most wonderful performance of the young generation of actresses in Hollywood.

Although the eldest cousin won the Oscar earlier than Sister Shi, the eldest cousin has not had such a profound performance.

If you want to talk about the level of acting skills, Li Shengyao recognizes Sister Shi even more.

This scene naturally requires the actors to have very strong strength.

Li Shengyao believes in Li Lianhua's acting skills, but whether it will work or not, it's really hard to say.

Li Lianhua has mainly mixed in Hollywood in recent years, and has not received good films, and the most famous role is King Ida in "Resident Evil 5".

Under such circumstances, it is unknown whether Li Lianhua can maintain her acting skills.

Of course, Li Lianhua's previous performances were very good, and Li Shengyao felt that he could look forward to it.

Don't put pressure on the actors, just let the actors play well.

Soon after, Lee came to the lounge to eat his lunch.

At this time, Li Lianhua and Pan Yueming were also in the lounge, both of them had lunch, Pan Yueming closed his eyes and recuperated, and Li Lianhua was listening to the song with headphones.

Li Lianhua doesn't seem to have released an album, but before she entered the industry, she used to be a music teacher, and she always liked to sing.

Seeing this, Li Shengyao smiled and didn't bother.

"Director, I'm a little nervous in the next scene."

He had just eaten and threw the lunch box into the trash, Li Lianhua opened her eyes and took the initiative to talk to Li Shengyao.

It seems that she didn't listen to the song very much just now.

Li Shengyao nodded, "What are you worried about?" ”

"That expression is so difficult, I'm afraid I won't be able to perform."

Li Shengyao's directing has always been very clear, and he will directly point out what level of performance he wants the actors to achieve.

In the afternoon scene, what kind of performance is needed by Li Lianhua, Li Shengyao directly pointed out.

When Li Shengyao heard Li Lianhua's words, he asked, "You should have prepared a long time ago, right?" ”

"I've prepared it, but I've shown it to my sister, it's not necessarily."

"It's okay, let's take our time, you just need to prepare."

Li Lianhua heard Li Shengyao's words, so she retreated.

Soon after, when it was time to go to work in the afternoon, Lee Shengyao and the actors went to the filming set together, the field workers prepared, and the actors put on makeup.

Li Shengyao took the script and talked to Li Lianhua and Yue Ming.

After the lecture, it is to take the position and rehearse.

is mainly Li Lianhua and Qiang Yueming, generally speaking, it is relatively simple, and the final effect still depends on the performance of the two actors.

An hour later, Li Shengyao felt that it was almost over, so he arranged for the actors to shoot officially.

In the eyes of everyone, the actors officially started.

The effect was not good for the first time, and after playing the piano, Yue Yueming got up and walked too anxiously, and almost walked off the stage.

The effect of the second time was not very good, this time Li Lianhua looked exaggerated, her expression was too floating, and she was floating on the surface.

"Rest for 20 minutes, and we'll shoot again."

Li Shengyao noticed that the actors didn't seem to be in any shape, so he announced that he would take a longer break to give the actors more time to adjust.

The break is over.

The actors finished their make-up, and then filmed it for the third time.

This time, the effect is obviously better, the actors' positions and emotions are all online.

Li Shengyao clapped his hands and applauded, "Very good, let's come again." ”

Next, I shot it four times in a row, and all four times were very good, achieving the effect that Lee Shengyao wanted.

About the heroine played by Li Lianhua, the last glance is ten thousand years.

Li Shengyao was stunned for a moment.

He has always disliked Li Lianhua's appearance, in Li Shengyao's opinion, Li Lianhua's appearance is too bland, and her figure is not strong, so she is too tidy.

Li Dadao never thought that Li Lianhua had feminine charm.

The unpopular scene made Li Shengyao discover the charm of an actor, and he felt for the first time that Li Lianhua was very stylish and an actor worth paying attention to.

The onlookers also recognized Li Lianhua's performance, and after coming back to their senses, they applauded.

Li Shengyao was originally worried that today's drama would not be easy to film, but he didn't expect that after a small twist and turn, the effect was very good and unexpectedly excellent.

This made his hanging heart a little more stable.

The venue set is definitely not as good as the American version, but the actors are not inferior, and you can still look forward to it.

(End of chapter)