When Zhou Yan first searched for short films in his mind, the first thing that came to mind was the kind of movies that were mainly performed by two people, and the scenes were composed of close-ups and close-ups, with simple actions and high artistic content.

But then he still felt that there were too many people, and he thought of a movie that could be played by only one person - Antfly.

"Antlacewing" is the early work of the great director Christopher Nolan, and like many people when they first started, Nolan is not very long, and the short film is not even three minutes long.

Nolan has many excellent movies, but what impressed Zhou Yan the most was this early work "Antlacewing", he thinks this short film is more like a condensation of Nolan's film works.

Also, this short film is short, and it doesn't take long to watch it many times.

If you want to summarize this movie in one word, Zhou Yan thinks that "nesting dolls" are not bad, and the things that the movie talks about are layer by layer.

In the black-and-white video, a man appears in a gloomy apartment, holding a shoe in his hand, frantically searching for and flapping at something mysterious.

The man looked restless, he seemed to have not slept in a long time, and what bothered him should be what he was about to slap.

Soon, he spotted the target, and underneath a piece of clothing, the mysterious thing was moving rapidly across the floor with the clothes on top of it, giving the impression of a mouse.

The man chased after him, lifted his clothes, and below was a villain who looked exactly like him, he lifted his leather shoes and slapped them, but he didn't hit.

Later, after a period of chase, the man stopped the villain, and the villain was also lying on the ground at this time, raised his right hand high, and smashed it down, as if he was also slapping something, and then, the man also raised his right hand high and hit the villain.

Just when the man was happy that he was photographing the villain, a huge figure suddenly appeared behind him, a man who looked exactly like him, raised his right hand fiercely......

The last scene of the short film is the black leather shoe on the ground, and it is obvious that whether it is the villain, the giant or the protagonist himself, they are all one person, they are all doing the same thing, slapping a small thing that looks the same as themselves.

It's just that when they slap the smaller self, they are about to be slapped by the bigger one.

When Zhou Yan saw this short film for the first time, the first thing that came to mind was the face-to-face mirror in the barber room, where people stood in the middle, they would see countless selves in the mirror, layer by layer, endless.

This is a short film with a simple story, but there are a lot of details, and it really takes some effort to create a sense of tension and mystery in the film.

Zhou Yan decided to write the script of "Antlacewing" first, and then draw storyboards according to the written script.

When writing the script, Zhou Yan did not write it like he copied the novels of "Wet River in the Rain" before, he first divided the movie into segments, and then summarized the story of each paragraph into short words.

The short film "Antfly" can be divided into three parts, the first part is "what the man is looking for", the second part is "the man finds a villain who looks like himself", and the third part is "shoot yourself to death with a shoe".

These three paragraphs can be refined into many small segments, such as the first paragraph, where a person's eyes appear first, and then the man is holding a shoe and shooting something, and then he falls to the ground......

Because Zhou Yan has not read the script of "Antlacewing", he can only "pull the film" in his mind first, pull out the general plot direction of the short film, and then fill in the specific content.

However, because he doesn't have a complete, high-definition movie in his mind, he can only "pull" a rough idea of "pulling the film", and many details can only be enriched by himself.

Zhou Yan's writing of the script is very clear, but it is not too fast, one night has passed, and the script is only one-third completed, you know, this is only a script for a short film of more than two minutes, and the content is not much.

However, Zhou Yan is not in a hurry, he is mainly for training, and it is normal to be slow at first, and he can also expect that when he draws the storyboard later, it will be even slower.

……

Until December 10th, the snow in Qi County has not come for a long time, and all the scenes outside the snow scene have been filmed, and the crew has been suspended for more than half a month.

At the beginning of the shutdown, the staff of each group saw that they were finally able to rest and rest, and they all felt that it was not bad, and they waited and waited, usually they played cards in the crew to kill time, and occasionally they could have dinner and find a few drinking friends to drink.

If it doesn't work, apply with the director, and go to the town or even the county to have a fun.

One day or two days is the happiest, and two days and three days are okay, but after a week passes, most people start to get anxious.

If the snow doesn't come, the drama can't be filmed, so many people can't be trapped in the mud of the Qiao family's compound, and He Saifei and the actors, who are seconded from the troupe, also have their own things, and no one wants to waste time here.

The whole crew, the best mentality is probably Zhou Yan and their dormitory, Zhou Yan is playing cards with the crew every day anyway, talking about the mountains, and then studying the script of "Antlacewing", and when he encounters a problem that he doesn't understand, he runs to ask Zhang Yimou and them.

If the crew is really finished, it is really not as convenient for him to ask questions as it is now.

As for He Wuming, since the filming began, he has been so idle every day, and only occasionally when He Saifei has a singing scene, he will come forward to guide him.

Sister Feng told Zhou Yan before that He Wuming was the pillar of the Yanjing Peking Opera Troupe, and he studied under a Peking Opera master that Zhou Yan had never heard of.

Regarding the statement that He Wuming is the pillar of the Peking Opera Troupe, Zhou Yan expressed doubts, he felt that it was exaggerated by Sister Feng, whose pillar is not in the troupe every day, and runs to stay with the crew.

On the evening of the 10th, Zhou Yan was tinkering with the sub-shot of "Antfly" inside the house, when he heard a noisy sound outside.

"Put these bags on the second floor."

"There should be enough in the fourth courtyard, and then move a few bags into the second courtyard."

"Don't rush to drive it yet."

……

The courtyard hadn't been so lively for a few days, Zhou Yan got up and was about to go out to see what was going on, when he just pushed open the door, a pungent smell came to his face.

In the aisle, Jiang Mengfei used a small cart to push a few bags of compound fertilizer to the second courtyard, he was wearing a mask, but he still tilted his head sideways, looking like he was choked enough.

Seeing Zhou Yan push the door out, Jiang Mengfei showed a happy look on his face, "Old Zhou, you ...... quickly"

Zhou Yan seemed to know what Jiang Mengfei was going to say, but before he could finish speaking, Zhou Yan took a step back and closed the door tightly.

"Bang!"

Jiang Mengfei scolded and shouted, "Zhou Yan, what about sharing weal and woe with each other? You kid wait, I'll pile a little more at your door in a minute! ”

What Jiang Mengfei said outside, Zhou Yan pretended not to hear.

He can help with other things, but he really can't do the matter of moving fertilizer.

He Wuming saw that he had just opened the door and closed the door, and when he heard Jiang Mengfei's words, he asked, "He said he wanted to pile up a little more at our door?" ”

"Something that helps crops grow."

He Wuming raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "Feces? ”

Zhou Yan tugged at the corners of his mouth, and said in his heart that it has to be you, Teacher He.

"It's fertilizer."

Hearing that it was chemical fertilizer, He Wuming suddenly said, "I can't wait for snow, so replace snow with chemical fertilizer, right?" ”

"Hmm." Zhou Yan nodded, and then lamented, "I heard that Jiang Mengfei meant that he was going to start spreading fertilizer tonight, and that smell ...... It's not going to be a good night. ”

He Wuming didn't care, "I feel okay, I didn't smell anything, and besides, it's through the door." ”

Zhou Yan smiled and didn't speak.

……

Three hours later, He Wuming sat on the bed, covered his nose with a towel dipped in water, and looked at the door painfully, "Zhou Yan, is our door broken somewhere?" ”

"It's not broken, it's okay."

"Then why is the smell so strong, and how does the smell come in?"

"Who's door doesn't have a seam."

"Zhou Yan, is the window leaking, should we get some paper to plug the crack in the door?"

"If you can't stop it, it's really stuffed, and we won't be able to live."

"Zhou Yan ......"

"Teacher He, take the supernatural powers."

……

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