Chapter 40: Outside the Long Pavilion, by the Ancient Road
The winter rain in Shanghai stopped in the afternoon, but the sky was still gloomy, and the cool breeze suddenly rose, making people feel cold.
After a brief lunch, we began to try on costumes.
"Fengshen Bang" tells the mythological story of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the crew strives for perfection in costumes, props, makeup, etc. in order to strive for realism.
For the costumes of the actors, Director Guo specially asked historical experts to check them, and also referred to the unearthed cultural relics of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and invited two costumers from Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Hong Kong people design clothes that are flowing and beautiful, like characters in anime, but they are inconvenient to move, and when they move, their sleeves will fall off.
Shanghai's costume designers demand respect for history and can't go too far.
The opinions on both sides were fierce for a while, and everyone didn't know who to listen to, so they had to compromise with each other in the end......
Jiang Xun heard that just two days before the start of filming, the costumes were finally decided.
So Jiang Xun saw his own clothes, a golden headband, a white shirt, and a bright yellow cloak, probably to highlight that he was the eldest prince of Xiqi.
Well, it's good that the calves are not exposed......
Mr. Ducky also tried on his own clothes by the way, looking at him wearing a headband and a short skirt, quite the style of the ancient Roman period, and there is a sense of Julius Caesar's vision.
Jiang Xun laughed, very unkindly.
"This dress is uncomfortable......" Zhang Xiaolin also put on his own clothes, his costume is a pullover robe, covered with a slanted shoulder, tied with a wide belt, long hair on his head, wearing a hoop-like forehead, looking very handsome, but the person wearing it is very uncomfortable.
Jiang Xun sat in front of the makeup mirror, glanced at it, didn't see Fu Yiwei, and didn't know how she would feel when she saw her own clothes.
The bus started slowly, and Jiang Xun sat with Zhang Xiaolin, "This makeup is uncomfortable." ”
Zhang Xiaolin smiled and stretched out his hand, the hands of the two were clasped together, he also felt uncomfortable, the makeup was very thick, everyone had to paint heavy oil paint on their faces, and they felt that their breathing was not smooth.
……
The shooting location was chosen by a river in the suburbs of Shanghai, with tall trees and flowing water, mountains and hills, which has a sense of barbarism in ancient times.
The set for the scene has also been completed, with soldiers standing with weapons in hand and military flags hunting in the wind.
The protagonists of this scene are Jiang Xun and Zhang Xiaolin, which is also the first scene of the Fengshen List, Jiang Xun's first TV series, and Zhang Xiaolin's first costume drama.
Director Guo called the two over, told them about the play, and talked about the position......
The camera used by the crew is a Hitachi Z31A, which should be the best machine of this era, and of course, the price is astronomical.
In order to capture the mythical effect, Taili also purchased one of the world's most advanced stunt painting boxes from the United Kingdom, and of course, spent a huge amount of money.
In this era, except for Shanghai, no one can shoot the mythical drama of the Fengshen List, and only Shanghainese have the courage and conditions.
"Prepare yourself, shoot in five minutes." Director Guo Xinling at the shooting scene did not have the usual kindness and gentleness, and instantly entered the strong woman mode.
Well, Jiang Xun walked slowly to the camera position, and he felt that if he couldn't shoot this first scene, not to mention anything else, he wouldn't be able to resist these two state-of-the-art cameras in the first place.
"The first scene of the ninth episode of the god list, begins." Guo Dao behind the monitor gestured to the field notes.
The eyes of the audience were fixed on the banks of the long river and the woods, and the entire suburbs were silent, only the whimpering of the river and the hunting of military flags.
Director Guo Xinling looked at the two people in the monitor, she remembered very well that this was Jiang Xun's first time filming a TV series and the first time he was under the camera.
Auditions don't count, now, she wants to see Jiang Xun's ability to maintain the sense of the camera and state when he is really shooting.
This is different from the stage sense of the drama actors, the performance area of the stage is a stage of dozens of square meters, however, the infinite time and space characteristics of TV art provide TV actors with a broad performance world, but this infinite space is reflected through the limited screen frame.
It can also be said that TV actors are constrained by the camera lens frame when performing, so the performance of TV actors should have a different sense of lens than the sense of stage.
The sense of the lens, yes, is the sense of the lens, he is a newcomer, the first scene, I don't know how much film I want to waste?
Although the crew is rich and the film is sufficient, Director Guo is still ready to lose a few rolls of film.
As she was thinking, Jiang Xun had slowly walked to the shore.
After the new rain, the trees stand taller in the strong wind.
"Thank you." Jiang Xun pulled Zhang Xiaolin with one hand, and said to San Yisheng and other important ministers of Xiqi.
This is a long shot, as the lens slowly zooms in, in the monitor, Jiang Xun's figure gradually becomes clear.
"Brother Wang is working hard, and I can't wait to replace my brother with my body." Zhang Xiaolin also held Jiang Xun's hand tightly, with deep friendship, and brotherly love was all in this hand.
"You have a greater responsibility in Xiqi, to be at home with your brother and serve your mother." Jiang Xun turned his head to look at the flowing river and turned around.
Oh, Director Guo Xinling behind the monitor let out a soft exclamation.
Because, in the monitor, there was originally only Zhang Xiaolin's face, I have to say that after filming TV series such as Director Guo's Grand Hotel, Zhang Xiaolin was very familiar with her team, and the photographer also subconsciously gave him a shot.
This is how acquaintances are easy to do, can do things, and do good things!
But as soon as Jiang Xun turned around, his face gradually became clear in the monitor.
“…… You must love the people like a son, and do not change the rules of Xiqi, I will return to the city in three months at most, and two months at least. ”
In the monitor, the two held each other's hands, but they were both reluctant to part with brothers.
That's a good start!
Director Guo Xinling secretly praised that Jiang Xun, an actor, really knows how to grasp the camera!
Originally, he turned his back to the camera, but he turned around like this, and let his face show in front of the camera without affecting Zhang Xiaolin, more than one sentence, less than one moment, which is a very rare opportunity for actors.
In this way, it will not affect the overall shooting, nor will it affect the emotions of the actors who are filming opposite him.
This is not a scene-stealing, and it did not bring Zhang Xiaolin's face to the gutter!
"Is he making a TV series for the first time?"
Daqi, who was sitting next to the director, was very surprised, he had been making movies for decades, and he was too familiar with the ditches and twists and turns between the actors, but Jiang Xun's turn made the lens show a stronger effect!
"It's the first time, I heard that I have only rehearsed dramas before...... Fu Yiwei didn't sit down, she was looking at the two people in front of her, well, Nortel and Chinese opera haven't won or lost yet.
"It's rare, it's rare, Xiao Jiang's lens sense is really good......"
As the deputy director of the film studio, Ducky became more interested in the young actor.
Now every film studio is in short supply, and the masters who can get their hands on it are basically in Beiying and Shangying, Fujian Film Studio hopes too much to have a master of its own, a master who is famous in the country!
"I wish Childe a safe journey!"
"I wish Gongzi and Hou Ye an early return to Xiqi!"
The two Xiqi ministers came over with wine glasses in their hands, and the sergeant behind them also let out a majestic shout:
"I wish Gongzi and Hou Ye to come back soon!
Jiang Xun stretched out his arms, took the wine glass, and drank it with his head up.
"Stop."
Behind the monitor, Director Guo Xinling groaned slightly, and took the initiative to call a pause.