Chapter 244: The Big Scene
Naturally, you can't shoot directly with the bed in the palace, or even in the real dormitory, but in a side hall to shoot the scene.
Not only is there a lot of precautions when shooting, but the Forbidden City has special experts to supervise it.
Even from the beginning of entering the Forbidden City, there are a series of strict regulations for all cast and crew members.
Everyone must wear a pass, and if you forget to bring your pass, you will be turned away from the crew.
The foreign actor Johnston, who played Pu Yi's British teacher in this matter, encountered it once, and was blocked out of the door and let him babble, and it was useless to even talk about it.
And because motor vehicles are not allowed to enter, no matter where the huge Forbidden City is filming, everyone can only go on foot, and even the director Li Hanxiang and Qiao Feng, investors and producers, can only use bicycles as tools to enter and exit.
Strict management has the advantage of being strict, everyone is careful not to make loud noises in the solemn Forbidden City, and there are high and thick city walls, which provides excellent sound insulation for the filming of the film, otherwise it will be a trouble to record at the same time.
If you want to be nominated for a foreign film award and gain something, it is necessary to close the sound at the same time.
Even at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, this is not a default rule within the regulations.
Filming went on steadily, and after a period of filming with few actors, the extras and props were finally ready to shoot the big scene.
"Costumes, are you ready, are you ready, you are dressed, your hat is put on, your braids, then who has your braids not done yet, hurry up, whoever cares about the braids hurry up and get them for him, this will start filming." The assistant director ran back and forth with a loudspeaker, and the back and forth seemed to be roaring back and forth.
In order to make the wigs of the people in the imperial court, the stylist from Hong Kong used thousands of catties of hair.
The enthronement scene that is about to start filming took ten days to prepare for the work, which was used to train fifty employees, and it took these fifty employees more than two hours to get the wigs and braids of 2,000 extras early in the morning.
"When will filming start? This will drag on any longer, I'm afraid these actors are going to faint." Qiao Feng frowned and asked Li Hanxiang, he was sweating all over his face when he was wearing short sleeves, not to mention that these extras were wearing heavy court clothes or helmets.
"Soon, check it again and shoot it." Li Hanxiang is also hot enough, the key psychology is still urgent, this scene used more than 2,000 people, so many people to manage is troublesome, once there are so many problems during filming, the whole scene will be repeated.
Time-consuming, laborious and costly.
"Mr. Qiao, fortunately it is in the mainland, if you invite so many group performers in Hong Kong, the salary alone will be hundreds of thousands a day." Li Hanxiang sighed with emotion.
"Yes, hundreds of thousands a day is still less, if they are allowed to shave their heads, it is estimated that no one will shave their heads without hundreds, let alone wages." Qiao Feng nodded in agreement.
The head can be broken, the blood can flow, and the hairstyle can not be messed up.
This is not nonsense, let alone in Hong Kong, just in the mainland, these two thousand group performances are all soldiers in the mobilized troops, in order to let these people shave their heads and wear braids, not only the leaders of the troops gave an order, but the crew also gave an additional bonus of seven yuan per person.
The two thousand soldiers are still unwilling, if it weren't for the orders issued by the leaders, and said that they showed their friendship with Hong Kong compatriots, and that they would win glory for the country after filming.
"By the way, did you get the male costume assistants that the lamas hired?" Qiao Feng remembered another troublesome matter.
There are some scenes of lamas in the play, for the sake of truth, these lamas are all real lamas invited by the mainland department, and these lamas have strict rules, these people are not allowed to be touched by women, so the costume assistants who match these must also invite men.
"Please, it's Zhang Shuping who interviewed in person." Li Hanxiang said.
"That's good, try to prepare everything you need, if you have any questions, just say it, while I can stay for two days, try to coordinate it with you." Qiao Feng admonished.
"What, is Mr. Qiao going back?" Li Hanxiang asked.
"Yes, there is something to deal with in Hong Kong." Qiao Feng nodded.
"Director, no problem, all departments are in place, it's time to shoot." At this time, the assistant director ran to say after checking that it was correct.
"That's okay, director, you're busy, what will you say later." Qiao Feng said.
Li Hanxiang nodded at Qiao Feng, turned his head and said a few words to the assistant director, only to see the assistant director holding the horn and starting to run again: "Ready, ready, all departments are ready, the first test shooting, start."
The first shot is taken in the Taihe Palace, playing the role of Puyi's child when he was a child, dressed as an emperor and sitting on the dragon chair.
The two ministers walked slowly from the corner of the main hall, and the camera followed them through the main hall to the bottom of the dragon chair, where the enthronement decree was spread out on the table, and then a huge jade seal was picked up by one of the ministers, and then firmly covered the holy decree.
The main hall is so empty, so huge, it is definitely not comparable to the false emperor who sets up the scenery or is cramped and cramped in the film and television city.
Then the camera turned back to Xiao Puyi again, at this time Xiao Puyi couldn't sit still, and on the huge dragon chair that could be used as a bed for him, he first climbed sideways and knelt on his legs, and then stood up hard, and shook his long sleeves hard.
The people standing on both sides of the dragon chair hurriedly looked up, and among them, Xiao Puyi's biological father Zaifeng glanced at Xiao Puyi, shh
The new emperor ascended the throne, how can this be said to be over in a while, it is too unlucky, and the aged minister on the other side flicked his robe sleeves unhappily and glared fiercely.
When the camera was focused on Xiao Puyi again and pushed into a close-up, Xiao Puyi was staring curiously at the palace gate blocked by yellow silk.
The wind blew the yellow silk and the music played, and Xiao Puyi walked down from the dragon chair and ran out of the door with a giggle, Zaifeng followed closely.
When Xiao Puyi appeared outside the hall, the ceremonial officer shouted at the right time: "Kneel." The empty Forbidden City echoed with the voice of the courtesy.
Hula.
Hundreds of courtiers under the steps of the main hall knelt down in unison.
"One prostration, another prostration, three prostration." At the shouts of the celebrants, the kneeling courtiers bowed three times.
"Up." The courtiers stood up in an uproar.
Then the ceremonial officer shouted again: "Kneel."
The courtiers knelt down again.
"One prostration, another prostration, three prostration."
In this way, three bows and nine bows are completed.
And Xiao Puyi has already walked through these courtiers and came to the next staircase.
There are thousands more courtiers and palace people here.
Another ceremonial officer shouted: "Kneel".
Crash.
The crowd knelt down and began to bow three times and bow nine times to worship the new king.
"Grasshoppers." In the kneeling crowd, there was a chirping sound of grasshoppers, and Xiao Puyi heard it and cheered and looked for it.
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