Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Five: Shooting
In early January 2008, a set in Hengdian
"Oxymidine, guanine, adenine, and thymine, these are four substances that all living things have!"
In front of the camera, a little fat man pointed at the air in front of him, muttering something.
There was clearly only a piece of air in front of him, and there was nothing, but looking at his eyes, it seemed as if he could see some hidden objects that ordinary people could not see.
"stop!"
Duan stopped, his eyes still on the monitor. When everyone around him looked at him, he finally moved his gaze out of the monitor screen, stood up, looked at the little fat man in front of the camera in the distance, and walked towards the other party.
"Please prepare it, let's do this again."
Du An said while walking, the staff at the scene became busy, and in between, he had already walked to the front of the little fat man, Kang Junan stood behind the camera with his chest wrapped around his arms and looked at them.
"Haoran,"
Du An smiled at the little fat man in front of him who looked a little nervous, "Don't be nervous, you act very well, it's great for your age, and you can remember those lines so rare, and you can remember a single word, which means you are very hardworking, and you are such a good guy..."
After some comfort, the fat man in front of him finally relaxed a lot.
The little fat man standing in front of Du An is named You Haoran. He is 11 years old or 12 years old this year? Du An can't remember it. He is a child star with certain acting experience. This time he was selected to the crew to play one of the children named Yang Jiasheng in this movie with the pseudonym "Code Name X".
"...You must imagine that there is a screen in front of you, a TV screen with many patterns on it. This screen is touch-sensitive. Every time you click, the corresponding pattern on it will be destroyed, and then you click another one. What will happen to your eyes at this time? Your focus of your eyes will definitely follow these patterns. Although there is actually no screen and these patterns, you have to do it. This is a performance without real objects..."
Duane tried hard to explain and guide.
To be honest, guiding children to act is a very troublesome thing, because they have not received professional training and have no life experience, and have poor control over their own bodies. Basically, they all act with their talents, so they can easily go off the line.
For example, it’s a kid You Haoran.
"Okay, then let's do it again."
After the explanation of You Haoran also expressed that he understood, Du An walked again.
"Oxylamino, guanine, adenine..."
You Haoran lit the air in front of him, and the focal length of his eyes was obviously closer than before, which was very stable.
"stop!"
Du An called to stop again. After he went over this time, he did not continue to explain, but stood in front of You Haoran for a while and stopped talking.
It can be seen that the child is very scared when facing him like this, and his eyes blink faster.
Du An laughed in his heart.
If it were him before, he would probably be extremely annoyed with this child now, but probably because he was a father, he would unconsciously think of his own child who is sometimes annoying and sometimes liked by him. In addition, looking at this child who always makes him not so annoyed.
As for children, they have not grown up and mature in all aspects. They cannot blame them for not meeting his requirements. He, the leader, also has great responsibility.
"Actually, Director Du, I think it's already good and I can live."
Kang Junan has been with Du An for so many years. According to his past experience, he knew that although Du An could not see it on the surface, he must be irritated in his heart, so he stood up and made a smooth move. "The child performed very well. When I looked at him, it seemed like there was such a screen in front of him."
Du'an didn't agree.
Of course, he could see what Kang Junan could see. He also saw that You Haoran's performance just now was good, and he fulfilled half of his requirements, but it was only half. Some small details still could not meet his requirements.
"Let's do it, Haoran, since you can't do a physical performance well, let's change the way,"
Duane thought of another idea, "This time you divide your performance into two pieces, and your fingers will still click on it like you did just now. You have become proficient in this piece just now, and your eyes no longer need to look at the screen you imagined, but just follow the tips of your fingers."
Follow your fingers?
You Haoran nodded.
"Okay, let's do it again."
"……start!"
"Oxylamino, guanine, adenine..."
You Haoran performed in front of the camera again. After Duan's guidance, this time his sight finally had the details Duan wanted. His focus was no longer fixed or rigid, but followed the movement of his fingertips and there was a subtle and sequential movement.
This immediately made Duane feel that the picture came alive. Even if there is no support from later technology, Duane already has the finished picture in his mind.
Different guidance methods should be adopted for different actors. Children like this cannot tell them too much fundamental things. They cannot understand them in a short period of time and can't master them. It is better to start from the surface faster and more effective. Such experience can also be applied to some actors with poor performance abilities and poor performance talent.
Duane silently remembered this experience in his heart.
"Pass!"
And this scene was finally over.
"Prepare for the next game!"
With the order, the staff on the scene immediately became busy, lifted the machine, entered the extra and became familiar with the position, put on makeup, made-up, and checked the appearance, and adjust the lighting...
And Duane just watched.
This is a spacious space, as high as two or three floors, and is arranged in the same style as the shopping mall patio by the sets and props. The overall layout is bright, clean, fashionable and prosperous. Now a large number of extras are pouring in. Under the command of several deputy directors, they are divided into several areas to familiarize themselves with their respective positions. The deputy directors tell them the opera, which is actually how to act as a good human body background board. Most of the extras are like this, and the technical difficulty is basically equal to zero, so it is enough not to cause trouble.
And the protagonists who are waiting for a while are three actors standing in front of Du An: Song Zhen, You Haoran, and Liu Ruilin.
Liu Ruilin is a half-girl of seventeen or eighteen years old. He plays You Haoran's brother Yang Yifan in the play, and Song Zhen is their aunt.
Although Song Zhen is only five or six years older than Liu Ruilin in terms of age, the temperaments of the two are indeed completely different: compared with the young and young actor Liu Ruilin, who is full of vitality on his face, Song Zhen, who has experienced many scenes and seen many worlds, does look much more mature. In addition, his makeup is specially painted in a mature and sexy beauty direction, and he looks more mature and beautiful. It is true that it is Liu Ruilin's aunt.
".........Haorr, you rushed over and hugged her. You two haven't seen each other for a long time. You miss your aunt very much. This time you finally met again. You are very happy. Here you let go of your nature and act like this. You are just an innocent child, don't suppress yourself..."
"Song Zhen, you are different. Although these two are your nephews, you are also very clear about your role settings. You are a workaholic and are very indifferent to family affection at this stage. Faced with your nephew's enthusiasm, you must show a little bit of forced enthusiasm that is at a loss. You are an old actor, and I believe you can grasp this level well. You first think about how to perform. After thinking about it, let's go..."
Song Zhen did carry out fitness training as Duan asked. After more than a month, compared with the typical urban women before, she now has more athletic charm that is good, and her body fat rate is effectively controlled. With force, she can even see a little muscle outline on the calf, upper arms, abdomen and other parts. This still makes Duan very relieved: with such a dedicated spirit, I believe that she will never do too badly in this industry in the future.
Of course, her training results are now hidden under the cover of this loose costume. Judging from her current look, the audience can't imagine how sexy her figure is. This is exactly the kind of effect Duane wants to dress and look slim and take off her clothes.
And Song Zhen's efforts were not in vain.
In the current shooting in Hengdian, she is the absolute center. As for the male lead of this film, Jia Hongsheng...
Although Duane knows that he trains very hard every day and has a well-known fitness team that revolves around him, the time is still too short. The muscle effect of this literary middle-aged man still fails to meet Duane's requirements. He is still in daily training. This is why Duane chose to shoot some indoor scenes in Hengdian first. It is because in this part of the play, there is almost no scene of Jia Hongsheng, which will not delay the progress, and will also give our male protagonist enough time to achieve the visual effects Duane wants.
Chapter completed!