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Chapter 55 Pre-show and Trial Shooting

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After the "Tang Detective" crew gathered in southern Thailand, they did not start filming immediately, but relaxed for a few days.

Fang Ziheng waved his hand and gave the crew three days to explore Bangkok's scenery and try out the local flavor and customs.

It becomes difficult to lead a large team. Rather than looking absentmindedly at the scenic spots in the distance while filming, it is better to work first as a sign of respect and have fun first.

It wasn't until April 30 that the crew started shooting in the three small buildings they rented.

The shooting plan lasted for three months, from the end of April to the beginning of August.

The first scene was in a small private workshop not far from the crew's residence.

Sompa Workshop!

The first scene in the workshop is a medium-sized group play.

There were many actors and there were fights. If you want to shoot smoothly, you must rehearse in advance.

The first shot is very simple.

Langdon Huang, played by Deng Chao, is sitting in a van with a group of men and is monitoring Sompa's workshop.

The subordinate was lying in a drowsy state in the car, snoring everywhere. Langdon Huang's balls hurt when he saw it, and he couldn't bear it.

He picked up a yellow paper bag of oil cake and blew it into a balloon shape.

Snap!

Several subordinates were awakened, and Huang Langdeng took them out of the car and went straight to Songpa's workshop.

"Come on, let's try shooting a set of shots first, starting with Brother Chao and Brother Bo."

Seeing that Deng Chao and the others were almost finished practicing, Fang Ziheng picked up the small speaker, sat in front of the monitor and started shouting.

"No problem, director!"

"Roads, filming, actors, all in place!"

"Scene 8, two shots, one shot, start!"

There was no need to use film for the test shoot, and Fang Ziheng didn’t use the newly purchased digital camera and went straight to the digital camera.

Following his order, the long street fell into silence.

The van parked on the side of the road, fifty meters away from Songpa's workshop. Deng Chao stared blankly at the dark workshop diagonally opposite.

Snapped!

The paper balloon was exploded suddenly, and the seven-member team of Deng Chao and Huang Bo got out of the car and ran towards the workshop in an attacking formation.

Other police officers were arranged in advance on both sides of the road and surrounded them from the street corners.

""Um!"

Fang Ziheng glanced at it for a few times, shook his head and laughed.

Getting off the bus is too slow.

The team was too spread out and there was no police discipline.

The movement of holding a gun is also not standard, and many people can't even pull out the gun.

Too undisciplined!

Fang Ziheng did not interrupt the performance, but instead rushed to the third and fourth cameras and made a gesture, asking the photographer to immediately focus the camera on Deng Chao and Huang Bo.

In this set of shots, they are the protagonists, and everyone else is a supporting role, appearing in conjunction with them.

"Click!"

It wasn't until everyone broke into Song Pa's workshop and all the shots were taken that Fang Ziheng called to stop and called Deng Chao and Huang An over.

He was not polite, pointed at the monitor and said: "You guys take a look first and look for anything wrong. I will listen to your summary later."

With that said, he came to the other side, where Xiao Yang and a large group of people were waiting for him.

In order to make "Detective Chinatown" a success, Fang Ziheng not only asked Wen Muye to be his deputy, but also specially selected three experienced senior brothers from the company to be the assistant directors of the film.

During previews, test shoots, and when he himself stars, these four people can be responsible for filming and shouting "click"!

Arriving in front of Xiao Yang, Fang Ziheng walked around his funny costume twice and said with a smile: "How are you? Are you nervous?"

"I wasn't nervous at first, but when you said it, director, I really panicked." Xiao Yang touched his exposed belly and said with a grimace.

"Very good, it's just this mean expression. Xiao Yang, keep it up. When you quarrel with Huang Landeng later, there are two scenes that need to be shown."

Xiao Yang: "......"

I'm just complaining, not being mean!

Fang Ziheng didn't look at his confused look. He turned around and said to the leader of the second photography team: "When you shoot Xiao Yang's appearance later, remember to shoot from bottom to top, starting from your toes all the way to your head."

"Understood, director!"

After the explanation was given, Fang Ziheng watched the preview twice more and returned to the door of the workshop.

At this time, Xiao Yang's acting skills are not very good, but he is very good at grasping the essence of the character and knowing how to play to his own strengths.

"Quintiles" is cheap and greasy, but not annoying. Instead, people feel that this character is naturally funny.

In addition, Xiao Yang's figure is not out of shape. Except for being a little less oily, the other character characteristics are currently pretty good and he won't make any drama.

He said he was nervous, but Fang Ziheng didn't believe it. It wasn't his first time acting. He had already filmed a short film.

Returning to the director's seat, Fang Ziheng unscrewed the milky white tea cup in front of him and took a sip of the throat-soothing jasmine tea prepared for him by Sister Lin.

Tea is not exclusive to him, but several of the leading actors share it. After all, this drama is very throat-intensive.

Closing the cup, Fang Ziheng looked at Deng Chao and Huang Bo, who were discussing in silence, and said: "We have discovered the problem, let's do it again?"

"Come on, it's best to come here more times!"

During the Deng Dynasty, Huang Bo was gearing up, and his addiction to drama was aroused.

The two of them still didn't believe it, just the beginning could stump them.

Test shooting continues!

This time, Fang Ziheng did not let them finish the performance before calling them to stop. When he found a problem, he immediately shouted "click" and walked over to explain the play to them.

With the support of the original drama and the fact that he personally wrote and refined the plot, he is extremely familiar with "Detective Chinatown".

Deng Chao and Huang Bo did not disappoint him either. After being stuck for a while, they quickly captured the characteristics of the characters. The subsequent test shooting went smoothly, and the expressions and movements of the two were well captured.

Soon, the plot came to the confrontation between Langdon Huang and Quintiles!

Fang Ziheng came to the middle of the two teams, arranged the positions of the leading actors and extras, and said loudly: "Brother Chao, Xiao Yang, wait a moment. Your tone and attitude will gradually gradually become exaggerated, from ridicule to anger, from calm conversation to fierceness."

When quarreling, you have to control the situation and cooperate well with each other."

"clear!"

"Brother Bo, you have to hold a guy in your hand. When you find that the noise from the other side is too loud and you can't suppress it, throw the guy in your hand at the other side and cause a fight!"

"learn!"

The three of them responded and made an OK gesture.

Huang Bo looked around, picked up a thumb-thick and one-foot-long steel pipe from the ground, knocked it on the palm of his hand, shook his head and threw it away.

Then, he found a piece of wood as thick as an arm from the corner of the workshop, walked to the opposite side of Xiao Yang and the others, raised his arms and made a hammering motion.

Xiao Yang was horrified and asked in a cowardly manner: "Tony, are you crazy?

I asked you to find a light guy, not a wooden stick or an iron rod. Believe it or not, I will teach you how to behave in minutes."

"Wow, Sir Kun, I'm so scared!"

Huang Bo showed a wicked smile and walked towards the kitchen of the workshop carrying the wood.

Fang Ziheng stood under the door of the workshop, ignoring the two people's play, and fell into a brief contemplation.

wrong...

I remember in the movie Tony threw milk tea!

Fang Ziheng's eyes shifted and looked at Xiao Yang, and found that there was not a hair in his hand.

grass...

I almost forgot!

"Props, go buy some milk tea..."

Fang Ziheng turned around, waved and called Gu Gangji, but before he could finish his words, he was blinded by three beautiful figures on the road.

Under the shade of green trees, on an empty road.

Lin Feifei, Liu Qianqian, and Zeng Li, each wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of denim shorts, walked towards the workshop talking and laughing.
Chapter completed!
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