The studio photography was very simple. It was just a few people in the headquarters reading the lines back and forth. In almost a week, the filming of Fan Bingbing and Chen Zhenghua was over. I ordered a meal in a big hotel in the evening.
A banquet to celebrate Fan Bingbing’s final film. Fan Bingbing is very attentive in filming, and Shao Shuaijun appreciates such an actor.
"Come on, Fan Bingbing, let me toast you and thank you for your hard work this week."
"Director, you are so kind. My role is very easy to perform. I hope we will have the opportunity to work together again in the future."
"Will do."
After bidding farewell to the two people, the crew completed the indoor shooting, and then they needed to go to the train station to shoot. There is an abandoned train platform outside the Fourth Ring Road in Haijin City, which is a platform left after the Beijing-Tianjin Line was rerouted. The train's
The track was not dismantled, so the Railway Bureau opened a special line to pull the GK201 train over.
During the indoor shooting, renovations started here, and a week later, the platform no longer looked so dilapidated, but full of life. The trains were also repainted and repaired, and the interiors were beautifully decorated, which was no worse than the current high-speed railways.
When the crew arrived, all the actors except Liu Yifei and Huang Bo were already in place.
On the platform, Shao Shuaijun held a loudspeaker and shouted loudly: "Attention of all units, follow the number plate to determine your seat and the process of getting on and off the bus. Now, let's start rehearsing the play from the preparatory group. Wang Yixue, you master the time and remind the actors
Actions."
"clear."
"Okay, now everyone get in the train, listen to my slogan, and start taking action."
In the movie "Source Code", because time is repeated, many scenes on the train are repeated, including passengers getting on and off the train. However, these repetitions change differently as the protagonist enters. In order to
To capture this kind of repetitive but non-repetitive scenes, the work of rehearsing is particularly important.
Especially the supporting characters who play important roles, such as the lady carrying coffee, the man who gets motion sick, the software engineer, the student who needs to review for the exam, the comedian who needs to go to court, the conductor who checks the ticket, the chattering business person, and the woman who just listens to music and reads a book.
, as well as the heroine and hero, as well as the villain's bomber, etc.
Every subtle change needs to be photographed, and the grasp of details needs to be refined over time.
…
On November 20th, Liu Yifei, the heroine, accompanied by her mother Liu Xiaoli, came to the crew to report. Reporters who had already received the news suddenly came in large numbers and wanted to interview Liu Yifei, but they were all rejected by the crew on the pretext of filming.
Huayi’s publicity department knows very well that publicity needs to be done one at a time and cannot be overexposed to avoid aesthetic fatigue.
"Welcome." Shao Shuaijun saw Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei and smiled, "Liu Yifei, have you thought about the script thoroughly? If so, let's go rehearse now."
"Okay." Liu Yifei nodded quietly, completely different from the arrogant look he had last time.
"Okay, let's get ready." Shao Shuaijun nodded and said to Ma Hu, "Huang Bo didn't come, so you go take his place and we join forces to rehearse. Wang Yixue, you are in charge of the overall command."
"OK."
In the train, everyone was ready. Shao Shuaijun also sat on a chair with his head lowered. Liu Yifei was opposite, holding his chin and looking at the scenery outside the window.
"The rehearsal begins! Li Xu and Feifei, perform!"
Shao Shuaijun took a deep breath and began to get involved in the performance. The protagonist he played, named Li Xu, was a member of the People's Liberation Army peacekeeping force in Libya. During the source code mission, he entered the memory of history teacher Xiao En. And Feifei, played by Liu Yifei,
, is Xiao En’s student in college and likes Xiao En.
During a period of groggy coma, Li Xu suddenly woke up and looked around.
At this time Feifei spoke: "I listened to your suggestion, that suggestion is very good, thank you."
"What?" Shao Shuaijun was confused.
"You look very pale, are you okay?"
According to the script, the two began to talk. After a while, Wang Yixue shouted: "The coffee girl comes on!"
Holding an empty cup, a coffee girl played by a supporting actor appeared...
The first complete rehearsal of the play ended quickly. Everything still looked very unfamiliar and artificial. The actors' acting skills were not fully utilized. They just memorized their actions and sequences. As long as we rehearse a few more times, this scene will be perfect.
It was completed well, but there was a problem that made Shao Shuaijun frown.
"Liu Yifei, although we are rehearsing a play, you still need expressions and acting skills, rather than reading lines according to the script. We have a rivalry scene, and I hope you can get involved as soon as possible and interact with me." Shao Shuaijun said bluntly.
"I understand, director."
Liu Yifei raised his head and nodded seriously. He was very quiet, even a bit young and mature. He seemed to be the same two people as the one he saw last time at Nortel.
"Well, let's take a ten-minute break and rehearse again."
Ten minutes later, the rehearsal began.
After a whole day, the rehearsal effect was obviously much better. The actors did not need Wang Yixue to direct them, and they could actively do their jobs. Everyone got familiar with the scene and performed a normal train ride while getting on and off the train.
scene.
"Okay, today's shooting is over. Let's go back and rest early." Shao Shuaijun acknowledged that it was already six o'clock, it was almost winter, the weather was cold and it got dark early, so he immediately announced that he was off work.
In the next three days, everyone was busy with the positioning issue. It was almost done, and Shao Shuaijun announced that he had entered the filming stage.
"Today's scene is mainly a rivalry scene between the two of us. Let's shoot a group without makeup to see how it goes."
The photographer focused the camera on the two people. After a conversation, Shao Shuaijun shouted directly: "Liu Yifei, your expression is wrong. In this scene, there is ambiguity between Feifei and Li Xu, or between Feifei and Xiao En."
It has nothing to do with it. You don’t have the flavor of a performance. You can have more emotions and start over.”
The second time, Liu Yifei read the lines again in the same tone.
"No, the emotion is too weak. Don't be so serious. Smile first to stimulate your emotions."
"But I can't laugh now."
"Um...then think about the funny things that happened in the past, and the things that made you feel happy."
The third time.
The fourth time.
As the number of calls increased, Liu Yifei's performance became more and more impetuous, and he seemed to be getting nervous. Shao Shuaijun did not stop and said directly to Wang Yixue: "Do it again, you control the camera."
Then the camera was pushed forward, and Liu Yifei finished reading his lines. Shao Shuaijun stared and said nothing for a long time. Just when everyone was curious about what was going on and Liu Yifei was already feeling uneasy. Shao Shuaijun suddenly sighed: "Well, uh, just now
…I accidentally forgot the lyrics, can you give me the script for a look?”
"Huh." Liu Yifei breathed a long sigh of relief, and then smiled. Feeling that he shouldn't laugh, he looked out the window with a straight face.
Wang Yixue secretly gave Shao Shuaijun a thumbs up. As the deputy director, how could he not know that Shao Shuaijun had not forgotten the lyrics at all. This was just a small means to adjust the atmosphere. The purpose was to relax Liu Yifei's nervous mood.
Looking at the effect now, it has been achieved.
Sure enough, starting again, Liu Yifei's performance was much more impressive.