These are all things that Wang Zhengfei needs to learn, little by little. Only then does Wang Zhengfei truly understand why directors are usually older. There are many things that actors do not need to know, but directors must know.
Wang Zhengfei, who has neither systematically learned these things nor had a professional teacher, can only learn by himself while doing it. Fortunately, he has also been in the crew for a considerable period of time, so he doesn't know anything. He has never eaten pork and has never seen it.
Have you ever seen a pig run away?
Time moved forward minute by minute in Wang Zhengfei's busy schedule, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.
A month has passed since the crew of "Qin Shi Mingyue" came to Hengdian in the blink of an eye. During this month, Wang Zhengfei learned a lot. Every shooting was a very fresh experience for Wang Zhengfei.
This is different from filming "Immortality".
Although "Immortality" has the title of a science fiction blockbuster, everyone who has seen it knows that this is basically a film that sells dogs over sheep's heads. Although it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with science fiction, it really doesn't have much to do with it.
It's basically a literary and artistic film. Of course, it wouldn't be right to call it a purely artistic film, but it's definitely not a science fiction film.
There were no special effects at all. Basically, even a directing student who had just graduated from the academy could easily control it. So at that time, Wang Zhengfei took care of almost everything by himself.
But now the work on "Qin Shi Mingyue" is a thousand times more complicated than "Immortality", and it is definitely not something that Wang Zhengfei can solve alone.
Fortunately, Wang Zhengfei could also discuss with a number of assistant directors. Whether it was the professional knowledge of a new director with a professional background or the rich experience of an experienced assistant director who had been on the set for many years, that was what Wang Zhengfei needed during the filming period.
, Wang Zhengfei frantically absorbed knowledge from these people, all the knowledge Wang Zhengfei needed.
Of course, Wang Zhengfei would not ask for advice on various filming techniques in person. After all, he has to maintain his authority as a director. No one can shake the authority of the director. This is related to whether he can respond to everything on the set. This is very important.
Fundamental things, as for not being ashamed to ask, those are all legendary things.
Wang Zhengfei learned some skills from these people side by side. It must be said that Wang Zhengfei has a strong learning ability. From the initial stumble and confusion, he was able to basically control the filming of "Qin Shi Mingyue" after a month.
, basically all kinds of scenes including fighting, etc. I have learned how to shoot and direct, it is not just about acting.
Basically, the scenes in Hengdian are all indoor scenes. I have completed less than half of the filming in more than a month, but there are still more than half of the indoor scenes to be shot, let alone the outdoor shooting. There is no doubt that there will be.
It's more difficult and the time is longer, but there's no way, the workload of "Qin Shi Mingyue" is too big.
As we all know, there are a total of eight parts of "Qin Shi Mingyue", namely "The Biography of Jing Ke", the second part "Hundred Steps of Flying Sword", the third part "The Night Ends at Dawn", the fourth part "Hundred Schools of Philosophers", the fifth part
The first part is "The Great Wall", the sixth part is "Burning Books and Confucianism", the seventh part is "The Death of the First Emperor" and the eighth part is "The Death of Qin Must Be Chu".
The eighth part is continued by Mingri Studio and is not the work of Mr. Wen Shiren. Mr. Wen Shiren has passed away previously.
It is not easy to condense eight such huge works into one film. There is no other way. Wang Zhengfei can only choose to divide the film into upper and lower parts. Just like "Red Cliff", he also created an upper and lower part. "Qin"
The story of "Shi Mingyue - Part 1" only ends with "Hundred Schools of Thoughts", and the rest are all summarized in "Qin Shi Mingyue - Part 2", which is equivalent to two movies, and Wang Zhengfei also got twice as much
The movie time was originally planned to be 120 minutes. In such a short time, no matter how much it can be squeezed in, a lot of things would have to be deleted. In that case, Wang Zhengfei felt that it would be impossible to express it completely, and many of the entire stories could not be deleted.
So, Wang Zhengfei thought of simply dividing it into upper and lower parts. In that case, twice as many things could be done, and Wang Zhengfei could save a lot of time to delete those scripts.
It means that Wang Zhengfei and others have to shoot the content of two movies in one movie. Not to mention the difficulty. Moreover, it is such a martial arts blockbuster. There are so many various martial arts actions that it is almost as good as ordinary martial arts movies.
several times.
Of course, more actions still need to be completed in post-production.
Because it is two dramas, although Wang Zhengfei has been working hard to catch up on the drama, he can still only complete a small half, and the majority of the content has not yet been completed. These all require time to complete.
The studio is busy, with a group of prop masters arranging the props in the room. Although Hengdian is very large and has a film and television city, more than half of China's costume dramas are filmed here every year, so the various shooting scenes are naturally limited.
Yes, although these are free photos, you still need to make a reservation in advance.
Since this "Qin Shi Mingyue" is a scene from the Qin and Han dynasties, all the props must be made in the Qin and Han dynasties. This still tests the strength of the prop master. The props in the Qin and Han dynasties are all in their own style, and later everyone
It is completely different from the one we are familiar with. We must pay attention to these. Wang Zhengfei is also very strict in this aspect. He does not want his "Qin Shi Mingyue" to have a fish head with chopped pepper similar to that in "Myth".
This is an obvious mistake. It would be fine if the screenwriter was not careful when writing it. However, during the filming, no one among the hundreds of people from the director to the actors to the crew noticed such an obvious mistake.
Flaws, Wang Zhengfei can only say that he is speechless. To film such a historical drama, he does not even have the most basic historical knowledge. Wang Zhengfei is really speechless.
Wang Zhengfei is not too worried about this aspect. Don't forget that he had done a lot of research on the Qin and Han Dynasties in order to write "Mythology" for several years. Therefore, Wang Zhengfei's understanding of the Qin and Han Dynasties is not limited to that of the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Compared with those experts, there is still no problem in handling this kind of shooting, at least there won't be any obvious mistakes.
Although it was very painful when I was writing "The Myth" because there was a lot of information to look up, mistakes were revealed at this time. This is what Wang Zhengfei believes in, not to be overwhelmed by the many arts.
This is when the prop master has a hard time. Basically, the props he makes are not sloppy at all. What is very different from ordinary directors who don’t know much about this aspect is that Wang Zhengfei understands very basic issues.
He couldn't be fooled, and he needed to point out many problems.
Many props on the shooting scene need to be made by prop masters, such as props swords, various magical weapons, etc. These are the scope of the prop master's work, but generally tables, chairs, benches, etc., will not be made by prop masters.
, prop masters are not carpenters. Although they often make guest appearances as carpenters, they are only guest appearances and cannot really be regarded as carpenters.
Generally speaking, this kind of props can be rented in Hengdian. Otherwise, if you have to customize a batch of these props for one shoot, the cost is really not a small amount. Although Wang Zhengfei is considered rich this time, he has not yet
He is so wealthy that he customizes all the props himself. It's all a waste of money. Basically, he will never use it again after using it once. I don't know when the next time I want to film a scene from the Qin and Han Dynasties.
, at least for the time being, Wang Zhengfei has not seen Star Entertainment have any plans in this regard. It is really not cost-effective, and renting it is less than one-tenth of what he does.
"Prop master, move all these things away, and then make this room look like a martial arts gym." Wang Zhengfei directed the people on site to start changing the shooting location.
Now the crew of "Qin Shi Mingyue" basically completed their work here. This venue is still very useful. As long as it is slightly modified, it can be used for almost any kind of shooting.
I was filming a scene before, a scene in a hundred families of philosophers, and now I have to shoot a scene in a martial arts field. Although it’s a bit messy, luckily there are scenes recorded to record which scenes have been filmed and which ones haven’t.
I have taken pictures, what I have to take today, what I have to take tomorrow, otherwise Wang Zhengfei would have been confused by such a chaotic shooting sequence.
The scene recorder does this job. The first step is to divide the script into as many scenes as possible, mark them, and record them. Then every night, you have to plan what content you will shoot the next day, which scene is which, and which scene.
From this perspective, for the crew, scene notes are very important. They have to remember things that the director cannot remember. If Wang Zhengfei is asked to remember them, how will he remember them? He will not be able to remember them at all, because there are too many things, and Wang Zhengfei
He's not some genius with a photographic memory.
And "Qin Shi Mingyue" has a lot of content, and eight directors were hired in one go. They were responsible for literary and martial arts dramas, daytime dramas, night dramas, etc. There were specially appointed people to take charge of them. In this way, Wang Zhengfei saved a lot of time.
It took a lot of effort, and there was a record of everything to help him remember it.
What we are about to shoot now is the second male lead, Hu Ge’s scene. Basically, this scene is very important. It is the scene where Xiang Shaoyu appears for the first time in the story. Basically, whether this character can please you, this first time
Appearance is very important. If people cannot remember it the first time, then the fate of this character is often very tragic. And Xiang Shaoyu is the second leading actor in "Qin Shi Mingyue". Wang Zhengfei can't even think about it.