In early November, the filming of the film officially started, and at the same time, the battle to acquire Land Land together with Li Ka-shing also began. While Wei Dongling and Li Ka-shing were personally knocking the corners of the old British-owned companies, Xiao Ran was in trouble.
This time it is not because there is no cooperation from the government. Since the last time Xiao Ran used coercion to force the British Hong Kong government to submit, he has joined forces with the three giants to ask the British Hong Kong government to support Hong Kong films and give them more space. In desperation, the government issued a
A new law has been passed to allow assistance with road closures and filming and other requirements.
Of course, road closure is not a simple matter, so the producer must arrange the schedule and then choose a suitable day for filming. In this case, the police can legitimately assist in road closure for filming.
Don't underestimate this law. It is no exaggeration to say that with this, the future scenes of Hong Kong films will definitely be much bigger than before. For example, "New Police Story", the subsequent SAR government opened this law very early
, it is simply impossible to shoot vigorously on the street. You must know that before this, many companies shot such action scenes in public places secretly.
This is not what Xiao Ran is in trouble for, but that the performances of the two leading actors are really...not that the acting is bad, but that the acting is too orthodox and does not meet his requirements. Racing movies are not as monotonous as we imagined, not just
Even if you can blindly pursue coolness, there are also many ways to present it.
What he required in this film was not only coolness, but more importantly, the temperament exuded by the film. At this point, almost no actor's performance could meet his requirements, even supporting roles.
In a sense, Xiao Han and Jin Chengwu are acting in their true colors. Xiao Ran also only intends to let Jin Chengwu play a relatively innocent young man in most plots, while Xiao Han plays Jin Chengwu's vague first love.
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The problem is that in this scene of arguing with others, Jin Chengwu showed no energy at all. This is definitely not what Xiao Ran wants. A racing driver must not be without energy and passion, but Jin Chengwu's energy and passion are not enough.
Shortcomings. Xiao Han basically only needs to perform in his true colors, and they are all very good. It's just that Xiao Ran only treats his sister with high standards, so he is not satisfied with it.
"CUT!" Xiao Ran couldn't help but slumped down on the director's chair. Yu Jiayu next to him couldn't help but snicker. He felt that Xiao Ran looked exhausted from being played by these two children. Xiao Ran thought for a moment, this
A scene has been filmed eleven times and has not been completed. If we delay it any longer, we will not be able to keep up with the progress.
Being stared at by the crew members, Jin Chengwu was depressed and ashamed. When he saw Xiao Ran coming over, his heart skipped a beat. However, Xiao Ran was not coming for him, but for Wu Zhenyu. Wu Zhenyu is still not the Phantom now.
A-list star, just because his experience is not enough.
Wu Zhenyu's performance did not achieve the sharpness that Xiao Ran wanted at all. Although Xiao Ran knew that it was impossible for him to hone the unique acting skills that would be amazing in the future, but it was okay to make some progress and not always be too orthodox.
In Xiao Ran's eyes, the only Hong Kong actor who can bring his orthodox acting skills to the top is Fa Ge, while Leung Chiu-wai's acting style is only semi-orthodox. Therefore, the performance characteristics of an actor are definitely very important. Having characteristics will help
Can be easily removed.
He does not want these artists to follow the orthodox route, which is extremely difficult to get ahead. Orthodox performance is like the foundation of performance. Only when you have mastered the foundation can you move forward in other directions. Only Fa Ge practices this basic "swordsmanship"
To someone who is extremely talented, what is suitable for Fa Ge may not be suitable for others.
He pondered for a moment, considering whether to teach Wu Zhenyu his own characteristic performance. He made an instant decision and said to Wu Zhenyu who was at a loss: "Zhenyu, can you try some other performance methods? I don't want to be fierce."
, but should be very public!"
After saying that, Xiao Ran motioned to Jin Chengwu to come forward and play the opposite role. After silently remembering Brother Yu's performance, he raised his head slightly, moved it a few times, and then looked at Jin Chengwu according to Liangkun's expression.
Flicking his fingers, he tried hard to suppress his voice and make it hoarse. He slapped Jin Chengwu's face with his palm like in "Gunfire": "Boy, what are you looking at? You just don't have enough weight to fight me!"
Looking at Xiao Ran's evil performance, Jin Chengwu could not help but feel chills all over. However, Wu Zhenyu seemed to have grasped something, something very important, something he had been trying to grasp all along.
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He remembered that Xiao Ran had told him before that performances should have their own characteristics. With acting skills and characteristics, it would not be long before he became popular. In fact, Xiao Ran's words were not only for him, but also for many people who lacked idol looks.
All the actors have said that the purpose is to hope that there will be more actors like Liu Qingyun, Wu Zhenyu and Anthony Wong who are very popular among movie fans.
In addition, the remuneration for filming with Phantom was quite high. He is now a common villain in movies, and his remuneration increased to 800,000 after Mo Wynn fell. This guarantee of life undoubtedly made him
Having the time to study acting with peace of mind is like serializing a novel on the Internet.
He has never been able to grasp that feeling. Sometimes he thought he had found it, but it still didn't suit him. In the dozen or so films he has acted in over the past few years, he has often changed his acting methods. In the eyes of film critics,
In my eyes, they are all actors with considerable acting skills.
Now when he saw Xiao Ran's performance, he felt a sudden realization. He knew that although Xiao Ran's current performance was extremely rough, it was the type he liked. Looking at Xiao Ran's evil performance, he couldn't help but be happy.
I smiled, and finally understood what it felt like to break through myself.
As for Jin Chengwu, Xiao Ran was scratching his head a little, how to teach him this. He felt that the most suitable performance for Jin Chengwu was the classic gangster movie "The City That Never Sleeps", but it was really difficult for him to perform that kind of thing, and he
I don’t think Xiao Jin can have such understanding at such a young age.
While smiling bitterly, Xiao Ran suddenly thought of Jin Chengwu's performance in "One of Two Can Live"! By the way, Xiao Ran wanted to scream, it was just like the stubbornness at the beginning of the film. He nodded and called Wu Zhenyu on the side.
He waved: "Come here and let's show him a show!"
Wu Zhenyu's palm gently patted Xiao Ran's face. Xiao Ran just looked at him without moving his eyes and said in an extremely stubborn tone: "I want to compete with you!"
After repeating this several times, Jin Chengwu finally understood what Xiao Ran meant and nodded fiercely. In fact, it is normal for directors to teach actors to act. It cannot be called teaching, but to guide actors to achieve what the director wants.
The actors will naturally make certain adjustments according to the director's requirements.
It's just that a director like Xiao Ran is a bit troublesome. A few years ago, Jin Chengwu's performance was definitely excellent. But now, let alone Xiao Ran, his performance may not be able to be passed by any other director, because a little
He had no energy at all. Xiao Ran had no choice but to choose this performance method for him.
This time it was finally over. Not only Xiao Ran, but also the entire crew breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't know how much film and effort was wasted on this scene. They just wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate.
A few days later, there will be the first racing scene. Rather than saying it is a racing scene, it is better to say that it is Kim Sung-wu's solo performance. This scene will be placed at the beginning of the film like the other scene.
If you can't attract the audience, this is the key point.
Xiao Ran has thought about this scene for a long time. Perhaps it is better to say that he has thought about the racing scenes in the film for a long time. He has never filmed a racing scene, and no one has even filmed it in Hong Kong. If we only talk about the chasing scenes, ""
The ten-minute scene in "The Spy" is enough to make him a master.
Unfortunately, the chase scene is not a racing scene. Racing scenes are definitely the most troublesome scenes for directors. The most typical one is Liu Weiqiang. Liu Weiqiang is probably the director who has filmed more racing scenes in Hong Kong. Historically, he has filmed a film starring Cheng Yijian.
was a racing film, but by the time of 2005's "Initial D", the duo of Mak Chiu-fai and Andy Lau, who had produced "Infernal Affairs", still failed in this regard.
The reason why I say failure does not refer to the failure of the film, but the failure of the racing scene. In "Initial D", it was not a racing car, but Huang Qiu-sheng narrating it. The audience did not realize that the surprise was clever. It can be said that in terms of technique,
Both directors absolutely failed.
There really aren't many successful racing movies in Hong Kong, maybe "Thunderbolt" is not included. Thinking of "Thunderbolt", Xiao Ran found it funny. Originally, the investment for this film was only a mere tens of millions. But as he kept filming,
Cheng Long blindly intervened in the film and inexplicably added at least 70 to 80 million in production costs. Before 2000, this film was the most expensive in Hong Kong.
This racing scene will serve as the beginning of the film, and will also serve as Xiao Ran's initial attempt to control his racing skills. Photography is very important, and it is particularly important, at least before virtual photography came out.
Xiao Ran even considered using bullet time in this film. Bullet time does not require any computer special effects, as long as it has enough camera and control skills. In his idea, if bullet time is used here, it will definitely cause a sensation.
However, he does not plan to use this trick yet.
If it is a normal method, you can use dynamic background props such as plants to set off the speed, or even use the afterimage captured by the camera at that moment to convey the speed. But pure speed is definitely not what Xiao Ran wants. He knows that he must
Have to think of some other ways.
He communicated with the editor and came up with two plans. The first was for Chen Jiafeng to drive the car himself, and the whole thing was done in one go. The second plan was to shoot one section at a time and then edit it at the end. The first plan was actually very difficult to shoot.
First, no one can keep up with Chen Jiafeng's speed, and second, it's difficult to shoot from all angles.
Panoramic angle shooting is one of Xiao Ran's suggestions to the director of photography. According to his experience, pressing the camera on a racing car like in "Initial D" will definitely give people a very monotonous feeling, and there is no way to emphasize the speed. If
The panoramic view can be displayed from various angles, giving it a bit more contrast.
I have to mention this road here. The track chosen by Xiao Ran and the others is not very long. In fact, there are very few big curves. Almost 80% of them are straight roads without any challenge. Because this is a relatively remote place.
The location is so there are quite a few trees on both sides of the road.
However, Xiao Ran was well prepared for all the difficulties, and he had already thought about how to shoot this scene. Facing a crew with no experience, Xiao Ran patiently taught them. This was a solo drag racing.
It's a drama, so there's no need for too much contrast, just extra emphasis on speed!
This is not difficult to do. You only need to shoot Chen Jiafeng racing the car first, then shoot the scene of Jin Chengwu sitting in the car, and then shoot the stunt scene prepared by the speed car team to make up for all the loopholes in the whole scene. Chen Jiafeng was obviously very happy and couldn't help but brag.
I whistled and got on the sports car sponsored by Mitsubishi.
For Chen Jiafeng, he has never been so majestic. Not only was he provided with a great sports car, but the police also blocked the road for him. This was simply very majestic. He provoked the retired driver in another filming car.
After glaring at it, he started the car and waited until Xiao Ran shouted to start.
There were fourteen cameras used in this scene, concentrated within a hundred meters of the start of the track. It had to be shot in sections, otherwise it would be difficult to fully show it. I picked up the walkie-talkie and asked about the situation of each department.
, then he shouted loudly and started.
As soon as this sound reached Chen Jiafeng's ears, the car sped away like an arrow, almost making the camera car unable to keep up. However, something happened that made Xiao Ran frown. After passing the shooting point,
The car still continued to speed unabated, even speeding forward at an even faster speed.
Chen Jiafeng had never been so proud as he was today. He had forgotten about shooting for a while, and drove the speed to the maximum, making a roaring sound. He was enjoying this extreme pleasure, but he didn't know that Xiao Ran's face was already pale at the starting point.
Not very pretty.
When Chen Jiafeng came to the fork in the road, which was the end of the road, he slowed down and whistled a few times at the policeman who was watching coldly. Then he immediately turned around and went back, making the policeman very angry.
As soon as he came back from driving the car, he saw Xiao Ran's unsightly expression. He suddenly felt a sudden shock in his heart, and all the pride in his heart disappeared. Xiao Ran was still sitting on the director's chair, watching quietly with his head lowered.
Chen Jiafeng is here.
"Mr. Xiao, I..." Chen Jiafeng was originally an arrogant person. It was naturally not easy for him to admit his mistake to Xiao Ran in front of so many people. However, when he thought of Xiao Ran's identity, he broke into a cold sweat. He knew it very well.
, if Xiao Ran wanted to crush him to death, it would definitely not be as difficult as crushing an ant to death.
"It's okay, go on, do it again!" Xiao Ran ordered Yu Jiayu beside him, completely unable to see the very bad look on his face just now. Then he turned around and stared at Chen Jiafeng, who was slightly relaxed, and said: "Just
This time, and next time, you won’t have to come back!”