Two days later, under the leadership of the producer Huang Baiming, he worshiped God, prayed for peace, and announced that the filming of "Eight Star Announcement" had officially started. Interestingly, many reporters in the 21st century are very concerned about the launch of a certain film.
I am interested, but now there are not many reporters coming to interview. Even if they are here, it is just to interview a few leading actors.
Since the coordinator had already announced to the actors what they were going to shoot today, Xiao Ran was very happy and relaxed. He just waved to the actors and staff and asked them to take their places. This first day was skipped to shoot the scene where all the leading actors had a meal together.
This scene actually requires a lot of tension. Everyone's emotions are different, so it's not easy to master.
"Camera...lights...actors...are you ready?" Xiao Ran patrolled for a week and saw other staff members waiting for his name attentively. He suddenly felt as majestic as a commander who was about to go to the battlefield. Suddenly,
He shouted: "ACTION!"
The already silent studio was now even more silent, with only the faint sound of the camera running. Xiao Ran approached a camera and stood quietly in this position observing the performances of all the actors in the performance area. The scene notes were tight.
Follow Xiao Ran and record the specific shooting situation.
Everything appeared to be in order, and Xiao Ran nodded with satisfaction. As expected, Huang Baiming gave him all veterans. At this time, conflicts between characters in the script began to appear in the performance area, and Xiao Ran raised his hands in front of his eyes.
, gestured and observed for a while, and saw that except for the two fixed cameras, the other three cameras were moving, and nodded with satisfaction.
In fact, this film does not require many film skills. Even the shooting skills do not need to be very sharp. Generally, flat shooting is enough, which is naturally easy to control. This is why Xiao Ran chose "Eight Star Announcement"
One of the key reasons…
It is not difficult to shoot this scene, but the difficulty is how to properly present everything that happened at the dinner table, and also take into account the emotions of each character. That is to say, we must first express a whole, and then divide it into
Individuals must express themselves while maintaining the original overall look and feel, which requires considerable scheduling skills.
Therefore, after Xiao Ran consulted the deputy director Lao Jianhua's opinion, he divided two cameras and kept the lens pointed at the dining table. Of course, the moving car track was naturally needed. In this case, the other three cameras were divided into
With enough close-ups of the conflicting characters, the intended effect can be achieved during the final editing.
Just when Xiao Ran was distracted and thinking about this, another assistant director Luo Wenqiang called softly from the side: "Director, your name should be CUT!"
"Oh? CUT!" Xiao Ran, who suddenly woke up, looked at the venue hurriedly and called a stop. This look made Lao Jianhua shake his head, and quickly pulled Xiao Ran aside and whispered: "Director, you can't do this.
.This is your first time as a director, so you have to learn how to control the crew. Otherwise, I’m afraid they won’t accept you!”
Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked what happened, or what he needed to know as a director. Lao Jianhua sighed, he was actually a very good person, and he had no intrigues. If not, how could it be possible?
After working as an assistant director for more than ten years, I was still unable to correct myself.
After listening to Lao Jianhua's explanation, Xiao Ran suddenly understood. Although he knew a lot about Hong Kong movies, he had never experienced it after all, and he didn't know many things clearly. Take the director as an example, being a director is not easy.
It's definitely not easy.
A director not only needs the ability to direct, but also the ability to control his subordinates. For the director, the rest of the crew are subordinates. From the handymen to the stars, they are all within his control. Only the director can control everything.
In the palm of your hand, you can gather the strength to make a good film.
Most people who work in films in Hong Kong have a relatively low level of education. Most of them come from the market. It is normal for them to be full of swear words. If you meet a more elegant director, if you can't control the scene, you can only say a few words.
The words were spoken out loud.
Take the lighting engineer as an example. Those who work on lighting have always said that if they offend the lighting master, they can cause great losses to the crew if they mess with the lighting during shooting. Therefore, the director does not have to be full of foul language.
, but you must be able to control these monkeys, otherwise it will be difficult to make a good movie.
Basically every type of work in the crew has its own system, except for technical staff. Especially those staff who are not very technical and do rough and heavy work mostly have backgrounds and may not be able to afford punishment.
After listening to Lao Jianhua's narration, Xiao Ran suddenly felt a creepy feeling. He thought it was very simple, but he didn't expect that being a director was not as easy as he imagined. He also had to deal with so many interpersonal relationships, which gave him a headache.
However, he now finally understands why there are always rumors that many Hong Kong directors like to curse on the set. Just imagine, if the staff were not restrained, how could this movie be filmed?
"Now that you are a director for the first time, you must give them a warning, otherwise they will definitely turn the world upside down!" Lao Jianhua quickly gave Xiao Ran, who was thinking about it, a suggestion.
Showing off his power? Xiao Ran smiled bitterly in his heart. If it were someone like Wang Jing who was deeply entrenched in the film industry, it would be fine. But if it were someone like him who had just entered the industry and was still very young, if he acted too tough right from the start, I'm afraid he would end up in a bad way.
It must be so satisfying!
He couldn't help but shook his head. Xiao Ran decided to ignore this matter for the time being and think about it later. This drama has Huang Baiming as the lead actor and producer, so there won't be any big trouble. But Xiao Ran still knows very well that he has to think about such a thing.
Come up with a solution.
After putting this down, Xiao Ran looked at the results. The photography was good. The performances of Feng Baobao and other actors were also good, but he always felt that the performances of Zheng Yuling and Zhou Runfa were a little different from what he knew. After thinking about it,
He decided to talk to two people about this issue.
Zheng Yuling and Fa Ge were both touching up their makeup. Xiao Ran came to them and hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to explain what he wanted. Under the gaze of the two people, he hesitated and said: "Du
Du, the character you play loves Fa Ge very much, but you also hate Fa Ge for being so carefree. So, you might as well be a little more generous in your performance!"
"Director, what do you mean?" Zheng Yuling's eyes flashed with confusion, obviously she didn't quite understand what Xiao Ran meant.
Xiao Ran pondered for a moment, Zheng Yuling is now a TVB artist and has not made much achievements in movies. In 1983, she starred in "Flower City" and won the Best Newcomer Award. There was an interesting article about this award at the time.
At the third Academy Awards, the judges originally did not intend to award her the Best Newcomer, because at that time Zheng Yuling was already well-known in the television industry, so it would undoubtedly be ridiculous to give her such an award.
Later, she finally won it, and the Academy Awards also established the definition of Best Newcomer, which has been used ever since.
Zheng Yuling is indeed famous now, but that refers to TV, but she is just a newcomer in the film industry. She did not become popular until she acted in "The Wonder Woman", and later "Stars, Moon, Sun" made her become the 25th Golden Horse Award winner.
Award, and since then she has become one of the most popular actresses in Hong Kong. However, in the mid-1990s, she gradually stopped acting, so her fame in the mainland is not as great as that of Lin Qingxia and others.
There is no doubt about Zheng Yuling's acting skills. After acting in TV series for so many years, it is simply ridiculous if she does not have superb acting skills. However, acting on TV and acting in movies are two different things. Zheng Yuling's current performance has not shown that yet
He doesn't have any personal style, so it's normal that he doesn't quite understand what Xiao Ran means.
After understanding the connection, Xiao Ran explained with a smile: "What I mean is, when Brother Fa is nice to you, you can act very gentle and virtuous. When you know that he is out and about, then you can act like
You have to be fiercer and more forceful, or you have to act a little more exaggerated, it doesn't matter!"
Zheng Yuling meditated for a moment, then immediately made an expression and gesture of putting her hands on her hips and widening her eyes, then disappeared, and said to Xiao Ran with a smile: "Director, do you think this will work?"
Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment. As expected, his acting skills were honed in countless TV series. As long as he was given some guidance, he could immediately grasp the correct way to perform. Nodding approvingly to Zheng Yuling, Xiao Ran turned his attention to
Fa Ge, who has been admiring it from the side, said: "Fa Ge, can you relax a little more in your performance!"
In Xiao Ran's opinion, Fa Ge's performance was not bad, but it was obviously lacking a little bit. Before Fa Ge could speak, Xiao Ran waved his big hand and continued: "This is a comedy, you can act as exaggeratedly as possible.
No need to be too orthodox!”
In Xiao Ran's opinion, Fa Ge's performance just now was a bit orthodox, and his performance as a sissy was almost as real. This certainly made Xiao Ran admire him to death, but this was definitely not what he wanted. He needed Fa Ge to be exaggerated, and only
Only in this way can you lose your rather solid literary and artistic aura.
After Xiao Ran explained it, Fa Ge understood it immediately, and the filming afterwards went smoothly without any problems. In the following time, Xiao Ran gave several hosts one by one a lecture on what he needed.
Zhang Xueyou has just debuted in both singing and acting, so naturally he has no acting skills. However, as Xiao Ran understands, Xueyou still acts very seriously. Feng Baobao is a senior actor, who was born as a child star.
The play is naturally a piece of cake.
As for Yuan Jieying, like Zhang Xueyou's wife Luo Meiwei, she is also a happy girl group that has been popularized by Xinyi City. Seriously speaking, it was Huang Baiming who made it famous. Don't underestimate this group, here
In this era, this happy group is definitely very popular, and every girl in this group has her own unique character. In fact, almost everyone who has gone solo from this group has achieved quite a lot.
Yuan Jieying is the short-haired one in the Happy Girls group and has a very stubborn personality. When Huang Baiming discovered her, it was because of the character she showed when she broke up with her boyfriend. As for Huang Baiming, she can't get enough of her.
I am a veteran, and it is always easy to play the roles I am good at.
After filming, Xiao Ran said hello to the staff and Fa Ge, and then rushed to buy a gift. Today is Yang Wei's birthday, and this girl had already vaguely hinted to Xiao Ran that he had to go.
Arriving at Yang Wei's house, Xiao Ran only glanced around and was immediately stunned. Yang Wei was the only one in the house. Countless thoughts went through his head, and he sat down on the sofa. Xiao Ran handed the gift to Yang Wei:
"Happy birthday to you, by the way, where is your brother?"
"He is in the company now and will be back later. Do you have anything to do with him?" Yang Wei held Xiao Ran's gift tightly, as if it was a peerless treasure.
Xiao Ran saw Yang Wei's affectionate eyes and quickly shook his hands to deny: "No, no, just asking. By the way, you must have invited a lot of friends today, why didn't you see any of them?"
"I don't want to have too much fun this time!" Yang Wei glanced at Xiao Ran's face implicitly, and quickly looked away. She stood up and went to the kitchen: "What do you want to drink?"
"Just do whatever you want!"
(In this chapter, I need to explain that the two brothers and sisters Yang Wei and Yang Qi are a foreshadowing. Maybe you will not like the next chapter and think it is too vulgar, but please don’t call me stupid, because it has a purpose.
, just like the Fang brothers and sisters are also foreshadowing)