Movies and TV dramas usually have to put on makeup several hours in advance, but this kind of outdoor shooting is much simpler. Zhou Lanhua moves very quickly, and even then it takes an hour. During this period, the lights and cables can be set up to adjust the angle, so it does not waste time.

Everything was ready, and a lot of people had gathered around to watch the fun. Du Keke and Ding Jialuo had to go over and politely clear the direction of the shooting.

It looks like it’s almost time to start shooting as there are still two models waiting.

Photography is a laborious job, and it is impossible to lay the groundwork for such outdoor shooting. Su Changqing had to carry the machine and follow, lead the model, and at the same time guide the performance.

"Look back and look at the willow tree behind me, as if I'm waiting for someone to come over. Don't giggle, who made you laugh?"

The model felt a little embarrassed after being trained, but Su Changqing praised her: "Okay, this expression is good, panic and shy, look at the camera!"

"You were walking in front and looking back at the camera, right, that's it. Now walk side by side with me, as if you are listening to me very seriously, just keep your face expressionless."

"Stand under the shade of the tree, lean against the tree, adjust the angle to let the wind blow your hair away, yes, that's it, now fix your hair and look at the camera, look longer and more affectionately."

Su Changqing designed a lot of viewing shots, which feels pretty good.

"Follow me, look left and right, glance at the camera occasionally, and don't walk too fast."

There were more and more people watching, and Du Keke and Ding Jialuo were a little too busy. Some people refused to leave even after being persuaded, and they would get caught in the camera without paying attention.

Su Changqing called them over and taught them face-to-face instructions, and the two of them understood and operated accordingly.

Although the weather was cool, the model was already slightly sweaty after several shots. Zhou Lanhua took care of it and continued shooting.

"Okay, I'm lying on the grass now. You lean over and look at the camera. No, it's backlit. You two are holding reflectors. Haven't you been with several crews before? Don't you know how to come here to fill in the light?!"

"Hey, I asked you to lean over, not squat down. All the gold and silver bullets are gone. Yes, lean over and look at me, be affectionate, just like looking at your boyfriend."

"Director, I don't have a boyfriend."

"Then what do you have?"

"I have a dog."

"What the hell...then just look at the dog affectionately, yes, just smile like this, and continue..."

"You're smiling too much and you want to eat someone. Okay, this restrained expression is not bad either."

While Su Changqing was shooting, Zhou Lanhua was doing makeup on another model.

Du Keke and Ding Jialuo cleared the scene according to the new method taught by Su Changqing: "Excuse me, we are the crew of a cremation promotional video. It is glorious for one person to cremate the whole family. Can you please play a passerby?"

The onlookers dispersed loudly, and no one dared to be in the camera. A man shouted at the top of his lungs: "Everyone, get out of the way, they are filming an advertisement for the crematorium!"

Does the crematorium still need to advertise? Then it is a monopoly industry, and the income is guaranteed during droughts and floods.

Su Changqing is very good at guiding actors. Even if they have no acting experience, he will create small accidents so that they can naturally show appropriate expressions.

"I need you to stare at the White Tower now, and then turn around and give me a surprised expression. No, it's not surprise, it's fright. If you can't do it, forget it. Then just stare at the tower, don't blink, answer me now, Beihai

Who built the park?”

The model turned back: "Ah?"

Su Changqing: "Okay, this piece of surprise is pretty good. Now let me tell you, it was built by the working people. Haha, this piece of angry expression is also pretty good."

Beihai chose three backgrounds and changed them after shooting one spot. The shooting lasted two hours.

The model was highly nervous and very tired. Su Changqing finally lay on her side on the grass with her: "Now you and the dog are tired and lie together. Just stare at the camera and just look at its eyes. Don't blink. Just insist not to blink. If you can

For a long time, I just kept staring."

Of course, the model couldn't keep confronting the dog. Soon her eyes began to dodge, and then she became embarrassed, embarrassed, impatient, anxious, and irritable. Finally, she lost control of her expression and collapsed on the grass: "I can't do it anymore..."

Su Changqing turned off the phone at the right time: "Okay, your work is done today."

With these expression collections, it is very easy to use for post-production mixing and editing.

Su Changqing was also very tired after carrying the machine for two hours, which was why he insisted on taking charge of photography. Du Keke couldn't bear it at all.

It took nearly nine hours to travel to three places and shoot three models in one day. One model had a particularly poor comprehension ability and her reaction was always half a shot too slow. The shooting took a long time, and Su Changqing almost fell apart.

Dropping Zhou Lanhua off on the way back, Ding Jialuo asked Su Changqing and Du Keke if they wanted to find a place to have a drink and relax, but they both refused.

I really don’t have the energy, not to mention I have to go to the palace early tomorrow morning.

The most suitable time for photography is in the morning and evening, which can achieve rich levels of light and shadow. It is better to go into the studio when exposed to direct light at noon.

In addition, some attractions cannot be entered by car, and equipment is not allowed to be moved in. You can only buy tickets as tourists, such as the Forbidden City.

In such a situation, it is best to get up early and go in as soon as the door opens. Not only will the light be good, but you can also avoid the crowds. There is no way to bombard people with cremation promotional videos here.

The next day, Su Changqing, Zhou Lanhua and Ding Jialuo brought two models into the palace and spent the whole day shooting in the Forbidden City. This place has many good backgrounds.

Ding Jialuo especially insisted on filming her part here and brought a cheongsam specially for this purpose.

Du Keke didn't come with her. She visited various five-star hotels today to find a suitable swimming pool and negotiate a lease.

Although the era of tourist boom has not yet arrived, there are already many people in the square in front of Taihe Palace at around eight o'clock. The first model started putting on makeup when the door opened. She had already taken many backgrounds by the Jinshui River. Come in and find one.

Just capture the details in every nook and cranny.

After taking a break with the first model, Su Changqing and Ding Jialuo chatted a few words: "Why did you choose to shoot in the palace? Old Beijing doesn't care about this, but the other two girls are not willing. They would rather embrace nature. Why don't you go out?"

Over time, you will love the motherland’s culture even more?”

In this era, the national customs were contradicted and the culture had a general trend towards the west.

Ding Jialuo shook his head: "It's not that complicated. I just chose this place to satisfy the little girl's fantasy."

Su Changqing looked at her: "Are you a little girl? How small are you?"

Ding Jialuo rolled his eyes at him: "When I was a little girl, I had a fantasy that I came out of the Ming Dynasty Palace."

"Shouldn't people who come out of the Ming Dynasty palace wear cheongsam?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We can't wear Fengguanxiapei. We don't have any other suitable clothes."

"That's because you didn't catch the right time. Tell me what dreams you had when you were a child. To be a queen or a princess?"

"Of course she is a princess. A queen also has to serve a man. How tiring it is."

"Not necessarily tired."

"Go, hate it!"

"It can't be Princess Changping of Emperor Chongzhen. She had her arm chopped off and later became a one-armed nun. She took on an apprentice named Wei Xiaobao and is currently working as a servant in the imperial kitchen in this palace."

Ding Jialuo started to make moves with Su Changqing and pushed him: "What a joke, actually at first I imagined that I was a palace maid, wasting my youth in the palace and full of resentment, so I wanted to dig a tunnel to escape."

"You must have dug it."

"With my temper, of course I can dig, but digging a hole in the palace is not easy. You have to be careful not to make any noise, and you also have to deal with the excavated soil, so the progress is very slow. I have been digging for more than 20 years and I still haven't dug it through.

One day I died of exhaustion in the tunnel."

"Dig your own grave."

"Then I thought, since it was just a fantasy, why do I have to work so hard on myself? I might as well upgrade myself to a princess. People should have lofty ideals."

Su Changqing chuckled: "But the princess is not free either. She can't leave the deep palace compound, and she may be engaged in political marriage to serve a man she doesn't like."

"I quickly realized this. It seemed that digging a hole was a serious matter, so I disposed of the bones of the old palace maid and continued digging out."

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