Chapter 5 The First Experience of the Great Extraordinary
"Kill!"
"Come on!"
After lunch, it was finally the turn of the extras to "show off their talents." The big guys, who had almost withered the flowers they had been waiting for, worked hard and worked hard to finish the filming as soon as possible.
So the director called start, and the group performances from both the offensive and defensive sides began filming in an orderly manner under the guidance of the on-site staff.
"No, you can't shoot like this!"
On the other side, in the director's area a hundred meters away, the producer and several investors who came to observe were watching the shooting scene. He dropped the script, walked to the director and said:
"Old Liu, there is no three-dimensional sense like this, and I can't feel the tragic scene. I think after this scene is shot, we can add a scene of the city being destroyed. Then let a small group of Ming troops resist at the city gate for a while and then the whole army is annihilated.
In this way, the tragedy of war comes out!"
Upon hearing what the other party said, the director was a little confused. He was not a big shot in the industry, and he didn't have the strength to speak out to the capital side. Now that the producer was planning to modify the plot, he couldn't refuse it directly.
"Okay, just change it."
Later, the director looked at the picture on the monitor and felt that the filming of this scene was a bit messy, so he asked his assistant to use the loudspeaker and shout "Cut".
The actors and extras all stopped.
This kind of big scene cannot be filmed in one or two takes. When the extras received instructions to take a break, they immediately found a place to sit down and rest.
On the director's side, because there will be additional scenes later, he is filtering out some great actors he knows in Hengdian who are suitable for this role, and is seeing if he can contact someone to come and make a cameo.
After thinking about it, he got up and left the director's area, taking a look at the rest area for the extras to see if there was anything suitable.
At this time, Zhong Yunqing's height advantage came to light. Because he was wearing armor, he did not sit on the ground like the others, but stood among a group of soldiers.
Not to mention the height of 185cm, I suddenly feel like I stand out from the crowd.
The image was quite suitable. The director looked at him from a distance and waved to his assistant. After the other person came over, he pointed in the direction of Zhong Yunqing and whispered a few words to her.
The young female assistant followed the direction of the director's finger, nodded understandingly, and trotted towards Zhong Yunqing's position.
As for Zhong Yunqing, of course he didn't see any of this.
This guy was also wondering why he suddenly took a break after taking a good photo.
You must know that the more than ten kilograms of armor on his body is no joke. He has been wearing it since he arrived on the set. This weight is not a pleasant thing for him who has been wearing it for several hours.
While he was feeling depressed, he heard a clear female voice beside him shouting:
"Hey, that extra performer, that tall general extra performer..."
"Yun Qing, that woman seems to be calling you." An extra who was sitting on the ground and knew Zhong Yun pulled his trousers and said to Zhong Yunqing who turned his head.
He also realized at this time that he seemed to be the only one wearing military uniforms nearby. So he frowned and looked over.
"Hey, that's not right. This woman seems to be a director's assistant. I've seen her a few times." The little fat man was also beside Zhong Yunqing. He looked carefully at the girl who came over to shout and said a little unsurely.
"Really or not, what can the director's assistant do to me..."
Zhong Yunqing replied in a low voice, then pointed at herself and said to the girl who came over:
"Sister, are you calling me?"
The other party came closer, looked at him kindly, and said something that made people think:
"Yes, I was calling you just now. I wanted to tell you that the director is looking for you. Come with me quickly."
"Director? Oh...ok!"
Zhong Yunqing reacted and replied quickly.
At this time, no one will laugh at him for being submissive. Dignity is something you have to earn by yourself! At this time, if you are concerned about being decent and pretending to be noble, society will immediately let you know what "undignity" means!
Amid the envious looks of other extras, Zhong Yunqing was brought to the filming stage by the director's assistant.
"Director Liu, we've brought you here."
"Hello, Director Liu!" Zhong Yunqing saw the director staring at her and immediately said hello.
The other party nodded slightly and said nothing, but continued to look at him seriously.
Not to mention, Director Liu looked at Zhong Yunqing's tall and upright figure and nodded once again. Now he was still wearing armor and looked powerful, so he was really suitable for playing a military general. Oh, he is going to be cast soon.
Generals who died in battle...
In short, Director Liu was quite satisfied with the image of Zhong Yunqing after seeing it. He actually already had a choice in his mind, but he just didn't know how good this kid's acting skills were.
After all, the scene to be added lasts for about two to three minutes, so the requirements for the actors are still very high.
However, he couldn't find a suitable actor for a while, so he simply let this guy try it out first, and if it didn't work, he would talk later!
Anyway, the cost of extra scenes is not his money.
Thinking of this, the director said directly to Zhong Yunqing opposite:
"Don't be nervous. It might be a good thing for you that I came to you this time. We will add a war scene later. I think your image is quite suitable, so I want you to try it. How about it?
, can you do it here?"
Waite? Is there such a good thing?
As soon as he heard that it was to add drama to himself, Zhong Yunqing was a little surprised and quickly responded:
"Director, I also study acting, I can do it!"
"Oh, I studied acting, that's pretty good. Which school did you go to?" After hearing what Zhong Yunqing said, Director Liu also asked casually.
"I majored in media performance in Zhejiang Province. After graduation, I worked as a group special agent in Hengdian for two years. I have quite a lot of performance experience."
After all, before he traveled through time, his body's "predecessor" had been polished for two years, and he was more than capable of acting in a short scene!
So the more times this happens, the more Zhong Yunqing will try his best to promote himself. As the saying goes: if you don't take what God gives you, you will be punished by God!
If you don't seize the opportunity when it comes, you won't know how it will be in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse next time!
Seeing Zhong Yunqing's firm-eyed assurance, the director nodded slightly. Originally, his image was in line with Director Liu's expectations, and now that he has learned acting, it will be fine even if he is from the Zhejiang media, as long as he can perform well.
"Okay, let's give it a try. I'll add a short scene for you later, and I'll tell you about it first. You lead a small group of soldiers to fight with the enemy at the city gate."
"In the end, you will be outnumbered... In short, you should act more tragically when you charge towards the enemy. I will give you two chances. If you don't perform well, I will replace you. Do you understand?"
"Got it! I have no problem directing!"
Zhong Yunqing listened carefully to the director's explanation of the scene, and based on his own judgment as a group actor in the past two years, he knew that this scene, which was shot in a while, would be played for almost two to three minutes. This is a very special treatment!
Let’s not talk about other future opportunities and opportunities. Right now, the income from additional performances can be increased by thousands of dollars at once! In just a few minutes, one month’s rent is paid! Of course he nodded repeatedly at such a good thing.
The so-called "big special" refers to the most advanced term for supporting actors and extras. This is already a role in a drama that is easier for the audience to remember besides the main and supporting roles.
For example, Ruhua in Xingye's movie; there is also the iron palm floating in the water who was shot in "Domestic Lingling Paint"; and in "Kung Fu", Feng Xiaogang made a cameo and shouted "Who else" was killed... these few
All of them are classic and special characters that can be used as representatives.
"Okay, Xiao Li, you take him to Lao Feng's place to touch up his makeup and get ready."
The female assistant hummed and took Zhong Yunqing to the dressing room. Da Te was already a somewhat important character, and he could let the makeup artist help tinker with it.
Of course, you just need to be qualified enough to be helped. In a place like the crew where seniority is the basis of seniority, if you want to be looked at seriously, you have to work hard to move up.
"Okay, that's it." Ten minutes later, Zhong Yunqing's style was re-arranged.
However, it may be that the staff tightened the fasteners too tightly. Zhong Yunqing felt a little uncomfortable, and then asked in a low voice:
"Sister, is this armor too tight?"
Unexpectedly, when the other party heard this, he immediately scolded him:
"Why be so tight? This is what the plot requires. If it's tighter, it won't be too abrupt for the camera! If I really can't stand it, I can ask the director to change it!"
As soon as he heard this kind of statement that would tell you to "go away" at every turn, Zhong Yunqing really wanted to throw up the table and leave. Damn, if you don't stay here, you will have a place to stay! What's so great about it!
But I still endured it.
The reason is very simple. He is just an ordinary small group actor now, and there will definitely be no good results if he conflicts with the crew! Once the news spreads, I am afraid that no crew will use him for a long time! Hengdian is in short supply of talents.
He's just a bit player.
After all, reality is not a novel. After a conflict with someone, you can’t casually drop a sentence: Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river, and everything will be over!
Zhong Yunqing apologized to the stylist, then turned around and walked out lightly.
Watching Zhong Yunqing leave, this somewhat arrogant female stylist still stared and said to herself:
"You're just a sidekick, how dare you question me? If it weren't for your good looks, I would never let you go today!"
Zhong Yunqing didn't have the ability to read minds, so of course he wouldn't understand what she was talking to herself.
When he walked outside the house, he took a deep breath. The matter was not serious to begin with, so just be open-minded. Anyway, the filming of this scene only lasted half an hour at most, so it was over after a while.
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"Okay, Episode 5, Scene 6..."
After the director shouted, Zhong Yunqing led a dozen soldiers and countercharged against a group of swarming enemy troops.
After a fight with ringing bells and bangs, a large wave of bows and arrows came over. As soon as the camera changed, all the soldiers fell to the ground.
In the panoramic shot, Zhong Yunqing was the only one left in the group just now. He had several arrows stuck in his body, pressed the tip of the knife against the ground, forcibly supported his body, and glared in the direction of the enemy.
The last step was to take a ten-second close-up of him falling to the ground. In the close-up, there was nostalgia and unwillingness in his eyes...
The moment he fell to the ground, even though there was a soft cushion on the ground, part of the bow and arrow was bulging, and it was still very uncomfortable to hit him.
However, the opportunity was hard to come by, and he resisted the pain.
As for the two-minute scene filmed by Zhong Yunqing, he went through it in one go. When the director shouted "stuck", he got up from the soft cushion and saw a few more middle-aged people on the side of the director and producer.
However, their positions were a bit far away and he couldn't see clearly. He just felt that one of them looked familiar. But he couldn't remember it for the time being.
Chapter completed!