Chapter 559 Movie Shooting (Part 1)

"27 volumes - 6 games - 1 time!"

At the location where Infernal Affairs was filmed, there was a crisp sound.

After confirming that the slapping was captured by the camera, the recorder briefly left the camera.

Although it is not so absolute, the quality of a movie can be seen from the first impression of the color of the lens.

For example, the color tone of excellent movies is often linked to the character's personality and the mood at the time.

Some seemingly useless shots are often used by the director to metaphor the protagonist's heart.

Looking back at junk movies, no matter how cheap the special effects are or how bloody the plot is, it’s just about the color matching.

It is also a science fiction film, and at the final moment when the wandering little old man ignites Jupiter, Liu Peiqiang's expression and the tone on his face are obviously heavy, and arouse people's emotions through a lot of memories.

On the other hand, in the Junk Fortress, in the obviously dark-toned cockpit, a clean, special-effects-beautiful face is right in front of you.

The combination of abrupt close-up shots and rough acting destroyed the atmosphere of the movie minute by minute.

Of course, that doesn't mean that the only difference between the two actors is the director.

But I have to admit that a good director does have the ability to turn decay into magic.

Just like the scene in front of me.

The background is a prison and the middle is a corridor.

On the left is a high wall with bright light shining through the glass.

On the right is the prison door. With the help of light, the iron bars of the prison door are uneven and glow with a sticky black sheen, giving the impression that the surface is rusty and moldy.

A simple shot that looks ordinary.

But few people know that prison bars are never black!

In fact, the prisons in Xiangjiang now use bright stainless steel as iron fences.

I really didn’t have time to replace it, so I had to paint the iron railings with a layer of white paint.

As for the black one?

Don't make trouble, it is easy for prisoners to hide here, and it will also affect the color of the police's sight. It will never appear in prison!

Don't stereotype that prisons must be dark and damp.

Times are developing and society is progressing. In the past, prisons were dirty and messy because of insufficient conditions, but now the economy has developed. In order to better monitor these prisoners, prisons must be bright, clean, and tidy, and must be visible at a glance.

Some prisons with strict management even require the lights to be turned on 24 hours a day.

And this kind of setting that is different from reality is exactly the tone of the entire movie.

As the camera progressed, there was a sound of footsteps, giving the impression that a prison guard was doing rounds.

The sense of pressure increased instantly.

However, within a very short time, only two or three seconds, the footsteps of the prison guards would be replaced by the sound of the man sobbing louder.

The camera will also shift to the prison cell at this time.

Chen Changqing, who was wearing a gray prison uniform, was lying on the upper bunk of a double-decker canopy bed. He didn't know whether it was because of the crying in the room or because of something else, but Chen Changqing jumped out of the bed when he stood up.

I took the opportunity to sit behind the crying person on the lower bunk.

"Card!"

"Pass!"

On the other side, director Liu Siu-fai looked at the shooting in front of the camera, his eyes twinkling with joy.

However, he did not continue filming. He took the fruit that had been prepared from the assistant next to him and trotted over: "Mr. Chen, do you want to drink some water and take a rest?"

Chen Changqing glanced at him and ignored him. He patted the actor who played Silly Qiang on the generous shoulder with his backhand, with concern in his tone:

"Fat Cat, how are you feeling?"

The movie "Infernal Affairs" is definitely a big production, and of course the actors needless to say.

The protagonist Chen Yongren is played by Chen Changqing, the boss of Baile Group. As a nominal supporting role, the actual protagonist, Ni Yongxiao also plays the role of the helmsman of the Ni family, and the remaining roles are all selected based on the most suitable ones.

.

There is absolutely no unsuitable part of the entire movie. As for the pressure from investors?

Stop making trouble, is there a bigger film investor in Hong Kong than Chen Changqing?

Therefore, in ordinary movies, those roles that are not suitable, or the young actors who come to hone their skills, will not appear in this movie at all.

But there are some characters that Chen Changqing doesn't like.

For example, Liu Siu Fai originally planned to let the guy named Du play the role of Foolish Strong. This guy is really talented at pretending to be stupid, and he has even been in the cast for many days. But as Chen Changqing said: I am very happy that you chose the actors carefully, but

I don't like the actor you picked.

Then the guy named Du was kicked out of the crew.

And because Chen Changqing, the big boss, has spoken, it is estimated that there is no way to survive in Xiangjiang.

The person who replaced him was the famous actor Sha Mao.

Of course, his acting skills are outstanding. He was nominated for Best Actor at the 4th Academy Awards and won the Best Actor at the 5th Academy Awards.

As for the gold content?

Those who competed with Sha Mao for the Best Actor title back then were Fa Ge, Uncle Long, and Xu Guanwen.

Needless to say, the first two are the best actors in the first Academy Awards!

If he can compete with these big guys for the Best Actor title and succeed, there is absolutely no problem in letting him play the role of a silly and strong actor.

Also expelled at the same time was the actor named Huang.

The person who replaced him was named Liang Jiahui, and was known in the industry as the Thousand Faces of the Movie King.

In the past few years, Dong Cheng Xijiu became a hit because of his role as Prince Duan. This role is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

And a few years later, when the actor played the role of Huang Yaoshi in Ashes of Time, people were able to break away from the influence of the previous role and think that the actor was the Huang Laoxie in Yongzi's novel.

If we compare Sha Mao and Du, they are professional veteran actors beating up newcomers.

So what’s the comparison between Ka Fai and Huang?

We can't say that the surname Huang is wrong, after all, the other person is also a two-time Best Actor.

But one thing to say is that the gap between the two sides is really big.

It feels like an ultimate difficulty boss and a normal difficulty boss.

The former looks disappointing, and although the latter is also very strong, at least there is hope of success if you try hard.

Of course, a movie goes from project establishment to successful shooting, and then finally appears in front of the audience's big screen.

There are many people involved in this. It is impossible for Chen Changqing to play every role according to his own wishes. For example, the one named Du was discovered when Chen Changqing was acting opposite him. Because of this matter, Chen Changqing severely punished Liu Zhaohui.

Scolded.

However, the reason for driving him away cannot be because this person has incorrect ideas.

According to Chen Changqing, I need money to give money, people to give people to people, and venues to give venues. I have put down hundreds of millions of profits a month to accompany you here to act every day. Why do you find me such a guy?

But this has only happened once so far.

Chen Changqing knows that he is not material for making movies, and he has no interest in managing the crew.

Compared to the behemoth that is the Baile Group, the crew worked so hard and so hard that they didn't make any money.

Moreover, the soul of a movie is the director, because only the director knows what kind of story it is and what the color tone of the entire movie is.

So on weekdays, Chen Changqing would still give Liu Zhaohui some face.

After all, I am just here to experience life, and director Liu Zhaohui can provide me with this state of experiencing life to the maximum extent.

But the problem is, Liu Zhaohui doesn't think so.

Don't say that the director has the final say in the crew. The real boss is the investor. Besides, Chen Changqing is not an ordinary boss. In addition to being an investor, the other party is also the boss of his own boss.

Even though Chen Changqing said not to make things special, every time he finished shooting a scene, he would first ask the boss if it needed to be reshot, how the scene felt, and whether the boss was tired from the shooting just now and did he need to rest?

I don’t feel like he is a director, but like Chen Changqing’s filming assistant.

At first, everyone felt uncomfortable. After all, in the eyes of the actors, the director is the biggest person in the crew.

But as time went by, this happened more and more, and I gradually got used to it. After all, the leading actor was Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing had nothing to adapt to. He was not an actor himself, and he knew the script of Infernal Affairs better than Liu Zhaohui, so when Liu Zhaohui came to him many times, Chen Changqing could also help with some supplements.

But there are also times when he is upset, like now, Chen Changqing is too lazy to talk to Liu Zhaohui.

But Liu Siu-fai didn't care at all and stood beside him like a photography assistant.

As for Sha Mao, who was lying on the bed, he first nodded to the director Liu Siu Fai and smiled innocently, then wiped the tears on his face and expressed confidence:

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen. I'll definitely be able to keep up with my mood once the filming starts."

What is a good actor?

Cry when it makes you cry, laugh when it makes you laugh.

Even for a few minutes or seconds, I can hold your tears wherever you need them!

Chen Changqing didn't really believe it in the past, but when he really gets to know these top actors, he will understand how terrifying the gold content of the movie kings in this period was.

Take fat cats as an example. They are laughing one second and crying heartbrokenly the next.

In the entire crew, there are no true stars like Chen Changqing.

The acting skills of Sha Mao are not even top-notch!

Of course, compared to the traffic era more than ten years later.

Let alone fat cats, even if they are guest stars, for those popular stars, the gap in acting skills between the two parties is still an insurmountable gap.

Guessing that the time was almost up, Chen Changqing patted Liu Zhaohui on the shoulder and pointed to the recorders and photographers on standby not far away:
Chapter completed!