The most difficult scene to shoot in "Under the Mine" was probably the scene shot underground.
Carrying a camera, in a dark and claustrophobic space, with the help of a weak and dim warm light, I searched for angles over and over again to capture the scene.
Because of his unprofessionalism and unfamiliar control, Zhou Yang could never find the right angle. No matter how he shot, it always seemed like he was shooting a short video.
Repeating the lines over and over again, filming over and over again, and then deleting them again and again...
In the looming darkness, the sound of heavy breathing and falling stones could be heard from time to time.
"Director Zhou, let's... take a rest..."
"Keep shooting!"
"Director Zhou, how about..."
"shoot!"
"..."
Under the alternating illumination of cold and warm lights, Chen Shuangbao felt that Zhou Yang's existence was like a paranoid ghost, full of madness, paranoia and coldness.
Chen Shuangbao and the other three were full of fear, huddled in the corner and said their lines over and over again.
Their spirits were tortured to the point of despair...
This is a feeling of extreme psychological depression, with no end in sight, and it seems like there will always be darkness.
until……
"Snapped."
They saw the light of the camera lens tremble slightly, and then the man carrying the camera suddenly fell.
……………………
The orange-red sunset reflected the sky.
The tattered clothes, disheveled hair stained with soot, and the smashed head revealed a long scar, with black blood stained with coal dust flowing out...
He seemed extremely tired.
I opened my bloodshot eyes, but stared at the camera tightly. I tried to get up to take a look, but it seemed that I was too exhausted. In the end, I could only take a breath, and then hold on and gasp for air.
His breathing could be heard from a distance.
The voice was as if the throat was filled with coal dust, dry and hoarse, as if it would break at any time.
finally……
The camera was handed into his hand.
He held it tightly and looked at it over and over again very seriously, sometimes frowning and sometimes shaking his head.
finally……
Another trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
He lowered his head and let out a long sigh.
This sigh was very heart-wrenching.
"Can not be done!"
"Another fragment won't work..."
"Got to reshoot!"
"Can we shoot again?"
"..."
The wind blows over the hills.
Feng Kai watched Zhou Yang being helped to stand up reluctantly. Under his dark face, he kept blinking because of the soot, and his expression looked a little funny.
Not long after I stood up, I started to vomit desperately again...
This embarrassed look makes people want to laugh.
Feng Kai felt that he should laugh at Zhou Yang.
In front of everyone, he laughed wildly and ridiculed him to avenge his loss of face yesterday!
Who do you think you are?
Do you think you are capable?
Unprofessional people try to do professional things, but they end up not getting it done, and they even lose half their lives!
I've said it before, shooting in a mine is fucking unreliable, right?
Don’t you deserve to be punished by yourself?
It's a blessing from God that this idiot can survive to this day!
Many words echoed in Feng Kai's mind...
But I don’t know why, when these words reached my throat, they were instantly stuck.
He didn't even laugh, instead an inexplicable emotion surged into his heart.
"One last shot today!"
"I need that ferocity, that feeling of disregard for human life. Brother Chen, your emotions are not light enough..."
"..."
wind.
Feng Kai saw Zhou Yang take a sip of water after vomiting, then stood up again, desperately holding up the camera and looking at Chen Shuangbao and the others.
He talked to the three of them very seriously about the feeling he wanted.
Feng Kai hesitated for a moment.
Finally took a deep breath.
"Director Zhou, why did you start working as a photographer?"
"..."
…………………………
At the foot of the mountain.
Qian Wei watched helplessly as the sun turned to the west, and then watched as the sun set in the west.
He put down his phone.
The "Snake" game on the mobile phone has completely exhausted the battery!
How to say it?
He stayed in the car, feeling like a stupid dog.
He took a deep breath and looked at the other crew members sitting outside the hotel.
Everyone is carrying their luggage. You look at me, I look at you, and from time to time you stare at the road going down the mountain.
They feel that their patience has been exhausted!
It was almost getting dark, but there was no news from Director Feng.
He didn't call them back or tell them to stay.
Is this still going to happen?
"Why don't you eat first? If it's too late, the food will be cold and won't taste good..."
"It just rained yesterday, and there is no signal on the mountain..."
"If Director Feng wanted to come down, he would have come down long ago..."
"Maybe Director Feng lives in the mountains..."
"..."
The hotel owner watched this group of people sitting there from morning till evening.
He was so annoying that he finally couldn't help but remind him.
After hearing what the hotel owner said, several people looked at each other again, and finally someone stood up and walked towards the dining hall with their luggage.
After dinner, several people stood at the door, guarding the roadside like door gods.
They kept watch like this for several more hours, until at ten o'clock in the evening, they finally saw the faint light of the miner's lamp in the distance.
Feng Kai came back with a miner's lamp.
He was followed by Zhou Yang, who had a bandage on his head, and several miners.
"Brothers, I won't go back today..."
"..."
Qian Wei's eyes widened.
Waited all day.
Why did you just wait for such a sentence?
…………………………
Early morning.
Qian Wei got up in a daze to go to the toilet.
As soon as he unbuckled his belt and before he started draining the water, he heard a brief quarrel in the yard.
It wasn't loud, but it seemed to sound very intense. The voices sounded like Director Feng and Zhou Yang.
what happened?
He subconsciously opened the window, only to find that there was no sound outside the yard...
Immediately afterwards, he heard a very heavy slamming of the door next door and curse words such as "psycho", "I can play with you if you like", "I won't play anymore".
Then there was a long, long silence.
At about four o'clock in the morning, Qian Wei heard a knock on the door.
In a blur, he opened the door and saw Feng Kai standing at the door looking at him with a frosty face.
"Xiaowei..."
"What's wrong? Director Feng?"
"Inform the crew and leave now..."
"good!"
After Feng Kai left these words, he turned around and returned to his room.
Qian Wei checked the time, hesitated, and finally called all the crew one by one.
After making the call, while Qian Wei was packing his luggage, he heard a knock on the door next door.
He stuck his head out.
I saw Zhou Yang knocking on Director Feng's door with a script.
Then...
The sound of intermittent communication came from next door again.
Not long after, Feng Kai's voice suddenly rose in pitch.
"Director Zhou, you... Berlin? Hahaha!"
"..."
"Okay, then I'm going to learn from you, my Director Zhou..."
"..."
Not long after, the sound of the door opening next door rang again, and then everything returned to silence.
……………………
Half an hour later.
When everyone packed their luggage again, they came to the lobby and waited.
I saw Feng Kai walking out of the room.
He had a cold face, a somewhat gloomy expression, but a slight sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.
"Haha, I thought about it and decided not to leave."
"Our Director Zhou is very confident. Not only does he say that he can train these miners from nowhere to be the leading actors, he even boasts that if the film is made seriously, it will win international awards..."
"Haha, since he is so confident, then let's stay and learn from advanced experience..."
"I want to see how he trains actors, how he completes the movie, and how he goes about winning international awards..."
"..."
……………………
"Director Zhou, if you need any help from me, just ask..."
"What, you want me to make a cameo in the movie?"
"That's great, haha. Director Zhou, what kind of role have you arranged for me?"
"What, you want me to play a nouveau riche who drives a luxury car and scolds the miner? I'm not talking about you, Director Zhou, how do I look like a nouveau riche in every aspect? Besides, I'm not very good at cursing people. This role
, I’m afraid it’s not suitable for me…”
"..."
Mine shooting area.
Zhang Genshui, who had just climbed up the mountain, was called to the office by Zhou Yang. After learning that Zhou Yang asked him to help, he suddenly became serious.