The hottest few days were spent shooting night scenes.
The rest of the time, I can only hold on.
For the actor's profession, hot weather is very normal. Even if you shoot winter scenes in summer and summer scenes in winter, it is normal.
These are all basics. If you can't stand these, you won't be able to do this job.
Although I say this, the protagonists, the characters under the camera, basically do not appear in the scene under the scorching sun, nor do they run back and forth under the scorching sun.
The other members of the crew felt much more uncomfortable.
They have a lot of work and they have to do it under the scorching sun.
Han Zhou couldn't give them any good conditions. He could only prepare more ice water at the scene, remember the names, and give out red envelopes after the movie was released.
Then prepare an ambulance at the scene.
In the following period, on average, three people from the crew of "Scorching Sun" were sent to the hospital due to heatstroke every day.
Just like Luo Daming said, the scorching sun burns the heart, but the scorching sun burns the skin and flesh.
Who can blame this? Han Zhou was at the scene and scolded the subtropical high pressure zone every day.
The actors, stage managers, and stage managers could only roll their eyes.
In September, ACE9 officially disbanded.
The main actors and actresses of The Burning Sun have also officially broken up.
We will have to wait until the second half of the month for everyone to rejoin the group.
When I first made the shooting plan, I freed up all the time.
At this time, everyone needs to disperse.
On the one hand, we need to prepare for the Hanwu City Station of the May 68 Concert.
On the other hand, Han Zhou also had something going on.
After the disbandment of ACE9, the two major groups Xinyu Sanzi and HNT officially returned!
Han Zhou had made plans early in the morning to hold his own small fan club to welcome them.
Although the popularity of "The Condor" is still there.
Although "National Treasure" is currently on the air, its popularity is sky-high.
But they must use their own small group activities to announce the return of the original group.
Although Han Zhou did not write a song for them, he still participated in the song club as a guest.
One year has passed, and the three sons of Xinyu sang "My Deskmate with You" again. The singing skills of the three of them have improved by more than one level compared to before.
When HNT re-sung "Chasing Dreams", fans burst into tears.
Then there was the premiere of Zhao Ziyu's new movie. Han Zhou was invited and Han Zhou was also present.
Although the relationship between Han Zhou and Zhao Ziyu is not that close, although they only filmed "The Best in the World" together, and she didn't have many scenes.
However, this is to give Wu Yue face, not just because of her.
An Lan, Tang Zhou, and Ye Manyi all went.
The cast members of "The Best in the World" are almost here.
It's normal for a crew to not get together after a play for ten years. It's quite rare for the leading actors to get together after a year and a half.
After the premiere, Zhao Ziyu did not follow the crew to the Magic City for promotion, but stayed in Yanjing, had dinner with Han Zhou and others, and sang in KTV.
I waited until around 7 o'clock the next morning before taking the last flight to Shanghai.
As for Han Zhou's visit to Yanjing this time, he had another very important matter.
The final part of Han Sixheng's Founding of the People's Republic trilogy has been filming for a long time now.
Han Zhou, the nominal assistant director, has not been to the set yet.
You know, now almost all first-line stars and first-line actors have played roles in it, even Chuck Yong, Luo Daming and others.
And Han Sixheng said that there is a scene that Han Zhou should shoot.
Now is the time.
The crew of "Building an Army".
After Han Zhou arrived, many people greeted Han Zhou.
There are also some people who don't know Han Zhou.
There are also some people who know Han Zhou, but there is no need to say hello.
It stands to reason that since Han Zhou is the director with the highest box office in the history of Chinese-language films in the country, the enthusiasm at the scene was not enough.
However, Han Zhou is still a bit pushy.
Among them, many old-timers have no intention of staying in the industry anymore and are in a semi-retired state.
No matter how powerful you Han Zhou is, it doesn't matter to others.
Instead, Han Zhou had to go and say hello one by one.
You can't even spend money to invite these people.
What if they are needed in future movies? Who knows if these veteran actors who no longer seek profit will be needed in Han Zhou’s future movie plans?
And those people under the age of forty-five who are active in the front line of the circle are very enthusiastic.
Now everyone knows that Han Zhou's commercial films are very powerful.
If there is another movie, or a movie like "Kung Fu 2", and I have the opportunity to star in it, it will be a huge help to my film career.
However, the reason why they are most eager is not the name of the so-called two-billion-dollar director.
Instead, Han Zhou went up and called Han Sixheng: "Uncle Four."
Han Sixheng grinned: "Little bastard, you've come at the right time, let's get started directly, or should we learn a little bit?"
Han Sixheng wants Han Zhou to be the assistant director, and it's not just a name-dropping job.
Han Sixheng also had another purpose, which was to teach Han Zhou how to film war scenes in war scenes.
Originally, this should have been taught by Xie Fu.
"Xie Fu, Xie Fu, you, this old guy, just passed away and left everything to me." Han Sixheng's tone was one-third angry and seven-fold melancholy.
Han Zhou: "I'll learn first."
War drama, Han Zhou's "Bright Sword" was filmed.
The problem is that the battle scene of "Drawing the Sword" is actually not enough compared to the intensity of the real war.
To put it simply, a company in a normal battle uses more explosives than a regiment in Han Zhou's "Bright Sword".
As for the big scene of the regiment level where the sword is shown, all of them are historical data and were not shot by Han Zhou himself at all.
"The Founding of the Army" now has many night scenes.
It's all about explosions.
However, before the night play, there is a literary play.
"The reason for handing over your guns is for peace talks. If you don't hand them over, how can you negotiate for peace..."
"You can't hand over even a single gun!"
Han Sixheng: "Ka!"
"Push Unit 2 forward, come on, start!"
Han Zhou watched from the side.
Discovering the scene of a meeting, Han Sixheng cut twenty-three shots!
Han Zhou has also filmed conference scenes, such as Li Yunlong giving a paper report in "Bright Sword", which is actually a conference scene.
Han Zhou used a total of four camera angles.
As for Han Sixheng's twenty-three shots, each angle is different.
There are twenty-three shots of this scene. In the movie, it only lasts for more than twenty seconds. It took a full day to shoot.
When he was free, Han Zhou immediately asked this question: "Why do you have to deal with it like this? Is the camera too messy?"
Han Sixheng: "That's what I did on purpose."
Han Sixheng lit a cigarette and sat on a chair: "If you think about it, such a scene is actually very serious."
"If such a serious scene is shot in a serious way, will it be flattering?"
Han Zhou shook his head.
Han Sixheng: "If the filming method is serious, will it increase the box office of the movie?"
Han Zhou continued to shake his head.
Han Sixheng: "Which one creates more tension, the serious shooting method or the fast-paced editing?"
Han Zhou: “Of course it’s fast-paced editing.”
Someone has made statistics. Since the shooting technique of montage was invented by the director Lao Xiongguo, more and more shots are used in a ninety-minute movie.
The number of shots that are more action-oriented will be nearly one-third more than the shots of movies that are more literary.
Making movies and constantly using long lenses is a skill.
Constantly switching lenses at a fast pace is also a skill.
Han Sixheng: "To put it bluntly, such fast-paced camera flashing is just to please the audience."
"Too many people have taken pictures of serious things, and there is no shortage of this one."
"Perhaps, after ten or twenty years, everyone will be used to watching movies with main themes and using these techniques to create atmosphere, and they will like long-shot serious scenes again."
Ten years from now?
Han Zhou thought of "The Age of Awakening" and it didn't take ten years at all.
The Beijing circle will one day fail to make movies with the main theme, and then the shooting method like the Awakening Age will return again.
Han Sixheng: "How do you think today's directors compare with directors from forty years ago? How do you feel about directors from sixty years ago?"
"For example, you, Han Zhou, are the current box office representative. How does your movie compare to "Little Flower on the Mountain" filmed forty years ago?"
Han Zhou made a frightened expression: "Uncle Fourth, please don't mess with me."
"In terms of breadth of film knowledge, Director Xie from 40 years ago is not as good as me."
"In terms of the quality of the movie, ten of us combined can't compare to "Mountain"."
The third generation of directors refers to the first batch of directors trained by the first and second generation directors after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and all the directors from the period after the reopening of the country were named Xie.
"High Mountain" is the work of Director Xie, the most powerful of the first batch of third generation directors.
After Xie Fu filmed "The Charge", some media compared the two directors Xie together.
Han Zhou believed that his level was not as good as Xie Fu.
The reason why my box office is high is because "The Charge" is not suitable to be released during the Spring Festival. If I go to the National Day show and "The Charge" goes to the Spring Festival show, my box office will definitely not be able to compare with Xie Fu.
Han Zhou still has some self-awareness.
Han Sixheng: "That's right. You have to understand that we are constantly learning from the United States in order to pursue box office."
"But if you want to talk about the quality of the movie, the technology of Lao Mao Xiong Country is far more high-quality than the technology of the American genre."
"I filmed it this way, not because it was so good, but simply because the current audience likes it."
Han Sixheng took a long drag on his cigarette: "One day, if you can make movie fans all over the world regard your movies as the Bible, then directors from all over the world will come to learn your shooting methods."
"What you want to learn is not this kind of technology, what you want to learn is something else."
Han Zhou nodded: "I kind of understand."
I don't understand a little bit.
What should you understand?
Han Sixheng: "Forget it, you are still young, you should slowly realize it."
The surrounding actors, watching Han Sixheng and Han Zhou discussing the technical issues of directing, stayed far away and did not disturb them.
Now that everyone has gone away, it's time to talk.
Han Sixheng: "Are you ready to start filming the main theme movie?"
"Once I retire, I will only be able to shoot the main theme in Beijing."
"If you are not ready, then expect to be beaten next."
Han Zhou nodded: "Ready."
"But we'll do it step by step."
In his previous life, Han Zhou knew that a certain director surnamed Chen had shot a major commercial film in period costumes and was preparing to win the next box office title.
As a result, I became obsessed with the main theme movie shot by another person.
His head was bruised and bloody.
Then, he was obsessed with integrating into the Beijing circle, believing that main theme movies were the key to his breakthrough.
Although this is a bit confusing, it is generally correct.
Don't look at the bloody fight between Tianle and Jingquan now.
But as long as Beijing releases one theme movie a year, its income will be steadily higher than that of Tianle.
Han Zhou can fight them.
But it is impossible for Han Zhou to produce a film of the highest level in film history every time to compete with one of their ordinary main theme films and win with a slight advantage.
Calculating the profit ratio, it looks like we are losing, but in fact we are winning.
Therefore, Han Zhou must also follow the path of main theme movies.
Han Zhou: "Have you read the script of "I'm Not the God of Medicine"?"
Han Jiaxin wrote the script, but Han Zhou couldn't believe that Han Sixheng didn't read it.
Han Sixheng: "I saw it."
Han Zhou smiled: "How about being the main theme of this movie?"
Han Sixheng was shocked, leaned back, and stared at Han Zhou: "Has the madness struck again?"
This is a movie with an anti-theme theme. Where is the main theme here?
Han Zhou: "I know what you mean."
"What I mean is that the counter-theme is the main theme. The key is how to settle it."
The same thing is that a student likes to play games.
You can say that he is uneducated and incompetent, or that he is just playing with things.
It can also be said that he has an active mind and has a wide range of interests.
The former is typically physically and mentally unhealthy, while the latter is typically physically and mentally healthy.
The same thing depends on how you say it, but the starting point is different.
Han Sixheng raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean..."
Han Zhou: "If I go to expose the shortcomings, I will go against the main theme."
"If someone exposes the shortcomings on their own, it's not called exposing the shortcomings. It's called correcting mistakes after they are acknowledged. It's called promoting social progress. It's called the main theme."
Han Sixheng responded: "You have a good idea."
"With your plot, you want the social security system and the medical insurance system to support you, right?"
Han Zhou acted rogue: "Anyway, it was you who created the shallow review system."
"Whether they are willing or not, it is not a problem for "I'm Not the God of Medicine" to pass the review."
"Since they are always going to be filmed, exposed for their shortcomings, and lead changes themselves, it is up to them to make their own choices."
Han Sixheng: "It's hard to say whether "I'm Not the God of Medicine" will pass the trial."
Han Zhou grinned: "Uncle Fourth, don't forget, next year, I will be the rotating secretary-general of the board of directors of China Film Group."
Han Sisheng threw away the cigarette butt and hit the cigarette box at Han Zhou: "I'm here to make it easier for you, but you've got a bug here!"
Han Zhou took the cigarette case with a smile, took out a cigarette, lit it, and smiled slightly: "Hey, fourth uncle, have you learned the vocabulary of "bug"? You are advancing with the times."
Han Sixheng blew his beard and stared, then smiled lightly, picked up the loudspeaker and said, "Have a rest, let's continue."
Then he put down the speaker and looked at Han Zhou who had just lit a cigarette: "Get out and smoke."
Han Zhou: "Okay, I'll get out."
Han Zhou knew his fourth uncle's temper very well.
If the fourth uncle had no expression on his face, he would then calmly say that he needed to study it and think about it.
Then there's no way around it.
If the fourth uncle gets angry and curses others.
That is to say, although this matter is too much, my fourth uncle helped you handle it.
I scold you because I love and protect you.
If I don't scold you anymore, you'll be screwed.
Just like the fifth generation director, now in the eyes of the fourth uncle, it is no different from a corpse.
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The daytime scenes have been filmed.
At night, Han Zhou saw various explosion scenes and explosion scenes.
This is what Han Sisheng wants to teach Han Zhou.
To be precise, it was what Xie Fu wanted to teach Han Zhou, but Xie Fu had no time to teach it. Han Sixheng knew that he wanted to teach it, so he did it for him.
Watching the explosion scene through the camera and arranging the explosion scene on site are completely different things.
Even though Han Zhou has seen many explosion scenes, he still doesn't know how to recreate them.
Now, Han Sixheng taught Han Zhou one by one how to arrange various explosion shots.
Originally, the explosion scene in the night scene, and it was an explosion scene in a street fight, only needed one technique.
But in order to teach Han Zhou, Han Sisheng put forward all his experience in filming war scenes in his life, and demonstrated all kinds of explosions in different situations.
Han Zhou was very happy to see it.
It was twelve o'clock in the night, and Han Zhou was watching happily.
Han Sixheng: "You will shoot the next scene. After the shooting, the whole team will take a break. If it fails, it will fail."
The explosion will definitely affect these wooden buildings.
If the shot is damaged, it will have to be repaired and then shot, which will take at least a week.
Han Zhou saw that Han Sixheng was very serious and asked, "Are you sure you want to film it tonight?"
Han Sixheng nodded seriously: "OK."
This scene is probably about the national attack on our army.
In order to contain our army, we did not hesitate to start a battle directly in the city.
Then the explosion spread all the way and destroyed a whole street.
It's just such a shot.
Han Zhou had some ideas about this shot: "I want to take a bird's-eye view shot."
Han Sixheng was confused: "Looking down at the camera?"
Han Zhou nodded.
Han Zhou's earliest admiration for the art of explosion came from a certain explosion artist named Cai in his previous life.
He arranged the fireworks display for the opening ceremony of the previous Olympic Games, and one of the most powerful explosions was the shot of the footsteps walking towards the venue step by step.
That shot was very shocking.
Han Zhou discovered that there was a similar scene in the previous version of Jianjun.
However, because it was the artillery fire launched by our army, the camera moved forward for one second and then ended.
Avoid giving the audience the impression that our troops are bombing everywhere.
However, in this version of "The Founding of an Army", it is the enemy who makes the move, so you can imitate that shot without restraint.
Han Zhou: "According to the speed of the army's attack, from the beginning of the long street to the end, no matter how far it is, there will be no need for a war scene with ground cooperation."
"All used explosions to demonstrate propulsion."
"The bombing all the way from Long Street is the entire process of military movements."
Although this is not a montage editing technique, it is an expression form of montage with a very strong sense of form and strong sensory stimulation.
After hearing this, Han Sixheng immediately agreed: "That's it."
"Adjust the drone and arrange the explosion points according to Han Zhou's wishes."
After saying that, he turned back: "You can arrange it yourself to prevent the people below from making mistakes."
Han Zhou: "Okay."
It took half an hour to re-check, set up, and clear the entire scene before we were ready to start shooting.
After the drone rose, Han Sixheng looked up at the sky and sighed: "Do you know how I shot the drone footage when I was filming the first part of the Guozihao trilogy?"
Han Zhou shook his head, it couldn't be a hot air balloon, right?
Han Sixheng looked at Han Zhou: "Ask someone from the United States to rent it."
"One takeoff, half a million."
"With half a million, you can only take off once. If the shot fails, you will have to spend another half a million to shoot again."
"Just a fleeting shot cost me a million."
It’s the first time I use this kind of thing and it doesn’t hit me? I’m dreaming!
At that time, few people in China had ever used drones to shoot, and they only failed once, and Han Sisheng was already a great person.
Han Sixheng cursed: "Damn it, they didn't allow me to see how it was operated. They only said that they would fly according to the route I arranged and they would operate it themselves. We were not allowed to see it."
Han Zhou: “It’s so expensive.”
Han Sixheng: "Then our own drone company came up and bought a drone with a hundred times the resolution of their camera, and the price was only 17,000!"
"I spent one million to shoot a rubbish scene."
"Now, we have our own, 17,000, so we can fly however we want."
Han Zhou didn't have time to sigh.
Han Sixheng: "Now some people can't be counted on. I can only count on you to get rid of the film industry system."
"Don't look at the dozen or so movies a year produced by this or that company. They are all rubbish. Without a film industry, everything is just a castle in the air."
The film industry...
Unless they develop their own "Jurassic" series and their own "The Wandering Earth" series that they plan to hit the US market.
In this process, a film industry can be established.
It is too difficult to build a film industry out of thin air.
However, Han Zhou did not think about this problem, but concentrated on the shot.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"Boom boom boom boom!"
After the shot was taken, many people gathered around to watch.
After the first explosion occurred, the location of the second explosion moved a little further.
The location of the third explosion was advanced again.
Next, along a long street, the war continued to spread.
For film shooting, the artistic sense of this shot is too strong, the art of explosion.
For "The Founding of the Army", the sense of oppression and the feeling of an enemy coming is very strong. If it is used in the movie, it will be directly silenced. It will definitely be a classic scene!
Many people's eyes changed when they looked at Han Zhou.
He is worthy of being the highest-grossing director in the history of Chinese-language films, and he is so awesome right from the start.
After watching the footage, Han Zhou thought for a while: "It's best to slow down the front, set the broadcast speed to full, and match a few explosion scenes with people."
"Then it advances and continues to explode silently."
"At the end, a deafening explosion sounded, and then the explosion accelerated."
This can simulate the feeling of a person being temporarily deafened by an explosion on the battlefield.
Han Sixheng nodded: "That's it."
"manual."
Han Sisheng was very old, so he couldn't stand the photo shoot at 1 o'clock in the evening.
Han Zhou sent Han Sisheng to the car, and Han Sisheng said: "Don't forget that your grandma wants to see you."
Han Zhou nodded: "I remember."
Han Sixheng: "On the 11th, come with me, or do you rush there by yourself?"
As I said before, Han Sixheng’s mother’s birthday is in September.
This old senior didn't usually receive guests, but she wanted to meet Han Zhou.
She doesn't live in Yanjing either, but in Cangxi County.
Han Zhou: "I'll go by myself. I'll go see my parents on the way."
Han Sixheng nodded: "Okay, have a good rest."
Han Zhou's work on the crew of "The Founding of the Army" ended just like this. He was named assistant director and was completely gold-plated.
Han Zhou looked at his schedule.
Except that Zhang Die wanted to treat him to dinner and Wang Chuyang and Yuan Xiaomei asked him to go to KTV, there was nothing else going on.
After spending a day in Yanjing, Han Zhou went to Hanwu City to adapt to the venue. On the 10th, Han Zhou flew back to the capital of Shu.
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