There are quite a lot of scenes in Laojun Mountain, and because they are shot in real locations, in addition to the special effects scenes, the five peaks of Qingyunmen and the filming of daily scenes are all done here, so every scene transition, setting, and lighting cost a lot.
time.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were addicted to the observation and learning atmosphere of mirroring techniques and light and shadow aesthetics. Although some things and knowledge were temporarily difficult to understand, this was because they had not practiced it themselves.
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As the day goes by, they enjoy it.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei are making progress day by day, and Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying are also making great progress.
Especially Huang Xuan, as Chu Xuan said, Huang Xuan's experience is very similar to Zhang Xiaofan's early experience, and Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei taught him in advance, and Huang Lei and Wu Qingyuan were there on the set, so Huang Xuan filmed
It's easier to play the role of Zhang Xiaofan in his early stages of growth.
For newcomers like Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying, after they have developed self-study methods, in addition to persisting in training every day, the most important thing is their belief in acting.
With a sense of belief, you can interpret true feelings.
Only with true feelings can the audience believe in the existence of this character.
But the concept of a sense of belief is very vague, and everyone has a different understanding. For this abstract vocabulary, we can only rely on the actor's own experience to support it, and experience it through each scene.
As for how long it takes to have a sense of belief immediately, under the premise of developing a strong psychological quality, it can only depend on talent, or there are rare masters who can lead the show.
But even if there are experts to lead the show, in the end it still depends on your own ability.
The master leads me in, and cultivation is personal.
The basic methods of how to become a qualified actor have been taught, and each scene has been given advance guidance. The rest can only be seen by Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying's personal performance.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei sat in front of the monitor every day, taking a small notebook to carefully record their studies. Perhaps they influenced Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying, or perhaps they were inspired by their own dreams. They both worked hard.
Witnessed by everyone on the set, the number of times they were called "ka" during filming gradually became less and less, and there was significant improvement day by day, which made Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei very happy.
In addition to self-improvement, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei also have to deal with the production team every day to take charge of the crew's affairs, and also communicate with the special effects team about the special effects production plan, and they don't know how time passes.
Until that day, a phone call came, breaking the good time the two of them were immersed in the learning atmosphere.
——December 10.
It was 6:30 in the morning and it was dark.
On the viewing cliff of Laojun Mountain Scenic Area, there are several figures disappearing in the darkness
It seemed a little strange that someone appeared on the mountain at this time.
At this time, a bright white light came out, and the Bailaping viewing cliff area gradually appeared from the light source, and the figures of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were also revealed.
"Really, I'm really convinced when I meet you two."
"I really know how to play."
Su Chang and Jiang Xin crossed their arms. The weather in December was already cold, and it was even more chilly on the mountainside hundreds of meters high.
Going up the mountain to take photos of the sunrise in this weather?
They were also drunk.
Seeing the two people in the beam in front, they shook their heads and sighed.
They finally saw that these two people always did not do normal things and liked to find excitement called romance.
"Wait a minute and look at my photography skills!" Liu Yifei turned around and said, under the illumination of the photography lights, she let out a sigh of relief every time she said a word.
The temperature was only a few degrees, and she turned back before the two good sisters could react.
Liu Yifei rubbed her cold hands together. She stepped forward and hugged Chu Xuan's waist from behind. She put her hands into the pockets on both sides of Chu Xuan's down jacket. The cold hands came into contact with the warm ones. She lay down with a face of comfort.
On Chu Xuan's back.
Maybe she felt the coldness on her hands, and a pair of big hands clasped her hands tightly in her purse. She smiled softly, feeling sweet in her heart.
Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying glanced at each other, feeling calm and no longer surprised.
Sister Tian Zhen has said before that when hanging out with Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, you have to be prepared for 'high blood sugar'.
They have experienced spikes in blood sugar and high blood sugar to the point of requiring insulin injections, but now they have stabilized.
Since the morning jog that day, the two of them have been experiencing morning jogging, physical training, recitation training, and Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei giving dramas in advance every day.
It's been one month since they joined the crew, and the two of them have already gotten used to this crew lifestyle.
I have to say that this life of learning and progressing every day is very fulfilling.
What impressed them was that Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei didn't have to do this, but they still insisted on training with them every day. No wonder Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were so good. There was a reason.
The teaching methods of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei also gave them more motivation, intimacy and trust.
"It's dawn!" Jiang Xin shouted.
Liu Yifei raised her head, which was lying on Chu Xuan's back, and looked to the right at the dark sky.
A crack opened in the sky, and a ray of morning light struggled desperately. The light spot gradually expanded visibly to the naked eye, and the flower of life seemed to bloom in this dead and endless sky.
Liu Yifei took her hands out of Chu Xuan's pocket, turned around and trotted to Huang Xuan, took the camera from Huang Xuan's hand, turned around and trotted to Chu Xuan's side.
She raised the camera and pointed the lens at the light, "Liying, turn off the camera light."
"Oh." Zhao Liying took a few steps and pressed the switch of the camera light.
The surrounding light suddenly disappeared, and the scene fell into the darkness before dawn.
At this moment, the ringtone of the mobile phone rang, breaking the quiet atmosphere of waiting for the sunrise.
Chu Xuan took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket, looked at the caller ID and it was Liu Xiaoli, he pressed the connect button and put the phone to his ear.
Liu Xiaoli was talking and Chu Xuan was listening.
Tens of seconds later, "Okay, I'll be back later."
Chu Xuan hung up the phone.
"What did mom say?" Liu Yifei held the camera in both hands and turned her head to ask Chu Xuan. She recognized the voice on the phone just now as her mother's voice.
"The flight is back to the capital at noon." Chu Xuan put the phone back into his trouser pocket.
"Ah?" Liu Yifei asked confused, "Why are you suddenly going back to the capital?"
Chu Xuan put his hands into his pockets and said, "The villa has been decorated a few days ago. It needs to be inspected and submitted to apply for a real estate certificate."
"The villa has been decorated." Liu Yifei said happily: "Let's go and see what it looks like."
Chu Xuan nodded and said: "I have to prepare for the New Year's Eve concert on Mango Channel. I have forgotten the lyrics of four songs."
"That's right!" Liu Yifei was in a trance for a moment, and said with a mixture of laughter and laughter: "You really have to prepare far in advance, otherwise it will be very embarrassing if you forget the words."
Chu Xuan opened his mouth, originally wanting to say something, but suddenly his expression froze, as if he remembered something.
"I remember one more thing."
"What?"
"Graduation works."
Liu Yifei looked cute for a moment, then blinked and said, "Graduation will take more than half a year."
Chu Xuan shook his head and said: "Submit your work submission before the end of June next year. Whether it is a drama or a short film, the duration requirement is more than 15 minutes. If it is a fifteen-minute drama, we need to go to school to rehearse for about two months.
If it is a micro-movie, it will take longer from script planning, team building, shooting, editing, and post-production.”
Liu Yifei frowned slightly as she listened. At first glance, it sounded like it would take a lot of time to prepare a graduation project.
"There are still nearly seven months, which seems to be enough time, but..." Chu Xuan didn't finish his words, and fell into thinking, making arrangements for next year.
Liu Yifei tilted her head to look at him, waiting for him to continue.
"I don't have time in December, I have to prepare for the New Year's Eve party."
"There is a micro-entertainment night in January. We are spokespersons. We have to arrive in advance to communicate with the officials about the process, which may take a few days."
""The Condor" is expected to be aired in February, so it shouldn't be anything to do with us."
"However, after this year's "The Sword" and next year's "The Condor" are launched, it is estimated that some award organizers across the country will invite us. By then, we will be traveling all over the country, and we will have no time."
"There are also companies that want to set up a film and television company. They may also start a variety show next year. We will also shoot a movie next year..."
Chu Xuan paused for a moment, thinking about what else to do.
Liu Yifei pursed her lips and said, "Stop talking, it sounds tiring."
Chu Xuan smiled and sighed in his heart, next year will be really busy and full of things.
"What should we do? What should we do with our graduation project? Brother Zhang has to take care of both "The Legend of the Condor" and "The Deer and the Cauldron". We can only say hello to "Zhu Xian" and we have no time at all." Liu Yifei frowned.
She had forgotten about her graduation project, but she remembered it after Chu Xuan mentioned it.
I originally thought that it wouldn’t take a lot of time to create a graduation project, but when Chu Xuan talked about next year’s arrangements, it seemed that he didn’t even have time to prepare for a graduation project.
Liu Yifei pursed her lips in thought and moved her eyes from side to side: "If we complete the graduation work when we are on the set of "Zhu Xian", then other things will not be delayed."
Chu Xuan looked at her and said, "If we don't go back to school to select the script for the play, then we can only create a short film."
"Is it feasible?" Liu Yifei asked.
Compared to a drama, she prefers to use a short film as her graduation work.
She knows herself very well. Although she is confident, she also knows clearly that her current performance level is not enough to be on the drama stage.
Even if she gets involved, she will still hold Chu Xuan back.
Maybe Chu Xuan didn't care, but she didn't want to.
If it was just an ordinary performance, she would be willing to try drama.
But when it comes to graduation grading, she thinks it’s better to use her own advantages to show off her work.
"There are many scenes of "Zhu Xian" in Yunnan Province. The "Tianlong" Film and Television City in Yunnan Province is not like the "Shen Diao" Film and Television City in Zhejiang Province which only has one studio. There are three studios there."
"If we can create a script that can fulfill the needs of a micro-movie by just building a scene in a studio, then we can learn from the group and do the work of a producer who greets the crew, and we can also
Shoot your graduation project to complete your studies.”
"I think it's okay." Liu Yifei said: "If this is the case, many teachers in the crew can give us guidance and give us ideas."
Chu Xuan nodded slowly. He must prepare a graduation project, otherwise he would not be able to graduate, which would be very embarrassing.
The script of the play is provided by the school, and the teacher arranges the rehearsal. Only after the rehearsal can you go on stage and perform, and the school leader will grade it.
It seems convenient to not have to write a script, but if you go to school to rehearse a play, it will delay a lot of things.
"Let's settle the New Year's Eve party first, and come up with a story during this period, and then let Brother Liu take care of it. With Brother Liu as a senior screenwriter, Kino has nothing to do on the crew. When the crew has free time, they will need one or two groups.
It’s not difficult to set up a camera crew and a micro-movie crew. What’s difficult is whether we can come up with a good story.” Chu Xuan said thoughtfully.
"Everything comes one by one. When we have inspiration, we discuss it. Sometimes we rack our brains but can't think of anything," Liu Yifei said.
Sometimes, when you try hard to think of an idea, you just can’t come up with it.
But, if you don’t think about it, inspiration will come to you unexpectedly.
"Yes." Chu Xuan nodded in approval.
It's not the time to think about the graduation project yet. Liu Yifei also put aside distracting thoughts and handed the camera to Chu Xuan: "My hands are sore."
Chu Xuan took the camera, and before he could do anything, Liu Yifei got in front of him.
"We'll do it together," she said.
Chu Xuan put his hands on Liu Yifei's shoulders and held the camera in a circular posture.
Liu Yifei tilted her head back slightly, cheek to cheek with Chu Xuan, and operated the camera.
"Enough you guys! Pretend we don't exist!" Su Chang scolded jokingly, while Jiang Xin and the others couldn't help laughing.
Hearing the words coming from behind, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei smiled lightly and did not look back. At this time, the morning light became stronger and stronger, and they focused on watching the screen.
"When the contrast is increased, the clouds near the sun become darker, and there is only a nascent light in the middle of the dark clouds. This scene is suitable for shooting ghost movies." Liu Yifei said with a smile.
"Add the contrast to a moderate level so that the morning light looks like the setting sun." Chu Xuan said.
"Yeah." Liu Yifei lowered the contrast a bit, and the sun scenery in the picture really looked like a sunset scene.
"If you increase the shutter speed and adjust the camera mode to interval shooting, you can capture the rapid gradient of the sun and the rapid dissipation of the clouds." Chu Xuan said.
"Time acceleration method." Liu Yifei nodded.
The two of them tried everything they learned this month with the camera. While feeling the beautiful scene of the sunrise in reality, they also felt the different presentations of the screen image as the parameters changed. They benefited a lot.
If you want to learn photography well, you have to do it yourself.
At seven o'clock, the night was completely lit up, and an orange sun rose, shining on the faces of everyone on the viewing cliff, bringing a touch of warmth in the cold wind.
"Let's go."
I successfully photographed the sunrise, experienced photography for the first time, and felt happy.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei walked up the road to the scenic spot and came to the crew.
"Did you get the photo?" Zhao Jian slowly walked over and asked while holding a steamed bun to eat.
"I got it." Liu Yifei nodded.
Zhao Jian smiled and went to take pictures of the sunrise early in the morning. As expected of a young man, he was full of energy.
"Brother Zhao, Sissi and I are going back to the capital today. It may take about 20 days before we can return to the set in early January next year." Chu Xuan took a bag of Xiao Long Bao from Huang Lei.
"Okay." Zhao Jiandao.
He didn't ask too many questions. As celebrities, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei must have a lot of things to do. They were able to study and ask questions every day with the team. He, the director team and teachers like Wang Jinsong also affirmed and praised them.
"Go and get busy if you have anything to do. I'm on the crew, Huang Xuan and Li Ying are watching." He said this to reassure Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.
Chu Xuan nodded and said to Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying: "Don't stop training every day. Don't get lazy as soon as we leave."
"No." Huang Xuan shook his head. It was his dream to be an actor. The growth he gained after Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei led them to train every day can be experienced firsthand.
"Master, Sister Qianqian, go and come back quickly." Zhao Liying muttered.
Joining the cast with Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, the legendary disharmonious atmosphere in the crew and the things that suppress newcomers are gone.
She is not stupid, and knows that this is the special treatment that Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei unknowingly brought to her and Huang Xuan.
This feeling was so good that she became somewhat dependent on Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.
I had a simple breakfast and said hello to the crew and actors who had arrived early.
"Bye-Bye."
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei waved their hands and left down the mountain with the team.