On this day, the biggest news in the United States is that Colombia's super movie star cast "Muhammad Ali" has officially announced the start of production.
The wealthy and powerful Columbia Company, under the control of Sony Pictures behind the scenes, held a unique opening ceremony.
The ceremony was comparable to the Oscars, and the red carpet show took more than an hour.
Then the champagne was sprayed and the spotlights were flashing.
As a producer, Abbas, together with Mr. Carl Bister, the president of Columbia, took a photo with three movie stars...Denzel Washington, Marlon Brando, and Al Pacino.
All in all, the opening ceremony of "Muhammad Ali" was very powerful, and Ali himself was even invited to speak out about his expectations for the film.
For a time, the whole of Hollywood was the voice of this drama.
In contrast, "The Pursuit of Happyness", which was also announced to be shot, was much quieter. Yi Feiyang didn't make any big scenes, he just turned on the camera habitually to worship God, set up the roasted suckling pig, and faced Brother Guan
Say goodbye, and then announce --- power on!
In fact, Yi Feiyang thinks this kind of competition is very strange. You know, in the previous life, both "Muhammad Ali" and "The Pursuit of Happyness" were starring Will Smith. But now, "Muhammad Ali"
"The actor was replaced by another black superstar, Denzel Washington, and had to compete with his own film, which made Yi Feiyang feel extremely weird.
But no matter what, the fact is a foregone conclusion. The only thing Yi Feiyang has to do now is... to film his own scenes well!
Los Angeles, USA. The filming location of "The Pursuit of Happiness".
As a director, Yi Feiyang narrated the scene for the leading actor Will Smith very carefully.
Although Yi Feiyang believed that Will would be able to perform this role well, he still conscientiously told Will his inner thoughts. From the character's dress, character traits, and even what the character was carrying
All kinds of briefcases are explained vividly.
In fact, what Yi Feiyang said was the plot and characters of the drama in his previous life in his mind. But he forgot that speaking in such detail is a good thing for those who are filming for the first time and can outline it in their hearts.
The image of the character he wants to play, but for an actor like Will, it deprives him of the ability to shape the character from the inside out. This is something that both Yi Feiyang and Will have not yet realized.
Soon, according to Yi Feiyang's request, the makeup artists and stylists began to get busy. An hour later, Will Smith and others appeared in front of Yi Feiyang with their makeup put on.
But what's wrong? Yi Feiyang came to Will with a frown and rubbed his nose. Others had no problem, but the problem seemed to be Will.
Will saw Yi Feiyang circling around him several times, and knew that there must be something that didn't suit Yi Feiyang's liking: "Hi, Director Yi, what's the problem?"
After turning around for a few times, Yi Feiyang finally understood what the problem was! It was Will who felt unsophisticated and haggard. After deciding to start filming this film, Yi Feiyang had asked Will to start losing weight. During this period, he lost weight.
I have lost as much weight as I did in "Independence Day".
There is no problem in terms of clothing or styling design. For this reason, Yi Feiyang once instructed the costume designers and stylists to copy the original version as much as possible. But now, Yi Feiyang found that Will gave people the impression of being young.
He is handsome, but he doesn't look like a single father who has gone through many vicissitudes of life and is exhausted, and this is the biggest problem.
"Cindy, go get Mickey!" Yi Feiyang frowned and ordered Cindy, the assistant director and photographer next to him. Then he said to Will, who was full of doubts: "Will, your image does not match
The character in my mind. This is a very vicissitudes of a black father. You are too young and too handsome. You look more like a prince than a frog."
"No, I think this is good!" Will shrugged and looked at his appearance strangely. He thought this was very good: "But Yi, you are the director, so you make the decision, OK!"
Mickey is an "old man" who joined Fantasy Entertainment with Cindy. His makeup skills are top-notch, but he has been working in adult movies in obscurity until he met Yi Feiyang, and was appreciated by him and promoted to his personal makeup.
Teacher... basically all of Yi Feiyang's movies have his shadow behind the scenes.
When Mickey hurried over with Cindy, Yi Feiyang greeted him and asked Will to make a pose. After seeing Will's movements, Yi Feiyang stared at them: "Man, do you feel that there is something wrong?
What's the problem? It doesn't seem to be in line with what I want."
"No, boss, this looks very good!" Mickey looked at Yi Feiyang in surprise and replied. He really felt that this was in line with the effect that Yi Feiyang wanted.
Yi Feiyang shook his head. This was definitely not the image he wanted. Staring at Will's bright eyes, he suddenly had an idea. Will's eyes were too bright and he felt full of energy. This needed a little change. The second thing was
It was a matter of makeup. He thought it needed to add a little more decadence and abjection.
"Can you make his eyes a little cloudier, make him have a little more stubble, and make his temples a little grayer, so he looks about the same!" Yi Feiyang gave instructions to Cindy, and then watched Will follow.
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Half an hour later, when Will came out of the dressing room, Yi Feiyang still felt something was wrong. Seeing Will walking towards him, Yi Feiyang seemed to have caught some inspiration and quickly shouted: "Stop and don't move!"
Will was suddenly startled and stopped walking. Yi Feiyang immediately caught the light, but Will's steps were too slow. You know, a black man who is used to being a salesman and salesman must walk very neatly and smoothly.
Quick, unlike Will, who walks in a gentlemanly and elegant manner. After all, a person biting a sandwich in a hurry is fundamentally different from a person driving a Ferrari.
Thinking of this, Yi Feiyang showed a joyful smile: "Will, try to walk as fast as possible and increase your rhythm, as if you are in a hurry all the time!"
Will seemed to understand what Yi Feiyang meant, and made his walking pace become more urgent. But Yi Feiyang was still not satisfied. It was not until he adjusted it several times that he shouted: "That's right, God, that's right.
Such speed! Now, you really look like a salesman!"
Will quickly expressed what Yi Feiyang wanted, walked up to Yi Feiyang and asked with a smile: "Are you satisfied this time, man? Everyone is waiting for you, there is no need to be so serious!"
Yi Feiyang shook his head. Filmmaking must be serious to make a good film. If you don't even pay attention to such details, the actor's performance will appear out of place. In any case, Will's image now fully meets what Yi Feiyang wants.
Effect.
"That's it, Will, you just need to act according to what I said! Photographers, lighting engineers, and artists, everyone, work hard, get ready quickly, the shooting will start soon."
Yi Feiyang said loudly with a loudspeaker.
Yi Feiyang's principle in filming is very simple, that is, work hard and do it! In addition, when he started filming, he was like a tyrant transformed. Everyone was in awe of his explosive temper, so his work efficiency was super high.
It was the same at this moment. After giving the order, everyone immediately took action. The entire set instantly changed from stillness to movement, and then from commotion to silence. It was simply magical.
"OK, everyone, get ready, the camera is in position, the actors are in position... Ike God!" Yi Feiyang paid attention to the camera and immediately gave the order.
"This part of my life is called riding the bus" the story begins.
As this sentence appeared, the camera showed Will Smith being dressed up by the makeup artist to look extremely weak.
Close-up shot, Will is carrying the bag, while Terry is following him. After the two people cross several streets and send Terry to school, Will cheers up and steps onto the crowded bus stop.
At this moment, Yi Feiyang cleverly used the combination of long lens and close lens.
The long lens captured the crowding of the station, the desolation of the surrounding environment, and the numb expressions on people's faces... thus revealing the message that the American economy is in recession and people's lives are relatively difficult.
The close-up shot shows the surrounding passengers waiting for the bus and Garnett played by Will, who are crowded together, white people and black people, mixed together.
Then, Yi Feiyang asked the camera to take a close-up of the eyes of the people around him. Regarding the eyes of Gardner, a black man...
It can be said that Yi Feiyang's use of this series of shooting techniques perfectly interprets the sadness of a black man.
The storyline unfolds and filming continues.
"Part of my life is called stupidity."
The following scene shows the male protagonist Garner, played by Will, going to a company for an interview. He met a very enthusiastic hip-hop girl. The girl promised to help him take care of the scanning equipment he sold, but as soon as he turned around, the girl ran away with the equipment.
Helpless, in order not to lose this expensive "property", Gardner risked his life to recover it.
In this scene, the person who originally played the role of the hip-hop girl was a new actor, but at the time, the actor refused to come because he had something to do... It seemed that he had an quarrel with his boyfriend and was crying at home... Yi Feiyang immediately asked someone to give him a
She called back, "You don't have to come here anymore."
Without this small supporting role, how to shoot? Yi Feiyang's method was very simple. He directly caught a street girl blowing bubble gum on the street and asked her: "Do you want to make extra money?"
The girl dressed voluptuously was suspicious for a moment, and then asked: "Of course! Do you want a quick meal or a night stay? I'll also cover it..."
Yi Feiyang: "I don't want you to brag, I want you to be a thief..."
Obviously, this street girl has a talent for acting, or she has practical experience in running away after taking other people's things, so the filming started extremely smoothly. This made Yi Feiyang very satisfied, and privately told his assistant,
I will give that little girl an extra three hundred US dollars in red envelope later.
