"Mrs. Lawrence, after a while you will show this look. You are stern and stiff. In other words, you are like a vegetable, without any vitality." Yi Feiyang carefully told Mrs. Lawrence.
In the original work, Emma is a lonely old man who suffers from mental illness and is stiff all over. However, in Yi Feiyang's view, turning her into a "zombie" directly does not require too much "acting" in the character.
"But, dear Yi, I am only hemiplegic and can still move."
"Haha, I said, from now on, you will be an actor in this drama, so you only need to do what I say." Yi Feiyang said patiently.
"Oh, I see. This is where acting starts, right? Oh God, look at me, an old fool. Don't worry, Yi, I will do a good job. Isn't it just pretending to be disabled? No need to pretend
I am also disabled!" For the first time, Mrs. Lawrence felt proud that she was in a wheelchair and could not move around casually.
Yi Feiyang nodded, turned around, and saw Anne Hathaway holding the script in a daze.
"What's wrong, Annie?" Yi Feiyang asked.
"This role... doesn't seem to suit me very well," Anne said.
"Why? From the beginning to the end, it seems that the heroine does not believe in religion at all. If she is a devout believer, even if she does not pray, God will protect her from these evil spirits."
Yi Feiyang fainted.
It seemed like I needed to explain it to her in detail.
"I'm sorry, Annie. I hope you can understand that from now on, the heroine is not going to be like you and slowly move closer to you, but it will make you completely move closer to the heroine and gradually become her. Do you understand?
?”
Anne Hathaway blinked, "I understand what you said, but..."
"Okay, no more," Yi Feiyang said in his heart. You girl has already boarded my pirate ship, and you are still working around the clock. It's so unprofessional. "The filming of this movie will start soon, you'd better go first."
Let’s put on makeup. By the way, Mickey, I’ll also touch up Mrs. Lawrence’s makeup later. She’ll look a little paler. Yes, it’s best to look like a zombie in a horror movie…”
Not long ago, Mrs. Lawrence, who was excited about being an actress, touched her wrinkled face in surprise and complained: "What zombie? She is a beauty..."
…
Four hours later.
"OK, this shot passed! Let me see, the effect is very good." Yi Feiyang looked at the shot taken by Cindy and praised.
Although he has never been a director before, Yi Feiyang has a unique advantage, that is, his understanding and mastery of various movies. The most important thing is that Yi Feiyang has some "ghost talents". During filming, many unexpected things happened
Inspiration will suddenly appear, such as which lens should be zoomed in, which lens should be zoomed out, how to deal with close-ups, how to portray the character's eyes, etc. In the eyes of an experienced photographer like Cindy, they are almost all "professional"
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Therefore, during the filming process, without realizing it, Yi Feiyang had already played the role of director very well and well. Most importantly, he gained the awe of Cindy, Charlie, Mickey and other crew members.
To be a director, you must have the ability to control. To put it bluntly, you must be domineering and able to subjugate people. Therefore, some people use metaphors to say that a director is actually a general on the battlefield and the embodiment of military affairs. He can bravely kill the enemy, give orders, and
Able to strategize and win thousands of miles.
Although the shooting was going on very quickly, the sky outside was still darkening.
Everyone was very tired, but Yi Feiyang didn't call to stop. In his opinion, now is the time to race against time, not the time to show kindness and let horses and sheep herd.
"Okay, everyone, get ready and prepare to shoot the next set of shots... Well, Annie, we will film you helping Mrs. Lawrence wash her hair in a while. Yes, it is washing her hair. According to the script, you will see it when washing your hair.
Evil spirits, first the water in the pool turns frightening blood red, your eyes show panic and fear, then dense hair emerges from the pool, and a pair of white ghost eyes look at you, you start
Scream loudly.”
"But we can't mess with the evil spirit now. We need to ask a special effects company to help with the production in the later stage. Therefore, you need to use your imagination. Yes, it is imagination. First, blood will appear, then hair will appear, and finally the evil spirit's eyes will turn white... I
You need to gradually express the levels of panic and fear, and truly bring yourself into the role. You are now a helpless personal caregiver who comes to help the elderly! No longer Hathaway, in your eyes
There is no crew, no cameras, and no us! You are alone in this scary big house, and then you encounter a ghost, understand?"
Yi Feiyang's words made Anne Hathaway stunned. To be honest, she didn't expect acting to be so complicated. She used to watch movies and thought it was quite simple, but now she realizes that she can't do anything.
easy.
"Okay, having said so much, I hope you can remember my words, just one sentence: I will make you obsessed! Well, yes, that's it! Okay, the shooting preparations begin... The camera is set, the lighting is ready, Ai
Defeat God!" Yi Feiyang stared at the camera tightly and the shooting began.
In the camera, the female nurse played by Anne Hathaway walked to the sink, said stubbornly, and turned on the faucet.
Then the camera focuses on the pool for a close-up.
According to the script, the water flowing out of the faucet will slowly turn into blood. However, it is not the time to do special effects at this moment, and this kind of scary shot has appeared in many horror movies, the most famous one is the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series.
It was an astonishing shock, like the Viagra of horror movies, tried and true.
Anne Hathaway Now I am no longer myself, I am the heroine. I want to feel lonely and terrified. There is no one around and there is no camera...
"Stuck!" Suddenly, Yi Feiyang shouted to stop.
"Annie, what are you looking at? I told you not to look at the camera. Just pretend that nothing around you exists." Yi Feiyang said loudly.
Anne Hathaway felt very ashamed. She had already told herself to forget about the camera, but she couldn't help but glance at it.
Habits are hard to break.
"I'm sorry, director, can I do it again!"
"Okay, the camera is ready again, the actors are back in place... Ike God!" After a while, Yi Feiyang gave the order again and the filming started again.
This time, Annie kept Yi Feiyang's words in mind and forgot everything.
Strange music seemed to be ringing in my ears, the night wind blew, and the glass windows rattled.
Open the faucet, water flows gurglingly.
Quiet.
Suddenly, Annie saw that the water in the pool suddenly turned blood red, and the chilling blood gurgled out of the pool and rushed towards her feet...
Close-up:
Anne's expression was horrified, and her beautiful eyes widened.
"Great, that expression!" Yi Feiyang praised as he stared at the camera.
Then, Annie, who had already entered the scene, saw that a lot of black hair suddenly crawled out of the bloody pool. The hair spread out and quickly covered the entire pool like a spider web. As the black hair gradually went up
Out of nowhere, a pair of penetrating pale eyes suddenly appeared...
"Ah!" Annie started screaming loudly.
The scream was shrill, as if he had really seen a ghost.
"OK! The shooting is over!" Yi Feiyang shouted.
However, in the camera, Annie, who had already been in the scene, was still screaming, shaking all over while screaming, and kept pointing her finger at the pool, "There, where..."
"Okay, Annie, you did a great job, you don't need to act anymore." Yi Feiyang said.
But Annie didn't seem to hear what Yi Feiyang was saying at all, and was still screaming loudly, looking frightened and inexplicable.
"Man, it doesn't look like she's faking it."
"Yes, it's not like he's possessed by evil spirits, right?!"
People nearby were talking.
Seeing this, Yi Feiyang hurriedly went up and hugged Annie, "Okay, the photo is finished, don't be afraid!" He patted Annie on the shoulder.
With Yi Feiyang's comfort, Anne Hathaway calmed down, but the panic on her face had not dissipated.
"Yi, I saw a ghost, really a ghost!"
"That's acting, Annie, you're too deep into it!"
"No, no, I really saw those scary eyes... They are looking at me, they have always been looking at me!"
Anne's reaction shocked the people around her.
"Oh God, I told you this place is not clean!"
"Yeah, it's so cold in such a big old building!"
"God, please protect me!"
…
"Shut up!" Yi Feiyang was so furious that he almost kicked the guy who crossed himself on his chest away.
Under Yi Feiyang's stern gaze, everyone remained silent. It was the first time they realized how "terrible" the Chinese director was when he lost his temper.
"Today's shooting is over, you all go to rest, don't talk nonsense! If I hear any of you still talking nonsense, then pack up your bed and get out of here immediately!"
Under Yi Feiyang's scolding, everyone remained silent. Although some newcomers didn't like Yi Feiyang's domineering attitude, especially here in the United States, which advocates democracy and freedom the most, when they came into contact with Yi Feiyang's eyes, they
That's cowardly.
The crew slowly dispersed.
Yi Feiyang comforted Hathaway for a while, and her condition improved a little.
"Go and rest. Today's scene will be filmed here."
"I'm sorry, I just..." Hathaway didn't understand how she could be so vulnerable.
"Don't think wildly, it's because you are too involved in acting." Yi Feiyang smiled.
"Hey, my baby Annie, can you stop chatting now? Can you push me to the bathroom? God, I've been holding it in for a long time!" Mrs. Lawrence, who was in urgent need of urination, had to call her granddaughter.
Anne Hathaway's face turned red, "Okay, I'll come right away!" and ran over.
…
The second day of filming for "The Ghost Story".
"Okay, let's continue shooting today, which is almost the same as yesterday. After the heroine Jiayun screamed, she realized that everything she saw was an illusion, and then she gasped for breath. Here I need the lighting engineer to dim the surrounding light a little bit.
It brought out the fear of the heroine. Then Jia Yun stood up and was about to push the demented and rigid old woman in to wash her hair. However, when the old woman came to the door, she seemed to sense something and refused to go in... Yes, I just want this kind of weirdness that is unclear.
, as if there is something terrible inside that makes the old woman afraid to go in. The general plot is like this, if everyone has no objections, please hurry up and prepare!"
After Yi Feiyang announced the order, everyone started to get busy.
Originally, the weather today was quite good and the sun was shining outside. However, in order to set off the gloomy atmosphere here, Mickey, as the lighting engineer, used plastic sheets to block the bright light outside, creating a lifeless dark gray atmosphere.
"Okay, everyone is in position, get ready..." Yi Feiyang stared at the camera lens, "God Ike!"
With an order, the shooting started.
This time Anne Hathaway's performance was better than yesterday. At least she was able to express good emotions between panic and fear, weirdness and surprise.
As for Mrs. Lawrence, I have to say that she really has the airs to be an actress. Originally, Yi Feiyang was afraid that her acting skills would be too mediocre, so he restricted her from using too much body language and even deleted some lines about her, just for fear of her acting.
"The Gang", but once the show started, Yi Feiyang discovered that Mrs. Lawrence's acting skills were actually much better than Hathaway's!
What is the reason?!
An old lady without any special training can actually have such good acting skills.
Could it be that I made a mistake?
In fact, the reason why Mrs. Lawrence was able to play "Emma", a nervous old man, was entirely because she lived old enough.
As the saying goes, people are old and wise, and ghosts are old and wise.
As people get older, they have experienced a lot, and have never encountered anything in the world. When they are well-informed, it will inevitably have an impact on their "acting skills." In the academic terms of actors, it means "having life experience."
What's more, the original information and background of Emma's character is similar to that of Mrs. Lawrence.
I'm used to being alone, I have a disability, I need someone to take care of me, and sometimes I get nervous.
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"Ghost Chronicles", the third day of filming.
The story continues: Jia Yun lived in this old building full of weirdness and horror everywhere, and carefully took care of the lonely old man with mental problems. Then she began to realize that something was wrong, and there were strange noises coming from upstairs, and in the middle of the night
The bed shook up and down, and the bathroom door creaked... All these supernatural scenes were captured by the camera installed in the corner of the old building. A very scary evil spirit seemed to be approaching her.
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According to the shooting procedure, this day was mainly about shooting some supernatural events in the old house captured by the DV machine.
In other words, this drama is transformed from "The Grudge" to "Ghost".
The difference in shooting techniques does not make much difference for Yi Feiyang, who is taking charge of the director for the first time.
If we really want to talk about the difference, it is that-DV shooting really saves money!
As a photographer, Cindy also recommended DV shooting techniques to Yi Feiyang.
In this regard, Cindy emphasized that the most important thing about DV shooting is the pre-production. If the pre-recording is not good, let alone the post-editing, it will definitely be terrible. After all, what kind of materials can we make?
What kind of food is it? If I give you a pile of rubbish and you can make a French meal, that would be a miracle.
DV shooting needs to be flexible and flexible, and be good at changes. It is necessary to capture the scene and take in the scene. Pan the scene from the empty lens to the character, let the character enter the empty lens frame, and then pan out the scene from the character's viewing line of sight or walking direction.
Or the video can be ended by pushing the panoramic figure towards the scenery, so that people and objects can be organically blended together. The video captured in this way is more in line with viewing habits.
Listening to Cindy's introduction, Yi Feiyang thought of many AV movies he had seen in his previous life.
One of the introductions said that those actresses who looked very happy were lying on the bed with their pinkies and buttocks in their mouths, and acted out the "what do you push?" scenes. In fact, it was the poor male actors who were holding bulky DV cameras and fucking hard from below.
, while working hard from top to bottom, using your own sight and angle.
According to this line of sight and angle, the viewer can be given a strong sense of involvement, as if the guy doing the "pull cart" is himself.
Now combined with what Cindy said about the shooting techniques, "panning out the scene from the character's line of sight or walking direction" is simply the same truth.
"It seems that filming is really not that simple!"
