After Wang Shang finished writing the script, he began to form the production leadership team of "The Shawshank Redemption".
Wang Shang can be the producer, producer, etc. himself, and the director is himself. With one assistant director, Wang Shang is going to look for a director who is good at making literary films, as well as producers, scene management, scenery, lighting, photographers...
In order to make it a truly good film as much as possible, Wang Shang prepared everyone to use their best.
On June 5, 2014, the official website of Tianwang Film and Television released a new announcement--
"Recruiting the second male lead for an important role, named Jiang Ruide, male. The actor is required to have been nominated for the Best Actor at the China Film Awards at least once, or recommended by the Best Actor, or through other means. The specific background of the role is as follows: Jiang Ruide was arrested for murdering his wife when he was 20 years old.
He was sentenced and entered prison. Soon 30 years passed. His past mistakes and past years were all whizzed by. Now he is 60 years old and has nothing left. His later life is miserable. After 40 years of imprisonment, he has become numb and even
It has been institutionalized.”
"Recruitment question: Imitate the following situation, take a photo and edit it into a video and send it to 12346789@mailbox. Those who pass will be accepted. The deadline for video submission is June 30."
[Situation: (Background: It happened 20 years ago, after the two failed parole interviews 10 years ago, the third and final parole interview) (40 years in prison, 60 years old.)
Parole officer: "You have served 40 years in prison. Tell me have you been completely rehabilitated?"
Jiang Ruide: "Let me think about it, I don't quite understand the meaning of this word."
Parole officer: "It means being ready to return to society."
Jiang Ruide: "I know what it means to you. But to me it is just a made-up word, a politician's vocabulary. Let the young people put on their suits and ties and go to work. What do you want to know about me? Do you regret your past mistakes?
crime?"
Parole Officer: "Do you regret it?"
Jiang Ruide: "I regret every day in the past, not because of being in jail or because you think I should. Looking back on the past, that young and stupid kid committed a heinous crime. I want to talk to him and reason with him. What should I tell him?
Right or wrong. But I can't do it. The child disappeared and an old man was left. I have to accept this reality. Complete transformation? It's just a useless word. Just stamp the document and stop wasting time, because said
Really, I don't care at all."
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"The first parole interview process is as follows (20 years in prison, 40 years old)..."
[Parole officer: "Do you feel any regret?"
Jiang Ruide: "Yes, absolutely, sir. I mean, I have learned a lesson, and I dare say that I have completely changed... I will no longer harm society... This is God's truth."
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"The second parole interview process is as follows (30 years in prison, 50 years old)..."
[Parole officer: "You have been sentenced to life imprisonment for 30 years. Do you feel that you have changed?"
Jiang Ruide: "Yes, absolutely. Sir, I mean, I have learned a lesson. I dare say that I have completely changed... I will no longer harm society... This is God's truth."
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As soon as the recruitment announcement came out, it immediately attracted widespread attention in the entertainment industry.
The first reaction of countless people is that the opportunity has come!! But after carefully looking at the conditions, they suddenly became depressed!!
What a cheat! They actually require people who have been nominated for Best Actor to be eligible. How difficult it is. To break it down, there are less than 80 people who can be nominated for Best Actor, and 95% of them have been eliminated in one fell swoop.
Actors with the above ideas.
And it's not easy to get the best actor recommendation, because there are less than 20 best actor so far. Each of them is a famous movie star. They cherish their feathers very much, and not just anyone can do it.
It was recommended by them. And this is Wang Shang's movie. If I recommend a big parallel import, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Wang Shang? So it is even more difficult to get the recommendation of the movie king.
Although many people are dissatisfied with such strict conditions, many people say that even a bad movie dares to demand such high standards. However, more actors are looking forward to this role. After all, this is Wang Shang's movie, and its protagonist has already
Determined to be the acting best actor Liang Jiahui...
Although I don’t know if this movie will be very popular, taking this opportunity to ride on Wang Shang’s boat is also a worthwhile investment. Those who think they have a chance have already begun to figure out the role in the ‘examination questions’.
With the controversy, the media is also in trouble again, and "The Shawshank Redemption" has once again become the focus of the media.
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Ten days later, a small studio in Hangzhou welcomed a small group of people today. Among them was a strange man, who was covered in a coat and a big hood. He didn't mind the hot weather now. But although this man was strange,
But it can also be seen that this group of people are centered on this person when they walk.
"Hey, Uncle Ming, you're here! Pengpi is shining!!" A fat man came out of the studio and shouted out after seeing this group of people. His voice sounded very excited, which also showed the arrival of this group of people.
I have notified this fat man.
The fat man greeted him and said with a smile: "I called everyone away today, so I promise to keep it secret."
"That's good, you better understand me." The hooded man in the coat opened his hood, then took off his coat, revealing the look of a mature man with a beard. He was the well-known Chinese actor Chen Daoming.
"Of course, can I not understand what Brother Ming means?" The fat man smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits, and his smile was charming. He is a cousin of Chen Daoming, and he opened a small studio here, with Director Chen
With Ming's support and support, I usually take on jobs, which makes my life smooth. "Uncle Ming, your outfit is too exaggerated, so you don't need to be so careful, right?"
Chen Daoming fanned the cool breeze and said with a smile: "Now I have a little trouble here, so I don't want to cause trouble, so I can only trouble you. I brought the machine, the people, and the makeup artist, too.
I need your shed."
Director Chen has played many emperors, many classic film and television roles, and once won the China Academy Award for Best Actor. Unfortunately, he has not become famous all over the world, and his popularity is limited to Asia. This time he kept reminding himself
, must seize this opportunity. He has heard from different industry channels that many colleagues are secretly preparing for the second male lead in "The Shawshank Redemption", and obviously they all want to win this role.
With Wang Shang's high-profile battle, this role must be difficult, and it is also very important. Therefore, Director Chen did not want to lose this opportunity. So this time he prepared a lot, and found familiar directors, photographers, actors, makeup
The teacher came to help.
Unfortunately, the company had some minor problems recently, so Director Chen tried his best to record the video secretly.
"Then I wish you immediate success!!" The fat man flattered him very fluently.
Soon, with the help of a makeup artist, Chen Daoming became a bad old man. He wore thick glasses frames with signs of broken repairs on the edges. His beard turned white, and some black hair sprouted from the white hair.
His messy hair half-covered his eyes, his face was wrinkled and dark, and the whole thing looked particularly vicissitudes of life.
The other two actors also put on suits and became two parole officers. The photographer and director had already set up the borrowed camera, and two strong men moved an old chair out of the car.
There are also old tables placed in the studio.
Director Chen took out two folders from a box and put them on the table.
"I specifically learned about the parole interviews in prisons in the 1990s. The table and chairs were all rented, and they were all original prison tables. The folders were also original. As for the papers inside the folders, they were all rented.
The pages are also original prison inmate files. The parole officer’s clothes and mine are also original.” Director Chen introduced while arranging the layout.
"You are awesome!!" Everyone present had to give him a thumbs up.
Director Chen smiled and said: "Actor, the more prepared you are, the better."
Director Chen and the others filmed this scene of just over ten seconds no less than 30 times, edited it no less than 200 times, and made countless drafts. From around 10:00 in the morning to 20:00 in the evening, they finally finished the video.
It's done.
After finishing it, Director Chen solemnly uploaded it to his email address, sent it to the published email address, and noted his name.
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June 20th.
The cast and crew of "Shawshank Redemption" has been formed.
July 1st.
The 12346789@ mailbox announced by Tianwang Film and Television is closed to the public. According to the statistics of the staff, a total of 63 valid videos have been received. Most of the movie stars who meet the basic conditions have sent videos. This shows that the number two actor in "The Shawshank Redemption" has
The character is very popular with them.
A copy of the video materials was quickly sent to Wang Shang. The next day, Wang Shang convened the "Shawshank" production and leadership team to watch the videos and select the suitable actor.