Chapter 37: The big scene of pulling someone apart
There is indeed a big scene in the movie Master, there is no doubt about it!
As a director, Gu Mei is very experienced. When writing the script, she also realized that this film, which is full of pre-Qin characters, various ancient customs, and tells the words and deeds of saints, lacks some explosive points.
After all, the Pre-Qin Dynasty is too far away from modern people. Perhaps the most familiar figure in the Pre-Qin Dynasty to modern people is Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, and that is because of the idiom of asking for forgiveness while shouldering a thorn.
The main plot of the movie "Fuzi" revolves around the state of Lu and several vassal states bordering it that are near present-day Shandong.
For today's people, perhaps among these divided vassal states, the most famous is Qi State, and the Song State has a very low recognition rate of the remaining Wei states.
If the ups and downs of the plot are not big enough and the conflicts are not intense enough, what do you want the audience to see you for?
Therefore, Gu Mei inserted some war scenes into the film. The original intention was good, but the effect was obviously not as good as the grassland battle scenes in "The Wild Boar Emperor".
How on earth did you film that kind of war scene that makes people laugh?
Wu Di decided to see it with his own eyes...
War drama!
big occasion!
The crew of Fuzi deployed the strongest filming team since the filming started.
The demolition team, pyrotechnics team, props team, and martial arts instruction team are all in place, and even the logistics support personnel have been increased by more than a dozen people.
It’s just that no one thought of calling Wu Di on!
Big mistake!
This is mainly because there is no role for Uncle Jianbing today. If there was Uncle Jianbing, he would definitely not forget Xiao Wu.
Brother Hua, in vain I gave you some advice, but you forgot my existence.
Sad!
The system still deducts three points every day, but Wu Di has already become rough and thick-skinned, and he doesn't feel anything at all.
Wait for me to make a big profit!
Break through the shameless system in one fell swoop!
What we are going to shoot today is the classic ancient city defense battle. In Hengdian, there are ready-made restoration shooting scenes of ancient cities and villages.
Naturally, Gumei was used as it was. The low city wall was made of rammed earth. From a distance, it was actually equivalent to a higher earth platform, and the city gate was in the shape of an arch.
"This thing won't work!"
Taking Han Jingjing with them, the two of them finally climbed up the mountain and saw the Fuzi crew from a distance. Gu Mei was not stingy in her pursuit of big scenes.
In order to ensure the quality of the shooting, she rented all the nearby shooting locations early in the morning and cleared them.
"What's not working?"
Han Jingjing was a little taller. She stood on her feet and looked for a long time, but she couldn't see any clue.
"This gate is not quite right."
"Most of the city gates in the pre-Qin period were trapezoidal. This type of arch-shaped gate only became popular after the Ming and Qing Dynasties." Wu Di gestured in the shape of a ladder.
Han Jingjing nodded seriously: "I didn't expect you to actually study cultural relics."
I used to think he was just bragging to get money.
"Then why don't you hurry up and give your opinion to the director before filming starts?" she encouraged.
"No need, movie audiences are not that picky. No one will notice this little mistake, it's almost enough."
In terms of restoration of cultural relics, the audience's requirements are indeed not high, as long as they have the ancient customs and charm of that era.
Don't replace the Chinese trend with the Japanese style. Thank God.
In this regard, Gu Mei still has some integrity, and the Fuzi crew was very appropriate in restoring the pre-Qin living environment.
The average movie audience will be satisfied. The only flaw is the costume of the heroine Nanzi. However, so far, Wu Di has not been able to meet Zou Lu. Maybe it is not so exaggerated?
today!
It’s Brother Hua’s home court!
In this war scene, the only well-known big name was Brother Hua, and Han Jingjing provided some information to Wu Di.
As far as she knew, the scene between Hua Ge and Pancake Uncle that the Fuzi crew filmed two days ago did not turn out satisfactorily.
The main content of this blockbuster, which focuses on the deeds of the Master, revolves around the Master played by Brother Hua.
However, when filming the scenes between Master and Ji Sunsi, there were several times when Pancake's momentum surpassed Hua Ge's.
Although Gu Mei knew that this was Jianbing's usual way of performing, it was not his intention.
The problem is with Brother Hua.
In Pearl Movies, Brother Hua is very impressive, especially in a series of gun fight movies, which makes young people admire him endlessly.
However, the same Hua Ge suddenly lost his momentum in this movie.
When playing the role of Master, Hua Ge must have used his brains. Master is a thinker, he is not a tycoon, and the kind of big brother acting that he was good at in the past is certainly inappropriate.
The master needs to be calm and wise. These are things that Brother Hua, who has rich experience in acting, can think of. However, the results of the performance are far from what he imagined.
In order to show his wisdom, Hua Ge often couldn't control his eyes and revealed a bit of cunning from time to time.
In order to show calmness, I deliberately lowered my voice and slowed down my speaking speed, and even my actions were much slower.
Coupled with the barrier of chatty mandarin, Brother Hua lost a lot of momentum.
In fact, this is a question of role suitability.
Brother Hua is not suitable for the wife, and Uncle Jianbing is more compatible with Ji Sunsi.
In the Fuzi movie, Ji Sunsi is originally an overbearing and tough image of the Qing family, which has a certain similarity with the characters played by Uncle Jianbing in the past, and his performance also proves that he is very good at this type of role.
On the one hand, it is completely unsuitable, and on the other hand, it is extremely suitable. When this combination is put together, the effect of shooting will of course look strange.
Wu Di has no time to take into account the scenes between Hua Ge and Jianbing. Whether these scenes can appear in the final film depends on director Gu's decision.
But now, he is aiming at the battlefield.
Although it is a large-scale war scene, there are not many large-armored extras on the scene. And in this scene, the person who plays the most important role is already standing at the center of the crew.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He is the chief of the props team, Master Xiao Cui!
In the huge war scenes, the close-up shots that can be taken care of are mostly weapons and equipment.
These weapons from the pre-Qin period are also details that viewers can easily notice when watching the movie.
Large catapults, crossbows, roadblocks, boiling oil and boiling fire are all prepared.
Director Gu Mei sat on a mound outside the studio, watching every move on the scene from a height.
According to her vision, this scene will be shot using a combination of reality and reality.
The scenes where large-scale soldiers and horses move in and out are executed by green screens and computer special effects, while the on-site shooting is mainly about the details of the attack and the display of ancient weapons.
Why choose this shooting method?
Mainly to save money.
Using real horses to shoot, and considering the scale that Gu Mei wants to achieve, the daily cost is not just a few million!
It takes money to hire a large number of extras, and the cost of renting horses is not cheap, not to mention the complicated on-site scheduling and organization.
Shooting a wonderful real-life war scene is quite labor-intensive and can never be done in a day or two.
Therefore, although computer special effects are expensive, they still save a lot compared to live shooting.
Due to the mobilization of scene management, filming has already started at the scene. Gu Mei can be seen from where Wu Di is standing, but he has no intention of going there now.
It is not easy to turn a war scene into a martial arts scene, and now is not the time.
"Hey, Xiao Wu, you're here too!"
As soon as his shoulders sank, Pancake's signature deep voice appeared.
"Brother Pancake."
Han Jingjing also said hello, and Jianbing nodded slightly to express goodwill.
"Sure enough, everyone wants to come and see Brother Hua's highlight."
Like Wu Di, there is no pancake scene today. He, a big star, can stay in the hotel and rest.
But now, before the early morning, he has already appeared on the set of Pingyan Cave House. It seems that he set off very early.
Brother Hua was full of momentum when he appeared today. It can be seen that he has made a lot of preparations for today's shooting.