Chapter 6 The shooting process (1) The touch of the elders
Tang De, a professor of history at Beijing University, chose to resign after working for ten years and planned to move alone.
At this moment, the color palette of the entire shot tends to be gray, representing a lonely and empty atmosphere.
Tangze, wearing a dark gray coat, seemed to blend into the environment and quietly moved the suitcase.
Here, Tang Zeguang has made changes in clothing. The original version undoubtedly did not consider these details at all.
While moving to salute, Tang Ze stopped from time to time, seeming to feel regret or nostalgia, or looking at the ground, or glancing at the sky, his whole person revealed this kind of gloom.
There are a lot of panoramic shots. Compared with the few seconds in the original version, Tang Ze stayed for a full 30 seconds, first brewing a lonely atmosphere.
Especially in that huge valley, Tangze looked even smaller.
Soon, I heard the sound of a car engine, the camera zoomed into the distance, and a group of colleagues and friends drove over.
Anthropologist Feng Yuanzhen came over to help Tang Ze move and salute, and seemed to understand Tang Ze's plan.
"Click!"
At this point, Tang Ze felt something was wrong, rushed to the camera, paused the filming, and said to Feng Yuanzhen: "Teacher Feng, actually in the scene here, I suggest you lower your head or raise your head from time to time, and make a show of hesitating to speak.
This is more contextual."
Then he pointed to the car over there and said to the actors: "The engine sound can be louder and noisier to reflect the eagerness of my colleagues."
"Okay!" Sensing Tang Ze's attention, the actors had no objection and drove back to the original place to re-enter the scene.
Li Jianjian, who had no part in the scene for the time being, also nodded. Even small details should be taken seriously.
"No problem, let's start again!" Feng Yuanzhen did the same, just drove a little longer and moved more boxes.
"All departments prepare!"
"The actors are in place!"
"First scene, second scene, second scene!"
"Start!"
……
After trying again, there were no mistakes.
Feng Yuanzheng still bowed with Tang Ze, but his expression seemed a lot more hesitant. He hesitated several times before he was finally interrupted by an actor playing a biologist who asked straight to the point:
"Are you going to tell us what's going on?"
Tang Ze felt a little apologetic and said, "Sorry, I didn't know you would come. I just didn't want to say goodbye."
"This is the point of the farewell ceremony, Tang De."
Then there was some nagging.
Tang Ze added some lines appropriately, changed the language style that was not suitable for China, and made the logic smoother.
"Okay, this is over!"
Transition.
Start focusing on the body movements of all actors and the close-ups of art props.
Because the protagonist Tang De needs to blend in with the crowd, the color tone needs to change, and the gray tone cannot drag down the scene.
Of course, Karasawa's clothes were darker.
This is a chatting scene between a group of people, starting to talk about daily trivial matters, so appropriately adjusting the actors' positions can create a different atmosphere.
This movie focuses on realism, and the shots of the valley must be shot absolutely, because after all, it must have that peaceful environment.
However, adjustments can often only be based on feeling, and there are no experts present who really know how to make the position and environment complement each other.
So there were many NGs here until everyone felt that the whole thing was harmonious.
Afterwards, there is a hug scene between Tang Ze and the actress playing the gay disciple.
Originally, Tang Ze considered whether to add this kind of scene. After all, hugging is not a daily ritual in China.
Later, I thought about it and added it. Hugging always makes the friendship seem deeper.
The longer the hug between the gay disciple and Tang De was, the more painful Tang De's emotions would be when he revealed the truth about coconut cake and Shangdi.
The shooting is proceeding in an orderly manner.
There are actually not many outdoor scenes, but if you really want to shoot them, how can you freeze them in a certain frame and a certain section? Most of them are invalid shots.
Moreover, the location scenes are the most difficult part to shoot in this movie. It requires a lot of skill to constantly push the camera to a position where people and nature are harmonious.
In addition, Tang Ze had to act while filming. If it weren't for Xu Zheng's help, he would have spent a lot of time.
But time still passed quickly.
Fortunately, the actors were very dedicated and did not cause any trouble. They did not take a break after a hurried lunch and continued filming as usual.
"Third scene, four shots, fifteen times!"
"Start!"
The female gay disciple saw the portrait leaning on the wheel, and was surprised and excited: "Oh, my God, what is this, a portrait of Van Gogh?"
The biologist holding the food basket asked: "I have never seen this before, is this the real thing?"
Tang Ze walked over with a look of nostalgia on his face: "No, it's just a gift someone gave me."
Xu Qing commented: "A good reproduction."
After that, the natural transition to the cabin begins, and the exterior scene ends.
Xu Zheng sighed again: "It's definitely not your first time directing, otherwise why can you always capture the camera accurately?"
……
At the end of the day's shooting, Han Sanping was leaving, and the actors gathered for dinner again to say goodbye to him.
At the dinner table, Karasawa was teased by the actress in her fifties who played the gay disciple: "Just being able to hug a handsome guy makes this filming worthwhile."
He also suggested to Xu Qing: "You can try to incorporate the love scene between you and Director Tang. It feels pretty good, but I always feel that Director Tang is too mature. When we hugged just now, it was like hugging an elder."
It’s so strange.”
"No way?" Xu Qing was a little surprised. Although this actress has never been popular, she is still an old actor. How could she have such an illusion?
"What did you do to her? Why did you give her such a strange comment?" Xu Qing asked curiously.
Tangze shrugged: "Just hug normally!" After a pause, "If you don't believe me, you can try it."
Of course Karasawa doesn't have any intentions. He is actually quite curious about his own body, so the actress's feelings are not without purpose.
"Just try it!"
In the end, it was classmate Xu Zheng who hugged me. After the hug, he smacked his lips and expressed his feelings: "It seems, it really doesn't feel like hugging someone of the same age."
Then he exaggerated: "You are not an old demon from the mountains, are you? Otherwise, how could you write such an imaginative script?"
"Maybe?" Tang Zeyi pointed out.
Wu Qian became interested, but remained silent for a while after the hug.
Then she said solemnly that she had been cheated, and it was no different, and then turned around. Her heart was beating fast and her face was a little red. Fortunately, no one noticed.
No one took Tang Ze's words seriously. How could someone live forever?
Next, several actors and their team members came up to hug Tangze without any hesitation, making the atmosphere more harmonious.
The old actors were more reserved. They were not used to this kind of etiquette, and Xu Qing didn't really come to hug her.
Li Jiejian complained rather jokingly: "The day has almost passed, but I haven't appeared yet."
Han Sanping just smiled and commented.
Tang Ze knew that those who came to hug him valued his prospects more and hoped that he would think of them in future filming.
This is a director. It is different from all the professions he has done in his previous life. Every move can make people take action.
But it’s not enough, at least not enough for a few veteran actors to make friends with, not enough for everyone to ponder the deep meaning in just one sentence.
After dinner.
Everyone bid farewell to Han Sanping. With his status, it is very rare for him to be willing to stay with the Tang Ze crew for a day.
Before leaving, he encouraged Tang Ze and said with some regret: "In terms of review, I actually attach great importance to you, but just because of the importance, it may take a little longer."
He has an intuition that if the review is delayed, Zhongji may no longer be able to fully invest in Karasawa's film. He believes that this "This Man Comes from Earth" alone will have a certain impact. p>
Of course, it’s probably unrealistic to earn 10 million from this movie.