Cao Xuan's scenes are actually not too small, and he is mainly the background for the protagonists.
There are no lines, just watching the protagonists' performances. Even because of the cold-blooded killer's character, you don't even need to give any expressions. You just need to stand by with a sword and a cold face.
Not to mention, it really made Cao Xuan feel a little like he was when he was an extra.
The protagonist plays the protagonist, and he is just a tool waiting to eat his lunch...
When it came to his drama, the director didn't bother to pay attention to the details. Apart from being more particular about the close-ups, the rest was basically passable.
And it’s not just Cao Xuan who is like this, almost all the other leading actors are also shot in this way. There are no specific requirements for the actors’ performances, but they focus on efficiency.
When Cao Xuan was working as a group performer in the past, he was not surprised by this filming style.
But he experienced a trip to "Water Margin" and experienced firsthand the atmosphere in which the crew worked wholeheartedly on filming.
The director and the actors even discussed a scene over and over again, polishing the key details back and forth, and tried out the scene more than a dozen times. In order to achieve the desired effect, the director and the opponent actors constantly aroused the actors' emotions, and if the filming failed, they kept reshooting.
etc.
After seeing Gao Shan, Cao Xuan couldn't accept this kind of "short, flat and fast" crew.
It’s not that I dislike it, but I feel that the movie can’t be shot like this.
It's right to focus on efficiency, but you can't just focus on efficiency. It doesn't have to be like "Water Margin", but if it is a little stricter, the overall presentation quality of the final scene will definitely be better than now.
If you can do better without spending too much effort, why can't you work harder?
Cao Xuan didn't quite understand it, so there was nothing he could do about it.
In the final analysis, he is just a supporting character, and it doesn't matter if he has certain requirements for his role. If it spreads to the entire crew, he is not qualified.
What Cao Xuan can do is to film his own scenes well, worthy of the audience, worthy of the profession of actor, and worthy of the remuneration given by the crew.
The literary drama of the character Jing Wuming in "Little Li Flying Knife" was of average difficulty for Cao Xuan, and it was more of a martial drama that worried him.
As the number one killer under Shangguan Jinhong, Cao Xuan has had many fight scenes, including fight scenes with Ah Fei, Fairy Jinghong, Shangguan Fei, and Shangguan Jinhong.
At this time, Cao Xuan was very envious of Li Xunhuan, played by Jiao Enjun.
Although Li Xunhuan also had some action scenes and Wei Ya, most of them were just raising his hand, turning the camera, and the opponent fell to the ground with a flying knife holding his throat.
Xiao Li's flying knife never failed.
Not only is it simple and easy to shoot, but it is also very high-definition. It is simply the ceiling for male protagonists in martial arts dramas to easily perform.
The only martial arts hero who has an easier time acting than Li Xunhuan is Bai Zhantang from the sitcom "Wulin Gaiden"...
For Cao Xuan and Ren Quan, who had weak foundation in action scenes, Yuan Baye found a teacher for them.
Wu Jing.
He won the national martial arts championship when he was a teenager, and later won the national martial arts championship many times in boxing, knife, spear, sword, and sparring.
If he hadn't been abducted by Yuan Baye to film, he would probably be a Wuying-level athlete by now.
With excellent martial arts skills and having filmed so many martial arts scenes with Yuan Baye, Wu Jing's martial arts coaching level is not necessarily high, but he is definitely enough to guide Cao Xuan and the two.
It's funny to say that Cao Xuan was thinking about the father-son game before, but now he has become Wu Jing's "apprentice". It's true that reincarnation happens in the way of heaven.
Although Wu Jing had a tender face when he was young, he was one year older than Cao Xuan and was born in April 1974.
Ren Quan and Cao Xuan are the same age, but they were born in March, and are older than Cao Xuan. Together with Jiao Enjun, who was born in the 1960s, although Cao Xuan is the most famous, he is the youngest among the actors in "Little Li Fei Dao"
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Even counting actresses, except for Fan Bingbing, who was born in the 1980s, all the other leading actors are older than Cao Xuan.
Wu Jing originally had a headache as to how to teach Cao Xuan, a great singer who was only one year younger than him. He was afraid that he would not be able to impress people because of his young age and low reputation.
Unexpectedly, when he got in touch with Cao Xuan, he found that Cao Xuan didn't have any celebrity airs and was quite easy-going. He just liked to discuss the Ximen family genealogy with him from time to time.
Cao Xuan desperately wanted to be Wu Jing's father. Wu Jing became familiar with him and called him Cao Xuan's apprentice.
Later, the two simply called each other son and apprentice, and their relationship was quite good.
With Wu Jing's help, Cao Xuan learned a set of sword techniques.
In fact, we can’t talk about swordsmanship, it’s just the sword-style movements that are more commonly used in movies and TV shows. They are not very practical, but they are fancy and good-looking.
In Wu Jing's words, Cao Xuan has mastered this set of moves and can basically handle more than 80% of sword fighting scenes, and even 30% of short swords can handle it.
So, while filming "Little Li Flying Knife", Cao Xuan learned swordsmanship from Wu Jing and practiced equestrian skills by the way.
The actor's profession is all about cultural heritage and skills. Learning more skills will be beneficial to Cao Xuan's career as an actor.
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"Are you ready?"
"alright."
"One, two, three, start."
After Yuan Baye gave the order, Cao Xuan flew up, drew his sword with his right hand, and stabbed Ah Fei, who played Wu Jing.
Wu Jing also had wires tied to his body, and he was lifted up when he stepped on the soles of his feet. He swung his sword and fought with Cao Xuan. The two of them fought and fought until they came to a thatched house.
The two landed and stared at each other. Cao Xuan said coldly: "Quick Sword Ah Fei, his reputation is well-deserved."
"You're not bad either. You're the first person I've met who can keep up with me in swordsmanship."
Wu Jing replied, the two exchanged business blows, and began to expand their moves. One person swung a sword, and the blaster pressed the explosion button. The explosive point hidden under the thatched house exploded with a "bang bang", white smoke billowed, and thatch flew everywhere.
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Yuan Baye called a stop, and the makeup artist stepped forward and handed Cao Xuan a blood bag and smeared some ash on his face.
Re-shooting, Cao Xuan bit the blood sac, coughed a few times while holding his chest, indicating that he was defeated by the big attack just now, took a deep look at Wu Jing, and left with Qinggong (Wi Ya).
"It's over, let's take a rest."
Wearing a peaked cap, Yuan Baye shouted something, and with the help of Cao Xuan's staff, he untied the wires and ran to the monitor to watch the replay.
"How is Director Yuan? Are you okay?"
"No problem, it's a good fight."
Cao Xuan took a look and found nothing wrong. He nodded with satisfaction but said with some regret.
"It's a pity that it's not a left-handed sword. It still tastes worse than the original."
Jing Wuming is set as a left-handed swordsman in the original work, and his right hand is more powerful, which is a characteristic of this character.
But when it was Cao Xuan's turn to shoot, a problem arose. Cao Xuan is not left-handed and cannot use his left hand to perform movements effectively.
He wanted to try hard at first, but later found that it was too difficult and had to modify the script. Jing Wuming appeared as a right-handed swordsman, but the left-handed sword was the killing move.
"It's good to have it shot like this. I'm very satisfied."
Yuan Baye said a few words of relief. He had a good impression of Cao Xuan since "Water Margin".
He is courageous, listens to instructions, and is not afraid of hardships. Except for using stunt doubles when he is really unable to do so, he basically does all the acting by himself. Compared with some actors in the industry, he is very dedicated.
It's a pity that Cao Xuan has become famous now, otherwise Yuan Baye would really have wanted to sign him and form a twin star with Wu Jing.
One is handsome enough, and the other is good at fighting. If they work together, it will be unfavorable. Maybe there will be a mainland Fa Ge + Cheng Long...
