"Hurry up and drive that car along the route twice to familiarize yourself with the road conditions!"
"Actors, hurry up and put on makeup!"
"Where's the machine gun? Hurry up and set it up!"
"There is a Japanese soldier standing at every position in the bunker!"
...
A week later, the crew had completed most of the exterior shots here, and the helicopter was ready to be in place.
It was towed by a trailer, followed by a crane.
According to Mr. Liu, it was borrowed from a company that provides aerial photography and surveying services for the Water Conservancy Bureau and the Department of Transportation.
There are a lot of people in Bali Bala, which means it is not easy to borrow this plane.
After the helicopter was hoisted down by a crane, it stopped directly in an open space more than 500 meters away.
Helicopters don't need a special runway to take off, they can just find an open place.
"Old Zhang!"
Tang An called Zhang Yiping and asked him to keep an eye on various departments.
The shooting time is only 5 hours, so prepare as much as possible.
"Director Tang."
Wang Xiaoming, who had no filming duties these days, came over.
"What's up?"
"I asked just now. You can buy one of those small helicopters for hundreds of thousands. I think it would be much more convenient to go out if I buy one for fun!"
"Sure, you can get a pilot's license and you can get it in July or August. You need to review your knowledge of aviation meteorology, aviation regulations, and aerodynamics first!"
"We also need to build an apron near our home, but the airspace in the city is not open and low-altitude flights are prohibited. You have to move your home to the suburbs, or you first drive indoors to the suburbs and then get on the plane."
Small helicopters are cheap and have low fuel consumption, but how many people in China are so full that they buy private helicopters.
With that kind of maintenance money, buying a luxury car is not a good idea.
"And you have to maintain seven or eight employees to be responsible for daily maintenance."
Wang Xiaoming smiled and said, "It turns out it's so troublesome, so let's forget it!"
After more than half an hour, everything was ready. The photographer and pilot repeatedly determined the route, and then the shooting started.
The camera was fixed on the gimbal, and Zhang Li followed the pilot onto the plane.
"Lao Zhang, pay attention to safety measures!"
The helicopter took off and rose to a certain distance. Tang An ordered the cars over there to drive over.
There is nothing much to say about this shot, and then the helicopter started flying according to the established route.
The monitor successfully received the footage from the camera, very smoothly, without any problems.
Wang Xiaoming, who was idle, came over again and asked curiously, "Director Tang, doesn't the helicopter vibrate?"
"The camera is fixed on the gimbal. No matter how the plane shakes, the camera remains in a stable position!" Tang An turned around and explained.
In two hours, I successfully took several sets of shots.
Then Zhang Hanyu, Zhou Xun, and Li Binbin moved to the balcony inside Qiuzhuang.
Filming a scene between the three of them.
"Nineteenth scene, one shot, one shot!"
start!
A fairly standard Tangshan shadow puppet show was sung from Zhang Hanyu's mouth, and Li Binbin, who heard the sound, came to the balcony to check.
After sorting out the clothes, I lit a cigarette for myself, took a deep breath very elegantly, leaned on the balcony, and asked with a smile, "What key did you sing just now?"
Zhang Hanyu turned around and leaned on the balcony with one elbow, "Tangshan Shadow Puppet Show."
Li Binbin was a little curious, "Keep singing!"
"Then you have to smoke with me."
"Click!"
"Dark the lights on Zhang Hanyu's face!"
"Continue with what you just did, be careful not to get caught in the aerial photography twice with the camera!"
"start!"
Li Binbin threw the cigarette away, Zhang Hanyu caught it, lit it and took a puff, exhaling a large amount of smoke.
He stood up straight and continued singing.
"The late emperor..."
Tang An made a gesture to camera No. 2. The other party immediately understood and slowly reduced the focus and zoomed in on Zhang Hanyu.
The screen cut back to camera No. 3, and Zou Xun came out of the room immediately, crossing his arms and looking at Zhang Hanyu with interest!
"It seems that Captain Wu is also from Leting, Tangshan. I didn't expect to meet him here."
"Click!"
"Laoting, these two words are pronounced in dialect!"
...
"Okay, pass!"
"Rest where you are and wait for me to see the aerial footage!"
A long lens, one shot to the end, is a great test of the actors’ acting skills and on-the-spot performance. It also requires high lighting and photographer skills!
The filming was completed successfully in two attempts, and there were no surprises for Tang An.
This is fairly short, but the four or five minutes of long shots are the real test.
There was no problem with the footage captured by the three cameras, so this scene was considered a success.
After more than a week, the outdoor scene at Dalian is finally over.
The next morning, the crew was divided into two groups. Assistant director Zhang Yiping took a group of people to Tianjing to shoot outdoor scenes. Tang An took the actors and others to Zhuozhou Film and Television Base to start shooting indoor scenes for an unknown length of time.
We arrived in Zhuozhou before noon and let everyone rest in the afternoon. Tang An took the art director Ye Jintian and the people from the set team to check inside and out.
Currently, one of the two photo studios is completely completed, while the other one is still partially completed.
After thinking for a while, Tang An warned, "Old Ye, people should pay more attention to those last few studios. If you have time, take a closer look at other places and pay more attention to some details. After spending so much money, don't let it go."
They were perfunctory!”
"Okay Director Tang, I will keep an eye on you!" Ye Jintian nodded.
At 5 p.m., the crew had dinner and started working again!
The script has been divided into parts, and we will start filming the scene in the lobby first.
The first scene was the one they had collaborated on during the audition. It was completed very smoothly. Next, Wang Xiaoming appeared!
"Scene 17, two shots, once!"
"start!"
Wang Xiaoming appeared from behind Wang Zhiwen, lowered his head slightly, and slowly walked out of the darkness!
The camera zoomed in, giving him a close-up of his head.
His face was covered with stubble, all over his face.
There is a smile in the eyes, but the muscles on the face and the corners of the mouth are well controlled, and the whole face will not move when he smiles, which looks funny.
but!
"Click!"
"The lights are all focused on Wang Xiaoming's head. I want the background behind him to be completely dark!"
"There has to be a process to get out of the darkness. Don't light up all of a sudden. Turn on the light again!"
"Wang Xiaoming, come here!"
"Director Tang."
"The smile is still too obvious, you have to control it yourself!"
"No problem, Director Tang!" Wang Xiaoming responded immediately!
Shooting continues.
Everyone had different reactions when they saw Wang Xiaoming's appearance. Zhang Hanyu, Yu Shaoyu, and Yingda were the first to stand up, but only Yu Shaoyu gave a military salute.
Zou Xun was reluctantly pulled up by Li Binbin and asked, "Who is he!"
Later, Li Binbin decrypted the code and found out that someone wanted to ambush the Japanese Lieutenant General.
However, the Japanese army already knew that this was just a test to lure out the inner ghost lurking in the headquarters!
"Only the five of you are responsible for the party notification at Baicao Hall. In other words, the old ghost lurking in the headquarters and stealing information is among you!"
Wang Xiaoming glanced around and spoke calmly, with a hint of smile and pride in his last sentence.
"Whoever you are, please surrender and I guarantee you will be treated humanely!"
Everyone had different reactions. Yingda still had half a piece of pastry in his hand, and he didn't have the intention to eat it at this time, so he threw it on the table.
Zhang Hanyu lowered his head slightly and thought.
Yu Shaoyu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Li Binbin smoked a cigarette calmly.
When Wang Zhiwen said, "No one can get out of this building unless the ghost shows up," Zou Xun suddenly covered his mouth and laughed.