Tang An first looked at the performance on the stage. There were actually some minor problems just now, but Tang An never stopped.
I filmed the entire scene, found out all the problems, and then explained the scene to several actors one by one.
"Deng Kai, look here. When you first appeared, the camera was on your side. Now you are walking forward and waving to the audience in front. Don't peek at the camera here!"
"I'm sorry, Director Tang, I just remembered to find a seat." Deng Kai touched his head and said with some embarrassment.
"Be more careful next time, everything will go according to plan!"
Celebrities who are good at variety shows have a strong sense of camera. We who watch variety shows can easily discover this.
You're like a show like Running Man, although there are often many people in the same frame, but thinking back, it seems that the most prominent people are often Deng Chao, Cheng He, and Deng Kai, who are also the ones with the best camera sense.
The other people changed one after another, including handsome guys, beautiful women, and some with distinctive looks, but none of them could steal the audience's attention.
Jiang Xiaodi was very popular during a certain period of time, but if you watch her on the show and just play games, she can easily be ignored by the audience.
That means you can’t do variety shows and can’t make yourself stand out. No matter how famous or beautiful you are, it’s useless.
"You guys should also pay attention to everything as planned. We are filming as a whole, you four horsemen. What attracts the audience is not your individual performance, but this magic. There is no need to deliberately find the camera. There are more than 30 people on site.
If we set up a camera, you will not be missed, and there will be no shortage of necessary close-ups..."
Although only half of the two-minute long shot appeared in the movie, it was enough to test their performance.
The longer the time goes, the more mistakes can be made. Tang An tried his best to mention every point.
After finishing speaking, Tang An let the monitor out and let them watch and figure it out for themselves.
"Mr. Chen, do you have any questions?"
"The expressions of the audience are still not in place. It may have just started now and they haven't entered the state yet. It should get better after a while." Chen Guofu retracted his gaze from the monitor and said.
"In this case, we can blur all the shots in the audience." Zhang Jizhong thought for a while and made a suggestion.
"What Director Zhang said makes sense, we mainly shoot some close-up shots." Teng Huatao nodded in agreement.
This method was originally used in the film. Except for the few rows of spectators at the edge, the rest were all CG people.
After processing the lighting and blurring in the later stage, except for the close-up shots, the faces cannot be seen at all.
Not to mention a human face, there is only a human-shaped outline there.
"Then what's the point of finding real people? We might as well do special effects later!" Tang An shook his head and said.
"Now that we have filmed it, we must do our best within our capabilities. It just so happens that their performance still has some flaws. Let's do it again."
"Director Tang is right, we can't let so many viewers go to waste, and if this film is going to be sold all over the world, we also want foreigners to see the big scenes in our country!"
The director had spoken, and they could only nod in agreement. They each used their walkie-talkies to speak to the assistant directors in charge of their respective areas and carry out the director's instructions.
After adjusting for more than half an hour, shooting continued.
Filming is not a real magic show, it is more complicated than magic.
The final game scene of "Shaolin Soccer" also had thousands of local citizens filmed, and the filming lasted for more than a month.
Of course, "Now You See Me" won't take that long. After all, "Shaolin Soccer" only has 22 actors on the field and there are many action scenes.
In the end, the first scene was not filmed until a quarter past 11 o'clock that night.
It took more than 4 hours to shoot a two-minute scene, and in the end, only a little more than one minute was available.
The audience at the scene was so disappointed all night, just watching them repeat the same scene.
After the performance, shout "Ka", prepare to walk again, and shout "Ka" again.
It’s different from what I imagined!
Tang An also knew that their little grievances were indeed boring.
In order to appease everyone, Tang An had already prepared supper.
On the first day, we had a meat dish, fried chicken legs + juice, and stuffed their mouths with food.
It's much cheaper than KFC if you fry it yourself.
In the next few days, the progress was almost the same.
What was filmed on the second day was a scene where a small ball with numbers engraved on it was used to select a person to rob the bank he mentioned.
Although I still only completed this scene, maybe because of yesterday’s experience, the audience was used to it (numb) and didn’t feel too dissatisfied.
Tang An also replaced the chicken legs and juice as a late-night snack with fried rice noodles and mineral water.
It’s not easy to run a business, so it’s good to save a little bit.
It would have been great without the big white steamed buns.
And this scene is not without its highlights, at least it has some humorous lines.
"Who has a bank here now that they want us to rob?"
"It seems that many people have a grudge against the bank."
When I learned that it was DBS Bank, the largest commercial bank in Singapore, separated by more than 2,000 companies, I smiled bitterly.
"Actually, we would rather have local banks, some small banks with little security."
...
The filming was still going on in full swing, and the situation in the venue was spread by word of mouth from the audience and reporters at the scene.
Of course, it's just words, no one can bring in shooting equipment.
Since the bank robbery had not yet begun, there was naturally no explosive news.
But as each day passes, this sense of anticipation becomes stronger.
During this period, "The King of Kung Fu", which is currently showing in theaters, is still collecting box office revenue.
Although the movie has a bad reputation, it still managed to get a box office of 60 million in its first weekend thanks to the strong appeal of several major stars.
As of May 1, "Kung Fu King", which has been in theaters for seven days, has grossed more than 80 million yuan in box office in the mainland, and it is estimated that the box office will exceed 100 million yuan by Saturday at the latest.
According to this trend, 200 million is a bit hanging, and there is a high probability that it will eventually exceed 150 million.
The first-day box office of "Iron Man", released on April 30, also exceeded 9 million. As a new superhero who has no reputation in the mainland, it can be said that this figure is very good.
In a blink of an eye, the May Day holiday is here. On the night of the 1st, "Now You See Me" finally started filming the main event, and the bank robbery really started.
After waiting for almost a week, the audience finally got the long-awaited scene. They came to the scene early that night and sat down.
Outside the venue, many media and even reporters from TV stations were standing guard, trying to interview the audience to get first-hand information after the filming was completed.
Today, Wang Zhongjun also stopped advertising for the first time. You must know that he did not miss a single day in the past few days.
"Are you sure there's nothing wrong with the exhaust fan? Does it have enough power?"
“I’ve tried it many times during the day and there’s absolutely no problem!”
"Is the prop money ready?"
"Already coded!"
"Okay, let's check it one last time. We'll start in half an hour!"