The character configuration of "Secret Superstar" is very obvious, with one starring role and three supporting roles. There is only a heroine and no hero.
The role of Lei Jiayin has a lot of roles, but he is not considered the leading actor.
The entire film tells the story of the heroine, and other characters appear in batches as supporting roles.
Compared with the standard male and female protagonist ratio, this configuration will highlight one heroine more, but the other supporting characters can be more impressive than the usual supporting characters.
In the West, when screenwriters set characters, the characters in the movie can be divided into three basic functions:
Main characters, minor characters and minor characters.
A secondary character is a character who is related to the protagonist and has an important influence on the development of the narrative.
Secondary roles can be divided into three types according to their functions: villain roles, mirror roles and romantic roles.
If there are two main characters, such as one male and one female, or two male protagonists, then in a movie that is only 90 minutes long, usually only one or two other secondary characters can stand out.
This depends on the director's ability. After all, time is limited. How to arrange the length of the main and secondary characters and the plot is a test of the director's ability.
It is difficult to make two main characters and three, four or even more minor characters stand out.
The more characters there are, the harder it is to shoot, which is not much easier than some brain-burning movies.
There were too many main characters in Xu Ke's "The Legend of Shushan", which resulted in a messy plot and character relationships, and a failure in both reputation and box office.
Xu Ke's abilities are second to none. "Once Upon a Time" and "Green Snake" are both classics, and even the comedies are pretty good.
In these films, the main character in "Once Upon a Time" is Huang Feihong, the Thirteenth Aunt is considered a minor character, and the others are villains, apprentices, and the like.
"Green Snake" is considered to be more difficult, with two main characters and two minor characters, and the emotional scenes between the four characters almost become a love triangle.
Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff" is an ensemble drama, but the plot is not well controlled. There are too many people, and history, unofficial history, and TV dramas have already arranged positions for each character.
Although many of the characters did not contribute much to the plot, they had a lot of scenes, which directly led to problems with the plot. Even if it was made into two parts, it would still be the same.
In the end, what impressed the audience the most was the sex scene between Lin Chiling and Tony Leung, and the scene where Lin Chiling and Jin Chengwu delivered a horse.
There are not many movies that have multiple characters that stand out without affecting the overall performance. Many of the supporting characters in Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu" are impressive.
However, most of them are small characters who are not considered minor characters and have no important impact on the development of the plot narrative.
"Infernal Affairs", which is billed as Hong Kong Film's film to save the market, seems to have many characters, but in fact there are two main characters and two minor characters. On the contrary, the second part is a bit more complicated.
In terms of character creation, comedy should be dominant. As long as the small characters play a particularly funny role, they can be remembered by the audience even if they do not advance the plot.
Except for special effects blockbusters, most movies focus on the plot, and the characters are the top priority of the plot. Unlike TV series, which spend a lot of time developing characters, movies simply cannot give that much time.
This is also a factor why movies are more demanding than TV series. Most of the time, an actor who has filmed a TV series is praised for his good acting skills. In fact, most of them are just characters created by the screenwriter.
In the plot of "Mysterious Superstar", Tang An also thought about increasing the role of Lei Jiayin or Peng Yichang and creating a male protagonist.
However, in this way, it is difficult to take care of the remaining three secondary characters.
Moreover, the original film was a full 150 minutes long, and Tang An had to shorten it to less than 120 minutes, which was even worse.
If there is only one heroine, it will be easier for the other four secondary characters to be fully displayed.
Most of the scenes played by Fu Dalong, Qin Hairu, Lei Jiayin and Peng Yichang are promoting the overall plot and are closely related to the heroine.
Everyone's role is different. Without the male protagonist, these four supporting roles can perform better. Even the heroine's brother can be considered a minor role.
The character of Lei Jiayin is a musician with a lot of negative news. He has gone through two divorces, is romantic, has a bad temper and is even a bit uneducated. The receptionist of a law firm shows unabashed disdain upon meeting him, which reflects the public's attitude towards him.
impression.
The heroine went from a violent and stubborn father to a gentle and kind mother to such a person, such an unreliable person who seemed to be a similar character to her father.
But it was this somewhat carefree and even petty boss who was finally willing to give the heroine a chance, keep her secrets, and even put aside his face and ask his "enemies" for help, showing his kind and glorious side of humanity.
He has both negative and positive images. He is romantic and has a bad reputation, but he is also enthusiastic about helping others.
Although there was no bloody attempt to clear up his love affair and divorce, the audience felt warmth around the heroine.
Mother, classmate, musician boss, younger brother, these four characters are always by the heroine's side. Although the heroine is in a very bad situation under the high-pressure education of her violent and stubborn father, the audience will not have too much trouble.
How depressing.
However, Lei Jiayin also bears most of the laughs in the movie. Coupled with the positive and negative characters, the role is more versatile.
The first day of shooting went very smoothly, and the first few shots only had to be shot three times at most.
But there is a problem with the fourth shot.
In a short scene, Jiang Xiaodi followed Zhang Yuqi into the office, but Lei Jiayin outside hooked up with Nana at the front desk.
"Click."
Tang An shook his head and called Lei Jiayin over.
“Have you watched Tony Leung’s movies recently?”
It was the first time for Lei Jiayin to make a movie about Tang An, and she couldn't figure out his style. I just heard that he had a bad temper, and he was very mean when he scolded him.
He replied with some anxiety, "I have watched the scene in "2046" in which Tony Leung teases Zhang Ziyi dozens of times."
"Don't imitate Liang Chaowei, you have to feel slutty, unlike him."
Tang An couldn't go into details about it, and he couldn't imitate that kind of expression and eyes. He couldn't do it, so he could only experience it himself.
Let him figure it out for himself, Tang An took the others to an office next door to film the scene between Zhang Yuqi and Jiang Xiaodi.
The scene was all set up, there was nothing complicated about the lighting and camera, and the two actors were ready.
"Scene 62, one shot, one shot!"
"start."
The two sat looking at each other. Zhang Yuqi no longer had the aggressive face before. Facing a girl who still needed legal aid, her eyes were much softer.
"Tell me what you have to say and see if I can help."
Xiao Di's expression on the opposite side was a little tangled, and he held his hands together and kept twisting them.
"My father often beats my mother. He loses his temper whenever something doesn't go his way, and he gets violent at every turn."
As he said this, Xiaodi's eyes looked a little sad.
One or two examples are told, but they are not as serious as the original breaking of hands, which slightly alleviates the domestic violence.
This scene is not difficult at all. Xiaodi mainly needs to add a trace of sadness when speaking his lines, and also needs to express helplessness.
However, this scene was shot six times. From TV series to movies, the acting method is still not used to it, it is too superficial.
Then came outside and continued the scene just now.
That slutty and impactful teasing really gave Lei Jiayin a hard time, and she was filmed a total of fourteen times.
"Okay, pass!"
The longest scene was shot on the first day, and fortunately the crew was in good condition.
Lei Jiayin was relieved when he saw that Tang An showed no signs of getting angry, thinking that Tang An's temper was not as bad as the outside world said.
After shooting this scene in one go, Tang An didn't let the crew rest. There were only two shots left, and today's mission was over.
"Pop!"
Tang An clapped his hands and picked up the loudspeaker.
"After starting the next scene, we will finish shooting these two scenes. The hotel has been booked and the meals are being prepared. If we finish shooting early, we can still eat fresh food."
"Scene 61, five shots, once!"
"start!"
Lei Jiayin, who successfully teased Nana, walked to the front desk and leaned on the stage pretending to be cool.
"Hi, have you listened to my new song?"
Nana said, "'Tender Me'?"
"No."
Lei Jiayin stretched out his right index finger and shook it left and right, clearly raising his chest, "It's "The Mighty Me"."
"Go, next one!"
Once you get into the mood, shooting becomes easy.
With just one look, he took down the beautiful woman who looked down on him before. It seemed a bit abrupt.
But considering the identity of Lei Jiayin's character, a famous music producer, it's not surprising, and he's not ugly either.
So what if he is a playboy? Wang Congcong is not a playboy, and he is not very handsome, but the identity of Mr. Wanda is enough for most women to ignore other details.
Even if a nationally famous musician is decent-looking, even if he is a playboy, a lot of women will take the initiative to pounce on him.
What's more, he is still an experienced driver!
In the next scene, veteran driver Lei Jiayin is already reading Nana's palm.
"The lines on your palm tell me that a new lover is about to appear in your life."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yuqi and Xiao Di came out. Nana was so frightened that she suddenly retracted her hand and stood up.
Zhang Yuqi glanced at Nana and stared at her with an unkind expression for a second.
Zhang Yuqi sent the two of them out, and Xiao Di was embarrassed and said that he could not afford the lawyer's fees.
Lei Jiayin answered casually, "Don't worry about that, she's very cheap."
I don’t know what the meaning of cheap is.
Zhang Yuqi glanced at him and said nothing.
When they both turned to leave, they still made a sound.
"That one is well done."
Xiao Di thought he was talking about her and quickly thanked her.
Zhang Yuqi said, "I'm talking about him."
"It seems like you're not as bad as you thought."
"Oh, dear."
Lei Jiayin immediately put on a mean expression again and opened his arms for a friendly hug.
Zhang Yuqi's face did not change, nor did she retreat, she snorted coldly.
"roll!"
After saying that, he went in.
Lei Jiayin didn't feel embarrassed, smiled proudly, made a phone call sign to Nana at the front desk, and left with Xiao Di.
After shooting the last scene today, Tang An carefully checked it twice in front of the monitor to make sure it was correct before announcing it.
"Call it done, let's meet at the hotel!"
Tang An ended today's shooting with a big wave of his hand.
In a nearby hotel, Tang An reserved a hall that was big enough to seat the entire crew.
While eating and drinking, Tang An didn't talk about any nonsense.
"Today is the first day of startup. Everything went smoothly and got off to a good start. Thank you everyone for your cooperation. I would like to toast to everyone."
"To Director Tang!"
Everyone also raised their glasses filled with juice and clinked a glass together.
Tang An looked at Nana again and said, "Nana, this is the end of filming. I'd like to toast you. You did well. I hope you can go smoothly in whatever scenes you film in the future."
"Thank you, Director Tang."
Nana quickly drank more than half the glass of juice in one gulp. Although she was only playing a small role this time, she still had to go to great lengths to grab it, just to show her face in front of Tang An.
Although she was a little disappointed that it was completed in half a day, she wished it had taken five or six days to shoot.
Tang An also talked about some performance matters at the dinner table, mainly mentioning Lei Jiayin.
He was specifically told that he was not even treated as a heroine, which made Lei Jiayin a little worried. After all, he had fucked 14 times before.
And Xiao Di Tangan just asked her to think about the role carefully, and also made her a little complacent.
Xiao Di, the heroine of Tang An's movie, originally thought that the filming process would be very difficult. A big director must have high requirements and would become more and more strict.
But the first day went so smoothly, and Tang An seemed very satisfied. His heart was finally relieved, and he even started eating food faster.
Tang An wasn't very satisfied with her performance at the time, but now it's all in vain. An actor like Lei Jiayin who has been filming for ten years has the ability, so I can understand it after a few words.
But Xiaodi, you still have to adjust it slowly during filming.
Soon, within two days, Xiaodi could no longer relax.
The most important scene in Beijing is the scene where Lei Jiayin gives Xiaodi professional vocal training.
It should be shown that the heroine has gone through arduous struggle on the road to realizing her dream, rather than becoming famous after singing two songs without training.
The audience must see the process and resonate with it.
The practice and competition of the three daughters in "Dangal" can directly stimulate the soft hearts of the audience. It is relatively difficult to express them during singing practice.
Tang An used simple and crude methods to practice the heroine's voice until it became hoarse, and she continued to practice even after her voice became hoarse.
Huairou New City Binhe Forest Park, Tang An brought the crew to gather at 7 o'clock in the morning.
From the studio to the forest park full of nature, everyone felt much better.
"Hurry up and prepare, time is limited."
Tang An directed various departments to prepare for filming. The scene was set in the morning. The heroine flew from her hometown to the capital, left school at eight o'clock, and flew back before school ended at noon.
Called Lei Jiayin again.
"How are you doing here?"
"Don't worry, Director Tang, we are ready," Lei Jiayin replied.
His role is a professional musician. This scene is to help Xiao Di train, which involves some professional knowledge in training. According to the requirements of the script, it was designed by a teacher from the music school.
Half an hour later, we were ready and started shooting.
I first filmed some simple vocal exercises and methods of opening up my voice, and then I gradually became more proficient at it.
"Your voice still lacks explosiveness. Now follow me and put your hands on your hips."
Lei Jiayin continued training and gave demonstrations on the side.
Xiao Di obediently followed the instructions and put his hands on his hips.
"Hey ha! Hey ha! Hey ha"
Well, Lei Jiayin’s voice will be dubbed later.
Xiao Di also followed suit, using the original voice this time.
Lei Jiayin demonstrated it once and then gave guidance beside him.
"You should feel the ups and downs of your lower abdomen with both hands. If there is no ups and downs, it means you are not using your breath!"
"Don't squeeze your throat to pronounce!"
"You don't use your voice to pronounce words. When you sing, you sing with your breath. Your voice is just over-sounding. You don't use your voice to shout hard!"
To show this training process on the big screen in a layered manner, it is necessary to film the character's state at every stage.
Of course, the most important thing is that Xiaodi showed the hardest and most uncomfortable state.
"Click!"
The first two went relatively smoothly, as they were completely in character and not professional in the first place.
"Pay attention to your condition and don't just scream nonsense. Now that you have been training for a week, your throat is already a little uncomfortable. Even if you can dub it later, your expression and eyes must be in place."
"Be diligent, perseverant, and let others see it in your eyes!"
"Click!"
"Why are you staring? Put it on the big screen and scare the audience!"
"Click!"
Xiaodi said "hehehehe" there, and Tang An kept shouting "ka".
The first two days went so smoothly, making Xiaodi feel particularly relaxed. But suddenly Tang An became more difficult, and his performance became worse and worse.
After ng for nearly ten times in a row, Tang An also saw that Xiao Di was in something wrong.
"Take a five-minute break."
Finally able to take a rest, Xiaodi breathed a sigh of relief and drank a large amount of water. He wanted to ask Tang An for advice, but he didn't dare to go.
On the first morning, it wasn't until nearly 12 o'clock that the third usable clip was shot.
In one morning, all that could be used in the movie was less than ten seconds of scenes.
For this third scene, Xiaodi didn't take a break from those five minutes, and Tang An immediately started again after shouting stop.
However, this was just the beginning. Xiaodi had to shout in the park all morning every day.
The difficult filming lasted for more than half a month, and Xiao Di's voice gradually became hoarse day by day, before she could barely meet Tang An's requirements.
ps: The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I was too busy before the new year, so the recent updates have been a bit unstable.
However, the updates should still be quite large. In January, 170,000 words were updated, which is almost 6,000 words a day.
There are a lot of worries during the Chinese New Year. I guess everyone is the same. Three or four relatives call every day to arrange blind dates during the Chinese New Year.
Sometimes in the middle of typing at night, I get a call and talk earnestly for seven or eight minutes.
I couldn't refuse at all. I couldn't say it at first, and I was educated for more than 20 minutes.
But every day I go to work during the day and code at night. Even if the blind date is successful, I don’t have time to fall in love.
It’s a bit long-winded, so I won’t spread the negative status and affect everyone’s mood. This is a big Chinese New Year.
Finally, I wish all the gays who are urged to get married during the Chinese New Year a smooth blind date, o(n_n)o
I would like to recommend another book by a great writer, the new book "Don't Ascend" by science fiction great Wen Yan Duijiu. The writing is good, the story logic is strong, and the suspense is endless. Anyway, it is much better than me.
Introduction: Traveling to the earth a hundred years after the spiritual energy was revived, Jiang Mubai received the last words of the first ascendant: The spiritual energy recovery is a big lie! Warn the monks in the world not to ascend!!!
Why don't you ascend? I guess there is no oxygen in outer space, and the ascended bosses are suffocated, hahao(*￣︶￣*)o