In the afternoon, the two came to a section of the river in front of the Yamanoguchi Shopping Street in the city where the movie was shot. This river is the largest river in the city, almost running through the north and south of the downtown area. The two schools, Senyang High School and Tonbaba Middle School, are right there.
The school was established not far from the river.
The school uniforms worn by the two protagonists are also adapted from the uniforms of Quanyang High School.
The city is the administrative district with the second largest population and area under Osaka Prefecture. It has been developed since the Warring States Period. Because it is close to Osaka City, the daytime population is far lower than the residential population, so it has always been regarded as a satellite city of Osaka.
However, the filming location was chosen in front of an inconspicuous old shopping street in the West District. Almost all the buildings are relatively old-fashioned and full of nostalgic style. To put it bluntly, it is more youthful, ordinary and ordinary. This is what the film needs to express.
One of the character traits.
After all, most people use small things to see big things.
Nishino Kazuki and Sugata Masaki put on black high school student uniforms. They both look very young. Although they are playing male high school students, there is no sense of disobedience. They just wear black-rimmed glasses that symbolize academic dominance, which makes Nishino
Kazuki, who never wears myopia glasses, feels a little strange.
We followed the staff to the steps by the river where the filming was taking place. The place was already surrounded by the crew, discussing the situation of the movie in full swing. From time to time, there were shouts from studio assistants. The staff was not complicated, but compared to filming a TV series
He said, there are indeed many more people.
"This is Nishino Kazuki, who plays Utsumi Uchi, please take care of me." The set manager wearing a white headscarf led Nishino Kazuki and introduced to several staff members on the set.
Nishino Kazuki was carrying a Japanese-style student bag and was wearing a black uniform with a white shirt inside that looked very boyish. He bowed to express greetings.
Everyone applauded and greeted.
Aya Nakajo stood behind him and also clapped his hands.
Masaki Suda was called not far away and was talking with his agent.
The two came in the same commercial car. In the car, Nishino Kazuki also discovered that Sugata Masaki had headphones plugged into his ears and was listening to something. After asking, it turned out to be the lines for a scene to be filmed this afternoon. It was enough.
The recording lasted for 8 minutes, and he was memorizing his lines from time to time, very diligently.
However, Nishino Kazuki didn't do this, because it was all in his mind and there was no need to memorize it by rote. Basically, after reading it through several times, there would be no problem, which was similar to the original stage play.
After the stage manager introduced Sugata Masaki, we were ready to start the first rehearsal.
Nishino Kazuki and Sugata Masaki were sitting on the steps by the lake. Behind them was a not-busy shopping street. Because it was just afternoon, there were still many pedestrians coming and going. People walking on this section of the road would be distracted at the time of filming.
Temporarily closed to traffic.
"Let's start." Director Omori Tatsutsugi shouted. He was sitting on a small chair behind the monitor. His name was written on the back of the chair. Director Omori looked very leisurely and leaned against the monitor.
Stretching out on the chair, the movie is divided into seven short stories, all derived from the dialogue between the two on the steps by the river. The rehearsal today is the first story.
Rehearsals officially started. Because it is a comedy film, the first story is about the two of them fighting and complaining. The script required Nishino Kazuki and Sugata Masaki to put on "mysterious" expressions.
That is the center around which the conversation between the two revolves.
But in terms of expressions, I basically had to figure it out by myself. After Nishino Kazuki got the script, he thought about it for a while, put on a few expressions, and analyzed it in the mirror, but he couldn't tell whether it was appropriate or not.
"It's probably a mysterious feeling, a little bit smiling." The instructor Fuuta Takagi, who was standing in front of the two people, said to them.
Then Sugata Masaki made an expression, and Nishino Kazuki looked over and smiled.
Soda's expression was a bit funny. The seriousness he had when he first came into contact with her was slightly different from his current expression, which made Kazuki Nishino feel a little strange.
Later, director Omori Tatsuji also came over, watched the two people's demonstration and participated in the discussion. In short, if he was satisfied, there would be no problem.
Omori Tatsutsugi's teaching style is very casual. As long as you don't do anything extremely excessive on the set, you can give any other opinions and suggestions on the movie.
The two of them first checked the words together, and then matched them with the movements.
Sitting on the steps, the two began their second rehearsal.
Just after he finished speaking a few lines, he was interrupted by director Tatsuki Omori.
He had been standing on the sidelines watching.
After interrupting the conversation between the two of them, he looked at it carefully and then said: "I hope you two will act out this scene a few more times to see if you can make it different every time."
Sugata Masaki nodded and agreed: "I understand."
Nishino Kazuki also nodded.
This is indeed different from the TV series, the requirements are much higher, he thought to himself.
Afterwards, the two rehearsed three times in a row, each time with different character movements, and even the lines were slightly changed in the last time.
After it was over, Omori Tatsuji applauded, and then said: "That's right, we will shoot in this state for the official shooting."
For a movie that relies on dialogue, although the lines are the most important and the essence, the actions of the characters are also one of the best forms of expression. Even a simple little action of rolling up the cuffs can express a lot.
Omori Tatsutsugi just lets the actors show it, and then adds his own point of view, and finally comes up with the best way.
In short, it's very freeing.
So this director actually has a very good reputation in the industry and his style is very popular.
Then came the test shoot.
Following the director's order, the slate held by the set clerk had already written down the reel number, scene number, shot number and number of shots, and then the shooting started with a snap.
It was the first time for Nishino Kazuki and Sugata Masaki to work together in a rival role. This time the trial shooting was a bit awkward. Both of them were trying to adjust their postures to adapt to each other. The result was that the scene was too hard and was rejected by director Omori.
Whether to establish an heir or not.
Fortunately, it was just a test shoot, so it was harmless.
Soon, the field planner wrote a second time on the slate and started shooting.
This time, after the rehearsal, the two of them were very engaged, and Nishino Kazuki's Kansai accent was also on point.
"Okay, cut." After Omori Ritsuji shouted, he clapped his hands again.
"Both of you are good, keep up the good work." He called the assistant director over and asked for the script, "The next part is the same, come over."
Call the two leading actors over.
Let's discuss it together again.
The shooting schedule in the afternoon of the first day was basically just about getting used to it, but several scenes were also shot. Nishino Kazuki did not feel tired, but felt fresh.
Before it was over, many female high school students who had just finished school had gathered on the small bridge not far from the river beach stairs. They were leaning on the edge of the bridge in pairs, excitedly discussing Nishino Kazuki and Sugata Masaki.
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During the shooting break, Nishino Kazuki could still vaguely hear the voices of girls calling his name.
However, he was fully engaged and did not say hello to the JKs.