Chapter 1,435: Shooting of One Knife to Allure the City Begins
"One Knife, Allure" artistically transforms historical figures, that's for sure.
It is impossible for a movie to be made with complete reference to history. The subject may be similar, but it is more of an artistic process.
For example, were Tan Sitong and Yuan Shikai really martial arts masters in history?
But movies can let them be. In fact, this itself also allows the audience to distinguish history from movies.
Li Yi actually thinks that this method is better than those who mess around blindly under the guise of restoring history.
Just like the Tang Dynasty in Journey to the West, Xuanzang does exist in history, but did he really become a Buddha in the end?
Tan Sitong's character in the movie actually doesn't have many scenes where he shows off his kung fu, but the scene in the palace also highlighted his skills.
Moreover, this role has the most requirements. On the one hand, he is a civil servant, and he needs to have the air of a civil servant. He is gentle and refined, which is the initial impression he gives people.
But at the same time, he is not a simple civil servant who has no power to restrain himself. He is quite capable.
It can be said that he is definitely a character with both civil and military skills in the movie.
If you want an actor to play this kind of role, in fact many old actors can do it, but the problem arises again. Li Yi’s request this time is that he doesn’t want to spend too long, so the actor himself must have the skills
, or at least have the foundation.
In this way, when filming, those fighting scenes can be completed as quickly as possible.
In the end, Zhao Guangming recommended a candidate to Li Yi.
Zhao Qian!
This Li Yi is really unfamiliar because he has never acted in any famous movies or TV series.
But it doesn't mean that his acting skills are not good.
On the contrary, Zhao Qian is from the Military Arts Repertory Troupe. What is interesting is that Zhao Qian has a very rich resume.
He comes from a scholarly family, his father is a university professor and his mother is a well-known doctor.
Zhao Qian grew up in such a family, but he just liked to practice martial arts.
Later, he joined the army and served as a soldier for two years. After that, he studied military arts in college. After graduation, he joined a drama troupe.
It can be said that when Zhao Qian appeared in front of Li Yi, regardless of his acting skills, Li Yi felt that he was really suitable in terms of appearance and temperament.
After the audition, what surprised Li Yi even more was that Zhao Qian's acting skills were really good.
So Li Yi immediately decided on Zhao Qian to play the role of Tan Sitong.
The actor has been cast, and it can be said that everything is ready, all that is left is the east wind.
Soon, the preliminary preparations for "One Sword Allure" were completed.
Although the scenes required to be shot in "One Knife" are not particularly many, they are actually not few. Some scenes in the original version are indeed not ideal, and they have a lot to do with the filming habits of Hong Kong Island movies at that time.
But here in Li Yi, naturally he hopes to achieve perfection.
For example, the first scene of "One Knife", to be honest, the filming in the original version was still a little rough.
It may also have a lot to do with cost control, because the first scene is the mobilization before the assassination. Under the sunset, the big sword king Wu first performed a set of sword skills, and then his brothers also practiced a set of sword skills.
, followed by the swearing-in meeting.
But this scene, in Li Yi's opinion, was still a bit off.
Why do you say that?
First of all, the scene where Big Sword King Wu performs a set of sword skills at the beginning is a bit strange to be honest as an opening scene.
But, if you look carefully at those movies on Old Hong Kong Island, don't tell me, this kind of opening is really a convention.
If Li Yi came to shoot, he would definitely not shoot like this.
Li Yi attached great importance to this scene. Although it was only the opening scene, it was even more important because it was the opening scene.
Before the swearing-in ceremony, you need to practice a set of sword skills, which is a bit strange.
But this is not the point. The point is connection and editing.
The reason why the original movie feels a bit rough is that after practicing sword practice, it goes directly to the swearing-in ceremony without changing the scene.
Hengcheng, Ducun.
The first scene of the "One Knife" crew will be filmed here.
In the first scene, Li Yi made some changes.
This scene also had high requirements for extra actors. For this reason, Zhao Guangming was specifically asked to help, and soldiers from the army were recruited to cooperate in filming this scene.
In order to ensure the best effect of this scene, Li Yi and the others stayed here in Ducun for several days.
Because we have to choose the best time, the most suitable sunset time to shoot this scene.
"It's almost time, let's start!" Li Yi stretched out his hand to block the sunlight, and then looked at the monitor.
He nodded and said.
Soon the assistant director shouted loudly.
"The filming of "One Knife, Allure" has officially started, and all departments are in place!"
The first scene is the scene where the swordsman team practices swordsmanship. Master Yuanba and Mr. Yu spent a long time studying this set of swordsmanship before designing it.
Then teach it to your fellow soldiers to practice.
"The first scene, the first shot, the first time, ACTION!" followed by the sound of the slapping sound.
One hundred soldiers, naked from the waist up, began to practice swordsmanship under the setting sun.
Since it is a movie, "One Knife to Fall" is also a real men's drama, and this first scene, in the original version, only showed Wang Wu the masculine side of a man, but for some reason, he forgot about it.
, a member of the Broadsword Team.
In Li Yi's opinion, when the members of the Broadsword Team take off their shirts and sweat in the sun, their masculine aura can definitely break through the screen.
So in this scene, Li Yi simply asked everyone to take off their shirts, bare their upper bodies, and practice swordplay in the sun!
Wu Jun, who plays Wang Wu, also wore his upper body naked and led the team from the front!
Li Yi looked at the picture on the monitor and couldn't help but nodded.
As expected of the disciple soldiers, in fact, if you want to let other people, such as the martial arts performance team, perform this scene, it seems that it can be done.
But Li Yi prefers his disciples. Why?
Because of murderous intent!
Big Sword King Wu and his Black Flag Army brothers, who are they?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! First of all, the soldiers!
What are they going to do?
Go kill someone!
Then it is natural to have murderous intent, but in this regard, apart from the disciple soldiers, Li Yi can't think of any other group performance that can do it.
And the effect was indeed very satisfactory to Li Yi. On the one hand, they were uniform, but the key was that the sunlight refracted by sweat made them look like they were covered with a layer of golden light, and the loud shouts and masculine and powerful movements
The knife gives this picture an indescribable flavor and a uniquely masculine magnificence!
"The Black Flag Army is extremely powerful, kill foreign enemies and protect our country!"
The neat but powerful voices shouted from the throats of these one hundred and one men, looking so powerful and heroic.
"CUT! Good! Very good! Beautiful! This one is passable!" Li Yi praised repeatedly.
"Prepare for the second shot!" Taking this opportunity, Li Yi immediately started preparing for the second shot.
The soldiers have already put on their shirts, and so has Wang Wu!
"Brothers! You know what we are going to do, and you also know that we may never come back! It's still too late for you to regret it!" Wang Wu looked at the people in the swordsman team and said.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
For a moment, murderous intent boiled over.
"The heroic tears that cannot be shed,
The unforgettable hatred of home and country
I can't finish the glass of wine,
I can’t finish singing the farewell song,
Can't let go of the knife in my hand,
I can’t kill all my enemies…”
The filming of the movie did not go smoothly.
Because this drama has a lot of fighting scenes and a lot of action scenes.
Not only does it have to look good, but it also has to be bold and sharp.
This is a great test of the actor's skills.
Although the actors selected by Li Yi are all carefully selected, and the martial arts and martial arts instruction team are also top-notch, he has very high requirements, and Yuan Baye and the others also have very high requirements, and everyone is holding back a sigh of relief.
I am determined to make a true martial arts classic in this era, which is called the decline of martial arts.
Therefore, it is natural to strive for perfection in every shot. If it doesn’t work once, do it again, and if it doesn’t work again, do it again.
For Li Yi, shooting action scenes is actually quite a challenge.
If other movie dramas can be perfectly reproduced with Li Yi's current ability, then action scenes are completely different.
Moreover, the camera is also very important for fighting scenes, which is completely different from shooting static scenes.
Because when fighting, the camera is dynamic and switches very quickly. Many movies give people the impression that the camera is messy. In fact, it is not that the camera is messy, but that sometimes in fighting scenes, the movements are very fast. So how do you make the camera follow
It is very important to go up without giving people a feeling of being overwhelmed.
Another one is the group fight scene, which is even more troublesome.
If something goes wrong with a shot, you have to tear it down and start over.
Therefore, the filming speed of "One Knife, Allure" has not been very fast. Fortunately, everyone is very dedicated to this drama.
In particular, as the filming of "One Sword of the City" started, many martial arts fans and movie fans initially expressed their optimism and expectations.
But there will always be some different sounds.
Especially after the movie box office report for the new year was released, everyone saw evidence of the decline of martial arts.
First of all, in terms of movies, there are more than 1,300 movies in theaters across the country, among which there are only 12 martial arts movies!
The key is that there are only 6 movies with a box office of over one million! There are only 3 movies with a box office of over 10 million!
There is no one worth over 100 million!
It can be said that it is more than a decline, it is simply desolate!
The TV series is a little better, but not much better.
It can be said that this report has given everyone a more intuitive impression of the decline of martial arts films.
Outrageous, absolutely outrageous.
"It's so scary! I really didn't expect that martial arts would fall to this level!"
"It's normal, I haven't watched a martial arts movie for a long time!"
"Suddenly I have no confidence in Director Gou's new film!"
"Who says it's not the case! Is Director Dog really going to fail this time?"
These are still relatively normal discussions.
And some people, in order to gain attention or cause greater controversy, directly said: "No dogs will watch today's martial arts movies!"
Or watch Li Yi’s new movies.
In fact, I don’t blame everyone for being pessimistic, the data really doesn’t lie!
Martial arts movies are really too bleak, and not only that, including martial arts novels, in the online literature section these days, they can almost be said to be outrageously bleak.
Everything seems to be telling everyone that martial arts is in decline.
This is an era where martial arts is dead!
These remarks also affected the crew of Li Yi's "One Sword Allure".
There is no way, when everyone is filming, it is not that they are isolated from the outside world. These news, these comments, and these discussions can be seen by everyone.
So when filming, the crew felt a little pessimistic.
Of course, to be honest, Li Yi is not as confident as everyone seems to be.
After all, in the world and era in my memory of "One Knife, Allure", the box office was really bad.
Although it has a good reputation, the box office performance is poor.
But as a director, it is impossible for him to show a lack of confidence. On the contrary, he always looks confident.
Because he is the soul of the entire movie, it can be said that everyone is here for him. If you don't even have confidence in him, how can you expect others to have confidence?
Under such a situation, the progress of "One Knife, Allure" is advancing slowly. Of course, the slowness is only compared to Li Yi's past movies.
In fact, the filming was relatively smooth. Li Yi, his team, and the actors can be said to be the top choices in the country at the moment. After the running-in period, they gradually began to get better.
Li Yi and Yuan Baye's channels gradually began to be adjusted more and more synchronized through countless discussions. In terms of action design, Li Yi's requirements were easily understood by them.
This also made the filming of the movie smoother.
"One Knife Allure" also quickly captured the key plot!
That is the drama of the law field!
This scene can be said to be the scene where the tragic tone of the entire movie is brought to its climax.
The Reform Movement of 1898 failed. Tan Sitong went to the execution ground. The maid cried at the execution ground and brought Tan Sitong a candied haws of apples. The sword Wang Wu sent him on his way. When the sword was struck, his head fell to the ground and the candied haws of apples fell out of his mouth...
This scene is very crucial and very difficult to shoot.
So even Wu Jun has been brewing for a long time!
It's impossible to capture this scene in one shot because there are too many details in it.
"The 182nd scene of "One Knife, Allure", the second scene, the first time, ACTION!"
Oh, I forgot to mention, the previous scene was for a dog.
That scene took a long time to shoot, mainly because the dog scene was more difficult to do.
Tan Sitong, played by Zhao Qian, was kneeling on the execution ground, surrounded by people.
Then the maid rushed in to cry, and two soldiers put their guns on the maid's shoulders.
The most important thing about this shot is the eyes.
Tan Sitong's eyes and the eyes of the two soldiers.
Tan Sitong, who was about to die, looked at the two soldiers calmly.
The two soldiers also looked at him, and the camera switched between them.
"Okay! Passed! Change to the next one!"
To be honest, Li Yi was quite surprised that this scene went through so smoothly. Don't look at the scene with these two eyes, it is actually the most difficult to shoot sometimes.
