Chen Wen and others were confused by Li Yi's explanation.
But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.
When viewers watch a movie, what do they see?
Generally speaking, movies like "Phone Booth" naturally have two camps, the "judger" camp and the "judged" camp.
In traditional movies of this kind, generally speaking, the judge is given a "god" attribute.
Generally speaking, there are some people who are being judged. Their crimes may not be punished by the law. Therefore, at this time, the appearance of the judge naturally carries a special "justice".
But "Sniper Phone Booth" is a little different. Although the male protagonist has moral flaws, after all, cheating on his lover and raising a lover is not very moral.
But the problem is that this kind of moral flaw is not fatal. In this way, the judge loses the aura of "God" and instead evolves into an outright villain.
He thought he was judging the male protagonist from the moral high ground, but in fact, he turned into an executioner who killed innocent people indiscriminately and ignored human life, and even his torture of the protagonist became unjust.
Injustice at all levels.
In this way, although the connotation or depth of the movie will be criticized, it will also have a miraculous effect on the audience's sense of immersion in watching the movie.
The difference is that this time, the audience will naturally side with the "judged", that is, the male protagonist.
Li Yi's speed is still quite fast, and this time, he will shoot "Sniper Phone Booth" on Hong Kong Island, and the background is also Hong Kong Island.
"Sniper Phone Booth" still has very high requirements for actors, but for Li Yi, this is the least of the problems.
This is also a very critical point that restricts major online movies.
Mainstream film and television actors, even veterans, are usually not willing to take on this type of movie. Only some old green actors from Hong Kong Island will take on some of these big online movie roles just to make a living.
Li Yi chose Hong Kong's Lin Junrong to play this role.
The male protagonist in "Sniper Phone Booth" is a successful professional elite. As a one-man show movie, the male protagonist is of course very important.
As a Hong Kong actor whom Li Yi single-handedly picked up, Lin Junrong's acting skills are enough to support this role.
Of course, Li Yi still chatted with Lin Junrong: "As a one-man show, this movie mainly depends on your performance, Rong Zai!"
"You've read the script, what do you think?" Li Yi asked.
Although Lin Junrong has no shortage of acting roles nowadays, he still rushes over as soon as Li Yi calls.
On the one hand, Li Yi is his Bole, and on the other hand, it is also because, to put it bluntly, Li Yi's movies, even if they are big Internet movies, are enough to make countless actors flock to them.
For Li Yi, he is no longer limited to theater movies or online movies.
"The male protagonist is a successful professional elite. Although he may not be a particularly good person. Although he already has a wife, he still uses his career to have lovers outside, but he is not a heinous bad person. I think,
In fact, he is just an ordinary person struggling on the edge of survival and dignity." Lin Junrong thought for a while and said.
In fact, every actor has a different understanding of the role. As a director, Li Yi naturally has the most say in the setting of the role. Therefore, he and Lin Junrong must have a relatively unified view. In this case, during filming, Li Yi
Only when actors perform can they achieve a perfect fit.
Li Yi nodded and signaled Lin Junrong to continue.
"How should I put it? I think that the male protagonist is actually an ordinary person. He will have some aspirations and have a good affair outside of a plain marriage. In my personal opinion, it is really not a "big evil".
, speaking of it, it can even be said that it is something that many ordinary people, even if they are not capable of doing it, have definitely thought about it." Lin Junrong continued.
Li Yi couldn't help but take another look at Lin Junrong, but he didn't expect the thick-browed man to have such thoughts.
Of course, he had to admit that what Lin Junrong said really made sense.
"From a professional perspective, the job he is engaged in is to mediate between various parties and obtain some small benefits from it. He has his own small calculations and careful thinking. However, it can be said that he is very capable, but it cannot be said that he is very capable.
What’s the big problem in this regard?”
"Such a powerless little man suddenly suffered a disaster. He was targeted and forced into a corner. He almost had a personality breakdown! From the beginning, he pretended to be harsh and cursed. In fact, he wanted to express himself.
The side of "not caring" and "not a good person" is an attempt to resolve the persecution, but I think it is precisely because he is not a bad person to the core, or precisely because he still has a conscience, that he was persecuted to the end.
You have to be obedient.
Even in the end, he wanted to kill himself with a shot. I think this character in this story is a very...innocent person. To be honest, I can't understand the judge behind the scenes.
, why on earth did he do that?" Lin Junrong said and looked at Li Yi with questioning.
"How should I put it? From the perspective of the protagonist, you don't actually need to know this, but you can act more naturally!" Li Yi did not answer Lin Junrong's question.
Because, to be honest, he doesn't know either.
This is a logical BUG.
To put it bluntly, it makes no sense at all. If we insist on explaining it, we can only say that this person is actually a devil who likes to play with people's hearts and lives.
In fact, Li Yi also thought about whether to modify the ending.
After all, the ending does seem a little illogical.
First of all, the judge blamed the food delivery person, but the explanation was somewhat unclear.
Smoke reaction, trace identification, forensic examination, etc. can actually prove that this is a frame-up.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, in the end, Li Yi still did not plan to change it.
Why?
Because there is another explanation, that is, in a short period of time, or in such a short period of time, even if the police have suspicions, it is difficult to really catch the murderer in the first place.
Of course, these are actually trivial things. "Sniper Phone Booth" will definitely not reach the level of "Seven Deadly Sins", so Li Yi is too lazy to change the character design and so on.
After the male lead is found, the other actors are of course also important, but in fact, Li Yi's team, even the extras, are all veteran actors who have been around for a while.
Hong Kong Island can be said to be Li Yi's base camp. When he wants to film, it is the most convenient in every aspect.
What I have to mention here is that the city of Hong Kong Island is really suitable for filming movies like "Sniper Phone Booth".
Why do you say that?
Because on Hong Kong Island, it can be said that it is easy to find scenes like the one in "Sniper Phone Booth".
Of course, phone booths have long been eliminated due to the times, but this is not difficult to do.
And the key point is that there are really many old high-rise buildings on Hong Kong Island, and narrow streets and alleys can be seen everywhere on Hong Kong Island.
So, there is no problem with the scenery at all.
You can use it directly after decorating it a little!
The movie starts quickly.
There is not much to say about the previous shooting. Although it is a one-man show, the real difficulty for the actors in the movie is the fourth scene after the filming, which is the scene where the male protagonist calls his lover after chasing away the delivery man.
!
Why is this scene so difficult?
Because he has to flirt on the phone, don't underestimate this scene, the requirements for actors are really high.
It can be said that this scene is related to the subsequent plot transformation and the emotional transformation of the male protagonist.
For this reason, Li Yi also attaches great importance to this scene and has even made preparations for several NGs.
After the preparations were completed, Li Yi sat up straight, put on his headphones, stared at the monitor, and picked up the walkie-talkie: "Let's get started!"
After receiving the order, the assistant director quickly shouted with a loudspeaker: "Unrelated personnel withdraw, keep quiet on site!"
"Power on!"
“Photography in place!”
"record!"
""Sniper Phone Booth", scene 4, first shot, ACTION!"
As the sound of the clappers fell, in order to prevent the actors from being out of the scene, although it is common for actors to perform without physical objects, this scene was a telephone conversation, so when filming, Li Yi did not synchronize the two shots.
There are scenes of the male protagonist and his lover, but the dialogue is real, just let the actress playing the lover talk to him.
Soon, Lin Junrong started performing.
He put in the coins very skillfully, picked up the phone, glanced left and right, and then started dialing.
Li Yi nodded with satisfaction. You must know that these small actions may seem ordinary, but it is really not that easy to act so naturally.
Lin Junrong is considered to be very considerate, and he trained in advance before acting.
These days, the use of coin-operated telephone booths to make calls has long been outdated.
After all, we are in the age of smartphones, so to perform such natural and skillful movements, Lin Junrong had to train for a long time.
This is not the first time for the male protagonist in the movie to do this kind of thing, so he must be proficient.
If he wants to perform this kind of effect, he naturally needs to do it.
Let’s get back to business and continue filming.
The male protagonist played by Lin Junrong, after two seconds, the call was connected.
"Honey, what are you doing?"
"I'm telling you something funny. Just now, a fool delivered takeout to me. I didn't even think about who would order takeout from a phone booth!"
The expression on Lin Junrong's face was very interesting. While mocking the delivery boy who just delivered the food, he glanced left and right like a thief.
"Why do you call me at the same time every day, from the same phone booth?" the actress said.
The smile on Lin Junrong's face froze, but he opened his mouth to speak: "Because you have time at this time!"
Then he immediately changed the topic: "Let me tell you some good news. I was chatting with some producers just now, and there are several films in the process of casting. Director Li Yi knows about it, right? His new film "My Sassy Girl",
He happens to be in need of an actress, so I recommended you to him!"
"Vogue magazine is looking for a cutting-edge model with personality to be the cover of the new supplement. I'm going to meet their editor-in-chief at the hotel soon. Do you want to come with me?"
Li Yi is quite satisfied with Lin Junrong's performance.
In fact, this plot can be said to highlight the character traits of the male protagonist.
And his relationship with his lover!
What character traits?
He expresses himself by ridiculing other people and things around him. At the same time, because of his profession, he is very slippery and can speak whenever he opens his mouth.
For example, the content he said is of course different from the original version, but here, Li Yi directly put himself into it.
It can be regarded as a kind of linkage. Lin Junrong was the male protagonist of "My Sassy Girl" back then, and at that time, Li Yi was already a great director. In "Sniper Phone Booth", although the male protagonist is a little
Achievements, but when he said that he would recommend actresses to a great director like Li Yi, he was obviously bragging.
At the same time, "Fashion" magazine, even if it is on the cover of the supplement, it is impossible for a small model to be on it. As for the hero recommending her? It is also bragging and trying to make a big deal!
Moreover, I knew everything about staying in the hotel. It was said that I had an appointment with the editor-in-chief of the magazine, and that I wanted to recommend the cover of the supplement to my lover. But when I deceived the person, there were many reasons, such as the person did not come and the date was rescheduled.
,etc.
As long as the lover is deceived, then the man and the woman are alone in the hotel, you taste it, you taste it carefully.
"Okay! This one is good, but I didn't notice it. Rongzi, you were good at playing the infatuated man before, and now you are also very good at playing the scumbag! However, there are a few details just now, you still need to pay attention to them!"
"Come and take a look! I'll tell you!" Li Yi joked with a smile.
Lin Junrong was helpless. He wanted to say, I am really not a scumbag.
"Look here!" Li Yi played back the footage on the monitor.
The playback ended with him saying: "Do you want to come with me?"
"What do you think?" Li Yi asked.
After Lin Junrong read it, he frowned and said uncertainly: "He has bad intentions. There should be facial expression feedback here?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "That's right. What did he think when he said this? Does he have any longing?"
"There must be one, right?" Lin Junrong said uncertainly.
"Of course there will be. After all, the key to his purpose is to deceive his lover. The ultimate purpose is not pure. So, and at this time, you are in the phone booth and not in front of the girl. So, think about what kind of person you should have.
Reaction?" Li Yi said.
"I see!"
"Okay, all departments, pay attention, prepare, and do it again!" Li Yi shouted.
Soon, the crew started moving, and the prop team went to the phone booth to reset and prepare to shoot again.
In the second time, Lin Junrong was indeed much better than the first time, but Li Yi still saved one.
In fact, for other directors, other directors may be able to get by with details like this, and they won't have such high requirements. Especially for online movies, it is even less possible to pursue details like this.
But with Li Yi, even if it is an online movie, he does not allow any obvious flaws to exist.