Chapter 289: As expected of a dog director, he can cause trouble wherever he travels.
"Moving forward with a heavy load" was prepared to be filmed here with everyone's unanimous consent.
Alex is responsible for contacting the filming equipment and behind-the-scenes team.
As a famous Australian director, this is not a problem at all for Alex.
The cast list of "Moving forward with a heavy load" was also finalized after everyone discussed it one by one.
Director: Li Yi
Assistant Director: Mu Qing, Alex
The male protagonist: Father is played by Rogers.
The role of the youngest daughter: Rogers’ youngest daughter Anne plays the role in her own right!
The role of the wife who turns into a zombie: Linda plays her true character.
The Shooter: Friendly Starred by Chen Wen
Last man seen: Alex guest star!
Last Woman to Appear: Linda introduces her sister Erin to star.
"Moving forward with a heavy load" is not a difficult short film to make.
It can be said that the main essence of this short film lies in creativity.
In the entire short film, 90% of the scenes are actually borne by the male protagonist alone.
Rogers is not only an actor, but also a zombie fan, so there is really no difficulty for him.
As for the crew, Alex is indeed very influential in Australia, and the team he brought over are very professional.
As for props and makeup, this is Melbourne.
The last thing you need to worry about is this. Melbourne’s zombie culture is very popular.
In addition, the participants in this short film are almost all zombie fans, and there is no pressure on return on investment or box office, so the filming process was very enjoyable and relaxing.
Of course, even though it is a short film, since it is filmed, it must be shown to others.
Therefore, publicity is also necessary.
Li Yi took some stills and posted them on his personal Weibo.
Not only the stills, but also photos taken by Mu Qing of the interaction between Li Yi and Rogers at the Melbourne Zombie Festival were also uploaded.
Although Li Yi did not directly name the film he was filming.
But the effect of the publicity was extremely explosive.
On the one hand, this is because, to put it bluntly, zombie-themed films are basically extinct in China.
Hong Kong Island once had a popular zombie movie, but there are very few zombie movies.
Occasionally there are some low-budget zombie films on Baodao, but most of them can only be viewed on the Internet, and the quality is unsatisfactory.
Regardless of the reputation of zombie movies, in fact, almost all of these movies are thrillers and horror movies.
And most of them are B-level movies, low-budget movies.
But who is Li Yi?
A true commercial director.
He suddenly went to Australia to make a zombie movie. Anyway, to domestic movie fans and netizens, there is only one word: outrageous!
Especially since there has been absolutely no news about it before.
And "The King of Comedy" has just been released not long ago!
Another point, can zombie movies pass censorship in China?
The answer is naturally no.
Zombie movies and disaster movies shot in China are always wrong and cannot be made because we have to admit that we don’t have the right conditions.
This is well known.
Therefore, when Li Yi suddenly posted these stills, domestic movie fans immediately went crazy.
"I'm going, what's going on?"
"Zombie movie? Isn't it?"
"As expected of a dog director, he can always come up with original ideas!"
"Didn't you see it was filmed in a foreign country?"
"No, can anyone tell me what's going on? How long has it been since "The King of Comedy" was released? And there's no warning at all."
"Director Dog, send me some photos and don't say anything. You are a real dog!"
The domestic media is very sensitive.
But this time, the domestic entertainment media were also blinded.
what's the situation?
Li Yi went to Australia to film a zombie movie?
As a result, netizens were dumbfounded for a while, and so were the media.
So, what is going on, is Li Yi really making a zombie movie, what is the content of the zombie movie, etc., etc.
Domestic netizens and the media all looked down upon him.
Mainly because it was too abrupt and too fast.
Of course, this matter was originally Li Yi's whim, but the result was that Alex and Rogers were ready-made, so the crew should not be assembled too quickly.
After all, Li Yi is the director. Wherever he travels, the entertainment media cannot keep an eye on him, right?
As for "Moving forward with a heavy load", Li Yi himself had never thought before this, let alone others, that it was a completely unexpected event.
Of course, after these photos of Li Yi were sent back to China, many domestic media immediately became involved.
So why are successful people more likely to succeed?
The answer is right here.
Li Yi just posted a few photos, and the publicity effect was better than some people spending millions and tens of millions.
In fact, "Moving forward with a heavy burden" only took a week from preparation to shooting to editing.
By the time some domestic reporters went to Australia to find Li Yi and the crew of "Carrying a Heavy Load", the film was finished.
Of course, their trip was not in vain.
Soon some relevant information was sent back to China.
The titles are very exaggerated.
"Li Yi plans to create the first zombie-themed short film in Chinese film history, "Moving forward with a heavy burden"!"
"Li Yi created the short film "Moving forward with a heavy load" with the most luxurious lineup in history!"
"Li Yi teamed up with Alex White, the best director at the Cannes Film Festival, and the two best actors from China and Australia to create the most luxurious short film in history, "Carrying the Load"!"
"The best director in Cannes, the best actor in China, and the best actor in Australia are all zombie fans!"
""Carrying the Burden" may be expected to compete for the Oscar for Best Short Film!"
It was a little better at the beginning, although the tone of the report was a bit exaggerated, but the rest was pure nonsense.
"Carrying a Heavy Duty" has nothing to do with Oscars, but it is true that both Chen Wen and Alex intend to recommend "Carrying a Heavy Duty" to the short film section of Australia's local Flash International Short Film Festival and the three major European film festivals.
But this is also a matter of horoscope. As for the Oscar for Best Short Film, it is really a complete nonsense and eye-catching.
In fact, whether Li Yi, Chen Wen, Alex, or Rogers, the film "Moving forward with a heavy load" is just a short film after all, and they did it purely because the inspiration for this short film is quite special.
It can be said that everything is fate, so their participation is purely out of interest.
I didn’t think about it that much at all!
But when it spreads to China, it completely changes.
"Damn it, are you so awesome?"
"Is this lineup enough to make a blockbuster movie?"
"Dog directors are really becoming more and more doggy. With the Best Director award at Cannes, the quality has suddenly risen!"
"This lineup is so awesome, it blinds my eyes!"
"Just because of the quality of those stills, this short film is worth looking forward to!"
"As expected of a dog director, he can make things happen no matter where he travels."
"The cast is so powerful that it's blinding. This is definitely a series for a lifetime!"
