At the beginning of summer in North China, the heat is as sharp as a knife, and the scorching air waves rush towards you, as if it is going to split your skin.
There is not a trace of moisture in the air, and it is like a coke oven evaporating every drop of moisture in the human body.
Xiao Qian had ordered several boxes of cold drinks and soda drinks, but everyone still couldn't get dressed.
"Hahaha, luckily there are no lesbians here. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to rehearse this play."
Yang Zhen was shirtless, letting his sweat flow like a stream, but his eyes were focused on the drawing.
Like him, everyone was basically shirtless, even Xiao Qian.
"The Master of Tai Chi" is about to start filming, and the most critical thing is of course the fight scenes. Before the official filming starts, all the fight scenes must be designed.
"According to the shooting plan, we will focus on shooting action scenes. So there is not much time left for us, so everyone should pay more attention."
Yang Yue is the action director and has countless ideas in his mind.
"Mr. Xiao, I thought of a practice design for Tai Chi. It is to make a large water tank and fill it with water. You know, as long as your hands are stirred in one direction, a vortex will be formed, which is exactly in line with the purpose of Tai Chi's circular movement.
.Do you think it’s feasible?”
Xiao Qian was stunned. Is the day when children all over the country smash vats coming early?
"This design is good, but keep it and don't need it here."
Yang Yue was confused.
"If it's good, why not use it?"
Xiao Qian waved her hand, leaving no room for doubt.
"Keep it, I will put it to great use in the future."
Good guy, the first design was rejected, which made Yang Yue a little depressed.
How did he know that Xiao Qian just didn't want the actions in the TV series and movies to be repeated.
Maybe I will make a movie in the future, but if I want to make "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", it turns out that this scene has been used in the TV series, so it is not a piece of cake?
Such a classic shot as stirring the water tank would have better value if used in a movie.
But in order to make up for it, Xiao Qian didn't have any ideas.
"Look, how about we add a scene of Yang Yuqian practicing martial arts in a stream? The stream should not be too deep, just below the knees. Then use the lens to create a picture of the water flowing in a circle. Can we also achieve this effect?
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The main photographer Kang Quan is also here. How to shoot well after the action is designed is impossible without a photographer.
Kang Quan is rich in experience. He once acted as the main camera director in the CCTV version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and is unrivaled in the industry.
He thought about it and gave his own suggestions.
"This picture cannot be achieved with a camera alone. I suggest adding special effects. I just don't know if our budget is enough?"
Xiao Qian doesn't care about budget issues, as long as the camera can do it.
"That's it, this shot is finalized. You guys can discuss how to shoot this part."
Yang Zhen, Yang Yue and others wrote it down and started discussing other things.
"Mr. Xiao, Yang Yuqian first learned martial arts from outsiders. In the previous plot, I want to focus on Changquan. What do you think?"
Xiao Qian didn't know what Chang Fist was, so he asked Yang Zhen to hit it. It turned out that it was exactly the same as Wu Jing's punch in the original work, so he immediately made up his mind.
In the whole movie, the action scenes that Xiao Qian was most dissatisfied with were actually the three fights between Yang Yuqian and Dong Hancheng.
In his opinion, the content of these three competitions overlapped too much, and the difficulty was not differentiated, and the effects were unsatisfactory.
The first game is a sword fighting competition, which has the best effect.
The second game was a competition on the rattan net. The result was used in "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" and it was a typical fried rice.
In the third game, there was no scene arrangement and it turned into a pure fist and kick competition.
The audience has watched the first two games, so what interest does it have in watching this one again?
So when he arrived at Xiao Qian's place, he changed the order and content of the three competitions.
"There are three competitions, the first and third are unarmed, and the second is weapons. The first is an open field competition. Since it is unarmed, it is necessary to focus on showing the details of Tai Chi and Baguazhang moves. Here you have to design A little more precise."
Xiao Qian drew a few shots in his notebook and showed them to everyone.
"Because it's the first game, and Yang Yuqian has a lot on his mind, this fight can't be too fast and show everything. Otherwise, the next two games will be suppressed."
Everyone knows this truth and has written it down one after another.
"The second game is a weapons competition. My suggestion is Tai Chi Sword versus Bagua Dao. The movements here should be more fancy, and you can even borrow the surrounding scenery and props."
Han Tui, a master of Bagua, reminded: "The Bagua Dao has different specifications from ordinary knives, and is longer and heavier. The Bagua Dao technique has a long blade and a short body, and the emphasis is on the knife moving away from people. The movement techniques are mostly based on rising, falling and rotating. , pay attention to this detail when designing.”
When he said this, Yang Yue immediately had an idea in his mind.
"Tai Chi Sword is the same as Tai Chi Chuan. It emphasizes lightness, softness, continuous flow, and emphasis on justice rather than gravity. Both are internal martial arts and don't have much pyrotechnics. So I suggest that there should not be too much use of the two weapons in this movement. For collisions, don’t add sound effects of weapons clashing. If there’s a fight, let the audience watch. It’s best to have the feeling that you’re hitting yours and I’m hitting mine.”
Everyone nodded, but felt troubled in their hearts.
Today's action scenes are mostly filled with lively bang-bang-bang-bang fighting. It's not easy to do this kind of smooth and spotless fighting style.
"I'm afraid that the movements designed like this won't look good, and the audience won't like them if they're slow, right?"
Yang Yue and Han Tui tried several times, but both felt scratched.
In a limited space, if you want to make the weapon action scene completely seamless and without flaws, it is actually the easiest to hit with bang bang bang. Just like Xiao Qian asked, you don't touch or touch, and you have to create unique features, which makes it easy to get injured. .
Of course, Kang Quan has the final say on filming matters.
"If it doesn't work, please slow down when you play. Later we will use technology to speed up the screen."
"Yes, yes, this method is good."
When he said this, Xiao Qian instantly thought of an example.
The previous action movie "Iron Horse" used this method to make the action scenes clean and neat, without any sloppiness, and it successfully ranked among the top ten Chinese action movies.
What he values most is the final competition.
"This is a competition between Yang Yuqian and Dong Hancheng in the sword formation. Because of the constraints of sharp weapons, the two people's hand-to-hand combat will definitely not be the same as normal. My request for this game is that you must combine Tai Chi and Bagua. For the Dharma to be revealed, you must have a sense of calmness as if you are crossing the white blade and not a single leaf touches your body.”
Han Tui clapped his hands and praised him enthusiastically.
"This is good, this is good. Baguazhang is famous for its body skills. It can move like a dragon and is agile and erratic. Unfortunately, in today's action scenes, people don't care about this at all. Mr. Xiao, don't worry, I will personally design."
He has already taken the initiative to ask for a fight, what should Yang Yueneng do?
"Tai Chi emphasizes moving a thousand pounds with four ounces. It is a skill that relies on static braking. I will also design it well."
In the original work, Yang Yuqian and Dong Hancheng fought violently in the sword formation, jumping up and down in a mess.
It's beautiful, but it actually goes against the purpose of both Kung Fu.
Therefore, in Xiao Qian's vision, even though the sword array is like a forest, both of them must not touch a single sword during the competition, showing the beauty of martial arts.
To be honest, this level of difficulty is not that great. Even when making a movie, it is not done like this.
Fortunately, Xiao Qian is not an experienced director, and the others are all novices in action scenes. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers and are very enthusiastic. Otherwise, at least half of the people would rebel.
After the general action design was finalized, Xiao Qian began to narrate the play to several important actors.
"Teacher Bai, your character, Chen Zhengying, is a Tai Chi master. She has already completed her cultivation. She has a solemn temperament and is grounded in fundamentals. Therefore, when you fight, your movements should highlight the solemn and solid feeling. At first glance, you are like, well, a generation. That’s what a grandmaster is like. In addition, you need to learn more from Chen’s Tai Chi, and don’t taste like Yang’s Tai Chi.”
Bai Yuchun held the key points summarized by Xiao Qian and began to think about his own actions.
"Brother Xi, you play King Duan, who has a high position, has a violent temper, is addicted to martial arts, and is extremely face-conscious. In addition, he is a general on horseback and a commander-in-chief who leads the army. In addition, he is tall and powerful, and has strong fists and feet. Therefore, When you are fighting, your movements must have the atmosphere of a battlefield, go straight, go forward and resist the attack, this is the key point."
Zhu Kexi also kept it in mind and consulted the Yang brothers from time to time.
It was Xiao Qian's first time as a director, and he didn't want his reputation to be ruined, so he was very meticulous in his work. Even the action designs of the heroine Chen Shaoqi, supporting actors Chen Zhengzhou, Yongning Gege, Hong Aunt and others were meticulous. Ask.
In the end, the Yang brothers became so annoyed that they simply drove him away to get some peace and quiet.
Under Xiao Qian's urging, the entire crew entered the fast lane at full speed. In the blink of an eye, a month passed quickly.
Seeing that all the action designs had been accepted and there were no omissions, Xiao Qian finally decided to officially start filming.
