The attention "Kill Bill" has received is extraordinary.
As a film co-produced by China, the United States and Japan, it has attracted the attention of countless people.
As China joins the WTO and becomes more and more involved in international cooperation, many people want to see whether it is feasible for Chinese films to cooperate with international ones.
This time "Kill Bill" has become an example.
The United States, the world's largest film market, and Japan, the second largest market, plus China, the world's most populous market, can create sparks this time?
When Xiao Qian returned to Starlight Film and Television, the crew's training was already in progress.
International Zhang and other Chinese actors are okay and have already adapted to the intensity of training.
Uma Thurman, Vivica Fox, Kyoko Fukada and others, it's really a life worse than death.
For this reason, Uma Thurman lost her temper several times and even wanted to resign.
"Actor is a profession that requires constant self-breakthrough. Although this kind of training will make you suffer a lot, it will greatly broaden your acting career. When you play any role to applause in the future, look back at today
The hardships you have endured will definitely be relieved.”
Uma Thurman looked at the young and excessive Xiao Qian, and her mood became much calmer.
She is actually quite embarrassed now.
She had just given birth and had transformed from a beautiful woman into a mature woman. This alone caused her value to drop a lot.
Uma Thurman knows very well that "Kill Bill" may be her only chance to make a comeback.
If she doesn't seize the opportunity this time, she will quit Hollywood.
This was the case in the previous life.
Due to the downturn of "Kill Bill", Uma Thurman has never received any invitations for commercial blockbusters. She can only appear in romance films and comedies, and gradually fades out of the Hollywood front line.
Of course, what she is seeing now is the brand new "Kill Bill" script that has been interfered by Xiao Qian.
The various settings in it made Uma Thurman look forward to it very much, and she also saw the shining points of success.
This is why she was able to persevere despite all the hardships.
"Xiao, I don't quite understand your Eastern Kung Fu, which is the meaning contained in many movements. It makes me very painful when doing these trainings."
Uma Thurman also opened up her heart and expressed her inner depression.
When formulating training plans for these people, Xiao Qian and Yang Jun were also very embarrassed.
Chinese Kung Fu is not only a martial art, it also contains Chinese people’s philosophical thinking, which is a profound thought.
This kind of thinking is the most difficult thing for Westerners, and it is very difficult for them to accept it.
However, time was limited, and neither Xiao Qian nor Yang Jun could make Westerners understand and accept the ideas in it in a short period of time.
Therefore, they adopted a very crude method, which is a cramming training method.
These Western actors don't need to understand the meaning and ideas. They just need to follow the requirements of Wu Zhi and show their actions to the extreme over and over again to meet the shooting requirements.
This method is really a kind of torture for Westerners who have grown up with happy education and liberal education.
Compared with them, Kyoko Fukada did the best.
The Japanese have nothing to say about their obedience, and they are also very able to endure hardships calmly.
Especially the objective fact that she can star in a Hollywood blockbuster makes Fukada Kyoko and the agency behind her very excited. No matter what, no matter what sacrifices are made, this opportunity cannot be let go.
Kyoko Fukada's agency has already made efforts in Japan to promote her.
Originally, she was just a young actress of the younger generation. After starring in "Kill Bill" this time, she will be promoted to the ranks of top actresses.
With her strong ambition and sense of honor, Fukada Kyoko happily accepted all kinds of training, and her transformation was very obvious.
"Uma, the cultural differences between the East and the West are a very complicated subject. If you wait until you have a true understanding before filming, then the film will be completed at least ten years later. What do you think of Miramax?
Can you afford to wait with Disney?”
Xiao Qian used a funny way of saying it and successfully explained Uma Thurman.
He did not dwell too much on the essence of Kung Fu, nor did he emphasize the differences between Eastern and Western cultures.
This kind of problem has not been solved for hundreds of years. He didn't think that Uma Thurman would be able to figure it out in just a few months.
So he emphasized the power of capital from a realistic perspective.
Sure enough, Westerners have the deepest understanding of this.
Since it is to make money, it is not shabby.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand the culture. Just copy the gourd and draw the scoop.
In order for European and American actors to film Chinese action scenes well, Xiao Qian and Yang Jun spent a lot of effort on action design.
They also specially mobilized the camera and special effects teams to perfect the action links bit by bit.
This is the part that Xiao Qian and Quentin discuss the most.
"What I need is that the bride and Vinita can fight in a very small space. This space can include an ordinary living room and kitchen, but the fighting movements must reflect the murderer's ferocity and bravery."
Quentin just made conditions and came up with scene sketches.
The real shooting scene is now being set up in Hengdian.
Originally, according to Miramax's opinion, in order to better reflect the real style, they planned to shoot at the locations of each story.
The American parts were shot in the United States, and the Japanese scenes were shot in Japan.
However, after discussion, everyone suddenly discovered that in addition to increasing the cost, this would not be of any help to the filming of the movie.
The most important thing is that "Kill Bill" doesn't have any big scenes, so there won't be too many real scenes.
The concentration of scenes makes the shooting location less demanding.
In addition, the budget was very sufficient, so after everyone discussed it, we decided to set up a shooting location in Hengdian.
There are only shots of deserts and Japanese cities, so just send people to the local areas to take pictures.
The first sketch he took out at this time was the layout of Vinita's house.
A typical American single-family house looks beautiful on the outside, but the interior space becomes cramped because of too many things stacked up.
If the bride and Vinita want to fight in such an environment, they must be very particular about the choice of actions.
The special effects team has already done virtual modeling, and after showing it through a slide projector, the picture presented to everyone will be more intuitive.
Yang Jun stepped forward to talk about the settings of their action group.
"Because the fight takes place in a cramped environment, and both the bride and Vinita are experienced killers. Therefore, in order to highlight the thrill and excitement, our action team adopted military and police fighting techniques in the design."
In order to effectively defeat the enemy, the military and police require precise, effective and concise fighting techniques to ensure that they can achieve their goals as quickly as possible in a complex environment.
There is no sect in military and police fighting techniques. They are all developed by the military and police departments of various countries through long-term actual combat.
Yang Jun performed a coordinated performance with a martial artist, and he was not limited to the fighting techniques of any country. Anyway, the effect was very dazzling, but the moves were so fierce that Quentin and others were all dripping with cold sweat.
It took quite a while for Quentin to come to his senses and make further requests.
"The purpose of both the bride and Vinita is to kill each other, so during the fight, it would be better to have weapons. Isn't that the case in Hong Kong action movies, where the villain will pull out a gun insidiously, and the result will be critical
At the critical moment, the protagonist will use unexpected methods to complete the counterattack. How about we add such a plot to this fight?"
Thinking about the scene in the original version where the bride fights back to kill Vinita, Xiao Qian didn't know how to complain.
"Quentin, this approach is too old-fashioned. But the concept of equipment you proposed is very good. We just need to consider the environment and venue, and what equipment to choose. We have to think carefully about it."
The proposal was rejected, and Quentin was particularly helpless.
He is an avid fan of Hong Kong films and can't help but want to pay homage to Hong Kong films in his movies.
However, the Hong Kong films in his memory were all from before the 1980s and 1990s, and the action style had long been abandoned.
Tribute is not a simple imitation. It is a true tribute that transcends on the basis of tribute.
"I think daggers are the best. Two female killers duel with short daggers. The scene must be very cool."
Needless to say, Quentin knows that when fighting in a narrow space, the choice of equipment must be short and portable.
But the choice of dagger was too conventional, and neither Xiao Qian nor Yang Jun were very satisfied.
The urgency of innovating action movies is far greater than that of other movies. If every new film fails to show enough new ideas, it will be a complete failure.
In the dagger-on-dagger fight, not only was there nothing eye-catching about the weapons, but it also conflicted with the plot.
Because in the design of the plot, Vinita's identity should actually be a former professional killer.
When she appears in the play, she already has a lovely daughter and is more like a housewife than a killer.
A person who has become a housewife can pull out a dagger at any time, which conflicts with the character's setting.
