Gu Changwei planned to shoot a long shot of about four minutes for this scene, which meant that he planned to take one shot of this scene to the end and almost use up a 35mm film.
The prerequisite for shooting like this is that the requirements for actors are very high, and this scene has two scenes, one on each side of the street, and the camera needs to be moved around at any time. Before the shooting started, Gu Changwei paid special attention to it, don’t worry about the camera, you just
Take charge of your own performance.
This is a bit like the so-called me-centered performance method that He Xin heard Hao Rong talk about when he was in class. This is not common in film and television shooting, and is more reflected on the drama stage. Because dramas often have two characters on the stage.
For one or more scenes, the actor needs to perform with me as the main actor, because the audience below is clear at a glance.
However, Gu Changwei's design is indeed very clever. This is originally a chance encounter scene. You play yours and I play mine. They meet suddenly and there is no need for any foreshadowing in the middle.
"Everyone prepares!"
"start!"
Deputy director Liu Guonan replaced Gu Changwei to give orders.
At this moment, the camera was definitely focused on senior sister Zhang and sister Lu Yulai. It was actually a performance centered on me. He Xin didn't care about anything else. He drove his bicycle to the door of the grocery store as he had rehearsed before.
His wife Wang Tong went into the store to buy something, and he was waiting outside to look after the children. At this time, he was unshaven and had messy hair. He set up his bicycle and squinted his eyes around the crowded street.
There was a steamed bun stall at the entrance of the grocery store, and an old man was selling steaming steamed buns. His steamed buns were very big, each weighing two or three taels. He Xin looked a little greedy, and he went out early in the morning.
After riding for such a long distance with his wife, I seemed a little hungry.
"What kind of stuffing are these buns?"
"Leeks and eggs stuffed." The old man selling steamed buns said cheerfully when he saw He Xin and opened his mouth with a few missing teeth.
This old man originally sold steamed buns in a small town. They were big, thin and filled with stuffing, and were very popular with the actors and staff on the set. After He Xin came to the set, he visited several times and heard the old man say that because of the small town
There were only a few people. In the past, he could only sell less than three drawers of steamed buns in a morning market. Since the crew arrived, he has sold more than ten drawers every day. He also often makes guest appearances as extras to earn extra money.
Today's scene is different from the past. This time he has words, and it no longer belongs to the category of extras for ten yuan a day, but at least a special one for fifty yuan.
Although the camera is not pointed here, the old man is still very happy and plays the role in a orderly manner.
"how much for one?"
"Fifty cents!"
“It’s too expensive.”
He Xin muttered, but reluctantly took out a piece of money from his pocket, handed it over, and took a big bun.
However, he didn't stuff it into his mouth right away. As he walked back to his bicycle, he glanced aimlessly at the street. When he walked to the car, he first took a look at the baby sitting on the baby seat, holding the bicycle with both hands.
The little boy had a lot of fun twisting the faucet around, and then he leaned on the bicycle's schoolbag rack.
Just when he was looking around on the street after buying the buns, he was spotted by Senior Sister Zhang who was chatting with his younger brother. At that moment, Senior Sister Zhang, who was still smiling, suddenly became confused. If his younger brother Lu Yu hadn't come to pick him up in time,
Oh, I almost dropped the grocery basket in my hand.
I saw that she couldn't believe it and walked towards the other side of the street step by step.
Gu Changwei followed her with the camera lens.
Most good photographers seem to be reluctant to use tripods or rails. They believe in using their own hands to control the lens. The same goes for Huang Yuetai, who is known as the "Iron Hand", and the same goes for Gu Changwei. He carries it on his shoulders.
The camera lens is very stable and there is no shaking at all.
In fact, although the camera was not on He Xin's side before, many people were still very concerned about his performance that focused on me. For example, after Wang Tong entered the grocery store, he was carrying an iron pot in one hand and a bundle under his other arm.
Toilet paper, standing on tiptoes looking out from the room to watch his performance.
It should be said that there was nothing amazing about his performance just now. It did not have the so-called "explosion of acting" effect that people in later generations often talk about, but it gave people the feeling of being "real", just like in this street.
The extras on the show are average. If you are lost in the crowd, you can't find them at all.
At this time, He Xin behaved very naturally. This scene was not difficult for him at all, because in his previous life, he was a vulgar, down-and-out man from the market.
Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Senior Sister Zhang walking towards him, but he remained as if there was no one around. Then he lowered his head and took a hard bite of the bun in his hand. There was no trace of a man's face or reserve, just a big mouthful.
Then he raised his head and faced the camera on Gu Changwei's shoulder, squinting his eyes, chewing with satisfaction, and smoothing his messy hair.
Turning his head inadvertently, he saw a strange woman standing next to him, looking at him. He was a little surprised, smiled politely at the woman, turned back, and continued to squint his eyes and chew the food in his mouth.
One bite, two bites, three bites, but as he chewed, the movements of his mouth gradually slowed down, because the corner of his eyes told him that the strange woman was always standing by the side looking at him.
He was a little confused, so he turned his head again, took a closer look at this strange woman, and smiled reluctantly at her.
Gu Changwei had told him before that all he had to do to play this role well was to grasp the word "laugh". If his smile as a paratrooper officer before was sunny, confident and wise, then his smile towards Senior Sister Zhang now was
Vague, perfunctory, and unaffiliated.
Senior Sister Zhang also smiled at him at this time, and He Xin discovered for the first time that when Senior Sister Zhang smiled, she had dimples on her face.
He nodded towards the other party, reminiscing all the time in his mind, but still had no impression. When he was about to put half of the bun in his hand to his mouth and prepare to bite it, he saw Senior Sister Zhang tilting her head with a sweet look on her face.
He said with a smile: "I just told my brother that you will always love me!"
He looked confused, and before his mind could react for a moment, he subconsciously raised his hand to wipe his glossy mouth, and looked towards the grocery store involuntarily.
A strange woman walked up to him and suddenly told him inexplicably that he would always love her, especially since his wife was still in the store. He would be confused and subconsciously panicked, worried that his wife would see this scene.
Then I was so full of words that I couldn’t explain clearly.
Fortunately, he didn't see his wife walking out. He really couldn't remember who the other party was. Maybe he recognized the wrong person. He could only look at the other party with an awkward smile and an unnatural look on his face, and stammered:
"You, what's your last name?"
As he said that, he raised his hand and wiped his mouth again. He felt as if a leek was stuck between his teeth. He picked his teeth again with his nails, and then smoothly wiped it on the hem of his shirt, looking at the other party stupidly.
"stop!"
Gu Changwei, who had been standing by with the machine and filming, couldn't stand it anymore. After shouting to stop, he sighed and put down the machine on his shoulder.
He had nothing to say about He Xin's performance, and even secretly rejoiced that he had the shamelessness to invite this actor to come over for a guest appearance. After a few scenes, it turned out that the other party's title of actor was indeed genuine. Especially in this paragraph just now.
The performance completely exceeded his expectations. The only regret was that the actor opposite him was not very good!
"Xiao Zhang, you should have light in your eyes, don't smile so stiffly, and smile sincerely, do you understand?" Lao Gu's embarrassing face, with his frowning brows, made him look even more bitter and resentful.
Senior Sister Zhang was obviously aware of her problem and said in a panic: "I'm sorry, director, I'll try again."
Because this is a one-shot scene, if it gets stuck in the middle, it has to start all over again. He Xin looked at the half bun in his hand and was a little reluctant to throw it away, but if he wanted to eat it, he would still be able to do it when he re-shooted it later.
I had to eat it, but after some hesitation I still couldn't bear to throw it away, so I simply walked over to the old man selling buns, asked him for a clean plastic bag and put half of the buns in it.
The actors were back in place, and Gu Changwei reloaded the film in the machine with new ones, carried it on his shoulder, and shouted to Senior Sister Zhang who was standing on the street nervously doing mental construction: "Xiao Zhang, is it almost done?"
"Ah? Oh, it's almost done." Senior Sister Zhang responded quickly, but her tone was obviously panicked.
Gu Changwei hesitated for a moment, but still shouted: "Do it again!"
Reshoot…
"stop!"
Gu Changwei put down the machine again and said helplessly: "Xiao Zhang, it's still the same problem!"
"Ah, director, I'm sorry, He Xin, I'm sorry!"
"Again!"
"stop!"
"Again!"
"stop!"
…
There were more and more half-eaten buns in the plastic bag. At about the sixth time, when He Xin saw Senior Sister Zhang walking towards him from the corner of his eyes, he lowered his head and took the bun in his hand.
Putting the bun to his mouth, he suddenly felt nauseated. Before the director could tell him to stop, he raised his hand and shouted: "Stop!"
"Director, I can't stand it anymore. I'm full. I have to eat first..."