After the Spring Festival holiday, the crew started filming intensively. Some of the previous scenes have been filmed, and the rest are basically the scenes opposite He Xin and Song Jia as well as some of the highlight scenes.
Today's scene is about Song Jia anxiously waiting for news about Yu Zecheng in the room. There are no lines in the whole scene. It is a one-man show, showing her anxious state of mind, and then she makes a series of reactions after hearing the code of the phone ringing.
There is also a narration in this part of the script. To be honest, He Xin has never been too fond of narration. He feels that he either treats the audience as a fool or does not trust the actors' performances. Generally speaking, good movies are absolutely
The so-called narration explaining the plot and the psychological activities of the characters in the play is not allowed. It must be conveyed to the audience through the performance of the actors.
However, Jiang Wei's background is in suspense dramas. In his opinion, narration is very important to the plot. After all, this is a TV drama that covers all aspects and must take care of all aspects of the audience.
It's like many film critics these days, when evaluating a movie they think is good, often worry about whether audiences in third- and fourth-tier cities can accept this so-called artistry, which is very condescending.
Therefore, TV dramas should be as popular as possible.
He Xin thought that the original version also had a narration, and since Jiang Wei was the director, he could only reluctantly accept this way of expressing the plot.
He has a lot of roles and needs to be on the set almost every day. When he is free, he does not take care of himself like before and often stays with Jiang Wei to study.
It’s not that he has the ambition to be a director. The director he knows is probably an all-rounder in literature, aesthetics, composition, photography, lighting, performance, etc. He doesn’t dare to be like the protagonist in some entertainment novels who only rely on
In his previous life, he could become a great director after watching a few movies, but he asked himself that he did not have the quality and ability to be a director.
He just wants to learn basic things like lighting arrangements, camera settings, including the director’s understanding of composition, etc. Maybe one day he can pretend to be cool with the director when filming: “I chose this spot to lie down because of the setting sun.
The light just hit my face at this time and stayed there for three seconds. I felt that it should be edited here, so I specially set aside an editing point for you."
Although Jiang Wei had to discuss with the director of photography before shooting almost every scene, in fact, the long shot, medium shot, close shot and close-up shots were basically quite satisfactory, even a little cliché, without any dazzling skills. But this
It fits the calm and heavy style of "Latent" very well.
Moreover, Jiang Wei pays great attention to the realistic style. Apart from applying some powder to cover the shine on his face, the actor does not wear makeup at all. There is no such thing as eyebrow painting, sideburn painting, or hairline shadowing. In addition, the actor's hairstyle may be different.
They are the same, but they are absolutely in line with the current historical situation. It is absolutely impossible for all kinds of modern and trendy or even non-mainstream hairstyles to appear.
As for the actresses, most of them are bare-faced. For example, Cuiping, played by Song Jia, basically does not wear makeup except for slightly painted eyebrows. Of course, there are a few specific roles, such as Tong Yali, who has been completed, and her foundation is relatively dark.
She had to put on powder to look as fair as possible to fit the role of Wan Qiu; and Mrs. Ma, who was originally a social butterfly in Shanghai, naturally had to be more flamboyant.
He Xin, who has been tortured by the extremely unrealistic images of later generations with heavy makeup and layers of filters, admires this realistic style.
Is this the right thing? Actors should show their true side. In later generations, variety shows such as "Sister", which glorify goddesses, frozen age, girlishness, etc., are just a group of posing under heavy makeup and filters.
Just old vegetable skin.
"stop!"
This is already the sixth article, and Song Jia's performance is still unsatisfactory and not in line with her usual standards.
Because this was her first scene after returning to work during the Spring Festival holiday, she might not have recovered yet. Jiang Wei was not in a hurry. She just frowned and waved her hand: "Take a rest."
Jiang Wei's style on the set is similar to that of Diao Yinan. He doesn't chatter endlessly. He works hard all day long. Most of the time, the actors can experience it themselves.
He Xin had some idea. He didn't see Song Jia when she reported to the crew yesterday. When they met in the restaurant this morning, her eyes were obviously wandering. She probably drank too much and talked too much because of Valentine's Day night.
Things you shouldn't say.
However, this kind of emotion was brought to work and obviously affected the work, which was not okay. He Xin pondered for a moment, then took the initiative to walk towards Song Jia who was sitting aside to rest.
"Xiaohua, is it okay?"
"Ah? Oh, Brother Xin, I'll adjust it, it should be fine." Song Jia felt a little guilty when she saw him walking over.
"Well, that's fine. Don't worry, some things won't be a problem." He Xin smiled at her and made a pun.
Of course, Song Jia could hear the implication. He raised his head suddenly, but still said with some uncertainty: "Brother Xin, that night I..."
He Xin raised his hand to interrupt her and said casually: "I drank a lot that night. I forgot everything we talked about. I'm sure no one will know."
Song Jia stared at him for a while, then took a long breath and said gratefully: "Brother Xin, thank you!"
He Xin waved his hand, smiled at her and said, "It's okay, the most important thing is to film the scene well."
Jiang Wei saw the two of them muttering and thought that He Xin was on site to provide guidance again. When He Xin walked away, he asked: "Xiao Song, is it okay?"
"Sorry, director, give me another ten minutes."
This scene was not initially difficult for Song Jia's level. After she finally let go of her psychological burden, she handled the scene very smoothly.
"Okay, passed!"
After Jiang Wei shouted, he couldn't help but look back at He Xin. Before, he almost taught Tong Yali the tricks step by step. Now Song Jia had a problem. He went over and said a few words and the effect was immediate. It seems that this
Teacher He is truly well-deserved.
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"Boss, the special effects shots for "A Tale of Two Donkeys" have been completed. Director Diao was very satisfied after watching it. In addition, according to Bona, since "A Tale of Two Donkeys" will participate in the Venice Film Festival, it will be scheduled for September...
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Xiao Douding just arrived on the set today, and as soon as he put down his luggage, he ran over to report on the work.
He Xin flipped through some newly published monthly novels she had just brought over, and said casually: "Okay, as long as Director Diao is satisfied, you two can discuss the other schedules."
It is said that Xiao Douding, who is already in her early thirties and is about to become an old girl, has finally found her other half, Song Ge, the deputy manager of Bona Distribution Department who took "Green Grass" with them to participate in the Berlin Film Festival. Oh, Song Ge is now
He is now the distribution manager of Polybona and is Yu Dong's very capable subordinate.
It is said that things got better not long after returning from Berlin. It was secretive at first and was not made public until the end of last year. He also heard from Ning Hao that after Xiao Douding and Bona Song Ge officially announced that they were together, Xiao Douding’s ex-boyfriend was also
Ning Hao's buddy, who specializes in Chinese-English translation and English-Chinese subtitle translation, even got him drunk.
Xiao Douding was also used to the way his two bosses turned away from the boss, so he routinely reported to him the company's recent affairs.
"Boss, I think we should expand some business operations." Xiao Douding continued.
"What business?"
He Xin put down the "Harvest" magazine that he had just finished reading the catalog, picked up a copy of "Beijing Literature" newly published in February, looked up at her and asked.
"The actor agency business! Most of the film and television companies are grabbing people now, so the good news should not go to outsiders! I think we should sign a few, otherwise we will always help others train new talents. What a pity! Look at this picture
Yi was signed by Huayi as soon as she showed up, and Yaya was signed by Sister Hong first..." Xiao Douding pouted.
"Actor's agent?"
He Xin smiled and shook his head and said: "Let's forget about this business. You sign people in, and you have to be responsible for them. If there are no scenes to film, won't it be a waste of time for others!"
"But how come our company has no scenes to film? I've thought about it all..."
Before Xiao Douding could finish speaking, He Xin still waved his hand and refused: "Forget it, forget it, don't think about it. I think our company should be simpler, just take filming seriously, why bother doing it, you won't make much money.
It requires a lot of money and a lot of effort. Besides, where can you find an agent? This requires experience and connections."
In fact, there is one thing that He Xin did not tell Xiao Douding, that is, when artist studios spring up like mushrooms in the future, training actors now will still mean making wedding dresses for others.
This is actually a trend. Just like in Hollywood, in addition to Disney, which has an actor brokerage business, other film companies are engaged in investment, production and distribution, and actors are all specialized brokerage companies, such as CAA, WMA, ICM, etc.
As for the model of signing actors by film and television companies, they also learned it from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Especially Huayi Brothers, who are dedicated to learning "advanced experience" from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Ever since Wang Jinghua changed jobs, they have started to poach people everywhere crazily.
In recent years, the camera has recruited a large number of artists such as Zhou Xun, Xiao Minghuang, Deng Chao, etc., and they have also not let go of actors who are slightly emerging. For example, Zhang Yi, Lao Duan and others have also signed contracts with Huayi one after another.
Seeing that Xiao Douding still wanted to argue, He Xin raised his hand to stop him and said: "Okay, now that the actor agency industry is so competitive, does our company have any advantages? Why bother to get involved again? The main reason for selecting actors for a movie is to look at them.
Is it suitable for the characters in it? Today we can use actors from Huayi Brothers, and tomorrow we can use actors from Orange King Jinghua or Hongjie Company. There is no competition, no offending, but a cooperative relationship. This is not good