"Then please explain why your notes are so similar to Lao Gui's?"
"Why?"
"Someone wants to frame me! It must be true, it must be!"
Wang Zhiwen had a sinister smile on his face and winked. The trapper next to him untied the belts that bound Wang Kai's hands and feet and carried him toward the execution chamber.
"Ahhh!"
Wang Kai screamed miserably.
Cai Chonghui held the camera and followed him all the way.
Uncle Gao Qun stared at the monitor screen. Needless to say, Lao Wang's performance was impeccable. Xiao Wang could see that he was working very hard and his expression was spot on, but he always felt that the gap between the two was a bit big. As for sitting in
The person with a gloomy face under the dim desk lamp, acting as a human background, even had a look that seemed to steal the show.
"Card!"
Lao Gao had to stop again, shook his head and said: "Xiao Wang, I'm still not strong enough, take a rest and come again!"
"Sorry, director!"
King Kaikai has a good attitude, but the look on his face is still a little depressed and a little confused. For him, this is the highlight of the scene. He has been preparing for it since last night. In order to achieve the haggard state of the character, he spent the whole night
I didn't sleep, and all kinds of psychological construction had basically reached the limit, but the director was still not satisfied.
In contrast, he particularly envies Teacher Wang Zhiwen's effortless performance, which can often clearly express the character's psychological activities through changes in the tone of the lines and an expression.
Alas, the skill is still not enough!
Wang Kai sighed secretly and apologized to Wang Zhiwen again: "I'm sorry, Teacher Wang, thank you for your hard work."
Lao Wang was responsible for teaching lines at China National Theater. Wang Kai’s lines were good, and he was hard-working during the cooperation. Lao Wang had a good impression of this student. He lit a cigarette, nodded to Wang Kai and encouraged: "It's okay.
In fact, your performance on the two just now was pretty good, keep up the good work!"
"I understand, Teacher Wang."
Having said that, Wang Kai was still a little at a loss.
Lao Wang gave him a sympathetic look, but really couldn't help him with guidance. The actor's starting point for understanding the role is different, and from the teacher's point of view, he didn't want to intervene hastily. Only by understanding and expressing it on his own can he improve his acting skills.
progress.
Lao Wang leisurely went to his cigarette addiction. Xiao Wang was still thinking hard. As usual, Zhang Li walked over to help the director fill up the water in the thermos cup? In addition to being an actor, he was more like Lao Gao's assistant. As He Xin, who set the stage for human flesh,
He also stood up at this moment? He showed Takeda's cold and gloomy state? He kept sitting there fiddling with the cigarette in his hand, looking thoughtful, not even looking up at the performance of Xiao Wang and Lao Wang just now.
A glance? But the conversation between the two and Wang Kai's mournful wail coming from my ears? It seemed pretty good.
Hearing Lao Gao shouting stop again? He was still a little puzzled. Now he saw Lao Gao frowning and watching the playback on the monitor, so he walked over and said, "What's wrong?"
"Not strong enough? It feels like something is missing." Lao Gao scratched his head and said.
When he saw Wang Kai, he also came over? It's hard to say that Xiao Wang's performance was not good.
He Xin is also watching the playback on the monitor. At the beginning, the conversation between the two was through close-ups from each other's perspective, and there was no obvious problem. Generally speaking, to avoid the actor's lack of acting skills, it is either a close-up or a close-up.
Shot? Or just long shot? Avoid sharing the same frame with other actors? As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.
Of course, this is not to say that Wang Kai's acting skills are not good. Comrade Xiao Wang has already worked very hard, but there is a big gap between Wang Zhiwen's natural and natural performance. This is directly reflected in the fact that two supporting actors dragged Wang Kai into the execution chamber with one arm and one arm.
At the same time, the long medium shot of the follow-up shot flashed across Wang Zhiwen with a sinister smile on his face, and he was sitting there with his head bowed as a human set piece. The traces of performance on Wang Kai's body were highlighted, and the picture inevitably became unbalanced.
"Tsk!" He Xin couldn't help but slap his mouth.
"Brother Xin, do you think I can improve here?" Wang Kai asked hurriedly upon seeing this.
"Well……"
He Xin couldn't tell for a while. In the final analysis, Wang Kai's skill was not enough, which made the picture unbalanced. Just as Lao Gao said, it was not strong enough and lacked visual impact.
"Xiao He, give it!"
At this time, Zhang Li handed over a cigarette. As He Xin took it, he looked up and saw that ferocious, paralyzed face. He suddenly remembered that this shot in the original version seemed to be after Wang Zhiwen winked, and then Zhang Li
Then he grabbed Bai Xiaonian's hair and dragged him in.
If the acting skills are not enough, external help comes in.
Zhang Li's move undoubtedly greatly amplified the visual impact. Of course, Su Youpeng's performance in the original version was also very good and the visual impact was full.
"Otherwise, brother Li, you can try pulling Akai's hair straight away."
"Pull out his hair, how?"
Tension looked at Wang Kai's greasy hair hanging on his forehead with confusion.
"That's it, you grab the hair and drag the person in directly." He Xin gestured.
Hiss!
When Wang Kai saw this, his scalp immediately felt numb.
Zhang Li was also stunned for a moment and exclaimed: "That hurts so much!"
After saying that, he looked at Wang Kai's oily head again, with a confused look on his face: "This... can Xiao Wang bear it?"
In the end, Wang Kai really grabbed his own hair and stretched it upwards, gritting his teeth and said: "It's okay, I can bear it."
Uncle Gao Qun was not a director with a professional background, and was not very good at training actors. When he saw He Xin taking the initiative to help, he was happy to sit aside and say nothing.
Zhang Li still had a tangled look on his face. Despite his ferocious appearance, he was actually an introverted and soft-spoken person.
He hesitated and said, "Don't accidentally pull your hair out."
"It's okay, Brother Li, it's really okay. Just come, I can bear it." Wang Kai said hurriedly.
King Kaikai also took the risk, and he also realized that his performance just now was a bit of a show, and through external stimulation, the performance might be more realistic.
"What's wrong?"
At this time, Lao Wang finished his cigarette cravings and walked in just in time to hear everyone arguing.
"Oh, Teacher Wang is like this..." Wang Kai repeated the idea given by He Xin.
When Wang Zhi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "I think it's okay!"
As he said that, he nodded approvingly towards He Xin and said with a smile: "It seems that Teacher He is not called you for nothing."
It was only then that Uncle Gao Qun poked his head out from behind the monitor and said, "Let's try it first, then?"
"Don't try, just come directly!" Wang Zhiwen waved his hand, "Try to get through, and Xiao Wang will suffer less."
"Well, I will definitely work hard." King Kaikai finally regained his confidence.
"Hey, Zhang Li, please move more quickly and quickly." Lao Gao ordered again.
"clear!"
"Okay, everyone, get ready!"
"A!"
"Uuuuuuuuah, it's not me...it's really not me!"
"Then please explain why your notes are so similar to Lao Gui's?"
"Why?"
"Someone wants to frame me! It must be true, it must be!"
Wang Zhiwen had a sinister smile on his face and winked. The actor next to him quickly untied his belt. Zhang Li, who had been standing next to him, without saying a word, directly grabbed Wang Kai's hair and with a strong force, lifted his body from the board.
It was pulled down.
Hiss!
The moment Zhang Li grabbed his hair and pulled hard, Wang Kai suddenly felt a sharp pain in his scalp, as if his scalp was about to separate from his head, and he subconsciously opened his mouth and screamed.
"Ahhh!"
At the same time, his entire face became distorted. The voice he made was no longer the feminine voice that he had deliberately suppressed before, but his real voice, which was sharper and harsher.
Zhang Zhang could feel the changes in Wang Kai's voice, but he was now considered experienced enough to know that he couldn't stop at this time and couldn't make any fluctuations, so he simply quickened his pace and dragged the wailing Wang Kai all the way inside...
"Card! OK!"
Lao Gao shouted excitedly.
Upon hearing the director's call to stop, Zhang Li hurriedly helped Wang Kai, who was thrown under the nail board chair, and asked with concern: "Xiao Wang, are you okay?"
Wang Kai raised his hand to touch his scalp, which was already numb with pain. He stretched his hand to the light and looked at it. Fortunately, he didn't see any red blood. He reluctantly grinned and said, "It's okay, Brother Li!"
"It's passed, it's been, it's been passed!"
After hearing the director shouting over there, Wang Kai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Lao Gao then asked with concern through the door: "Xiao Wang, is it okay?"
"No problem, director!"
"Okay, then let's keep working hard and prepare for the next shot."
The next shot was of Wang Kai having his pants taken off and being lifted up to sit on a nail board, moving up and down.
He Xin, who had just finished, was a little hesitant. He didn't see this plot in the original version. At most, there was a close-up shot of Bai Xiaonian sharpening the thickest and longest nail on the chair with a file while Bai Xiaonian was wailing.
"Hey, Brother Gao, do you think this kind of footage can pass the review?"
The smile on Lao Gao's face, who was still cheerful at first, suddenly froze, and he pondered, and said in a very uncertain tone: "It shouldn't be a big problem, right?"
But then he continued: "The torture scene must be bloody and cruel. If there is a problem with this, then the following scenes will not be filmed at all."
He Xin thought about it. He didn't know if the up and down scenes in the original version were deleted in the finished film. Think about the subsequent torture scenes, each one was more bloody than the last, and the dogs were devouring it.
, using acupuncture to prick the acupoints, I feel bloody and scary just thinking about it, not to mention the measurement and grinding of the rope, the scale is even larger than the current one.
…
The next day, a strong cold air from the north moved south, and the temperature suddenly dropped to freezing point. When He Xin went out for a run early in the morning, he felt an obvious chill.
According to the shooting plan, the scene where He Xin measured Li Bailian was supposed to be shot today, but because Li Bailian had some temporary activities, Li Xue came over from the capital to help take a day off. The shooting plan could only be adjusted temporarily, so Gao Gao
There were quite a few criticisms, and he even brought his temper directly to the set.
A few Hong Kong people didn't care, but it turned out that the group of people under the old master were nervous. They all knew that the old master had a bad temper and would curse anyone who didn't like them.
The scene was very busy all morning. The walls around the corridor outside the interrogation room were previously painted with wooden frames and gypsum boards. However, Lao Gao was not satisfied with it. In order to achieve the most realistic shooting effect, the staff were working
Use cement nervously to create a bumpy effect on the wall.
In addition to the props and decorations, the extras and on-site producers were also very busy. The on-site producers were checking the costumes and makeup of the extras who played puppet soldiers over and over again.
"You, you, and you, what's going on? I took off all my underwear."
The collars of several extras' military uniforms revealed underwear that was not in keeping with the era. The on-site producer immediately ordered them to take it off. Although the weather was very cold, there was nothing that could be done. If they wore it, the on-site producer in charge of the work would definitely be in trouble.
Gotta get scolded.
In addition to removing anything that is not in line with the background of the era, makeup artists are also busy nervously. Soldiers of that era were generally darker and looked dirty. For example, to adjust skin color, foundation must be applied to the root of the neck.
Some of the faces had to be made to look like scars, and what's worse, because a certain extra's hairstyle didn't fit the era, the hairstylist shaved her off on the spot.
In the interrogation room inside, He Xinzheng and Lao Gao were sitting in a small, temporarily separated room. An electric heater was plugged in and the heat released by the machine made it warm.
At this time, the two of them were staring closely at the monitor screen, tapping and swiping on the screen with their fingers from time to time, and discussing the lighting ratio and camera settings of the scene.
As the saying goes: If you have read 300 Tang poems by heart, you will be able to recite them even if you don't know how to compose them. After being immersed in the studio for so many years, He Xin has already turned from a rookie into an experienced one, and he also has considerable experience in on-site lighting, composition, etc.
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It’s no wonder that so many actors in later generations have to turn to directors. Of course, He Xin and Lao Gao discussed only technical issues at this time, which are still far from being a director! In addition to understanding these technical things, a director must also embody
Aesthetics, temperament, style, etc. throughout the movie. Besides, he has no ambitions in this area. He is more of a consultant to Lao Gao.
"How's it going? Is it almost done?"
The lighting engineer led a group of apprentices and was very busy. Because Lao Gao had very high requirements for lighting. The interrogation room was closed, and the lighting effects required cold light, while the faces of the focused characters were in warm colors, and the surrounding scenes were darkened.
Create a spooky atmosphere.
"Well, it's almost done." Lao Gao stared at the lighting effects on the screen, finally nodded, then raised his head and asked, "Have the recording effects been adjusted?"
"Okay!" the sound engineer with the long microphone replied loudly.
The shooting scene outside the interrogation room has been set up. There is an old long table in the middle, surrounded by ice cubes, and a wooden bench on each side.
The weather was very cold and there was no heating in the studio. When He Xin came out of the warm cubicle, he couldn't help shivering. The three actors outside had already put on makeup and were wrapped in thick down jackets.
It's outside.
"Akai, you have worked hard today."
Wang Kai, who suffered "humiliation" yesterday, was just a human being on the set today. After a while, he had to wear a shirt and vest, lie on a long table, surrounded by ice, and pretend to be dead. He couldn't move during the whole scene, in such cold weather.
It's really hard here.
"It's okay, it's okay." Wang Kai said cheerfully.
Yesterday's important scene was shot very smoothly, and the young man was very confident for a while.
Mr. Hu Jun sat there in a dignified manner, with his eyes closed and his head raised, probably miming. When he heard He Xin's hypocritical voice greeting Wang Kai, he opened his eyes and glanced over there, and couldn't help curling his lips.
Once upon a time, he used the same tone to encourage a fledgling guy on the set, but in the end, this guy won the Golden Horse Best Actor.
After many years, Hu Jun still couldn't help but feel chest tightness whenever he thought about this.
He Xin had no time to pay attention to him and went straight to his girlfriend sitting opposite: "How about it, is it okay?"