This is a typical triangular composition shot. In addition to a panoramic fixed shot, photographer Xu Wei personally used the camera to capture close-ups of the three people.
Zhang Yi pursed his lips and pointed a gun at He Xin's head. From the way he ordered Xu Guangtou, he showed that he was in control of the overall situation. He is a policeman and a representative of a power agency. His most prominent characteristic is his arrogance. This is
It was fully demonstrated in the plot, otherwise he would not have chosen to suddenly change the transaction location in He Xin, and when the police had no time to make arrangements, he would have chosen to take Bald Xu to the meeting alone.
He Xin lowered his eyelids, seemingly resigned to his fate. He had given the police a chance, but the police refused, and now he could only wait for things to happen.
When Xu Guangtou opened the box and saw the pistol hidden inside, he glanced at the two of them, and slowly reached in and touched the pistol. This was a close-up shot. As a professional killer, he had to capture the gun.
After stabilizing it, he quickly pulled it out, without giving Zhang Yi any chance to react, and just shot him in the chest.
He Xin over there also reacted quickly. When Xu Guangtou fired, he quickly dodged to avoid Zhang Yi's gun.
It has to be said that before filming this scene, there was on-site guidance from the local police. What Cheng Er wanted was not the flashy shots in ordinary Hong Kong police and gangster movies, but to restore the greatest authenticity.
Some of the old policemen here, like the instructor from the Galaxy Police Station who we had dealt with before, have practical experience. Like the old 54 in Xu Guangtou's hand, the 7.62 caliber is very powerful. Zhang Yi gives it a try
The child was knocked down to the wall by the impact of the bullet. In most cases, when a vital part is hit at such a close range, it is impossible to have the ability to fight back with a gun, and he is almost killed on the spot.
So He Xin moved very quickly and turned around to pick up the box containing the money.
"gone!"
Time is running out and the police may be arriving soon.
"People can leave, but the money stays!"
He Xin put down the box and turned around slowly.
Bald Xu pointed the gun at him with a cold expression and pulled the trigger without any hesitation.
The gun didn't fire, so he quickly pulled the slide, only to find that the empty chamber was hooked up and there was no bullet in the gun.
The setting of this plot was foreshadowed in the script. When the Du Xiao played by He Xin wanted to wash his hands and withdraw from the world, his younger brother said that he would lose his protection. Sure enough, when the younger brother picked up the unique product and met Xu at Mengxiu Station
When Baldhead was trading, Baldhead Xu asked him: "When is the next time?"
The younger brother told him: "There will be no next time, this time is the last time."
Then Xu Guangtou pulled out his gun without hesitation: "You can leave, but the money stays."
If the character Du Xiao played by He Xin turns from evil to good, then the professional killer and second-rate dealer played by Bald Xu is a character who turns from evil to evil and is an absolute villain.
His evil can be summed up as greed in human nature. Since this is the last transaction, why not make more money?
He Xin was very interested in this script at first sight, and insisted on playing the role of Du Xiao, because this script has a strong storyline, and there are foreshadowings everywhere, echoes from beginning to end, and even a bit like Nolan.
For example, when Baldy Xu first appeared on the scene, he left with two boxes after a transaction at Mengxiu Station. The reason was that this was the last transaction and he was cheating.
Then after the younger brother was robbed, he made a phone call: "We can't delay it any longer, we need to act now."
On the surface, it seems that the call was made to an accomplice, intending to kill the boss. But is that really the case? Why do you have to bury the boss alive instead of killing him and selling him directly? Maybe it is more cruel to bury him alive.
But he was obviously buried alive, so why could he still be saved? My younger brother did it himself when he was buried alive. Maybe he did something secretly, for example, the soil was not covered too tightly.
Then the little girl went to report the news and the villagers came to save her. This may have been arranged in advance.
It can be seen from this that the call that the younger brother made after the mistake was probably made to Du Xiao. Because the mistake was made, it means that the matter cannot be concealed and cannot be delayed.
Du Xiao wants to stop working, but it is impossible for you to escape unscathed in this business, so Du Xiao can only choose to act out such a scene of cheating death with his most trusted younger brother, because only in this way, Du Xiao can
Only then can Xiao and Xiaoan escape smoothly.
Including the box of unique products sent to him by the boy who was responsible for ferrying and smuggling people on the Ruili River later, it was obviously something that had been arranged in advance.
Du Xiao is an extremely thoughtful person. From the beginning, he wanted to take Xiao An and the dentist away together and spend the rest of his life with his beloved. But when he contacted Xu Guangtou, Xu Guangtou’s secret message told him that he had already
After being caught, he knew at this time that he could not escape, but he still chose to trade because he wanted to leave a sum of money with Xiao An and the dentist. Because the most appropriate word for a good person is "atonement"
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Otherwise, he would not have brought a box of newspapers and a gun to the airport to meet Xiao An and the dentist, nor would he have chosen to pull out the gun knowing that he was surrounded.
Similarly, when he begged the police to give him a chance, he was also giving the police a chance; and then he said "let's go" to Baldy Xu, which was actually giving Baldy Xu a chance.
From the perspective of justice, the police could not give him a chance, and at the same time, they did not leave any chance for themselves; Xu Guangtou lost his chance because of his greed.
Therefore, when He Xin pulled out a gun and pointed it at Bald Xu, there was no psychological burden. In the original version, the Du Xiao played by Yan Wang had a look of unbearable when he fired, and turned his head away before shooting. It can certainly interpret the same kind of killer.
It’s the kind of sad mood of a rabbit dying and a fox dying, but it is obviously different from the previous plot.
Back then, in order to save Xiao An, he could kill the boss without hesitation; when the school building collapsed, crushing eight students to death, he could also beat the black-hearted businessman to death with a look of resentment. At this time, faced with killing the police, he still wanted to try
How could Guangtou Xu, who killed himself, still have mercy?
"Bang! Bah!" Two shots were fired, and Xu Guangtou was killed neatly.
He turned around and wanted to leave, but when he saw the box of unique products on the table, he hesitated for a moment, then walked back, dumped the box of unique products into the trash can, poured a bottle of white wine on it, struck a match, and put the box on the table.
Burn the unique product.
This is similar to the opening part of the script. When he was trading with this boss more than ten years ago, the matter was exposed. When he was surrounded by the police, he chose to hide his unique product, which then triggered a series of stories that followed.
A kind of change and redemption. This also fits what Xiao An said to the dentist in the funeral parlor: "You try to understand me, I try to change him..."
The dentist did not understand Xiao An in the end, but Xiao An did change Du Xiao.
As the blue flames burning in the trash can flashed through the screen, and the body of Xu Guangtou, who was sitting dead at the foot of the wall with his head bowed after being shot twice, Cheng Er finally shouted: "Cut!"
After a slight hesitation, he stood up, clapped his hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Get ready. Let's do another one."
From a performance perspective alone, the performances of the three actors were very accurate and almost impeccable. But from the director's perspective, Cheng Er, the actors are just props to realize his own ideas. He always wants to try again in anticipation of more possibilities.
Film shooting is generally like this, repeat one after another, try to accumulate as much material as possible, and then through post-editing, cut out the most exciting short sections and finally present them to the audience.
Bald Xu and Zhang Yi were still busy changing their clothes and strapping on bombs and blood packs. He Xin walked over and watched the replay again, from his performance perspective, Ning Hao's from the lens language perspective, and Cheng Er took charge.
As for the overall situation, let's discuss it with each other to see if there is anything that needs improvement, or change the approach, and so on.
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The light in the house is a bit dim.
He Xin and Tong Yali sat side by side on the bed.
This is a medium-long shot. Due to the lighting, Tong Yali's skin in the close shot looks darker than He Xin's. She raises her right hand and grasps her chest and skirt, showing a heart-wrenching worry.
He Xin finally stood up and walked out of the screen.
"actually……"
Tong Yali hesitated for a moment, raised her head and looked at He Xin who walked out of the screen, and said: "I think it's good to just end that day and end in that pit."
After a slight pause, she looked at He Xin expectantly: "Don't go, we will leave tomorrow."
When He Xin walked to the door, he turned around. From beginning to end, all his plans and the woman he loved so much were kept in the dark. This woman was willing to be buried with him. Her love for him exceeded life and death. He Xin
He was excited inside, but he didn't show it on the surface. He only showed endless pity and tenderness through his eyes.
Facing Tong Yali's pleading eyes, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but in the end he shook his head: "I can't go if I don't!"
After saying that, he turned around and went out.
Tong Yali stood up suddenly and wanted to catch up, but she took two steps and stopped. After all, she had been used to this man's arrangement and control since she was a child.
She slowly sat down with a disappointed look on her face, her inner worries and fears filling her heart.
The camera focused on her face without makeup, watching calmly as her eyes became moist and crystal clear, eventually overflowing and slowly dripping down her cheeks...
"Stuck! Okay, passed!"
Cheng Er finally shouted.
Everyone at the scene breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, because at this moment Cheng Er took off his earphones and stood up from behind the monitor. He walked up to He Xin and Ning Hao and whispered some excuses. In the end, he still had a look on his face.
He shyly walked to the center of the venue, opened his mouth, paused, took two deep breaths, and then announced: "The Yunnan part of "Border" is finished!"
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone!"
Amid cheers, Cheng Er bowed deeply to the staff surrounding him to express his gratitude.
When working, Cheng Er is more like a machine, with no emotion at all, but in the final analysis, he is still a shy and reserved person.