Next to a warehouse on the Huangpu River in the magical city, Qin Xiaobao led the crew to hold the launch ceremony of "Buried Alive".
No reporters were invited to the scene, but camera crews from the three major platforms followed the entire process and recorded the entire process.
For the next ten days, everyone lived in darkness.
The entire movie "Buried Alive" was shot in a coffin. The only tools Hu Ge had were a mobile phone that was about to run out of battery and a lighter.
Not only are the warehouse doors closed, but the windows are also sealed.
Before shooting, I encountered several shooting difficulties.
First of all, there is the switching of shots in the coffin. The coffin has six sides in total, all of which are detachable. If you only shoot shots in one direction at a time, it will be very cumbersome and easily interrupt the actor's emotions.
After research, Qin Xiaobao decided to use a combination of virtual and real.
For normal shooting, there was only one camera for single-lens close-ups. He used four cameras directly, one above his head, and the remaining three were placed at 180 degrees, and they were suspended on tracks so they could rotate in circles.
After filming the intense knocking scene, all the surrounding panels were removed and replaced with a blue cloth background, which was later replaced with CG.
Qin Xiaobao has seen the produced samples, and he can't tell at all.
Next is the lighting. If you only rely on the light from a lighter or a mobile phone, it will look very difficult in the later stage. After constant experiments, the lighting master used different lights, different filters, and various obstructions, and finally found the most satisfactory one.
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All problems that may be encountered during shooting, such as this, are discussed and resolved in advance.
The main reason is that compared to other films, this film requires a lot less preparation. As long as the camera is fixed, there is no need to move it. You don’t have to spend time on moving, evacuation, clearing and other miscellaneous things, you can focus on the work.
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"Attention all units, prepare thirty seconds before shooting!" the fat director shouted with a small speaker.
Qin Xiaobao sat in front of the monitor, Hu Ge was lying in the coffin, the lighting engineer, the photographer... everyone was in their places, and the scene was quiet.
"A!"
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Nine days, Qin Xiaobao probably set a record. It took a total of nine days from start-up to completion.
When he shouted out two words: "Finished," the whole place was filled with excitement. The celebratory champagne was opened and sprayed into the sky. Everyone had a smile on their face and shouted loudly.
These nine days have been really tiring.
The staff had to arrive at the scene at seven o'clock every day, complete all the preparations for the shooting, and start shooting on time at eight-thirty, with almost no rest time except for meals.
The shooting does not end at 6:30 in the afternoon, but often lasts until midnight.
Therefore, the nine-day shooting period is longer than a month for the average crew, not to mention the extra night shift every day.
Other crews may shoot for ten hours a day, and spend at least a third of the time moving locations, setting up cameras, putting on makeup, changing clothes, etc., just eating.
Twenty or so people will definitely arrive faster than hundreds of people.
Among them, Qin Xiaobao and Hu Ge are definitely the ones who have the hardest work. The other staff members do the same thing every day, and they don’t need any equipment or equipment.
One of them is a director, so they have to be highly concentrated. Whether the performance is good or not depends on whether it can be passed. Others have a rest, but Qin Xiaobao can't rest. He has to discuss the plot with Hu Ge and how to perform it next.
It can be said that Qin Xiaobao has been lying in that coffin countless times.
There is only one scene, so there is no need to draw storyboards. Just go in and speak out from your own experience.
The reason why we had to work overtime for filming was originally proposed by Hu Ge.
After filming on the first day, he bowed to everyone and explained his thoughts.
As an actor, it is very important to get into the zone, especially in the movie "Buried Alive". The emotions of the characters are coherent. It would be fine if the performance continues, but if it is interrupted after one night, you have to find the feeling again.
Others have no objection at all. They charge money on a live basis. Within a certain period of time, such as one month, they will give you 100,000. If you end it early, I will not refund the money. If you delay, you will have to pay more.
After working for a day, the situation of the crew was clear. Those who were supposed to do physical work could bask in the sun outside. After being notified, they jogged a few steps and arrived at the scene.
You can also make so much money and end it early, so why not do it.
As a result, the two parties hit it off and started a crazy overtime mode.
After Professor Chen came, he was originally opposed to it. He felt that a good show had to be polished, and even if he thought it was good, it wouldn't hurt to shoot a few more scenes.
However, after staying there for a day and seeing the actual results, I stopped mentioning it.
The classmate's visit was directly rescheduled to the next movie.
Because not everyone is Qin Xiaobao, who can completely understand the script, clearly know what kind of performance shots are required, and can clearly tell the actors their ideas.
Not everyone is a Hu Ge who can understand what the director means and can quickly get into the mood to perform.
After watching it, I felt that making a movie was so simple, which led to wrong perceptions and violated the original intention.
The only troublesome thing is probably the makeup artist.
The first few days were fine, but later on, Lao Hu didn't rest very well. He had to act, memorize lines, and discuss plots every day, so dark circles under his eyes were inevitable.
Fortunately, the two makeup artists were very skilled and covered up the dark circles very well, just like before.
In this way, with the joint efforts of the entire crew, we set a new record together.
Compared to being excited, Qin Xiaobao is quite calm. This is no longer his first film, and the progress is visible to the naked eye every day, so he foresees that it can be completed ahead of schedule.
However, after announcing the completion of filming, he still hugged Lao Hu, Fat Director, Xiang Yang and others to celebrate and said words of thanks.
Everyone gathered in a circle with a glass of champagne in their hands.
"Thank you all, if you hadn't worked together in these nine days, it would not have been possible to complete it so quickly," Qin Xiaobao made his final speech: "I guess everyone's wish now is to have a good sleep, right?"
A group of people were nodding.
"The time is now 11:30 in the evening, the closing banquet is scheduled for noon tomorrow, and the rest of your reward will be received within three days, but I have three things to remind you.
First, stand at the last post, and all departments must still pay attention to safety.
Second, the information we have completed is kept confidential for the time being and should not be shared outside.
Third, have a good rest. The next job will come soon.
Okay, that’s it, everyone is free to move around!”
Oh oh oh...
Cheers rang out.
The staff were busy, chatting, laughing and drinking.
Qin Xiaobao took the cup and sat on his own special chair. He seemed to have done the same thing last time when he finished filming.
Lao Hu also sat over and said, "It feels a bit dreamy. Are you done filming now?"
"Hahaha, not sure yet. Maybe I need to make up for the lens or something later. You have to pay attention to staying in shape for the next month and don't suddenly gain weight, lose weight or become darker." Qin Xiaobao leaned on the back of the chair and said leisurely.
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"Don't worry, I know it," Hu Ge picked up the cup and clinked it with him: "It takes nine days to shoot a movie. I never dared to think about it before."
"But you do it now."
"Yes, I did it, congratulations!"
"Rejoice together and rejoice together."
"The preparation time is longer than the shooting time. It's hard to get used to it." Hu Ge took a sip of champagne and said, "It always feels unreal in my heart."
“Do you think it’s too short and affects the quality?”
Hu Ge glanced at him sideways: "Can you not drive? But you are right. I am used to a movie taking several months, half a year, and a year to complete. If it is shortened so much all at once, it will be unsteady."
"In ancient times, it would take half a year for people to deliver messages on horseback, but now it can be done with just one phone call."
"Can it be the same? It's not the same thing at all."
"Then it's true that I'm a good director and you're a good actor. How can we go through so many scenes at once? We have to take them again and again. It's not necessary." Qin Xiaobao said with a smile.
"Hahaha, I love hearing this sentence. I can't help but act so well. I can't stop it when I'm in a good mood." Hu Ge drank the champagne proudly: "I'm going to take off my makeup. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow!"
(Thanks to Brother Nan for the 10,000 point reward, thank you boss!!!)