Chapter 417 Let the audience feel that their IQ is respected
A county or city affiliated to Quancheng
Mo Ye, with a peaked cap on his head and a mask on his face, followed a photographer and looked at Zuo Le, who was holding Gu Xiaoge's hand to tell a story at the bus stop not far away.
Previously, Mo Ye auditioned for the role of "Mao Liang" and won a cameo role as a second-generation rich man in a unit plot.
For such a role, it is obviously not necessary to follow the whole process. After considering the filming process, the crew of "Mao Liang" gave him a notice to join the cast.
The notice requires Mo Ye to join the set between February 25th and March 1st, and then familiarize himself with the script characters. The specific shooting time should be between March 3rd and March 6th.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the actors join the set before the specified deadline, the crew will not interfere with anything else.
However, in order for actors to have a buffer time after joining the cast and to leave a good impression on the crew, especially the director and producer, most people, especially middle and low-level actors, will join the cast one or two days in advance.
It was also out of this consideration that Mo Ye had sufficient schedules recently, so he took his assistant to the crew of "Mao Liang" on the first day of the crew's notice period, which was February 25th.
In fact, for a small character like Mo Ye, if he joined the team one day earlier and one day later, it would be difficult for Zuo Le to know, let alone leave a good impression.
Mo Ye himself understands this truth, but he doesn't have much work anyway, so he comes early and late. If he's lucky, Zuo Le will find out.
Sometimes actors are valued by noble people, and luck is also an important reason...
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Since he joined the crew early and it was not yet time for him to film, Mo Ye took a brief rest for two days. In addition to reading his own script every day, he also watched the crew filming on site.
The first goal is definitely to show your face in front of Zuo Le and other big guys, but you also have a mentality of following along and learning.
No matter what the other guest actors who are currently in the group think, at least Mo Ye himself really wants to learn something.
Although Mo Ye has a handsome face, he has been known for his good aura and talent since his debut. He also loves performing from the bottom of his heart.
Shanhe drama now dominates the television field, and Zuo Le is the top boss in the industry. "Mao Liar" itself has a lot of elite artists, including many first-line celebrities.
Whether it's the director's shooting techniques, the coordination of various units, on-site scheduling, or actors' performances, there are many knowledge points for Mo Ye to learn and absorb.
Although it is inevitable to dream of reaching heaven in one step, Mo Ye's overall mentality is relatively stable.
It is rare to join a top domestic TV drama crew, witness first-class actors and directors, enrich his knowledge and accumulate some experience in large-scale productions, even if his trip is not in vain.
"Xiaoye, come over and watch the scene again."
Looking at Mo Ye, Guo Jinfei, who had just arrived on the set, came over and said hello to him.
The two had collaborated before, and Guo Jinfei had a good impression of Mo Ye, his little brother. When Mo Ye first came to the set, he also paid a special visit to Guo Jinfei. Guo Jinfei did his best to take care of Mo Ye.
"Yes, Brother Guo, will you have a show today too?"
Mo Ye was very respectful. According to the unspoken rules of the crew in the industry, he had paid homage to Guo Jinfei at the dock and was under Guo's care, so he was regarded as Guo Jinfei's person.
If it were a crew with a tense internal environment, a little brother like him would be closely following Guo Jinfei, receiving his protection, and would come out to help Guo Yi build up his momentum at critical moments.
Of course, the crew of "Mao Liar" was directed by Zuo Le himself, so there is nothing messy about it.
Even if the actors don't have a good relationship with each other, they just don't meet in private, or they secretly make sarcastic remarks, but they don't dare to make any small moves.
The crew had a harmonious atmosphere, and what they said they talked about at the dock was actually not that suspenseful. It was like a clique war, with several forces competing against each other.
The two just have a good relationship and are closer than other ordinary actors. Guo Jinfei reminded Mo Ye of the rules of the crew and occasionally got together to chat.
"I have two outdoor scenes this afternoon, which are connected to this scene. I was bored in the hotel, so I came over in advance to take a look at the scene."
Guo Jinfei took the initiative to explain, and Mo Ye suddenly understood.
He was surprised just now that with Guo Jinfei starring like this, he usually has heavy shooting tasks. He rarely takes the time to rest when there is no scene, or read the script to figure out the characters, and rarely hangs out on set.
So as soon as Guo Jinfei arrived at the scene, he thought that the other party was up to something, but he was also surprised that Zuo Le had already arrived, so why did Guo Jinfei just arrive.
I thought I was late for some reason, but after listening to the explanation, I realized that Guo only had half of the scene today and was preparing for the scene in advance.
But even if we prepare the scene in advance, it's still a bit early. It's not even 8 o'clock yet, and the filming of the morning scene hasn't started yet.
Perhaps seeing Mo Ye's doubts, Guo Jinfei chuckled: "You don't have a complete script, so I don't know much about it. This scene is the highlight this morning. You should follow it and take a closer look. It will be an eye-opener for you to keep."
"The highlight?"
Mo Ye's eyes sparkled with excitement. He had been on the set for a few days, but he hadn't seen a highlight yet.
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Zuo Le's side hadn't started filming yet, so he personally took Gu Xiaoge and other actors to go through several shot arrangements.
The two assistant directors arranged for the extras to move and make the street as natural as possible.
For today's scene, the crew of "Mao Liang" closed two streets and invited a large number of extras to guest star as passers-by.
This can also be regarded as a drawback of the Shanhe version of "Mao Liang". The actors in the original protagonist group are not famous, and no one would recognize it on the street. It can be shot casually, and the street scenes and passers-by are in their natural state.
Zuo Le read the comments on Goldfinger. It seemed that because the crew secretly filmed street tricks, passers-by who didn't know the truth followed to watch the fun, and even fell into the trap.
As a result, someone reported him and the police came to arrest him, only to find out that it was the crew filming.
Zuo Le also wanted this kind of "purely natural" street scenes and routine actors, but he had no choice. The actors in the original version were not famous, but every one of them in the Shanhe version was a big star.
Without saying anything else, in today's scene, with Gu Xiaoge's reputation, he was carelessly thrown into the crowd, and he was rescued within two hours.
Therefore, it is helpless and inevitable to adopt certain restrictions in order to shoot without interference.
But having said that, using professional group actors also has advantages that ordinary passersby do not have. At least they will always play small roles with a few lines or background panels, and the lines, emotions, and expressions will relatively fit the situation.
And if it is an ordinary person who has not received any training, most of them are dry word-reading robots.
Or they clearly want to express a certain emotion, but end up showing the opposite emotion, or even showing a blank expression. Even worse, they will keep looking at the camera or peeking at the stars secretly.
These behaviors, without exception, will make the audience directly act out, especially in some TV dramas with rigorous plots or solemn styles. A small act does not matter, but it can easily directly destroy the atmosphere created by the entire drama.
No one can tell in a sentence or two what is better between professional extras and natural passers-by.
But at least for now, based on reality, Zuo Le’s choice tends to be the former...
While Zuo Le and the others were still preparing, several other main creators from the crew also came to the scene one by one. Their purpose was similar to Guo Jinfei's, they came specifically to watch the highlight.
Seeing this scene, Mo Ye's expectation became stronger.
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Around 8 o'clock, the pre-production work was basically completed and we were ready to officially start shooting.
At this time, Mo Ye also learned the general plot of the scene from the conversations between Guo Jinfei, Jiang Chao and others.
The protagonist group has a conflict with Gao Hesheng, one of the five major companies. This Gao Hesheng is not simple. He is the most difficult opponent the protagonist group has encountered except the Fox Organization.
Due to the carelessness of the protagonist group, they were tricked and the pain points were grasped, and they had to hand over 1 million.
Of course, the protagonist group is not easy to mess with. The 1 million is more of a bait. Xiaobao wants to use this to set a trap for Gao Hesheng, not only to regain the lost face, but also to make the other party suffer.
One million is not a particularly large amount, but it is not something that the protagonist group can easily come up with, especially since each of them has money to use, so they can only scrape it together.
Because of Shaozhuang's various abnormal behaviors, Xiaobao has always been suspicious of this team member. His previous client checked Shaozhuang's information and found that he was very ordinary in all aspects, with a bank deposit of only 10,000.
Shaozhuang must not be so poor, and the money they shared would be more than this, so Xiaobao concluded that Shaozhuang should have another place to live.
So he once again commissioned a private detective to follow Shao Zhuang and find his hidden residence, thereby digging out the secrets about him.
Today's scene is also the scene where the private detective team follows Shao Zhuang.
Mo Ye didn't quite understand why a stalking scene required such a big fight, and why people like Guo Jingfei were so excited.
But soon after seeing the official filming process, he understood everything.
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This scene opens with a man walking slowly on the sidewalk in Shaozhuang, with the detective ① following him, about 10 meters away.
This distance will not allow the target to leave easily, nor will it be too close to arouse the target's vigilance.
Just when he reached an intersection, Shao Zhuang suddenly bent down to tie his shoelaces. The detective ① was slightly startled and continued to move forward without hesitation.
At this time, Shao Zhuang stood up, changed direction, and walked to the left. Detective ① took out his mobile phone and sent a Fetion message before leaving.
Immediately afterwards, the nearby detective on call ② obtained Shaozhuang's whereabouts from his mobile phone, took a shortcut and followed him again at the intersection where Shaozhuang passed. The two were one behind the other, still only ten meters apart.
Shaozhuang stopped again and waited at a bus stop, as if he was about to get on the bus. Detective ② calmly left the scene. Detective ③ appeared on the other side and came to the platform, also pretending to wait for the bus.
At the same time, a motorcycle was stationed not far from the Shaozhuang platform. Detectives ⑤⑥ were wearing helmets and waiting silently.
The bus arrived, Shaozhuang got on the bus, Detective ③ followed, the bus started, and Detective ⑤⑥ on the motorcycle followed behind.
After two stops, Shaozhuang got off the bus and Detective ③ exited. Detective ⑤ and ⑥ saw him following Shaozhuang into an intersection. The two immediately rode in front of Shaozhuang and turned into a small alley.
Detective ⑤ took off his helmet, took off his coat, finished changing, and appeared not far behind Shaozhuang. He did not take out his mobile phone to send a message until he saw that he was about to enter a community.
Soon, the detective ⑥ who had been riding around nearby received the information and quickly changed his clothes, carrying a bag of fruit, and followed Shaozhuang into the community.
After Detective ⑤ completed his task, Detective ⑥ also followed Shao Zhuang into the unit building. When he was at the door, he deliberately slowed down his steps and asked Shao Zhuang to wait until the elevator opened before he arrived suddenly and appropriately.
The two successfully took the same elevator. Shao Zhuang pretended to play with his mobile phone and pressed the 23rd floor. Detective ⑥ did not hesitate and pressed the 22nd floor.
As a result, Shao Zhuang raised his head, pressed the wrong button lightly, and changed the 23rd floor to the 25th floor. It would be outrageous to change it again at this time. The detective ⑥ could only get off the elevator on the 22nd floor with his scalp, and then use it crazily.
Stair climbing.
Then Shao Zhuang started his solo performance.
It turned out that he had long been aware that someone was following him, and his behavior in the elevator just now was a deliberate trap.
After tricking the detective ⑥ into not being allowed to climb from the 22nd floor, he used a watch to calculate the time it took for the detective ⑥ to climb from the 22nd floor to the 25th floor, and at the same time he observed the doorways of the two residents on the 25th floor.
There was a pair of slippers not put away in the shoe cabinet at the door of a house, and the toes of the slippers were in the opposite direction to the door, as if someone was going out.
There are garbage bags at the door of a house, which means that no one goes downstairs to throw garbage, and there is a high probability that there is someone at home.
Shao Zhuang counted the time and knocked on the door of the house with the garbage bag at the door, then turned around and ducked into the blind corner near the elevator.
The door of the room opened, and the person in the room looked out and found no one. He closed the door with confusion. The moment he just closed the door, the detective ⑥ arrived. Seeing the door moving, he naturally thought that Shao Zhuang was coming home.
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He took a photo of the house number with his mobile phone, threw the fruit in his hand to the balcony, and took the elevator to leave.
After the detective ⑥ left, Shao Zhuang placed the fruit he left behind at the door of the house whose house number was photographed as a thank you gift, and then walked away coolly.
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Mo Ye watched the entire filming process of this scene. When the crew finished filming, there was only one word left in his mind -
Damn, that’s awesome!
He swore by his profession that this was definitely a textbook stalking scene. Adding up all domestic and even international stalking scenes, this could be considered one of the pinnacles.
Comparatively speaking, if he were the one being followed in the play, he would definitely be eaten to death and there would be no way to find anything fishy.
Compared with this scene, Mo Ye felt that the stalking scenes he had seen in most film and television dramas were inferior.
If those stalking scenes rub the audience's IQ against the floor.
So the scene in "The Hairy Liar" is about killing the chicken inside the audience's skull. This is a kind of pleasure that makes the audience feel that their IQ is respected.
Not to mention the audience, Mo Ye, a professional actor, only watched the live filming, the plot was fragmented, and there was no editing or soundtrack. Logically speaking, the effect was weakened several times, but he felt a sense of excitement from the inside out.
trembling.
From this moment on, Mo Ye vaguely understood why Shanhe Drama could dominate the domestic TV drama market.
Some actors from the outside world, including some big names and veteran actors, are keen to participate in Shanhe dramas. Many of them are even proud of it.
There is no way, in this impetuous film and television industry where capital is king and production is shoddy, there are not many crews who take filming seriously, and their achievements depend on comparing themselves to each other.
In such an environment, a crew like Shanhe who can produce wonderful scripts, and have professional and reliable production standards and attitudes is too tempting for actors who really love acting or want to take their acting career to the next level.
