"Director Li Qian's new film "The Truman Show" has officially started filming and will tell an inspirational legendary story to the audience!"
"This afternoon, the much-anticipated comedy movie "The Truman Show" officially launched in Jiangning. Director Li Qian and all the actors were present to reveal the biggest secret of the new film. "The Truman Show" is a new type of comedy based on imagination!
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""The Truman Show" Jiang Ning started shooting, 1.6 billion director Li Qian set sail again, Deng Chao, Tong Liya, Li Baotian, Pan Hong, Jin Shijie, Zhang Wei, Lei Jiayin and other three generations of old, middle-aged and young actors joined together to create a classic comedy
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"Li Qian is innovating again, and the ideas of "The Truman Show" are kept secret", hoping to give the audience the biggest surprise!"
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After the launch conference, the hundreds of reporters present published news articles that were completely nutritious.
The back and forth is just inspirational, just thinking about these things, but there is no substantive news at all.
It has been ten months since "I'm Not the God of Medicine", and "The Truman Show" is also the movie that audiences have been waiting for the longest for Li Qian.
However, after ten months of waiting, it was finally turned on, but there was only this little information, and the audience was not satisfied.
"???What the hell is this news? There is no useful information at all?"
"I guess, the only thing I didn't know before is that "The Truman Show" is a fantasy movie, and it also has a list of actors. There is no other unnecessary information."
"If there weren't photos of the launch conference, I would have thought it was fake news."
"This is really the worst class of journalists I have ever seen. This information is of no use."
"Isn't this just saying it in vain? I knew before that "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was about the pharmaceutical industry, "I Am Legend" is a post-apocalyptic science fiction, and even the most mysterious "Moon" knew that it happened on the moon.
Story, but what’s this “The Truman Show”? There’s not even a hair on it!”
"These reporters are so useless. They are very motivated to report on all kinds of true and false scandals, but they are of no use at critical moments."
"Don't say that, at least you know it's a story that takes place in the real world, not another world (dog head)"
"Trash reporter, quit the group."
"We have to wait for the Lunar New Year movie to be released. It's only around April. With Li Qian's quick shooting speed, the filming can be completed in two or three months. After another month of post-production, the National Day movie can definitely be released."
"It's good that it's released on National Day. It's two months early, so you don't have to wait so long!"
"The National Day period is out of the question. Li Qiandu and Ma Xiaogang have made an appointment to have a showdown during the Lunar New Year period."
"It's funny to say that a comedy director went to make a tragedy, but Li Qian changed his career to make a comedy."
"Here he goes, there's no news about this movie online. I'll go to the Xinzhou studio in two days to have a look. It's not far from my home anyway."
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When the new movie was started, there was not as much noise this time as the previous two times when it was started, and the discussion volume was much quieter.
There is really no useful information, and there is no direction for discussion.
Comedy, imaginative, inspirational, this can be a great discussion.
Just scolding incompetent reporters.
The reporters were also helpless. They couldn't ask anything, and they had nothing to do. They couldn't just kidnap Li Qian and torture him severely.
Even if you want to do this, you have no chance.
It cannot be assumed that they were led astray at the beginning and reported in the direction of a drama about the feud between wealthy families. That would be just like talking about a false story.
However, there are two old people who have watched Truman grow up, as well as Truman’s parents, first love girlfriend, and wife.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like an emotional movie. Maybe Truman is not his biological child?
Is my first girlfriend actually the daughter of my biological parents?
That's not right. The two veteran actors, Jin Shijie and Wang Deshun, are both men. They are not a combination of one man and one woman.
Could it be a little more complicated?
"wipe!"
Lu Chao in the hotel thought hard all night yesterday, but couldn't think of any reason from the available information.
As a loyal fan of Li Qian and a professional entertainment reporter from Xinlang News, Lu Chao could not allow his information to be so lagging behind. He changed into less eye-catching clothes, took a taxi and went straight to the Huazhong Film and Television Base to find out.
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Many eyes in the industry are also focused on the official launch of "The Truman Show". With this launch, major companies have invisibly gained more pressure and sense of urgency.
At the same time, the attention paid to movies is no less than that of movie fans.
Huang Zhongjun tried to attack Li Qian with two heavyweight blockbusters, "Zodiac" and "1942". The biggest reason was that it was a comedy.
Comedy requires talent, not only the director but also the actors.
As far as comedy is concerned, Ma Xiaogang obviously has more say. Huang Zhongjun believed what he said. Li Qian didn't have enough life experience to make any classics. At most, it would be a pretty good comedy.
Ma Xiaogang, who was on the Chongqing set, also heard that Li Qian's new comedy film had started filming.
Although Ma Xiaogang, who calls himself a comedy master, doesn't think Li Qian can make any good comedy, he still asked, "What is it about?"
"I didn't say it. It's just an inspirational comedy, and it's also about imagination and creativity."
"Imagination?"
Ma Xiaogang smiled disdainfully. This was something Li Qian had always been good at. In terms of creativity, he also admitted that Li Qian was better at it as a young man.
But what is comedy?
It relies on the story and core to resonate with the audience and make them laugh from the bottom of their hearts. Creativity is not fundamental.
Ma Xiaogang also felt more at ease when shooting comedy with the same mentality he had when shooting other movies before.
With a big wave of his hand, he energetically asked the crew who had just rested for two minutes to continue working, "Okay, the rest is almost over, get ready and continue!"
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Another comedy master, Zhou Xingchi, was also watching the news about Li Qian's new film.
As the best comedian and director in China, Zhou Xingchi is very interested in Li Qian, a director who made reality-themed movies that grossed 1.6 billion, but switched to comedy.
However, he was disappointed. There was no useful information in the news, and he still knows nothing about it.
Shaking his head with some regret, Zhou Xingchi continued busy with his work.
Don’t pay attention to too many directors Li Qian’s new films. There is almost no director who doesn’t pay attention to the new films of director 1.6 billion.
However, to everyone's disappointment, they still know nothing about the movie so far.
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Li Qian, who is at the center of the industry, knows nothing about the concerns of the outside world. In order to ensure the viewing effect at that time, necessary confidentiality is still needed.
After the launch conference, Li Qian was not too busy to start filming. There was enough time this time, and the location construction progress may not be able to keep up with the filming progress.
At the very least, people in the whole city were searching for footage of Truman at night. That big panoramic shot will definitely have to wait until this place is completed before we can take it.
The meeting with the main creators continued in the evening to discuss the subsequent filming.
This filming was actually quite difficult. Apart from Deng Chao’s performance, the biggest difficulty was the camera.
There will be a large number of shots from monitors in the movie, allowing the audience to enjoy the movie from the perspective of the camera in the show, which can better reflect the reality of the story and show that Truman lives in an unreal world.
In the finished film, many of these shots will be slightly blocked at the four corners to highlight the realism.
Panorama, long shot, medium distance, close shot, close-up, almost every kind of shot is used in the whole film, and the scene scheduling and lens scheduling are complex and changeable.
However, standing on the shoulders of giants, all this has been infinitely simplified. This time, in addition to the storyboard script, more than one-third of the shots were storyboarded, and sufficient preparations were made.
The crew was ready to go and started working after breakfast early the next morning.
A crew of two hundred people, as well as more than three hundred extras, gathered in the square in the center of the Huazhong Film and Television Base.
There are many extras in the movie, and the extras play the role of extras in the movie, but there is no need to reveal anything to them, just tell them clearly how to do it.
As for some group performers who have traveled abroad repeatedly, they found some professional actors at Jiangning Theater and various theaters, which is equivalent to joining the cast.
The first day of filming was the scene where Truman goes to work at the beginning. The square in the center of this small town and its surroundings had been decorated with a sense of life before Li Qian came.
There are various shops and vendors on the roadside, and all kinds of people and means of transportation are ready.
As the executive director, Guo Fan led seven or eight assistant directors to explain the upcoming scenes to the extras.
Li Qian was also telling Deng Chao about the play, "Brother Chao, just remember what I told you before about Truman's various qualities: kindness, politeness, enthusiasm, intelligence, nostalgia, cowardice, timidity,
There is no independent opinion. Different occasions and time periods can appropriately demonstrate the characteristics that it should have."
"I understand that at the beginning when Truman had no doubts, he lived a carefree life, was kind, polite, enthusiastic, and cheerful. These were the key points...
Deng Chao nodded. After such a long period of research, he found that he and Truman had some similarities. He had Truman's strengths and weaknesses. He was quite courageous, but sometimes he could be cowardly.
"This scene is not difficult at all. I am light-footed and always have a sincere smile on my face. When I meet people I greet them very casually and enthusiastically, just like a long-time friend."
Deng Chao got the script in early December, and now in mid-April, more than five months later, it’s time to understand it thoroughly. Li Qian gave a brief introduction.
There are a lot of group performances, so the preparation time is a bit longer.
After arranging the positions of the extras and trying out the scene, almost an hour passed.
Guo Fan held up the loudspeaker, glanced at it, and announced loudly, "Okay, all irrelevant personnel are leaving."
"Scene 5, one shot at a time!"
"start!"
After giving the order, three seconds later, the people on the whole street started to move according to the previous instructions.
Li Qian sat on a chair and stared at the five or six monitors in front of him seriously.
Not only are there many actors, but there are also many camera positions, with five camera teams shooting with five cameras, not counting the panoramic aerial shots.
This is still a small amount, after all, Li Qian can avoid unnecessary waste.
On the monitor, all kinds of people started a new day. There were students carrying schoolbags to school, office workers eating breakfast while walking, and elderly people going out for a walk and buying groceries.
Cars, electric cars, and bicycles are the three main means of transportation. There are also shared cars, electric cars, and bicycles passing by on the street.
There are even skateboards.
However, compared to the slow-paced and busy life in the early morning in reality, what was shown on the monitor at this time was not tense at all.
Even if someone is eating breakfast while walking with a briefcase, they look carefree and leisurely, as if they are not rushing to work, but just hanging out, without worrying about being late at all.
Some people stopped to chat on the roadside, and some bought breakfast at a breakfast shop.
This is not a scene that any city center should have. Everyone lives at a very slow pace.
In fact, all the surrounding buildings are two or three-story buildings, and there is no sense of oppression in a big city. However, all the buildings are full of modernity and full of contradictions everywhere.
A few seconds later, Deng Chao appeared in the camera, wearing a slightly loose suit with an equally relaxed expression. He was holding a briefcase in one hand and put the other hand casually in his pocket.
While walking, I even jogged a few steps, but I was not running to rush for time and fear of being late, it was just for joy.
Occasionally I met someone I knew and said hello. When I passed a Wallace fast food restaurant, I was stopped by two extras who looked a bit alike and asked him about insurance business very enthusiastically.
One of them held Deng Chao's shoulders and made him lean against the wall. The camera slowly moved forward, giving a special shot of the wall.
Next to it is the Wallace fast food restaurant. On the wall is a huge poster with the word "Wallace" in big words and some burgers, chicken legs and the like.
The close-up shot lasted for more than two seconds. In these two seconds, Li Qian received 10 million yuan. This shot will be repeated later, more than once.
This is a deliberate behavior by the program team in the movie, and it is completely normal for variety shows to include advertisements.
In ordinary movies, such a slightly blunt implant would be awkward, but in this movie, after watching it, you will suddenly realize that it is so!
Deng Chao also subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the hand on his shoulder. Truman had encountered the same situation many times, and there was something strange in his eyes.
Deng Chao began to explain the insurance business to the two of them, and the two people on the other side listened attentively.
After finishing speaking, the two of them smiled and left with a look on their faces, saying that they would think about it. They also said that they would go to Truman to buy insurance in the next two days.
"Be sure to come to me, there are discounts for twins!" Deng Chao shouted with a smile from a distance, looking like a professional insurance salesman.
"Okay, click!"
After taking the photo, Li Qian immediately stopped and picked up the intercom, "Two teachers, when you say goodbye to something else, the teacher who is close to the camera must make an obvious thinking action, because this is all designed.
Your purpose in striking up a conversation is just to make Deng Chao stop here for the close-up advertisement on the poster on the wall."
A very deliberate performance is required here. In fact, there are many deliberate performances in the whole movie. The two extras stopped Deng Chao deliberately and achieved the purpose of advertising. They also wanted to leave deliberately.
They are all veteran actors from the Jiangning Theater Company. Although I don't understand why director Li Qian does such deliberate advertising, there is nothing to say. Just perform according to the director's requirements.
The first shot was shot four times, and then a close-up shot of the two of them was added.
There are not only many close-ups of Truman in the movie, but also many close-ups of the extras.
This is an overhead shot, and it looks like the two actors have become dwarfed and depressed, deliberately highlighting their smallness and comicality.
This kind of obvious close-up from different angles is to most directly show the characteristics of the characters.
There are some relatively simple scenes at the beginning, but the extras don't know the content of the movie, especially the professional teachers of the troupe, and sometimes they don't have the deliberate feel of the performance.
Overall, it went pretty smoothly. I shot three shots in the morning and had lunch when we got there.
Lu Chao, who was among the group performers, also lined up to receive his meal.
In order to find out, he came over early in the morning before dawn to be an extra. Although he had already recruited enough when he came, he still bribed an assistant director in charge of extras and successfully became a member of the crew.
Famous extras.
"Phew, not bad!"
After getting through the whole morning, Lu Chao breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly took his lunch box and hid to eat, for fear of being seen by Li Qian.
Although he was not sure whether Li Qian recognized him, after all, he had done an exclusive interview before, so it would be embarrassing if he was recognized.
While eating, Lu Chao was also thinking.
He didn't take many shots in the morning, but he made a major discovery.
For the purpose of advertising placement, the first shot was so stiff. As a passing extra, he felt very unnatural when he passed by.
Moreover, there was also a scene where Deng Chao was greeting a person on the side of the road, and it was clear that a camera showed a close-up of the logo of a car next to him.
Three shots, only two advertising placements.
Li Qian, you have fallen!
Lu Chao sighed and ate his rice in a depressed manner. He didn't expect that Li Qian would also start to imitate Ma Xiaogang in this film.
Like "If You Are the One", it's a comedy, and it's all implanted for the sake of implantation. I really don't know what Li Qian was thinking.
As a loyal fan of Li Qian, Lu Chao is heartbroken!