April 19th was the day when the movie officially started shooting. At 6 o'clock in the morning, Li Qian was woken up by the alarm clock.
Without delaying for a moment, I jumped out of bed in an instant.
When Li Qian took a shower and came out of the bathroom feeling refreshed, Peng Yuchang had just gotten up. He looked sleepily at Li Qian who had finished washing and said hello quickly.
"Good morning, boss."
"Wash your face quickly and get ready to go to the set."
This Peng Peng is good at everything and hard-working. In the past two days, whenever he came back and had nothing to do, he would sweep the floor. He just likes to sleep in, so he went back to the room early. God knows why he didn't get enough sleep, so what he did at night.
While he was washing up, Li Qian looked at the shooting schedule. Overall, there was plenty of time. There were basically two scenes, and the plot took place within an hour. As time went by, it was easier for the actors to get into the mood.
We met with the crew at the studio, loaded the equipment and machines into the rented van, and a group of more than ten people headed to the set.
The scene in the phone booth was shot in the previous ten days, and it was shot indoors in the studio.
However, it was not suitable for the studio in the Hengdian Film and Television Base. Instead, I found a studio that was converted from an idle factory nearby.
Although the Hengdian Film and Television Base is open to the crew free of charge, there is a fee for the studio.
As the film and television market grows, some idle factories, warehouses, and even some surrounding villages around the base have been converted into studios.
It's just that those studios renovated in rural areas are too troublesome. Although they are cheap, if you rent their studios, they have to get involved in food, clothing, housing and transportation, and they have to use local people as extras.
There were too many things to do, and since it was only for ten days anyway, Li Qian compromised by renting a studio that was converted from an old factory.
The shed has also been decorated. The phone booth is placed on one side, and a sidewalk and road are built on the ground next to it. A simple set that looks the same is built on both sides based on the actual scene. It doesn’t need to be very high, less than two meters, and the cost is not high anyway.
Most of the scenes in the phone booth cannot be filmed elsewhere.
When they arrived at the place, Li Qian began to direct everyone to work.
"Lao Zhang, bring someone to move the equipment in. Lao Qi, you guys check the smoke exhaust system, fire protection system, air conditioning system and emergency evacuation routes."
These studios around the base are basically not up to standard, and the government does not encourage, support, or oppose them, and turns a blind eye.
Not only in terms of scale and materials, but also in terms of safety, it is much worse than regular photo studios.
The filming in the studio is almost completely enclosed. The crew has its own generator, the lighting power is large and the lighting time is long, so the temperature inside can easily rise.
Qi Yukun took people inside and outside to check up and down.
"Director Li, everything is fine, but there is no sprinkler system."
It's strange that there is a sprinkler system. None of the studios around the base have a sprinkler system. The requirements are high and the investment is high, so they don't spend that money.
Anyway, in order to develop the film and television cultural industry, the higher authorities have always discouraged or opposed these studios in the surrounding areas. They have turned a blind eye and have not done much fire inspections. They will probably only pay attention to them when a few factories are burned down.
"Okay, Lao Qi, I'll leave this to you."
"Don't worry, Director Li, we have been preparing for a long time."
Qi Yukun said seriously that, like Guo Fan, he failed to apply for the directing department of Beijing Film Academy and has always dreamed of becoming a director.
The difference is that besides directing, my other major is literature, and I failed to pass the exam twice in three years.
It can be said that there is only a thin line between the executive director and the director, and he can't wait to start filming.
Li Qian nodded, turned around and came to two monitors in the distance.
Gao Yang, who serves as the production director, and Peng Yuchang, who has no role in the film, also came over.
After three days of meetings, Li Qian had already conveyed all his ideas to the executive, director of photography, and art director.
The executive director coordinates the management of the shooting scene, and the director of photography and art director coordinate lighting, lenses, props, makeup, etc.
The crew is managed on a level-by-level basis. The director of photography supervises the photographers, the lighting team, the art director supervises the costumes, costumes, and costumes, and the executive director supervises the assistant director.
If the general crew does not need special effects and actions, it basically relies on three people: the executive director, the director of photography, and the art director.
Li Qian, on the other hand, passed on what he needed to the three of them. In the past three days, he also discussed the entire storyboard with them. He also previewed the shots to be shot that day before starting the shooting every day.
Now all they have to do is sit in front of the monitor, watch, and shout, if there is a problem that the three of them can't solve, then let's talk about it.
Nearly an hour passed, and after repeated debugging, Qi Yukun made a gesture to Li Qian.
Li Qian picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Let's get started."
Before shooting begins, technical tests and effect tests must be conducted.
The technical test is the stage where photography, lighting, recording and other departments conduct comprehensive testing of the equipment, and the relevant design departments need to conduct comprehensive testing of their own equipment.
Effect test, as the name suggests, during the shooting process, whether the effect produced by the photographer can really reach the level imagined by the director, it is necessary to use different lenses, focal lengths, and angles according to the real shooting method in the real scene with the actors wearing makeup.
to choose the best presentation method.
The experiment didn't officially start filming, it just started.
There is nothing wrong with the equipment and it has been checked repeatedly before.
However, the effect test did not go well.
Li Qian looked at Lei Jiayin on the monitor in front of him and felt something was a little awkward.
At the shooting scene ahead, the director of photography Zhang Zhonghua and another photographer were discussing something, and they tried it again, but they were still not satisfied.
Li Qian picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Come here, everyone."
"Look, what's the problem?"
Qi Yukun, Zhang Zhonghua, Guo Fan, and Lei Jiayin came to the monitor and repeatedly watched several shots of the experiment just now.
After a while, Qi Yukun shook his head and said, "I can't tell. We have studied this storyboard several times before, and Lao Guo also drew the pictures. The effect is very good, but it doesn't feel right when it is shot."
Guo Fan nodded and agreed, "I also feel something is wrong."
Zhang Zhonghua came closer and looked again and again, as if he remembered something. He turned around and looked at Lei Jiayin carefully, which made him feel a little panicked.
I should be fine.
Lei Jiayin quickly looked at herself in front of the monitor carefully and didn't feel anything was wrong.
It didn't take long for Zhang Zhonghua to look clear and say two words.
"Big face."
"Lei Jiayin has a square face and a big head. The front profile is round and the side profile is better. However, a close-up of the front is very inconsistent, especially in a small and semi-enclosed space like a phone booth. All close-ups will highlight the flaws.
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It’s not like Zhang Ziyi, who has high cheekbones and a clear mandible, which creates natural shadows on his profile. His cheekbones are full but not prominent enough, and his mandible is not clear enough.”
Li Qian couldn't help but take another look at Lei Jiayin's big face. He had never considered this issue before.
Although the face is a bit bigger, it's not that serious compared to other movies.
However, almost 80% of the scenes in "Sniper Phone Booth" are close-ups of faces, and in such a small space, the combination of various factors makes it not so good-looking.
Qi Yukun suggested, "Why don't we reduce the number of frontal close-ups? Moreover, we are an Internet university and will not show it on the big screen, so the impact should be smaller."
Li Qian shook his head, "Let me think about it, there is no problem that cannot be solved."
Lei Jiayin on the side was really upset at this moment.
I have a big face that offends everyone. I am born like this, so I can’t have my bones shaved off!
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