Before the movie even started shooting, there was a problem with the effects test, and everyone was not very interested.
Besides Zhang Zhonghua and another experienced photographer, Qi Yukun was an executive for the first time, Guo Fan was an art director for the first time, and Lei Jiayin was also a starring actor for the first time.
Usually when they first start doing something, people are always very ambitious. Once they start, they encounter difficulties and are discouraged. Most people are easily affected.
But they were lucky. Lei Jiayin, the youngest, also experienced severe beatings from society. Qi Yukun failed to apply for the Beijing Film Academy twice in three years, so he was not so shocked.
Li Qian and Zhang Zhonghua were still discussing how to deal with some frontal close-ups, while Guo Fan kept drawing on the side.
However, there is still no good solution, so I can only think of ways to deal with lighting.
"How about trying butterfly light?" Guo Fan suggested.
Li Qian shook his head, "It's useless."
Butterfly light is a lighting method that emerged in Hollywood in the 1930s. It is commonly known as beauty light. The light source is set directly above the back of the camera. It will create shadows on the cheeks and chin, and make the face look thinner and the chin more pointed. It is that
The most commonly used lighting for shooting female celebrities in the era.
However, this inspired Li Qian to think of the two movies "The Grandmaster" and "Lust, Caution".
In "Lust, Caution", Li An captured Tang Wei's big round face very well. In almost all shots, even if it was a frontal shot of Tang Wei, a small half of his face was always covered by shadows, which was just right.
This lighting method is called Rembrandt light, and it was taken to its extreme in "The Grandmaster" and is even qualified to be included in photography class textbooks.
"Try the Rembrandt light, work!"
Li Qian got up from the monitor and came to the front of the shooting scene.
Lei Jiayin held up the phone and looked at himself on the screen, while his left hand was still touching both sides of his face.
With such a man’s face, why can’t he do it?
"Big head!"
Suddenly, Li Qian came closer and opened his mouth, which startled him, and he looked around blankly.
Peng Yuchang, who was following from the side, kindly reminded, "Teacher Lei, I'm calling you."
Lei Jiayin's head was full of black lines, he activated his death gaze and looked at Peng Yuchang affectionately.
"Who do you call teacher? I'm two years older than you, so I call you brother!"
"Okay, stop making trouble and get ready. Let's try again."
Li Qian patted Lei Jiayin's arm and arranged the lighting with his own hands.
First use a 650-watt quartz main light, adjust the angle, and light it from top to bottom at a 45-degree angle.
Then turn on the soft light from the front, facing the bright side of the face, to illuminate the face and add depth, and add another light to adjust the contrast.
After metering, Li Qian returned to the monitor to check the effect. On the screen, one side of Lei Jiayin's face formed an inverted triangle of bright area due to the strong metering illumination. The face was divided into two, each different, with a smaller half.
The face is hidden in the shadows and cannot be seen clearly.
The importance of lighting to film and television dramas is undoubted, which is why the images shown by the same actor in different movies sometimes vary greatly.
Most of the time it has nothing to do with acting. The actor's acting is just one aspect of a shot.
Li Qian has watched a lot of movies and TV series in his memory, and some of them are really terrible.
There was a TV series starring Zhang Zhen, and the effect was blinding to Li Qian.
The lighting engineer was at the studio level at most, but Li Qian couldn't stand it after watching a few episodes. Zhang Zhen, who has good looks and is very photogenic, was photographed with a flat face and had a big face.
Even TV dramas are not so amateurish, and there are quite a few movies with such rubbish technology, including all kinds of flat light and dermabrasion filters.
When the light is used properly, the effect produced is more than ten times better than filter dermabrasion, and it is also more natural.
He didn't know when those films would be filmed or whether they would appear in reality. Li Qian wanted to see what caused the technological regression of the entire industry.
Everyone was relieved that the problem was solved smoothly. If they encountered difficulties on the first day, it would not be a good sign.
On the scene, Qi Yukun directed the crew to prepare for the filming of the first scene. His palms holding the loudspeaker began to sweat, and he was obviously getting excited.
Guo Fan looked at the loudspeaker in his hand and asked curiously, "Lao Qi, it's such a small scene with ten or so people. Is it necessary to use a loudspeaker? It's not like you can't hear anything."
Qi Yukun shook his head and said with a serious face, "This is execution equipment. If you don't hold it in your hands, it will feel wrong."
equipment?
Guo Fan was a little speechless, but he lowered his head and glanced at the speaker, feeling envious for no reason. This should have been his equipment.
Then he looked at the equipment, slate and pen in his hand, and walked to the photographer with some enthusiasm, waiting for the shooting to start.
After the preparations were completed, Li Qian couldn't help but sit up straight, put on his earphones, stared at the monitor in front of him, and picked up the walkie-talkie.
"Let's get started."
After receiving the order, Qi Yukun picked up the loudspeaker and put it to his mouth, shouting loudly, "Unrelated personnel withdraw, the scene is quiet!"
On-site radio recording, the master is in place.
Qi Yukun: "Turn on the phone!"
Zhang Zhonghua confirmed that the camera was in place, and the assistant responded: "Record!"
Guo Fan, who also served as the recorder, rushed to the camera with the slate and the focus man focused on the board.
Guo Fan shouted out the camera information: "One shot for four scenes!"
Break the board quickly and evacuate the performance area immediately.
The focus puller immediately zooms to the undulating focus position.
Qi Yukun shouted into the loudspeaker again: "Start!"
Although the crew is small, it is fully equipped and everything follows standard procedures.
When Lei Jiayin in the phone booth heard the start, she counted three seconds in her heart and started performing.
The first scene is the scene where the male protagonist starts to call his lover after chasing away the delivery man.
Of course it won't be two simultaneous shots, but Lei Jiayin is not talking to nothing. On the other side of the phone, Wang Lu is reciting lines, and there is nothing wrong with the finances. Besides, she is the only girl on the crew.
Let a man flirt with Lei Jiayin, fearing that he will cause drama.
In the monitor, Lei Jiayin put in the coin skillfully, picked up the phone, glanced left and right subconsciously, and then started dialing.
These little moves by Lei Jiayin are just right and very natural, not deliberate at all.
After about two seconds, the call was connected.
"Honey, what are you doing?"
"Let me tell you something funny. Just now, a madman delivered takeout to me. I didn't even think about who would order takeout in a phone booth."
Another person mocked the delivery boy whom he had just scolded away, and while speaking, he glanced left and right like a thief.
Wang Lu continued to read her lines on the phone, "Why do you call me at the same time and in the same phone booth every day?"
Lei Jiayin's expression froze, "Because you have time."
He immediately changed the subject, "Let me tell you some good news. I was chatting with some producers just now, and there are several movies that are casting. Director Ma Xiaogang's new film "Undisturbed" also needs a young actress. I asked them
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"Marie Marie Magazine is looking for a cutting-edge model with personality to be the cover of the new supplement. I'm going to meet with one of their magazine's editor-in-chief at the hotel later. Why don't you come over with me?"
This scene fully demonstrates the characteristics of the character and shows himself by mocking other people and things around him.
No matter when or what happens, bragging is indispensable.
Moreover, if you don't leave the hotel for more than three words to trick people into coming here, then the so-called editor-in-chief will be unable to come due to something else.
A man and a woman are in a hotel, and their purpose is self-evident.
After shooting a scene, Li Qian picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Guarantee."
Lei Jiayin performed very well, but in the first scene, she was not at her best and there is room for improvement.
After shooting four shots in a row, Lei Jiayin did not improve much on the fourth shot compared to the third shot, so Li Qian gave in.
"Yes, Datou is in good condition and has the potential to be a scumbag. Keep up the good work."
The first scene was completed in four takes, and Lei Jiayin breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was his first time filming a movie, and he was still the male lead.
Hearing Li Qian compliment him, before he could smile, he said something like "He has the potential to be a scumbag", and his face immediately dropped.