"The director of "Jaws" is making his debut on the big screen, and his new film is suspected to have a science fiction theme."
"The director of "Jaws" who caused a catastrophe in the national seaside tourism industry during the summer has released a new film. According to the press conference, the new film "Frequency of Life and Death" is a science fiction crime suspense film!"
"Rising director Li Qian, who has successively set new online box office records, challenges the big screen. Can Virgo's "Frequency of Life and Death" create another miracle?"
"Zhang Hanyu and Deng Chao stage a father-son relationship, and the science fiction masterpiece "Frequency of Life and Death" is coming!"
"According to Optoelectronic's filing, the registration classification of "Jaws" director Li Qian's new film "Frequency of Life and Death" is indeed a science fiction suspense crime movie. Is this a resurgence of Chinese science fiction movies?"
Even in the bustling summer season, when Li Qian's "Frequency of Life and Death" started filming, there were still a lot of news reports.
After all, it is a theater movie, and it has a science fiction gimmick, which is far beyond what the Internet movies can match.
Most viewers are very unfamiliar with the name Li Qian.
Few people would care about a director from a major Internet company, not to mention that almost two months have passed since the movie, and no one remembers the name Li Qian at all.
But when it comes to "Jaws", netizens are no stranger to it.
"The director of "Jaws" doesn't make movies anymore? Why haven't I found out about his new movie this month?"
"What kind of cinema movie should I make? Most of the movies on the Internet are good. I can watch one movie a month. "Phone Booth" and "Jaws" are both very good!"
"It's a science fiction movie, isn't it true?"
"I went there and I just saw that there are science fiction movies in China? They are fake."
"There is soft science fiction, right? I remember watching a movie called "Death Light on the Coral Island" in the 1980s, which should be considered science fiction."
"Forget about "Thunderbolt Babe", this is a children's science fiction film."
"How can a science fiction film be without me like "The Promise"? Does time travel count as science fiction?"
"I'm laughing so hard. Can steamed buns be considered a science fiction movie?"
"Jijiwaiwai, no one noticed that Zhang Hanyu played Deng Chao's father?"
"Looking at the content of the interview in the news report, it seems that a father and son are traveling across time and space. Is this the type of time traveling?"
"Whatever, I'll watch it when the time comes. Anyway, "Phone Booth" and "Jaws" were both very good films. We can also look forward to this "Frequency of Life and Death"."
"Haha, online movies are different from theater movies. I think he is going to pounce, so I might as well come back and film online movies."
Li Qian can no longer hear all the comments from the outside world. He is devoting himself wholeheartedly to the filming of the movie.
The filming at Huairou Film and Television Base has lasted for three days.
Film movies are also much more tiring than digital movies.
Basically, after taking pictures every day, they have to be taken to the base's printing and processing plant for printing.
After developing and printing it, the next night we watch the film with the photographer, lighting engineer, artist, and editor.
If there are no problems, everything will be fine. If there are problems, we have to change the plan temporarily and reshoot the problematic ones.
Fortunately, there were no problems in the first two days of development.
However, on only the third day of such high-intensity work, Li Qian started to feel a little tired.
I got up before 6 o'clock and had a two-hour meeting with the main creators. After the day's filming, I took them to watch the developed film.
Then while filming and editing, Li Qian stopped doing it himself and hired an editor.
However, only the rough cuts and re-cuts are left to the editor, and the fine cuts and comprehensive cuts are done by myself after the filming is completed.
It is normal for film films to be shot and edited. Many crews usually shoot with one camera. It is normal for a one-minute scene to have more than ten or twenty shots. It is not unusual for a film to have one or two thousand shots.
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There are often crews where the director and the crew are filming, and the editor is locked in a small room with the equipment, editing the material that is shot every day.
"Boss, the film machine is too troublesome. I can't play with it anymore."
Guo Fan only works as an assistant director. Looking at the three days of filming, he felt that it was not an ordinary trouble.
"It's a little troublesome, but we're pretty good. Those old masters at the studio were in much more trouble than we are."
Li Qian shook his head, "At that time, it was really not easy to shoot the whole thing with one camera, and one action had to be broken down into three or four lenses."
Their crew mostly shoots with one camera, and the other camera was temporarily borrowed for the opening ceremony.
Only the scene where the father and son were talking on the phone required two cameras to be shot at the same time. There were also some fighting scenes and chase scenes where two cameras were used.
The consequence of shooting with one camera is that there are too many lenses.
For example, if a scene in which one person splashes the face of the person opposite him with a water cup was shot with a film camera and a close-up was required, it would not be one shot, it would have to be at least four shots.
Although it is not unaffordable to have an extra camera, indoor scenes do not rely on natural light, and the lighting strictly limits the camera position. The burden caused by this aspect is much more troublesome than having an extra camera.
Of course, actors will also be tired. Deng Chao often repeated the same action over and over again.
It's not a problem if the actions are exactly the same every time. If you can't do this, you are not a qualified actor, so don't take this job.
For outdoor scenes, if we rely entirely on natural light, we can use two cameras.
I filmed Deng Chao's daily life for three days, showing the character's character and situation in an all-round way. Next, I have to shoot some interesting scenes.
It was moved to another studio, where two identical rooms were set up.
But now there is no need to shoot at the same time. After the two people confirm each other's identities, the subsequent dialogues have to be shot together. Only in this way can the father-son relationship be expressed more naturally, and the actors' performances will be more expressive.
In the current scene, the two of them have just started to contact each other, and they don’t know each other’s identity yet. They find that they have some similar interests and hobbies, so they can chat easily.
"Just chat like normal friends."
Li Qian said something to Deng Chao and announced the start.
Zhang Hanyu was giving lines to Deng Chao, "Are you also from Shenyang? Do you watch football? It's a pity that we didn't win consecutive championships last year. This year's champion must be Dongyao team."
"East Medicine Team?"
Deng Chao was a little confused. Didn't Dongyao Team change its name to Hongyuan Team more than ten years ago?
Zhang Hanyu was still minding his own business and said, "Last year, the full-back was our weak link. This year, we have added Zhao Shigang of the Dalian team. He and the still-powerful Li Xicai are on both sides, plus Wang Jun and Tang Yaodong on the avant-garde line."
A long list of lines can be said effortlessly, and Zhang Hanyu is not just reciting lines, it is like chatting about football with an old friend.
Deng Chao still looked confused, Zhang Hanyu continued, "Now Dongyao has won consecutive victories in Bayi, Magic City, Tianjing, and Beijing. In the next game, they will play Yangcheng to avenge the previous away game losing streak!"
"Hey, what did you say?"
The more Deng Chao listened, the more confused he became. Where did the Dongyao team come from these days?
However, he watched this winning streak with his father when he was a child, and his father later died in a fire, which left a very deep impression on him.
So he said, "I know Zhao Shigang. He helped the team win the championship in the first year he joined Dongyao Team. He has a fierce playing style and dares to fight hard."
But at that moment, the signal was interrupted before he finished speaking.
"Hey, are you still there?"
"Hello?"
I kept tapping the radio, but there was no sound from the other side.
"Okay, take a rest and drink some water."
Li Qian shouted to stop, and while Deng Chao was resting, he said from the side, "Brother Chao, you should be a little calmer. After discovering that the other party has many topics in common with you, the expression on your face should be more cheerful.
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"Think about this character. He has been living in a muddle for so many years. His life is a mess. Apart from a brother he grew up with, he has no one else to talk to. When you meet such a stranger, you are not face to face.
There will be no communication barriers.”
"There is a saying that when a long drought comes, there will be rain. That's pretty much what it means. If you have been holding back for a long time, and suddenly someone will have a good conversation with you, the joy from the heart will be released on your face."
Long drought brings sweet rain
Deng Chao was speechless for a while. This Li Qian was also a top student in the 211 school. Why was his wording so inappropriate?