China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 158 Mountain City Shooting

The TV series version of "Signal" was filmed in the mountainous city of Chongqing. If there is a saying that actors are not photogenic, then Shancheng is the darling of the camera. Whether it is the big screen or the small screen, he can show very powerful expressive power.

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For crime suspense dramas, Yamashiro's temperament can bring great bonuses, especially when shooting chase scenes - there are several chase scenes in "Signal", and Yamashiro is a perfect match.

"CUT!" Tian Xinye picked up the guide tube and shouted with satisfaction: "Take a break for half an hour, pull up the green screen, and call it a day after shooting this shot!"

Zhang Ruoyun hurriedly jogged towards the RV where Chen Jingxing was. It was still very cold in Chongqing in early December. Although the temperature had not reached below zero, the actors were not acting in winter, and the clothes they wore were obviously unable to keep warm.

This scene was filmed behind an abandoned tube building. The first case of "Signal" is that the policeman Qin Hai, played by Zhang Ruoyun, contacted the old detective Li Shian, played by Deng Chao 18 years ago, through a scrapped wireless walkie-talkie.

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Li Shian discovered the body of a male suspect involved in a kidnapping case in the sewer behind a tube building, so he informed Qin Hai 18 years later through the radio intercom.

The victim of this kidnapping case was Qin Hai's childhood classmate Ma Xiaojing. When Qin Hai was a child, he saw a woman in a dress taking Ma Xiaojing away. The next day, he was informed by his teacher that Ma Xiaojing was missing, and a 6-year-old child

When the child went to the police station, no one took him seriously. Only a note left on his body was picked up by the then detective Li Shian.

Based on the clues, Li Shian found the body in the underground well and was later killed while talking on the walkie-talkie.

Out of guilt for his childhood classmates, Qin Hai preferred to believe the information from the walkie-talkie and went to the now-abandoned Tongzi Building that Li Shian said and found the bones 18 years apart in the underground well.

This scene was filmed exactly when Qin Hai and Li Shian discovered bones/bodies in the underground well in the backyard of this Tongzi Building 18 years apart.

Zhang Ruoyun let out a frustrated sigh: "Human brains are very different. In fact, I have thought about being a screenwriter before, but after reading this script, my self-confidence has been completely shattered. Such a sophisticated plot,

I’m afraid I’ll never be able to figure it out in my life.”

Zhang Ruoyun also sat down and echoed: "I was shocked when I first saw the script. When I watched the movie "Signal" in the theater, I thought, wow, this movie is so imaginative.

This is a relatively mature technology that has been used in the filming of the movie version of "The Signal". It can be said that except for a few different leading actors, the TV series version is basically the same crew.

Of course, the crew has also prepared other RVs. The crew can sometimes go in and take a rest to warm their feet, but this time is usually not available.

There were not only Chen Jingxing but also Sun Li in the RV. In fact, this was a RV specially prepared by the crew for the leading actors. After all, this is not a film and television city. It is impossible for actors to rent an RV here.

The first thing to film was the scene where Qin Hai, played by Zhang Ruoyun, discovered the body. Then the green screen was put on to film the scene where Li Shian, played by Deng Chao, discovered the body.

Until the Nth time Qin Hai contacted Li Shian, who first discovered Qin Hai on the other side of the walkie-talkie 25 years ago.

At this point in time, Li Shi'an knew that the person on the intercom was Qin Hai 18 years later, but this was the first time Qin Hai knew about Li Shi'an.

That is to say, the timeline is pushed forward. The first time Qin Hai met on the walkie-talkie was Li Shi'an who was investigating Ma Xiaojing's kidnapping case 18 years ago. After Li Shi'an sent Qin Hai clues about the body in the underground well in the backyard of Tongzilou,

He was killed by a mysterious man.

Because although the tube building was abandoned 18 years ago, it is obviously much newer than the current timeline. This part can only be handled by special effects. The special effects team needs to scan the entire tube building and restore it to what it looked like 18 years ago.

, in order to facilitate modification, a green screen is required.

The structure of the TV series "Signal" is a circle, with two snakes biting their tails and touching each other head to tail. The first contact between Li Shian played by Deng Chao and Qin Hai played by Zhang Ruoyun was before Li Shian's death.

When Qin Hai contacted Li Shi'an through the walkie-talkie for the second time, it was indeed Li Shi'an 20 years ago.

All Chen Jingxing can do is try to ensure an 8-hour working day - just doing this can greatly improve the crew's working comfort, which in turn can actually improve the shooting quality of the entire drama.

As soon as Zhang Ruoyun entered the RV, he was shocked by the oncoming warmth and let out a comfortable sigh. He ran to the small kitchen and started brewing coffee.

After reading this script, I feel that the TV series version is much more complicated and exciting than the movie. I can already imagine how surprised the audience will be when watching the TV series. Director Chen, where do you get all these fantastic ideas?

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"Sister Li, Director Chen, do you want some sugar?" Zhang Ruoyun asked while turning on the coffee machine.

"I'm not a non-human being. How can I memorize such a thick script in such a short time? I just memorized the lines for the scenes to be filmed this week." Sun Li couldn't help but laugh, and then sighed: "It's just that

I thought I understood it before, but after you told me the script, I realized that my previous understanding was wrong. This drama is much more complicated than I thought."

Chen Jingxing took a sip of coffee and looked at Sun Li: "Sister Li, are you still reading the script? I heard that you have almost memorized the entire script."

Although the "Signal" TV series and the movie both use the same type of science fiction setting, connecting two people across time and space through a walkie-talkie, the structure of the TV series is more subtle.

Filming is a hard job, but if an actor gets a high salary and complains about it, it will naturally make people feel hypocritical. However, without a high salary, people who are suffering much more than the actors have no say and cannot complain.

Chen Jingxing smiled and pointed at his head - it's not that he was lying, it was really in his mind.

Therefore, the timeline is forward for Li Shian. The first time he contacted Qin Hai through the walkie-talkie was 25 years later. Then 7 years passed, and the last person he contacted through the walkie-talkie was 18 years later.

Qin Hai learned about this for the first time.

For Qin Hai, his connection with Li Shi'an was indeed backwards in time. As time went by, he also contacted Li Shi'an earlier.

Qin Hai's first contact across time and space was Li Shi'an's last, and his last contact across time and space was Li Shi'an's first.

Such a connected plot structure is also nested with many joint efforts to solve crimes and butterfly effects. Therefore, in terms of dramatic structure, the TV series is much more complex and wonderful than the movie, and the conflicts are more contagious.

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