Director’s Legend

() Eating and drinking all day long before seeing off the gods from all walks of life. The next day, on May 13th, the filming officially started. The first scene is next to the pier by the Yangtze River. There are a few simple scenes. The first scene is Bao Shihong, played by Guo Tao, who finds out that his follower, Sanbao, has stolen the emerald and fled, worrying with his wife by the river.

"Brother Guo, Sun Ning, come here."

The river breeze blows gently, refreshing and refreshing the face, with the unique smell of the mountain city. On the gravel by the river, the crew is busy fiddling with cameras, reflectors, etc. Shao Shuaijun greeted Guo Tao and Sun Ning immediately after seeing their makeup done.

Pointing to the big rock under the dam, Shao Shuaijun gestured: "Sit here later, Sun Ning, just play with the 'Watermelon Frost Lozenges' and talk to Bao Shihong naturally and without revealing anything. How about you, Brother Guo?" , At this moment, my throat is hoarse because of smoking, I have to hold my breath, and make a bitter and bitter expression, restrained and intense, can you find the feeling?"

Guo Tao thought for a while and said, "I think there should be no problem."

"good."

Shao Shuaijun nodded, and shouted to the surroundings with a loudspeaker: "The photographer aligns the camera, adjusts the focus, and lights. The lighting engineer pays attention to the exposure of the backlight. Don't shoot a blank screen. Bring the microphone to the sound! All units Pay attention, start the technical rehearsal! Count down to three, three, two, one, start!"

After all, all the camera positions were aimed at Guo Tao and Sun Ning, Shao Shuaijun and Li Kai observed from behind the camera, and the assistant director Wang Yixue was outside to guide the steering of the camera positions. There are three sets of cameras in total, one set on the left side for side shots, one set for close-up shots from the front, and one set for distant views on the dam.

Guo Tao took a sip, and the brewing emotions flowed out all at once. He pinched the note in his hand, which was left by Three Treasures, and on it was a line of words: "Brother, I am rich, wait for my good news - Three Treasures". Then discuss with Mrs. Bao, played by Sun Ning, what to do.

Behind the camera, Shao Shuaijun observed Guo Tao's acting skills, and he was indeed very precise, with a very good expression. But the picture always feels a bit lacking.

"Li Kai, do you think something is missing?"

Li Kai stared at the small screen: "It's uncoordinated. You see, Mrs. Bao is concentrating on fiddling with things. When Bao Shihong speaks, she shouldn't react like this. There should be interaction."

"interactive?"

"Yes, the interaction in the eyes, this is a couple, not a passerby."

"En." Shao Shuaijun also felt it, but he didn't call to stop. This is a technical rehearsal, mainly to inspect the camera positions and lighting effects, and the content of the acting can be discussed later.

The scene was very short, the two had a conversation on the stone, Bao Shihong got up, and then Bao's wife followed. After walking for a minute, the photographer on the dam waved his hand. When Shao Shuaijun saw it, he picked up the loudspeaker: "Okay, card, the actors are going to touch up their makeup! Each unit takes turns to report the effect."

Camera No. 1 is a close-up camera, and the cameraman Shi Sheng personally holds the camera. Shi Sheng nodded: "Report to the director, camera No. 1 is very stable, the color of the picture is normal, and the frame is normal."

The second camera is a side shot camera, without a fixed mount, it is shoulder-mounted camera, the assistant cameraman Ge Wanhan held the camera: "Report to the director, the second camera is normal."

Camera No. 3 is on the dam, fixed the lens, camera assistant Ma Meng held the camera, and said with a walkie-talkie: "Report to the director, camera No. 3 is normal, the picture is very clear, and the frame is normal."

The sound engineer Wang Yanwei followed up and said: "The live recording is normal, there are few noises, and the post-production can be completed."

Shao Shuaijun shouted immediately: "Very good, has the makeup artist finished the makeup?"

"alright."

"Brother Guo, Sun Ning, you sit here, and I will tell you the precautions. Especially Sun Ning, pay attention to the sense of spontaneity. When Bao Shihong is talking, you are Bao's wife. When the husband is talking, you can't just be busy , you have to interact with him, or look up from time to time..."

"Director, I understand."

"Well... the actors are ready, the official shooting!" Shao Shuaijun gave instructions, and sat on a small chair beside him, quietly watching everyone prepare quickly.

Seeing that it was almost done, the field recorder sloppyly shouted: "Preparation for photography, preparation for lighting, preparation for recording."

"Machine No. 1 is ready!"

"The second machine is ready!"

"Recording ready!"

"Lights ready!"

Sloppy walks up to the camera with the clapper board, holding the clapper high: "The first riverside scene, the first scene where the husband and wife talk, the first filming!"

"Start." Shao Shuaijun yelled with a loudspeaker.

With a click, the final decision was made, and the photography officially began.

The performance was very successful. Needless to say, Guo Tao's acting skills, Sun Ning also has new actors from time to time, and they are all in place. Shao Shuaijun nodded his head as he watched from the side. The conversation ended, and Li Kai, as the executive director, called out the card.

"Cut! The camera crew quickly enter the scene, and move the No. 1 and No. 2 cameras out of the lens of the No. 3 camera."

The third camera needs to shoot a panoramic view, and the first and second cameras are too close to the actors. The camera crew was very agile, and the scene was cleaned up after a minute. Sloppy shouted: "Camera No. 3 is ready for photography!"

There was no need for recording and lighting for this scene, and Mamon shouted through the walkie-talkie: "The No. 3 machine is ready!"

Wang Yixue had already run to the dam, holding a clapper in his hand, and shook it in front of the camera: "The first scene of the riverside scene, the second scene of the couple leaving the scene, the first shooting!"

"start!"

...

It took a whole day to finish all the scenes by the river, and the crew called it a day. Shao Shuaijun took a pile of film and went with Li Kai to the studio set up next to the Luohan Temple in Yuzhong County. The job of director looks very beautiful, but it is actually harder than that of an actor. Usually, you have to be consistent with the crew. When shooting on-site, you have to take time to roughly cut the film to confirm the effectiveness of the shot.

Some directors are lazy, so they will hand over the work to the assistant director and editor. In his previous life, Shao Shuaijun was often divided. Of course, he enjoys this kind of work. The director is the god of a movie, he has the power of life and death, which is most vividly reflected in the cutting.

Shao Shuaijun enjoyed this feeling.

After trimming for an hour, the two couldn't find any faults, so they called Zhang Yu, the production director, and asked Zhang Yu to send the film to a laboratory for printing samples. Samples are sent for printing every day. After all, the preservation of film is very risky. Once it is accidentally exposed, the previous work will be ruined.

Moreover, the film crew has to look at the front shots frequently. If there is no sample, the film will be blurred after going back and forth several times.

After finishing all this work, I looked at the time, it was already past twelve o'clock.

"Come on, Li Kai, let's find a small restaurant for dinner."

"your treat?"

"nonsense."

"Then what are you waiting for, let's go."

After ordering a few special snacks in the mountain city, the two chatted while eating. They are both workaholics, and the conversation cannot be separated from the movie. Shao Shuaijun has worked with many crews in his previous life, but they were all small productions, but Li Kai has actually worked with such big productions as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Director Li An will be the best director of Oscar in the future. Beside, very lucky.

Therefore, Shao Shuaijun asked Li Kai how to manage big scenes in nightmares. He can't make small productions all his life. As a director, can he still be called a director if he doesn't want to make big movies? One asked for advice, the other taught, and they chatted happily until the middle of the night before they dispersed, and each went back to sleep...