The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 45 Look, the paparazzi are more dedicated than you

It is said that the most famous thing about Thailand besides ladyboys is its advertisements.

The original version of "The Gunslinger" is a Thai movie, so it is naturally more of an advertising style.

But this does not affect the quality of the movie at all. Because of the ability to accumulate emotions and reverse plot narratives, Thai advertisements say that they are second, but no one dares to say that they are first.

Therefore, the advertising MV-style audio-visual style is very suitable for this movie, especially in its complete integration with the narrative, which has made it a hit in many blockbusters.

Wang Wei doesn't think this needs to be changed.

But the actors don’t know!

What they can see and perceive are various close-ups, extreme close-ups, and distant and close shots interspersed from time to time; various over-exposures, various unedited fragmentary shots full of advertising style...

Coupled with the rumor from someone who said that the film had recovered its cost through advertising sponsorship, combined with the director's bullshit attitude, it turned into an unexpected result for Wang Wei——

The student extras who were recruited from film and television schools to play the roles of students unconsciously thought that this was a "commercial film" for fun. Everyone was eating hot pot and singing songs. Uh, no, they were filming happily.

OK.

Zhu Min, who plays the silly and sweet female lead, is also very dedicated. She excerpted all her lines in the play and recited them more than ten times a day. There was no lag during the filming process.

"Bah!"

They even thought it was a bit silly - the heroine could just give the eraser to the second heroine!

Moreover, emotions are really like the plague, they are contagious.

Wang Wei chose to film two large-scale exams, that is, large-scale cheating, continuously.

The less tension and stimulation there is, the less investment there is.

"Do you have great talents? Do you have a rich father? No! You can't even do the most important job well. You can't even pass as an extra. You only have a bullshit future!"

Wang Wei, who had completely exploded, felt so oppressive that even Shen Zhenyi kept her mouth tightly shut.

Wang Wei waved his arms and his tone became more severe: "Do you know how many frames of film are there in one second? Do you know how many seconds the shot just now lasted? Do you know how many seconds and how many frames were wasted because of your perfunctory behavior?

The film, how much it costs and how much time and effort the staff put into it!”

Yes, she is handsome. She really showed off the feeling of being a top student, and every move was unique.

But this merciless spewing showed that his anger level was really high.

——The protagonists are still very involved.

The atmosphere of the entire crew is getting more and more depressing and tense!

Finally, director Wang Wei "exploded"!

Wang Wei suddenly caught a glimpse of a flickering light in the skylight above the basketball gym.

Wang Wei's words came out like a barrage of words: "Are you still complacent? Are you still scolding me in your heart for bullshit? Let me tell you, bullshit, you are all bullshit!"

He doesn't like to curse people, especially extras.

This proves once again that you can never do something just for the benefits without the cost.

If people's hearts are broken, it will be difficult to lead the team.

After shooting back and forth all morning, I still couldn't get a shot that satisfied Wang Wei.

After a while, Xu Daoxing came back and reported: "It's the paparazzi taking secret photos."

Some people move randomly, some people look around, some people are having fun...it's not the same person who makes mistakes every time, but as long as one person has a small problem, the filming will be forced to stop.

He motioned to Xu Daoxing: "Go and see what's going on?"

"Why do you want everything without working hard? Is it because you have such a big face?"

In the entire set, no one spoke or moved, and everyone looked at the director with cautious eyes.

So there are more and more group performances, which are visible to the naked eye as perfunctory.

No one moved at the scene, and there was silence.

They don't even dare to take a breath now.

There was no soundtrack or editing, so there was no tension or excitement at all.

The venue for the second exam was chosen to be the basketball gymnasium of the University of Nottingham.

It's still the same group of performers.

Even the staff behind the scenes remained silent. Speaking out at this time was definitely not a good choice.

Wang Wei wanted to make this seemingly boring exam as exciting as an action and fighting scene, which put high demands on every actor, including the group actors who only had one or two scenes.

The performance of the two people was very good in Wang Wei's opinion, but in the eyes of the extras, wasn't it just a matter of a few words——

So, it was just a shot that came into the scene to explain the position and relationship of the characters, and it was stuck.

The extras who were repeatedly picked on were naturally upset.

"I even asked people to chase me, but I didn't catch anyone, but judging from the tail number of the car, it should be Zhuo Qun."

And in order to achieve the detailed external image of a "genius girl", she really used left-handedness throughout the whole process, without being confused at all.

But don’t worry, you can often tell it at a glance.

Xu Daoxing's words broke the silence and made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Wang Wei twitched his lips, pointed at them and said, "Look, the paparazzi are more dedicated than you!"

He exclaimed: "They are really desperate! This basketball stadium only has transparent glass windows between a few supports of the truss. I don't know how they found it. They climbed up along the truss, and they didn't know how long they stayed there."

time."

The heroine Shen Zhenyi is really so handsome.

In fact, most directors, no matter how they usually have a good temper, don't have a particularly good temper on the set.

No one dared to answer the call.

Wang Wei's open mouth is certainly beneficial to the film's marketing, but the price is that people will be distracted.

After hearing this, Xu Daoxing took a few people out to investigate.

After several hours, even the protagonists who performed well at the beginning were shouted "click" over and over again; the original aura and emotion of the performance were all worn away!

You can never imagine how infuriating careless extras can be.

At this moment, Wang Wei looks like a fire-breathing "tyrant on the set", which has subverted many people's impression of him.

Wang Wei realized the seriousness of this problem when the crew was filming the first cheating scene.

Wang Wei confessed, but his face remained tense and motionless, like a tiger lurking in the grass, watching everyone's reactions, ready to tear anyone who dared to jump out.

"I brought you guys from school because you have some acting skills, and I'm willing to give you more opportunities to get in touch with the crew. But now, it's better to find a group of ordinary extras that only cost tens of dollars a day. Anyway, you can guarantee that you will be a good actor.

alive."

The first assistant director Xu Daoxing also noticed it and wanted to scold them, but Wang Wei stopped him.

In order to help the second girl pass the class exam smoothly, the heroine wrote the answer on an eraser and put it in her shoe to kick it to the second girl. After the second girl got the answer, she kicked her leather shoes back and yawed badly. The heroine immediately got up and handed in the paper, covering it up perfectly.

After shouting "Ka" again, he remained motionless with fire in his eyes.

They are under the pressure of the success or failure of the entire film, and they are often challenged by all kinds of bad things. It is strange that they have good tempers.

To be fair, Wang Wei is a director with a relatively good temper.

Wang Wei suddenly shouted loudly: "I've had enough. Do you want to be a group performer for the rest of your life?"

"So, what is it about you that deserves me to take a second look?"

"This is the only time, and it's the last time, I'm allowed to do a bad job, but if you still have a perfunctory attitude, get out immediately! If anyone doesn't want to do it anymore, just say it now and get out!"

"Don't think that you are so important. Any paparazzi can be better than you."

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