N-M Chapter 274 Shooting
Chapter 274 Shooting
"Did I say that? I want wooden fences here on the stairs!" At this moment, Wu Yuchen was losing his temper to the set management, props team and even the producer.
"Director Wu, we thought you were talking about wooden railings..."
"Tall railings, you know? There's a wall on one side and a fence on the other! I want it to fill my lens and look like a prison cage, you know? Not this traditional stair railing!"
The producer hurried over and apologized: "Director Wu, it's all our fault. We'll find someone to redo it right away. We'll get it done tomorrow!"
"If I find this kind of mistake again, I'll tell the person in charge to get out!" Wu Yuchen roared.
I don’t blame him for being angry. When he was here before, he specifically emphasized how to make the handrails of this staircase. However, I don’t know if the people below were distracted or had no idea. What they did was still completely different from what he asked. .
The producer hurriedly took people to contact the workers, while Wu Yuchen was checking other props. He gave the actors five days to prepare, and he also used these days to check on the crew's preparations and check for any omissions before filming started.
The fence-like handrail he just emphasized may only appear once or twice in the film, but it is an important part of the stripe symbol system he used to build the film.
The application of the symbol system is to make emotions and symbols in the picture appear at the same time. After repeated many times, the emotions and symbols are bound together in Guanzhong's mind. Then you can gradually use bound symbols to hint and mobilize the audience's inner feelings and emotions.
The movie is called "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," and the stripes are not random.
In addition to its superficial meaning, in terms of image techniques, stripes also constitute a symbolic metaphor that symbolizes prison and loss of freedom.
Not long after the movie begins, when the little boy moves with his parents into the suburbs, various striped symbols appear.
For example, the barbed wire fence surrounding the villa where their family lived made the boy look like a small animal trapped in a cage;
For example, after a little boy moved into a new home, he sat alone on the steps. It was shot from below, and the vertical stripes on the stairwell were reflected on his body. It was paired with a cold atmosphere, so that although the plot was set in a villa, it felt like it belonged to a villa. The unfree feeling of prison;
The shutters in his house that look out into the distance also have the same metaphorical image of a cage.
These are all carefully designed by Wu Yuchen. From the beginning of the film, the striped symbols in the picture have been used to appear inadvertently, subtly imprinting them in the minds of the audience. The audience may not care when they watch it, but their emotions have been affected by it.
When the audience sees this, combined with the fact that the little boy shown at the beginning is a child who is full of curiosity about everything, then he later wants to get rid of the cage that traps him and go to a nearby "farm" to have an adventure. , it becomes a matter of course to make a good friend.
Moreover, when this stripe is combined with the striped shirt of the concentration camp later, more meanings and interpretations will appear in it. Therefore, making this movie is not that simple. Every detail must be done well to build the stripe symbol system in the movie. , guiding the audience's emotions step by step.
And the name "The Boy in Striped Pajamas" will not be changed, it itself has psychological implications.
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"Son, a soldier must obey orders. I am trying to make the country better, and I am trying to bring you a better life..."
What is being filmed at this time is what Chen Baoguo said to his son at the beginning of the movie when he was about to move because of his transfer. The country he was talking about was the Puppet Manchukuo.
"Teacher Chen, there is some voice in your lines~"
Hearing Wu Yuchen's reminder, Chen Baoguo immediately raised his hand to express his apology: "I blame me, and I promise not to do it again in the future!"
Chen Baoguo is a native of Beijing. He has been filming similar roles in film and television dramas over the years, and he is used to speaking with Beijing accent.
Wu Yuchen smiled, but he wasn't angry at all. He knew that Chen Baoguo could definitely do what he said.
In 1986, Chen Baoguo filmed "The Whip". The gangster he played, Glass Flower, was blind in one eye. He considered that his eye would definitely blink when he was acting, and that his good eye was not suitable for a blind person. Therefore, in an era when there were no contact lenses, he found a glass button, thinned it and smoothed it, put it into his eye and wore it , even if he felt uncomfortable while acting, he would not say a word, silently enduring the pain, not wanting to delay the progress of the crew.
After the movie was released, it was a great success. His character was lifelike and was regarded as a classic. However, he was sent to the hospital right after filming. The doctor directly said that he had damaged the retinal nerve in his eye and was permanently blind. Later, after treatment, he was Restored to 0.5.
I have to express my admiration for these older generation actors. They are really willing to risk anything for acting!
For Gong Li and Chen Baoguo, you can basically rest assured that any effect you want can be presented as long as you describe it. The focus is actually on the two young actors.
It's not that Wu Yuchen has never filmed children's movies. In the movie "My Brothers and Sisters", several young actors played the protagonists. If it weren't for his age, he would actually still want to work with the young actors back then.
But fortunately, the two young actors chosen this time are also very smart, especially the one Fang Xi, whose personality is very similar to the character, so with a little guidance, he can achieve the effect Wu Yuchen wants.
One thing Wu Yuchen specifically emphasized is that for the two young actors, do not mention the final ending of the movie to them, and do not emphasize your preconceived hatred of the Neon Man to them. Because what he wants to show in the movie is a child observing the world with his own eyes and the reaction he should have through a child's perspective.
If you instill a lot of things into young actors before filming, it will be difficult for them to express their childlike side.
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The boy Fang Xi looked over and saw his sister talking and laughing with a young and handsome officer at the gate of the courtyard, still speaking in Japanese. He knew that this was a soldier under his father.
In fact, many puppet armies have neon soldiers. Many generals will be accompanied by a neon consultant. Sometimes this consultant even has more power than the general himself. This is also the purpose of Neon to ensure that the puppet troops do not rebel. Otherwise, if they dare not use them without taking any measures, then Neon would be really stupid.
The young officer played by Huang Xiaoming is a neon officer under Chen Baoguo. When Huang Xiaoming saw his boss's son coming over, his expression was very kind.
"Click!"
Wu Yuchen called Huang Xiaoming over:
"Xiao Ming, your expression just now was wrong. The officer you played was a very tough character. You were trying your best to have a kind expression and tone just because he was your boss's son, but you didn't really show any sympathy. Being someone who loves kids a lot, it kind of ruins the tone of your character.”
"I'm sorry, Director Wu, I'll try again!" On the set, Huang Xiaoming didn't dare call him Teacher Wu anymore.
He also knew what Wu Yuchen meant. He had to be kind but not really kind. The character had to be tough and his temperament should not be lost. The balance in between was not easy to grasp, so Huang Xiaoming had no choice but to find his groove quickly.
"Ka! Xiao Ming, explosive power, no matter how loud you shout, what's the point? What I want is an explosion of momentum!"
"Action!"
The camera turns on again:
"I want to make a swing out of old tires."
"Swing, listen, it's great!" Huang Xiaoming forced a smile and said to Fang Xi in somewhat broken Chinese.
Then he said something in Japanese to Shu Chang: "It's time for your brother to learn Japanese and stop speaking inferior languages."
Shu Chang immediately replied: "My father has hired a tutor, and he will be here in the next two days."
Huang Xiaoming nodded, then he turned his head and looked not far away. An old servant wearing a striped shirt and pruning flowers and plants came into view. Shouted: "China pig, come here!"
The old servant threw down the shovel in his hand, turned around and staggered towards this side. It could be seen that his legs and feet were not very good, his body was also a little weak, and he felt a little weak when he walked.
However, his gesture aroused Huang Xiaoming's dissatisfaction. His whole aura immediately changed, a fierce expression appeared on his face, and he shouted: "Baga! Hurry up!"
This angry shout not only made the old man tremble and quicken his pace, but also made the little boy Fang Xi jump into action. He turned to look at Huang Xiaoming with a slightly frightened expression, and couldn't help but step back a little, thinking. Keep a distance from him.
After the old man ran over, he was half-bent, with a look of fear on his face, waiting for Huang Xiaoming's instructions.
"Take him to the backyard, use old tires, and make him a swing, got it?"
The old man nodded quickly, not daring to express his anger. Huang Xiaoming turned to look at the boy again, with a smile on his face: "Kid, go ahead!"
"Pass!"
This scene was shot back and forth for a long time. At first, it was Huang Xiaoming's problem. Later, Huang Xiaoming found the feeling. However, because of the frequent clicks, the little boy's performance began to become unnatural. It was because the stress response to Huang Xiaoming's explosion was weakened. , so it took a long time.
There were no problems with Shu Chang and the old man's performances. The old servant actor here is Mr. Zhu Xu, who has acted in "The Last Emperor", "Face Changing" and "Bathing". He is really an experienced actor, with excellent acting skills and image. Also very suitable. This old servant is also an important supporting character in this movie.
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In the camera, the boy Fang Xi is sitting on the table, and the old servant is bandaging his wounds. He accidentally fell off while playing on the swing and his knees are bleeding.
"Should I go to the hospital?" the boy asked.
"Need not."
"But I'm in a bit of pain, maybe a bit serious."
"It's okay, just a minor injury."
"How do you know? You're not a doctor?" The boy looked at the old servant who was squatting next to peel potatoes after bandaging him.
The old servant paused. He was silent for a moment, lowered his head and murmured: "No, I am."
"You're lying, you're a potato peeler~" The kid was straightforward and didn't hide his emotions.
The old servant started moving his hands again, peeling potatoes and saying:
"I used to be a doctor, before I... before I came here."
The boy smiled and said: "You must not be very skilled, otherwise how could you peel potatoes?"
Listening to the little boy's words, the old servant lowered his head and laughed, but when he slowly raised his head, the boy found that his eye circles were red and swollen, and he was crying. He just looked at the boy with a tearful smile, feeling unspeakable. Sadness radiated from him and filled the room. At this moment, the camera was focused on Zhu Xu, recording every detail of his face.
"Excellent! Very good! Teacher Zhu Xu performed very well, and so did Fang Xi!"
Wu Yuchen was full of praise. The scene where Zhu Xu raised his head and shed tears just now had a silent power that touched people's hearts. Anyone who watched it could feel the bitterness and sadness in the old servant's heart. This was a fucking performance!
However, after Wu Yuchen praised him, he did not let everyone rest. Instead, he took advantage of the good situation and quickly filmed the next scene.
After turning on the camera, the camera focused on Fang Xi again. His face was a little confused at this time, and he didn't know why the old man was crying.
The next moment, the old servant put away his complicated emotions and asked the boy with a smile: "Then what do you want to do when you grow up?"
Without waiting for the boy to answer, he asked himself and answered: "I know, you want to be an explorer~"
The boy asked strangely: "How do you know?"
The old servant laughed. His smile at this time was different from the smile at the last moment, but a sincere smile from the heart. Only when facing such an innocent child could he dare to laugh, just like a kind old man teasing his grandson.
The little boy could feel the kindness of the old man and asked him a question that his parents had never answered: "Is the farm beautiful inside?"
The old man raised his head again after hearing this, with a very puzzled expression on his face, farm?
At this moment, the sound of high heels hitting the floor broke, breaking the warm atmosphere in the room. Everyone, old and young, looked towards the door. Gong Li dropped the vegetable basket in her hand and walked quickly to her son: "Xixi, what's wrong with you?"
It can be seen that while she cares about her son, she looks at the old servant with caution and scrutiny, full of distrust. The old servant immediately returned to his previous cautious state. He lowered his head completely and did not dare to look at Gong Li.
After learning from her son that the other party had bandaged his son's wound, Gong Li couldn't help but glance at the old servant in surprise. After she drove her son back to the room, the old servant in the camera stopped peeling potatoes and lowered his head. There was a bit of fear and uneasiness on the face that was holding his head, for fear that he would be angered.
While Gong Li took out the vegetables from the vegetable basket, she looked at the old servant several times. It can be seen that she was a little hesitant and entangled at this time. She even took a breath, opened and closed her mouth, and finally fixed her eyes on the old servant: "Thank you!"
The old servant paused slightly and wanted to raise his head, but finally gave up and started peeling potatoes again. After Gong Li said this thank you, she felt the embarrassment in the air and walked away.
After Gong Li walked out of the room, the old servant dared to raise his head and silently looked at her back...
"Go! Good, good!"
Although it is just an ordinary scene, the layering and atmosphere in this scene are really fully expressed. The images of several people have become three-dimensional and full because of the various details of this scene.
Wu Yuchen was very happy. He thought it would take a few days to shoot, but it was done in half a day. It was really the right thing to invite Teacher Zhu Xu!