My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 699 "The Divine Comedy"

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The filming of the crew is boring and repetitive, and the same is true for "Se7en".On film, frame by frame is smooth, but it's tedious to shoot.

Shouting 'cut' for a set of shots will also interrupt the actor's brewing emotions.Therefore, before shooting, the assistant director and the cameraman will take the trouble to communicate with the actor and try to make his character structure smoother.

Because of this, film will be called the art of directing.Not to mention Wu Xiaozu's absolute status in the crew.

Wearing a felt hat and a double-breasted windbreaker, Ken Takakura fully agrees with what the film crew called Wu Xiaozu privately—dictator の tyrant.

Holding a red paperback booklet in the palm of the hand.

The cover reads "Se7en" (Seven Sins).

It's hard to believe that a director would ask the creative department to expand the script into a novel because of a play.

He has been in the film industry for several years, and he has cooperated with film masters like Yoji Yamada, Shiro Moritani, a disciple of Akira Kurosawa, a famous director of commercial blockbusters, and a filmmaker with humanistic integrity like Junya Sato.

In recent years, he has also been exposed to Hollywood productions.

However, this is the first time I have encountered Wu Xiaozu's style.

The novel in his hand is also a cut-down version, only including the script and dialogues including the "Old Detective" played by himself and his partner "Awei".

The actor couldn't see the whole script——

When he was thinking about the role, every time he went to contact Wu Xiaozu, the other party remained patient and determined, and for the last time he simply gave himself a copy of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" and asked him to go back and read it.

This is a poem about Dante’s dreams—obviously, the other party didn’t meet Zhou Gong to interpret his dreams, otherwise he probably wouldn’t need to write a lot of words...

Twisting a page with his fingers, the words can let him know more about the widowed old police detective he played.

He worked as a police detective for 23 years, but ended up alone.In the past, I entered the palace of marriage, tried living together, sought help from a psychiatrist, and went to a missionary.

Alcohol, leaves, drugs, meditation, and yoga were all part of his life in order to have a moment of peace of mind.

However, if you stare at the abyss for too long, the abyss will stare back!
This role is full of contradictions and struggles.

When Gao Cangjian read this story and characters, he felt more and more a strong sense of fate strangling his throat.

As Wu Xiaozu said to him——

People come from hell, they want to go to heaven, they are passing through the world, before and after, you choose!
So the story happened just a few days before retirement.

Before, in order to understand Wu Xiaozu, he watched a lot of Wu Xiaozu's movies.

This story is special about Wu Xiaozu!
He especially likes to ask the audience to do multiple-choice questions, and then unexpectedly overturns all this, mocking you for being an idiot!
Then you just want to refute, but find that the story should be interpreted in this way-tears!
There is hope in the darkness, but this light is about to be shattered.

Takakura Ken smiled slightly, and glanced at Liang Chaowei who was also studying the script not far away.

The other party has been exercising with him during this period of time. He is gaining weight, and Liang Chaowei is reducing fat and shaping.

It is really a hardworking blue boy to ponder the lines and characters word by word.

...

The nanny car in the corner of the crew seemed to have entered the ALS hero meeting at night. After shaking, it was dull!
After a while, the car door opened.

Liu Jialing got out of the car door and glanced left and right pretending to be calm.

Gently pulled up the shoulder straps, tidied up the hem of her skirt, then took out the powder and lipstick to retouch her makeup, then carried the soup, twisted her waist and walked towards Liang Chaowei, who was not far away, who was concentrating on preparing for the role .

Lying in the car, watching Liu Jialing and Liang Chaoweilang's concubine affection through the glass, Director Wu couldn't help but sigh.

It's really worth it to have an elder and mentor like myself!
I have done all the hard work myself!
Just have fun.

The filming process has not been smooth and pleasant these days, especially when calling from the United States. I can feel that Auntie Lin's mood is getting more and more unstable as the due date is approaching. This state also makes Wu Gouzi feel anxious.

It could have been adjusted, but it happened to catch up with the early filming progress of "Se7en".

The three male protagonists speak three languages, which is a big language barrier for Wu Xiaozu.

It is difficult for translation to convey the most accurate meaning.

In particular, film shooting is a job that is particularly concerned with subjective emotions, and obstacles in communication do limit the progress of filming.

This is something that Wu Xiaozu has never encountered before.

Fortunately this is Hong Kong Island.

It's hard to imagine if this was Hollywood, the situation couldn't be worse!
Wu Xiaozu does understand English, but it does not mean that he has no communication barriers when filming in Hollywood.After all, I have never lived and worked in that place in my previous and present lives.

In China, if you change your environment to work, you will encounter many communication problems, let alone abroad?

It's normal to miss the meaning of the word!

After shooting for more than a week, Wu Xiaozu had to temporarily slow down the scenes of Gao Cangjian, Liang Chaowei and Cui Minzhi.After all, the status of the three protagonists determines the quality of the movie.

While communicating with the three of them as much as possible, while filming the scenes of other actors.Then I encountered problems with Adjani's schedule, so I had to speed up the shooting of the other party's scenes.

After concentrating Adjani's role in a day or two, the other party left in a hurry!
No nostalgia at all.

After all, everyone is just an ordinary friend who is fully clothed during the day and the Yellow River flows into the sea!People participating in the performance is purely for the sake of knowing the bottom line before, and then I help out with my heart!

This favor is not small, and Wu Xiaozu couldn't ask for more.

It is normal for the relationship between the two to not owe each other.

French women take this kind of thing very lightly...you can't tell who the hell is the one who gets stamped!
An international director like Wu Xiaozu, who is handsome, physically strong, and at the same time emerging internationally, is also a favorite.Now he's hooking up, can you say he's not a female stamp collector?
So, boys still have to take care of their health when they go out.

look……

Didn't I just help others loosen the soil and cultivate the land after working hard?
After smoking a cigarette, Wu Xiaozu stretched his waist and got out of the nanny car!
The location of this car is very hidden, just at a corner, and the outside can be seen through one of the windows, but it is difficult to see people entering and leaving the car door.

Originally.

Wu Xiaozu wondered if he should prepare for the two new assistants.

After all, the living environment of the Kowloon Walled City crew is really bad, and it is really inconvenient for girls to live here!

But, who knew that Xu Qing and Jiang Wenli had to follow Lizhi to learn basic knowledge in the company for the time being, and they didn't delegate to him to do things right away.What's more, Lizhi also knew that he didn't like other people to disturb him when he was filming.Besides, director Wu is not such a person who acts recklessly!His professionalism is still very reliable.

╮(╯▽╰)╭!
Coupled with the irritability of the past few days, it is really a big fire!
In a word... Fortunately, Ms. Liu came to visit the class!
He got out of the car and walked towards the crew. The staff were working in an orderly manner.

As soon as he appeared, the "Sister Lian" who was in charge of tea came over with a basket, and warmly and thoughtfully brought hot towels and teacups.

"Wu sir, your tea."

"Thank you, Pauline!" Wu Xiaozu wiped his face with a towel, then took the teacup with a smile, looking very relieved.

At this time, celebrities in the entertainment circle rarely accept water from strangers.

Wu Xiaozu is no exception.

Of course, with his identity here, no one would dare to lay hands on him, and it was of little significance.

Be careful though.

But the tea worker in front of him is deeply trusted by Wu Xiaozu.At first, she worked with other production crews as costume management, and then started working with Wu Xiaozu's production team, making tea. Wu Xiaozu named her Pauline.

As long as she is the director and actor of the crew she has worked with, she knows everyone's preferences and dispositions.Of course, celebrities and directors can't write their own names on their water glasses, because it's too easy to be used by others.So she wrote it down from memory.

"You are so hardworking, I think you might as well get the professionalism award in the future!" Wu Xiaozu sipped his hot tea and joked with a smile.

Sister Lian smiled shyly.

"Director Wu, do you have time for a chat?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind.

When Wu Xiaozu raised his head, he was slightly taken aback.

(End of this chapter)