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The web drama Fang Xing is planning to shoot this time is "The Beginning".

This drama is adapted from the same name of Mr. Praying. It tells the story of returning from the dead after encountering a bus explosion, and endlessly looping on the bus to find the cause of the explosion.

After the director is settled, the crew construction is basically completed.

The actors have been finalized one after another, and the shooting location has also been selected.

However, the location of the filming is not coherent.

Due to the large number of bus shots in "The Beginning", it was necessary to shoot on the road.

Therefore, the film crew communicated with the transportation department and set the filming location on a newly built secondary road.

Since this secondary road is newly built, the traffic flow is not large.

The crew communicated with the transportation department, and closed a lane for two hours during off-peak hours every day for filming.

Therefore, shots on the highway need to be shot in a concentrated manner to reduce the impact on traffic.

The location of the bridge was chosen separately, not in the same place as the location of the road.

So the road shots and the bridge shots need to be shot separately.

Of course, after the pieces are cut out, the bus drives on the road to the intersection, and then turns to the bridge, which looks coherent.

These shots that will affect the traffic are all gathered together and shot in the shortest possible time.

Moreover, multi-camera shooting at the same time, plus aerial photography and post-production special effects, the shots shot once can be used for repeated editing.

Afterwards, the shooting of the shots inside the bus is much simpler, and it can be shot on any similar road.

You can even shoot in a studio without worrying about affecting traffic.

……

Fang Xing had already discussed with Zhang Yigao about the number of shooting sessions and the script of each shot. After everything was finalized, the filming started.

March 21, the vernal equinox.

Ark Culture's new drama "The Beginning" was officially launched.

In the first scene, Tao Yinghong, who lost her beloved daughter, boarded the bus with a pressure cooker.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the actors began to put on makeup.

Fang Xing and Zhang Yigao sat under the sun umbrella, discussing how to shoot this scene.

Since there are two directors, how to cooperate with each other needs to be adjusted.

In this respect, Fang Xing is relatively experienced.

I have worked with He Rongchang before, so I know which part of the work each should be responsible for.

"You don't have to worry, the division of labor between us actually doesn't overlap much. I'm mainly in charge of narrating the play with the actors, and you are in charge of camera positions and sub-cameras. In terms of narrating, I'll be in charge, right?" Fang Xing took the initiative Divide the scope of work.

Hearing this proposal, Zhang Yigao gradually began to show confidence in his eyes.

In fact, what he was most afraid of was being pushed into a chair by Fang Xing as a puppet.

Of course, he was more afraid of being treated as a puppet, and that he would be blamed for the bad film that was made in the end.

Now, Fang Xing is mainly responsible for lecturing to the actors, and Zhang Yigao agrees.

Because Zhang Yigao has carefully studied Fang Xing's performance in "Wulin Biography".

His acting skills shown by Fang Xing are highly respected.

Therefore, Zhang Yigao felt that Fang Xing was capable of lecturing to actors.

At nine o'clock.

After the actor's make-up was completed, Liu Lanying, an actress from the National Theater of China who was dressed as Tao Yinghong, walked to the bus stop to look around and familiarize herself with the shooting location. …

In "The Beginning".

The character "Tao Yinghong" was originally a chemistry teacher, but later moved to the city where her daughter died and worked as a quality inspector in a chemical factory.

The role of Tao Yinghong is undoubtedly a tragic role. Her beloved daughter passed away in a bus accident.

Since then, she has embarked on the road of finding the truth, and in the process, she has become more and more desperate and crazy.

However, her madness was hidden under her calm appearance, forming a strong contrast.

Seeing that Liu Lanying was already in place, Fang Xing stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Liu, we are ready to start, is that okay?"

Liu Lanying nodded and replied, "No problem."

As an actress of the National Theater of Drama, she had memorized the script by heart as soon as she got it. In terms of professionalism, she is definitely a model.

Fang Xing waved to the props team and shouted, "Bring the pressure cooker here."

The prop team brought a pressure cooker with a red plastic island and put it at Liu Lanying's feet.

Fang Xing bent down to raise the pressure cooker, and said, "Teacher Liu, try to see if this weight is okay.

"When filming starts later, it needs to reflect that the pressure cooker is a bit heavy, and you need two hands to lift it onto the bus.

"If the props are too heavy, you can lighten the weight of the props a little bit."

When an actor performs heavy lifting, he does not need to really lift a heavy object, and the foam box can act as if he is overwhelmed.

Of course, there is still a difference between lifting real heavy objects and lifting foam.

Liu Lanying reached out to raise the pressure cooker, shook her head and said, "It's too light, you can add a little more weight."

The person in charge of the props team ran up and asked: "Mr. Liu, the pot is six catties now. Do I really need to add more? It will be too heavy and I will be very tired."

Liu Lanying smiled and said, "I can carry a watermelon up to [-] kilos, and I can carry it upstairs. It's not like carrying it for ten kilometers. How tiring would it be to get on the bus? First add it to [-] kilos."

The prop team leader gave a thumbs up and said, "Mr. Liu is too dedicated, so I'll add it right away."

It is very simple to add weight to the pressure cooker, just put a few bricks in it.

After adding the weight, Liu Lanying raised her hands, nodded and said, "Let's do this first."

Fang Xing continued to talk about the play: "In the first scene, I hope to show Tao Yinghong's cold and calm side, that kind of coldness like ashes, hiding all emotions under the expressionless face."

Liu Lanying nodded while listening, and finally replied: "Okay, yes."

"If there is no problem, let's start." Fang Xing confirmed again.

Liu Lanying lowered her head expressionlessly, did not look at Fang Xing, and raised her hand as an OK gesture.

Fang Xing knew that she was starting to enter the scene, so he stopped talking, took a few steps back, and then signaled to the director to get ready to hit the board.

"The first scene of "The Beginning" is the first time, let's start!"

the other side.

Zhang Yigao has already made arrangements and communicated well with the cameraman on how to push the camera later.

After hitting the board, the camera started shooting.

Tao Yinghong, played by Liu Lanying, was waiting for the bus at the bus stop, always expressionless.

Fang Xing looked at the screen on the monitor and Liu Lanying's micro-expression, very satisfied. …

This kind of ashes-like heart, but also cold and resolute eyes, is very expressive.

After this part of the shot was full, Fang Xing picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "The bus enters the venue."

It didn't take long.

A bus with No. 45 printed on it drove into the camera and stopped in front of the bus stop.

After a sound of valves, the front door of the bus opened.

Holding the pressure cooker in both hands, Liu Lanying boarded the bus with some difficulty.

"Card! Very good, let's have another one."

Fang Xing walked up quickly, intending to take another one, looking for subtle changes: "Mr. Liu, when you get in the car, we will take one. You and the driver have eye contact, very subtle eye contact."

In "The Beginning", the driver of the No. 45 bus is actually Tao Yinghong's husband, who is also the father of the dead girl.

However, at the beginning, the two had no interaction, as if they didn't know each other at all.

Liu Lanying thought about it, and said, "Do you want the feeling of knowing each other but pretending not to?"

Fang Xing nodded: "Yes, I want this feeling. However, it needs to be a bit more subtle. This part needs to be suspenseful. In the first few episodes, the audience didn't know that the two were related."

Liu Lanying nodded: "I'll give it a try."

Actually, Fang Xing wanted to add this item.

If it is just to conceal the relationship between the two from the audience, it can actually be filmed as if there is no interaction between the two, and it can be filmed as if there is no relationship.

However, Fang Xing felt that the two of them were husband and wife after all, and they were going to die together, more or less there should be some emotional ups and downs.

Of course, this point of eye interaction needs to be very obscure, so obscure that the audience can't see it at first glance.

Especially Tao Yinghong, played by Liu Lanying, is absolutely cold and desperate.

Her husband "Wang Xingde" can have more emotional ups and downs.

After all, in "The Beginning", the role of the driver "Wang Xingde" is not as crazy as "Tao Yinghong". He is relatively more rational and more humane.

……

On the first day, after shooting the scene of Liu Lanying getting on the bus.

Because in the whole play of "The Beginning", the entire time loop has been looped 25 times.

Therefore, many scenes are repeated, but 25 times, the repetition is not exactly the same, there will be a little difference each time, and finally form a complete story line.

The next day, I started shooting shots on the bus.

For the shots on the bus, the camera position needs to be arranged on the bus.

First of all, the first scene on the bus is "Xiao Heyun" and the heroine "Li Shiqing", waking up on the bus.

In order to perform this scene well, Fang Xing had tried many times with Lu Xianger at home.

No matter how stupid a bird is, he can learn to count even if he doesn't understand the principle.

What's more, Lu Xiang'er is not stupid, and has a little bit of ice and snow smartness.

More importantly, the heroine "Li Shiqing" in the play is a 20-year-old junior student.

Lu Xiang'er doesn't need to act, she is only a third year student, as long as she plays herself well.

I don't even need makeup, what I want is a clean and delicate look.

Fang Xing and Lu Xianger sat on the seats next to the back door of the bus. …

Like the previous filming, Fang Xing talked about the scene first: "You will sleep on my shoulder later, after the start, you wake up slowly, and then show a surprised expression.

"Remember, this scene, we don't know each other yet, but you've been through six loops and you know the bus is going to blow up.

"So, in order to save me, you slandered me as a pervert, forced the bus to stop, and then pulled me off...

"In this scene, the most important thing is the feeling that the show doesn't know me."

Lu Xianger nodded vigorously: "Okay, okay..."

"You're tall, don't look at me with such affectionate eyes, we don't know each other well." Fang Xing scolded her with a straight face.

Lu Xiang'er's expression instantly collapsed.

Although she knew it was intentional for the show, she still felt a little upset, curled her lips and snorted, "Who looked at you with affection?"

The surrounding crew members ate a mouthful of dog food unexpectedly, and all choked.

……

Although she has played against each other many times at home, it is the first time for Lu Xianger to act as a heroine after all, and her performance at the beginning was a bit bad.

As a director, Zhang Yigao's dissatisfaction was written all over his face.

There was no need for Zhang Yigao to speak, Fang Xing could tell that Lu Xiang'er was too nervous, her performance in front of the camera, and her performance at home were completely the same as heaven and earth.

Fang Xing could only try his best to calm her emotions: "Don't be nervous, when we played alone, you performed really well. It's just like the previous performance, and it's over. Don't be nervous."

Lu Xiang'er took a deep breath, and hurriedly agreed: "Okay, okay..."

However, it was ng five or six times in a row.

Fang Xing is not in a hurry, anyway, it's not burning film now, so I will do it again.

If it doesn't work ten times, it will be twenty times.

Of course, if ng continues, it will definitely slow down the shooting progress.

"I'm sorry, I looked at the camera and really felt different."

After a dozen times of ng, Lu Xiang'er was about to cry.

Fang Xing did not lower his request because of her expression.

Seeing her start to apologize, Fang Xing leaned back on the chair, leaned his hands on the back of his head, and said with a relaxed expression: "It's okay, anyway, I'm not in a hurry. Slow down the shooting progress, and burn the investors' money."

When Lu Xiang'er heard this, her eyes widened, and she immediately became a little angry.

Because she is an investor and invested 10 million in this drama.

Moreover, the purpose of filming this drama is to save his father's company.

Slowing down the progress of the shooting, the last thing that dragged down was Okawa Audio.

The anger in Lu Xianger's heart surged up, and she said to herself in her heart: Dad's company is going bankrupt, so what is there to be afraid of?If you don't act well, it's nothing more than embarrassment. If embarrassment can save the company, it's not impossible.

After she figured it out, she took a deep breath, clenched her fists and said, "Do it again!"

After passing the test in her heart, Lu Xianger's performance turned 180 degrees, and her performance became much more natural.

Zhang Yigao was a little impatient at first, and planned to discuss with Fang Xing about changing the female lead after today's filming ended.

He has already researched the entire script. This script does not have such high requirements for female leading actors. With a salary of 3 million, those who are willing to act in Dongxi Opera and Beijing Film Academy graduates can be placed in the suburbs.

Unexpectedly, after a dozen times of ng, Lu Xianger's camera sense suddenly improved.

This surprised Zhang Yigao.

Fang Xing was not surprised.

Because when playing against each other at home, Lu Xianger's performance is very good, she belongs to the type that as long as she is not nervous, even her eyes are very camera-like.

If you say she is good at acting, that's not true.

If you want her to play some difficult roles, definitely not.

But this time, the character is a third-year female student.

She doesn't need to act much, as long as she integrates herself into the plot as usual, the effect shown is enough.

After Lu Xianger passed the test in her heart, her performance became better and better.

Moreover, during the scene, Fang Xing intentionally led her, constantly stimulating her in terms of expressiveness, but did not intentionally suppress her, giving her room to perform.

It made today's scenes more and more smooth, and finally worked overtime for an hour to finish filming all the scenes today.

Zhang Yigao looked at the screen on the monitor, and finally let go of the idea of ​​asking for a female lead.