my movie years

Chapter 254 Actor's Progress

The filming of "The Martian" went very smoothly. After getting used to some new technologies at the beginning, the crew entered the state smoothly.

The biggest problem facing the crew is actually the actors.

As we all know, before Zhang Hao, the Chinese film circle had almost no experience in shooting science fiction films.Those so-called sci-fi movies are all peddlers, and they are all bad movies.

For example, Hua Tsai starred in "Future Cop", and Wu Jing also played in "Robot Man".The title is well received, but the film is a bit rotten.

At present, there are only two and a half actors who have real experience in shooting sci-fi films, Da Mimi who starred in "Gravity", and Hua Tsai and Wu Jing who played a guest role.

This is also the reason why Zhang Hao chose to shoot on the spot instead of using a green screen.

Unlike the idol Xianxia TV series, "The Martian" wants a real sense of immersion.

The film is set 30 years later, when humans can build bases on Mars and conduct scientific investigations.

30 years is not far away, and the technology gap will not be very high, so when making the film, Zhang Hao repeatedly emphasized to the leading actors:

It's not about acting, it's about being real.

In this regard, Zhang Yi, who has a lot of one-man plays, did a good job.This actor was underestimated in the circle before, he has inestimable potential.

Moreover, although Zhang Yi is not handsome, there is an unspeakable charm in it.

More importantly, Zhang Yi has a very wide range of dramas, he can act in serious scenes, and the comedy part is also well handled.

In addition, in terms of body shape, according to Zhang Hao's vision at the beginning, Zhang Yi had a relatively strong body when he started filming.Slowly lose weight as the shoot progresses.

This is also in line with the process of astronaut Ma Juemin's survival on Mars. After all, it is impossible to maintain a strong figure for a long time with potatoes grown from his own excrement.

But during the filming process, Zhang Hao discovered that the actors more often performed in heavy spacesuits.

After all, it must conform to the common sense of physics. If Mars wears clothes like the earth, humans will be Mars in the morning.

Without a space suit, Ma Juemin didn't have to wait for people on earth to rescue him, and he didn't even have to starve to death, he was directly killed by cosmic radiation and low temperature.

Based on this principle, shooting is much easier, and Zhang Yi doesn't have to work hard to lose weight.

It only needs to use proper makeup and facial simulation techniques to reflect the changes in Ma Juemin's weight, which is a lot lower for the actors.

The most interesting part of the film is actually the songs of Legend of Phoenix and Chopstick Brothers, which complement Zhang Yi's performance in the film.

The time came to the beginning of November, and as the weather got colder and colder, the location scene of "The Martian" crew in Mangya was coming to an end.

After the last few scenes, Zhang Hao will also leave the crew temporarily to promote "Knives Out".

"Check, is there any problem with the equipment?"

"No problem director..."

"OK, all departments are ready, start shooting..." Zhang Hao looked at the time, and shouted loudly: "Please come here, hurry up."

After a while, Zhang Yi sat down on the Mars rover in a spacesuit without a helmet.

The car has been driven for less than half a month, and Zhang Yi is already able to drive it skillfully, so there is no big problem.

The camera in the Mars rover has been adjusted, and Zhang Yi will perform in front of the camera.

"Camera position preparation, stability check," Zhang Hao officially gave the order to start the performance after the report in the headset was all right.

First of all, it is a perspective shot from above. In order to reflect this scene, Zhang Yi also took off the upper half of the spacesuit, and was in a half-hanging state.

"Hey hey, I almost yelled that everything will be fine just now," from the perspective of looking up, Ma Juemin, played by Zhang Yi, is driving the Mars rover while talking to the side camera.

"The point is that I am not cold anymore. Of course, I can also choose to admit that I am warm, because there is a radioisotope generator emitting radiation behind me..."

"Crack," Zhang Hao stopped the shooting, and said to Zhang Yi: "Pay attention to your facial expression management, you have to think of the camera facing you as a person.

On the lonely Mars, you just want to find someone to talk to, not just talking to yourself. "

Zhang Yi thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "Good director, I will pay attention."

"OK, let's do it again..."

For the second shoot, Zhang Yi was in good condition.

"Now I have a bigger problem at hand, and I have searched through every file in Captain Chen's private hard drive.

This is one of the songs she listens to, which is a little more audible..." Ma Juemin turned on the playback switch, and the music started.

"Why do you say

it's all my fault

I think love is too beautiful, the reality is too tempting
Why on earth makes you sad

What else can I do to love you like this besides comforting..."

During the process of listening to Phoenix Legend's 2009 song "It's All Love", Ma Juemin couldn't help but sang along, shaking his body from side to side.

Mangya's scenes are mainly performed by Zhang Yi, and the other leading actors have a few shots. At this time, the leading actors have already rushed over from Jinchang.

As a new-generation actor, Song Yi's performance in the previous TV series "The Pretender" was well received.Joining "The Martian" this time, playing the role of a computer expert, bookworm Wu Xinxin.

Although she has participated in the filming of many scenes, everything in "The Martian" still opened her eyes.

Also eye-opening were the walking hormones Zhu Yawen and Chen Xiao, who were mainly shocked by Zhang Hao's music aesthetics.

"No, the Phoenix Legend's song is usually not very good, but now it's pretty good, it's weird." Zhu Yawen rubbed his head, feeling that his music aesthetic was abnormal.

"I think it sounds good, and my mother likes to listen to it very much." Song Yi listened with great interest and could even hum a few words along with it.

"In this play, Legend of Phoenix is ​​the song that the character played by Sister Mi listens to," Zhang Binbin asked Da Mimi: "Sister Mi, what songs do you usually listen to?"

"It's okay, I listen to a lot of songs, I usually listen to Jay Chou and JJ more." Da Mimi replied.

"Fortunately, I'm not listening to Phoenix Legend. If I listen to this every day, I can't stand it." Zhang Binbin patted his chest and said happily.

"So, you're not the lead actor." Zhu Yawen added.

"Brother Wen, this sentence hurts my heart." The discussion of the actors behind did not affect the normal filming. After a few shots, the scene came to an end.

The next scene is considered to be the difficulty of filming, and the difficulty is mainly reflected in how to express the Martian storm.

However, more of this task is actually handed over to post-production.

During filming, the crew used a large hair dryer, and then used the hair dryer to blow the sand and dust, simulating the scene of a sandstorm.

This scene is particularly emotional, and it can also bring an immersive feeling to the actors in the dark sandstorm.

After a scene, Song Yi felt that his hair was full of dust, and couldn't help shaking it.

"Don't shake, our spacesuit design is very strict.

Except that it cannot be used in space and Mars, and it cannot be protected against radiation, it is basically the same as a real space suit, and it is impossible for sand to enter. "Zhang Yi wears a lot of clothes and is used to it now.

"Brother Yi, didn't you say that the spacesuit is heavy? I heard that a spacesuit weighs 120 kilograms." After Song Yi accepted "The Martian", he also learned some related knowledge, so he understands a little bit.

"120 kg weighs two of you. Are you sure you can wear such a heavy spacesuit on Earth?" Zhang Yi looked Song Yi's thin and thin figure up and down.

Song Yi suddenly became unhappy, and punched Zhang Yi twice with her small fist: "I hate it, he is not so heavy!"

"Haha, just kidding, thanks to the model engineers of our prop production, the spacesuits they made are not only close to the texture of real spacesuits in texture, but also lighter in weight and easy to wear."

What Zhang Yi said was true, Qiao Xin from Tiangong and the model team, as well as experts from the space agency, designed various spacesuits together, and finally the light weight and better textured one was selected by Zhang Hao.

In fact, the spacesuits used by Chinese astronauts are generally divided into two types, one is the spacesuit in the cabin, and the other is the spacesuit outside the cabin.

Taking extravehicular spacesuits as an example, a set of spacesuits can weigh up to 120 kilograms.

造价约3000万元，适合身高1米6至1米8的人穿戴，一次性最多使用7到8个小时。

And can be reused many times, the flying space suit is equipped with wrist mirror, spare oxygen cylinder, helmet, gloves and watch.

The interior of the spacesuit is divided into 6 layers, including the backup airtight layer made of rubber, the comfort layer woven from cotton cloth with special anti-static treatment, the main airtight layer composed of composite joint structure, the restrictive layer of polyester fabric, and the heat insulation layer. , the outer protective layer.

Even the helmet is a lot of attention.

Which incorporates a number of high-tech, equipped with cameras, lighting, alarm indicator lights.

There is also a high-tech surface window, the surface window is composed of 4 layers of materials, the bottom layer, the 2 layers of pressurized structure are filled with high-purity nitrogen to prevent fogging, the outermost layer is an anti-refraction layer, and the refractive index of sunlight is low.

Combining so many high technologies, it is no wonder that the cost is high and the weight is heavy.

But it is impossible for the crew to use such a set of spacesuits for filming. One is too expensive to use, even if the space agency is willing to borrow it.

The second is that I am afraid that the actors will not be able to bear it.

Moreover, spacesuits are heavy on the earth, but in the gravity-free environment of space, they are actually not heavy.

During the filming of the first film of Little Broken Ball in the previous life, Da Shu, Li Guangjie and other leading actors performed in exoskeleton costumes weighing tens of kilograms.

Not to mention the time-consuming and labor-intensive acting, Uncle Da needs more oxygen every few times he shoots. Uncle Da himself said frankly that he cried on the first day of filming, saying why he has to suffer this crime at such an age.

Li Guangjie and other younger, physically stronger leading actors were also exhausted.

The key point is that this set of exoskeleton equipment is very troublesome to wear, and it is not convenient for the actors to make it convenient.At the beginning, Li Guangjie was stubborn and refused to wear diapers, but after being tortured a few times, he became honest and put on diapers for performances.

It was under such circumstances that the props were not strong enough, the funds were not sufficient, and the actors were not well-known, Guo Fan was stunned to rely on his own personality charm to complete the production of the film.

And to be successful, is a very remarkable achievement.

But now "The Wandering Earth" doesn't have this problem. The funds are sufficient, and the production of props and models is made by top domestic and international first-class special effects companies.

Uncle Da also participated in "The Wandering Earth" as in his previous life, and this filming will not be as hard as his previous life.

The advancement of technology is to make people more convenient, not to bring more troubles.

And the lightweight spacesuit also meets the setting. After all, what if the spacesuit really becomes lighter after 30 years!
The location scene at Mangya ended, and the crew moved to Jinchang's Mars base for filming.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhang Hao also took the time to promote the "Knives Out" platform.

(End of this chapter)