This director needs to apologize

Chapter 10: Talking and bowing auspiciously
This long shot in the alley was rehearsed three times, and it was close to noon.

Xiaomei had already ordered a set meal at a nearby restaurant, and everyone squatted by the wall to eat while holding a plate with two meat and two vegetarian dishes.

Chen Yiming also ate with the group, chatting with the extras while eating.

In his previous life, he mainly worked in Hengdian, where he mainly filmed Japanese devils and gods falling in love. He didn't film many Republic of China dramas in Chedun, so he really didn't come into contact with many extras from the Magic City.

After chatting with each other, I realized that the teachers at Phantom Factory have a much calmer mentality than the extras in Hengdian.

Also, it is self-evident which side has a better mentality, between temporary workers who are precarious on one side and people in the establishment who can guarantee harvests during droughts and floods on the other.

Teachers regard walk-ins more as a way to experience life, to maintain their status and maintain a "sense of drama" besides the regular work in the factory.

Chen Yiming couldn't help but recall the excitement he had when he was arranging a group play in Hengdian.

At that time, a scene would be given to you at most once. If some extras couldn't be trained, they would be thrown into a corner. If they couldn't be trained, they would be played as corpses on the ground, or they would lie on the table and pretend to be asleep.

Even so, flawless shots are rare, so you can only muddle along while pinching your nose.

Looking at it now, after rehearsing it three times, he could no longer find anything wrong with the scene except for the heroine Lily.

In his previous life, Old Chen had never fought such a wealthy battle.

Comparing the two, it feels like a world apart!
Huh?Are you already dead now?That's okay.

While he was thinking about it, the fishing man sitting on his own horse poked his waist and asked him with a smile.

"Young man, where can I find this little foreign girl? She's so cute!"

Chen Yiming habitually acted modestly for Lily.

"What do you mean, uncle? She is still far away."

The old man shook his head repeatedly and retorted, "You're very clever, very clever. I'm sure he will have great future after Sai Lai."

Chen Yiming didn't expect the uncle to have such a high opinion of Lily, so he added with a smile.

"She has never studied acting and only sang in elementary school."

The uncle became even more interested when he heard that he was not a major student, and took the initiative to talk about the "real work in the factory" that he was going to shoot later.

It also has something to do with next year's expo. It is a unit drama jointly produced by Magic City TV and Magic Movie Studio that reflects the exchanges between China and foreign countries in Magic City.

The story frame is similar to a mixture of "Family with Children" and "Hutong Family" that Chen Yiming has watched before, and revolves around the interesting things that happened in a Chinese and foreign reorganized family.

The fishing uncle plays a local father-in-law, and there is no story line. He is a bit player who appears in every episode.

His second cheap son-in-law was a nutty man. He "married" into the magic city with a pair of nutty sons and daughters, and re-established a native-foreign family with his divorced daughter.

He is interested in Lily because of his foreign granddaughter, but the crew has not been able to find a suitable candidate.

To be honest, although Chen Yiming listened carefully, he had already decided in his heart that this was a "bad drama".

It sounds like the filial piety of the parents has been downplayed. The first generation on both sides are backgrounds, and the focus will be on the work and life of the second and third generations.

However, my ex-husband and my ex-wife’s sister are both of high rank, and the fragrance of dog-blood is overwhelming.

Lily will probably also have a cross-border love affair.If I really want to act in it, will it be included in "black history" one day?

However, if you want to watch a Chinese TV series, there is no reason to spread it to Nuts. There is nothing wrong with watching it and playing it. Just think of it as accumulating experience.

So he called Xiangrui and introduced Mr. Fishing to her, and he didn't care about the rest of the matter.

He is not Lily's agent.

……

In the afternoon, the crew left Siming Village and rehearsed the second long shot on the streets of Julu Road.

The princess took off her high heels and put on the flat white shoes she just bought. She walked happily among the shadows of the plane trees and wandered into various street shops.

Da Zhuang has signed "sponsorship" agreements in advance for all the stores that appeared along the way, and the sponsorship fee is the store rent for these three days.

In short, free appearances.

As for the store manager and store clerk, the extras who just made the background board have changed their appearance.

In the same rehearsal method, Lily looked at the countdown prompt board of the recorder, controlled the speed and interacted with the stores along the way one by one.

Either they refuse to solicit, or they decline to strike up a conversation, or they look at them curiously, or they pay for shopping.

The camera follows the whole scene in mid-range shots. It looks like a long shot but actually does not need to be adjusted at all, and Lily just plays her true self.

The whole scene ends in front of a barber shop.

After simply arranging it twice and correcting a few minor problems, Chen Yiming shouted.Then comes the third long shot. Lily comes out of the barbershop, walks through Julu Garden, buys an ice cream at the entrance of Guanghuali, sips the ice cream, passes by the Sapphire Building, and turns into the old electronics factory community, until she is grabbed by an aunt selling flowers. .

Lao Gu, who had been watching in the morning, was about to end. He followed "obscenely" throughout the whole process, disappearing and appearing in the corners of the camera, showing his presence in a "low-key" way.

This is also the difficulty of this long shot. The distance between Gu Yuehe and Lily must be kept just right. At several key points, it cannot be too early or too late, and a little bit cannot be exposed completely.

There is some smell in it that everyone is looking for trouble.

Fortunately, this shot was relatively conventional in terms of group performance scheduling. With Gu Yuehe's level, it was not a big problem to deal with it.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the rehearsal of the three long shots was basically completed. Lily was exhausted after walking for a day, and the background boards were also very tired after walking back and forth.

Chen Yiming announced his disbandment early and will be filming tomorrow. It is estimated that he will not leave less than today, so he might as well go home early to recharge his batteries.

The people behind the scenes stayed behind to confirm the location and track for tomorrow for the last time.

Chen Yiming drew the latest plane map based on the situation on site, put away the folder and planned to go to the rental house in Siming Village to summon the driver Ma Dazhuang. When he turned around, he almost bumped into someone.

I looked down and saw that it was Fu Ruixiang.

Being so close, what should I do?
Xiangrui's face wrinkled up, he lowered his head and mumbled a few times, but couldn't hear what he said at all.

Chen Yiming squatted down and stared at her with his head raised, making sure to meet her eyes.

Xiangrui turned his head around in embarrassment, trying his best to avoid Chen Yiming's gaze. After several times, he finally shouted in anger and louder.

"I have a few questions for you!"

Chen Yiming stood up and said with a smile, "If you want to ask, just ask. Why are you shouting so loudly?"

After shouting out, Xiangrui discovered that it was actually not difficult to overcome professional pride.

After taking the first step of communication, the rest becomes much smoother.

She is small and exquisite, but has a strong personality. Otherwise, she would not have deliberately made her hair hairy. What she wants is to make her appearance more aggressive.

The two walked side by side towards Siming Village, chatting while walking.

Xiangrui couldn't wait to ask, as if this question had been lingering in her heart for a long time.

"Why did you arrange so many long shots? There is obviously a more concise way of expression, but Lily's performance was very difficult."

Chen Yiming nodded, agreeing with her judgment.

"It seems to be a bit of a show off, but I do have creative considerations."

"If the image of the princess wants to stick and make the audience believe that she is different from us ordinary people, I think it needs a long focus."

"Strictly speaking, when the plot develops to this point, it is the first major scene of the princess. Before that, whether it was the bedroom scene or the dream game, they were just passing scenes. At most, the audience felt that the princess was cute and interesting, but it was not enough to empathize with the princess. .”

"And today, when the princess is among the bustling crowd of ordinary people, doesn't she feel like she stands out from the crowd?"

Xiangrui nodded, obviously agreeing with Chen Yiming's explanation, but she still asked.

"I also think Lily's image in the first long shot is very eye-catching. But will the last two sequences be a little repetitive and lengthy? Wouldn't it be better to use a montage to quickly connect to the third meeting between the male and female protagonists? "

Chen Yiming shook his head in denial and said in a more serious tone.

“The three long takes each have their own role.

The first paragraph is earthly fireworks, using contrast to highlight the image.

The second section is the game world, gradually integrating into the environment and giving Lily affinity.

The third section is about the tug-of-war between men and women, allowing Lao Gu to bring the story back to a light comedy style, paving the way for the two to meet again later. "

"In addition, the second long shot will enter a BGM masked dialogue, so that it breaks out of the original narrative rhythm and does not appear repetitive."

Xiangrui nodded while listening, obviously quickly grasping Chen Yiming's train of thought.

However, the above explanation did not completely convince her.

"I still think that the pace here is a bit slow. This is a romantic comedy. The film is nearly 1/3 of the way through. The male and female protagonists have not made substantial progress yet. This does not comply with the rules of Hollywood commercial films."

"Of course, I still respect your creative logic. Before the filming is completed, I will do my best to be your assistant director. As for the differences between us, let the facts decide it until the film is released."

Chen Yiming smiled and nodded. He never expected that Fu Ruixiang, who was educated in a major, would be able to obey his orders. If he could survive this period of time and finish "Holiday in the Magic City", it would be a victory.

I didn't expect that it would be done in just one chat, which was a real surprise.

(End of this chapter)