This director needs to apologize

Chapter 102 The Great Butler of Tianma Mountain

Chen Yiming had already anticipated the difficulty of the opening scene, and his hunch was correct. Sure enough, the wind started to blow again the next day.

Most of the crew members stayed at the station. Chen Yiming only took the lead actor and chief photographer with him, plus the translator Xiangrui, and drove an off-road vehicle on the road.

The other vehicle accompanying them was a military vehicle. Captain Fan was worried about going down the mountain, so he took the engineer captain with him to check the wind protection measures on the location.

A group of 6 people came to yesterday's location again, starting from the photography ditch, to reorganize the performances, lines and camera movements.

If you break down the rivalry between the two in detail, Paul's filming can be roughly divided into three types.

The first and largest one is a close-up of Duan Yining's upper body from a third perspective.

The reason is very simple. Lao Duan has the most lines here and is the main actor, while Xiao Liu's lines are few and short, so he is the supporting actor.

The second type is a tandem shot, which is a transition between the two hosts. The most common is the over-the-shoulder perspective of the two.

The third type is at the end of the scene. The two people jump off the trench one after another. The camera will briefly leave the characters and focus on the parapet of the trench.

What the three of them have to get along with is the first and the second.

Taking the simplest change, Duan Yining turned to Liu Dongjun and asked for an example.

The description in the script is that Mu Xiaolin stood at attention and saluted and said, "Hello, Chief!" Qin Zhiliang turned to face Mu Xiaolin and said, "The ceremony is over. Don't salute me when you go back to the mission. Remember this."

In a brief conversation back and forth, Paul needed to complete many steps.

The camera position at the beginning of the conversation was with Paul taking the lead and retreating while filming Duan Yining, with Liu Dongjun behind Duan.

Liu Dongjun suddenly paused, and Paul needed to follow the lens and pull the lens at the same time, so that Liu Dongjun, who was dragging away from him, could be completely included in the frame while maintaining the coordination of the picture.

Then Lao Duan gave a reaction, stopped and turned around to approach Liu Dongjun. Paul needed to move sideways simultaneously, changing his position from the front to the side in the direction of travel, and switching from following Duan Yining to shooting the duo from the side.

At this time, the primary and secondary relationship in the shot has changed, from Duan Yining taking the lead to the two taking the lead.

Then Duan Yining started to speak his lines. Paul continued to move sideways behind Liu Dongjun, and the perspective changed to look over Liu Dongjun's shoulder and shoot Duan Yining's front.

After Duan Yining finished speaking, he turned around and continued moving forward, and the paragraph ended.

At this time, Paul's position was behind Liu Dongjun, and his perspective changed accordingly to follow Liu Dongjun.

The entire sequence seemed to be just a stop and turn of the two actors, but Paul had to carry the camera and circle around the two of them for most of the circle.

Once Lao Duan moves a little faster or slower, Paul has to adjust his posture and movement speed accordingly. The angle of the camera will change, and the final effect will naturally be different.

More importantly, not making mistakes is just the bottom line. The requirements for the finished product are much higher. The actors' performances must be natural, and Paul's camera movements must be smooth.

It is not enough to just complete their respective jobs step by step, but also to have good visual effects and convey emotions completely.

That's why Chen Yiming said that the three of them are a combination.

After watching the rehearsal several times, Chen Yiming stopped reminding him and left Xiangrui to set off again by car, crossing the river on the military bridge in the upper reaches of Baishui River and heading to the main position of Tianma Mountain.

The outer outline of the scenery has just been completed, and the internal scenery has not yet begun. Lin Xiao and Lu Ping have been watching over there the whole time these days.

After the off-road vehicle crosses the bridge, it goes straight north and then turns southeast, merging into the field road for construction vehicles to enter and exit, from the northwest side of Tianma Mountain to the top of the mountain.

Looking from where he parked his car, he could see that there was a big chunk on the back of Tianma Shan's round head, as if he had a tall hat on the back of his head.

At this time, the outerwear is not finished yet, and the hat looks a little awkward.

Looking closer, you can see the obvious outline of the building. The scaffolding has not yet been dismantled. The soldiers are tied with safety ropes and are reinforcing their hats in the strong wind.

Following the guidance of the engineer captain, Chen Yiming walked around to the other side of the mountain and found the entrance and exit of the building.

After Chen Yiming entered, he found that the inside was brightly illuminated by four headlights in the corners above his head, and the visibility was much better than outside in the windy and dusty environment.

After scanning around, Chen Yiming found Lin Xiao curled up on a recliner behind several hanging black hanging boards.

Chen Yiming walked over and kicked him lightly, then sat down and occupied a chair.

"Why are you lying down just this morning? Didn't you sleep last night?"

Lin Xiao took off the hood covering his face, glanced at him and replied angrily, "You will lie down faster than me if you stay for a long time. This damn place is cold and cold, and the thermal patches are all over your body and you are freezing." .”

Chen Yiming laughed, "Thank you, Master Lin, for your hard work. I'll give you credit after the filming is over."

By the way, let me tell you, I drove half of the ones you brought over from the Phantom Factory back, just pretend you don't know. "

Lin Xiao didn't care after hearing this. He was given the opportunity. Who could he blame if he didn't live up to expectations?
He directly changed the topic, jumped off the recliner and pulled Chen Yiming up, "You came just in time, come and see if the hanging board fits properly, and the lamp hanger on the head. After looking at it, I said it was fine, but I gave up. You still have to come."

Lin Xiao led Chen Yiming to the hanging board and introduced, "The hanging board is customized according to Lao Wang's requirements. There are five layers of light-shielding surface. The light transmittance of each layer increases step by step. When it is fully pulled up, you can't see your fingers."

Chen Yiming stretched out his hand to feel the touch of the shading surface, "Does it feel like a hard screen?"

Lin Xiao explained, "Yes, they are yarns of different counts and materials. Lao Wang said that five layers of shading surfaces are stable enough. With lamps of different brightness and camera filters, it is enough to simulate the effect of a cave. .”

After speaking, he greeted Lu Ping and pulled up the hanging board according to the actual shooting requirements.

Lu Ping directed his assistant to lower the boom and hang the hanging boards one by one. Then as the boom was raised and moved, many hanging boards were soon built into a roofless structure half a foot above the ground. Rectangular enclosure.

Lin Xiao pointed to the fence to explain further, “During actual shooting, the light hits the outside of the fence and penetrates through the fence.

If it is a close-up shot, the camera is set up inside the enclosure. If necessary, the top cover can be added, and a boom has been reserved on it.

If it is a large panorama, remove one side of the fence and mount the camera outside.

According to needs, the fence can also be irregularly shaped, as long as the angle of the overhead boom is adjusted. "

Chen Yiming nodded with satisfaction. Basically, all the functions he described were achieved. Lin Xiao, the supervisor, did a good job.

He thought for a moment and then asked, "Brother Lin, has Mr. Wang installed lights and done tests? I think there are only lighting lights on it, not photography lights, right?"

Lin Xiao replied angrily, "It's not like you don't know that the wind is blowing terribly every day, and Political Commissar Cao won't let me hang it up for fear of falling and hitting someone.

He said that windy days began to decrease in mid-March, and it would be too late to test again by then.

It made sense to me, and I guessed that the earliest I could take pictures here would be April. "

Chen Yiming stopped asking and asked another question, "How is the research on the adaptive elastic board I mentioned before?"

Lin Xiao called Lu Ping over who was busy, "I don't know what to say, just ask Lu Ping directly."

After hearing this, Lu Ping looked embarrassed and answered hesitantly, "Director Chen, according to your description, we have got the thing out, but it seems that it is not possible to simulate the effect of a micro-earthquake."

As he talked, he led everyone to the inner corner. Not far away, Chen Yiming saw a large mattress spread on the ground.

Lu Ping stepped on his feet and stood on the mat, then waved his hand to his assistant to turn on the switch.

Then Chen Yiming and Lin Xiao saw that the mattress was like the back of a massage chair, with bulges rising one after another, pulling the road above it up and down.

Soon Lu Ping fell down unbearably. When he landed, his body tilted and he almost fell.

He spread his hands and said helplessly, "That's pretty much it. Electronically controlled things always have rules to follow, and it's difficult to simulate irregular vibrations."

Chen Yiming stood up and felt it himself, and simulated the effect in his mind. Indeed, as Lu Ping said, it is difficult to equate the wave-like vibration with the shock of shelling.

After thinking about all the crooked ways in his previous life, he tried to make a suggestion.

"Road workers, you know water beds, right? They're the kind of air mattresses filled with water."

Lu Ping nodded without knowing why.

"Since electronic control has rules, shouldn't we destroy its rules? I remember that turbulence seems to be chaotic and irregular.

I'm a scumbag in physics, so I don't know what kind of water flow is considered turbulent, but I thought it would be better to add a water mat. "

A group of people looked at Chen Yiming like an alien.What is turbulence?What is chaos?I only know wontons.

Chen Yiming forgot that everyone present was a liberal arts monk, just like him, they were all physics scum.

Even Lu Ping, who was used to doing manual work, only had a rough understanding of mechanics and was not as advanced as fluid mechanics.

However, Lu Ping understood the idea of ​​adding a layer of water mat, and immediately agreed to make one right away and test it out.

As long as the method works, Lu Ping is not interested in understanding the principle behind it.

After letting Lu Ping go about his business, Chen Yiming and Lin Xiao walked out side by side.

"How long will it take to complete?"

"The various internal mounting points and equipment are almost installed and will be installed in another week.

As for the decoration of the exterior facade, the staff of the Engineering Corps calculated that it would not take much time to bury the soil and shape it. Two days would be enough.Therefore, the staff suggested that the construction should be carried out one week before the actual shooting, together with the surface position of the ridge, be in place in one step.

What he was worried about was the short rainy season in April. It was easy to pile up the piles. When the rain came and the water washed away, all the efforts were in vain. "

Chen Yiming made some calculations in his mind and found that the staff's arrangements were quite thorough.

This great consultant, Chen Yiming, has long been admired, and the entire construction plan was calculated by him. Such a large construction site was planned from scratch to every detail.

He heard Fan and Cao's two bosses mention this capable subordinate more than once, and they both wanted to recruit him.

He is well versed in practical matters, understands the world, is professional and considerate, what a good steward of the crew.

(End of this chapter)