This director needs to apologize

Chapter 133: Snowless Winter Wealth Code
Li Yucheng followed the health nurse and walked into Cinema 8 after checking the tickets.

The old man didn't squint or look around, with a straight face without any expression. However, the nurse sister who had been secretly looking at him had long seen Li Yucheng's inner surprise.

After all, the nurse has been with him day and night for many years, and the nurse is familiar with every detail of his living habits, and her dilated eyes have hinted at his restless heart.

When Li Yucheng came to her this morning and said he was going to the city to watch a movie, the whole nurse station exploded.

It can be said that Li Yucheng used his own efforts to borrow money to buy a movie ticket for "1951" for all the doctors and nurses in the nursing home.

Who wouldn't be curious about a movie that can pull Political Commissar Li out of his small courtyard after being at home for several years?

Of course, Li Yucheng didn't know that his disguise had been exposed. He was trying to remember the last time he entered the cinema.

Sitting on the soft high-backed chair with the nurse, Li Yucheng felt that it was not as comfortable as the bare folding stool in the military auditorium.

This is a small 80-seat screening hall. At this time, more than 50 people have arrived, mostly young people. Lao Li seems quite awkward sitting among them.

It was still some time before the movie was released, and the audience in front of and behind him were chatting.

For example, several guys in front of Li Yucheng were exchanging their experiences on "swiping votes".

"You can't register the same ID card twice? Stupid! You can fill in the ID number as you like. That's how I ordered it. If Taopiao.com didn't have IP restrictions and there were too few games, I would have written a small program and worked part-time as a scalper. "

"Haha, what a worthless scalper you are. You only earn 20 rice per order."

"I read the guide online and said that you can also register on Inspur Weibo. Just bring your parents' ID cards. After registration, you can directly jump to La Film Academy to book tickets."

"I've tried it, but it doesn't work. The available screenings are all in the north. Here in Suicheng, there is only one tomorrow night at Tianhui Paragon. It's gone in seconds."

Sitting next to Li Yucheng were two girls. One was complaining to the other, "You didn't tell me earlier. I don't like watching movies about fighting and killing. It's such a waste of my time."

Another retorted, "I paid for the tickets, so don't be so nagging. Besides, this is the new film directed by Chen Yiming. Aren't you obsessed with Ancient Crossing the River?"

"Does this movie have anything to do with Gu Shuai? Besides, you have the nerve to ask for 20 yuan. I didn't buy the popcorn? Two barrels cost 30 yuan, and I still lost ten yuan."

"If Director Chen hadn't dragged your Lao Gu to film "Holiday in the Magic City", he would definitely be squatting at home now. As a person, you must know how to be grateful and grateful!"

Li Yucheng listened for a few times and found that he couldn't understand it at all. At this moment, he deeply realized that he was an outdated antique.

The nurse sister also heard the discussion in the front seat. She leaned into Lao Li's ear and said, "Political Commissar Li, Director Chen told me when he left that he would take you over to watch the movie when it is officially released and comes for the road show.

I checked online and found that there is a discount for online booking of tickets for the screening. We may be the only ones who bought full-price tickets today. "

She covered her mouth and smiled, "If you don't buy free tickets, if you don't buy discounted tickets, you will suffer a big loss this time!"

While the nurse sister was joking with Lao Li, "1951" had been playing for 10 minutes in the screening room where Mitu and his friends were at the VME International Cinema in Shanghai.

Her eyes followed Qin Zhiliang and Mu Xiaolin to the dark and cramped command post.

Mitu no longer cared about complaining about Chen Yiming's "trailer scam". Her mind had been completely drawn into the world created by the movie, following the hand of the leader played by Hou Yong, moving on the simple sand table.

This is a movie that is very different from her previous expectations. If the yellow "Holiday in Magic City" means early summer, then the gray-blue "1951" means deep winter, the kind of snowless winter that is insulated from romance.

Why does the style of the same director change so much?

The composition of the shot here adopts a "camera voyeur" perspective. The camera is shot down at a 45-degree angle from a high place, showing the profiles of the regimental commander, staff officer and orderly soldier.

The half-dark gas lamp on the map illuminated a small area beside the table. The leader's hand constantly moved on the map, causing the light to continuously divide and close, leaving interlaced shadows of light and dark on the faces of the three people.

Mitu, who has watched countless movies, immediately felt keenly that there was a certain rhythm inherent in this picture.

The next movement of the camera confirmed her guess.

When the regiment leader told the news that "Tianma Mountain 9th company has lost contact", he stretched out his hand and pointed at a point on the sand table. The light left a diagonal dividing line on his face, causing the corners of his mouth to twitch vaguely. now.

As the leader's hand moves to one side and gets closer to the gas lamp, the light and shadow in the scene begin to extend.

The camera was as expected by Mitu. The camera was lowered and flat, and the focus turned to the duo standing in front of the table.

However, the next scene was not within her imagination. The staff member stepped forward and bent his face into the mirror, and half of his face with a sharp contrast between light and dark suddenly appeared in the center of her vision.

A young face, tight mouth corners, tense side muscles, and smiling eyes.They are obviously contradictory emotional representations, but they are extremely natural when combined together.

Mitu was so shocked by this scene that he even became a little distracted. This was an excellent combination of photography, actors and lighting, just like the three people dancing to each other in an ancient poem.

By the time Mitu came to his senses from his shock, the group leader had already completed the task assignment, turned around and faced the wall in silence, leaving a dark figure on the screen.

The political commissar of the regiment standing by the side walked around the map table and walked in front of the duo. The camera moved to the inside of the map table again, and the three people were included in the same frame through the gas lamp. The political commissar was on the right, and the one standing at attention was staggered on the left. Duo.

The camera was a bit low, so low that the faces of the three people could not be seen clearly, but Mitu could clearly feel their respective image characteristics through their different stances.

On the right is a kind elder, and on the left is a resolute warrior and an ignorant young man.

A calm voice said, "Do you have any specific requirements? Qin Zhiliang, shut up, Mu Xiaolin, tell me."

"I want to try compressed biscuits. The monitor said they are delicious and very hungry."

"Haha, you are stumping me. I really don't have biscuits here, but I have enough potatoes. You can take them from the lunch box over there."

Mu Xiaolin jumped for joy across the Chu-He-Han boundary constructed by light and shadow, passed the political commissar and rushed to the right corner of the room.

The camera kept moving in the opposite direction to Mu Xiaolin, moving to the left at the same speed. At the same time, the camera position was raised, reaching over the staff officer's shoulders to cover the political commissar's face.

The close-up of the political commissar in the foreground has a complicated look on his face. He took a few steps forward, reached out and patted the staff officer on the shoulder, "Be careful on the road, and bring back the comrades at the front. The regiment will celebrate your victory."

The staff officer's right arm was raised and turned back, and the saluting arm created a triangular gap on the right side of the screen, followed by a smooth and solid answer, "Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

The political commissar's close body blocked most of the light from the gas lamps, leaving a halo behind him. The camera penetrated through the gap between the arms of the staff triangle, bringing Mu Xiaolin's blurry shadow into Mitu's line of sight.

He was taking the potatoes one by one. After taking three, he paused briefly and put another one back. Then he closed the lid of the lunch box and stood up. He turned back to the staff and stood at attention.

The staff officer put down his arm and pushed Mu Xiaolin, "Let's go!"

The heavy door curtain was opened, and the light from the outside poured in, sweeping away the haze of the entire paragraph. Mitu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and regained the mentality of a bystander.

The more she thought about it, the more she realized that the indoor scene was wonderful. It was an extremely dark environment, but it was filled with extremely rich details.

Using actors' actions to cut light is often used to map and amplify the inner emotions of characters. It is not a high-end technique in itself. Mitu can cite many examples in past movies.

However, the scene just now still amazed Mitu. Using only one table and one lamp, four actors with different characteristics were presented at the same time. The camera movement was extremely smooth, and the light capture and composition were truly masterful.

If Deng Ye and Wang Lizing knew what Mitu was thinking, he would probably faint in the toilet from crying.

Who said that if there is only one light, if you can't see it, it means it doesn't exist, right?There are a lot of lights hidden outside the lens, but they are all "shielded" by layers of visors.

Without these carefully arranged side lights and back lights, the backlit team leader and Mu Xiaolin would not have to act at all, and their expressions and movements would all be a blur.

In fact, a movie lover like Mitu is a rare close friend of the "1951" crew. At least she can keenly capture Sang Ping's shooting intentions and perceive Mr. Sang's shooting skills without pulling the film.

Although Wang Lizing was ignored, Sang Ping's hard work was not in vain.

And the vast majority of ordinary viewers, after watching the scene in the command post, can probably only give the crew an okay comment.

For example, Li Weiwei, a well-known video broadcaster on the Internet, recorded this on his portable notebook, "Although it looks quite dark, it surprisingly does not bother the eyes at all."

The video of him complaining about "Holiday in the Magic City" unexpectedly went viral, attracting fans, money and word-of-mouth, which can be said to be a sudden fortune.

In reciprocating love, he also developed a different kind of feeling for the creator of "Holiday in the Magic City". Not only did he chase Lily abroad, he also became half a fan of Chen Yiming.

As soon as the news of "1951" was made public, Li Weiwei paid close attention to it. Tickets for the preview screening were booked early and for more than one show.

For him, he is not only supporting his idol, but also carefully preparing for a higher level of podcasting career.

"1951" was selected as the opening film at Cannes. So, isn't this the key and password to the next wave of riches?

Judging from the first ten minutes of the show, Idol did not disappoint fans.

In the "time-freezing" scene at the beginning of the movie alone, Li Weiwei came up with several creative ideas. He couldn't restrain the imagination that was running wild in his brain, and it took him a long time to refocus his energy on the plot of the movie. .

(End of this chapter)