This director needs to apologize

Chapter 208 Shaman Comments

After lunch, Chen Yiming led Mao Weiping to the temporary studio.

Huangcheng Town is a small town in the northwest with tens of thousands of people. The hardware facilities are relatively limited, and it is already very difficult to accommodate the crew. The crew can only find solutions for the rest.

After Lu Ping and the others came over, they first built several spacious prefabricated buildings outside the town, connected them to water, electricity and heating, and used them as warehouses, practice rooms and conference rooms.

Yu Nan and her thirteen Taibao practice their postures and routines every afternoon in the practice room they built.

After Chen Yiming arrived at Huangcheng Town, he stayed here most of the time.

Pushing the door open and walking into the prison cell, Zhang Zifeng and Tao Yixi were already there, holding Lin Xiao's shoulders and watching the samples played on the monitor.

Everyone had arrived, and everyone looked at Mao Weiping, waiting for Mao Weiping to come up with an opinion first.

Zhang Zifeng stood in the middle of the prison shed while Mao Weiping surrounded the little girl and began to cast spells.

He was like a shaman of some mysterious ritual, holding a camera in his hand, directing Zhang Zifeng to pose in various poses, and then snapping photos from time to time.

After taking the photo, transfer it directly to the computer you carry with you, and zoom in and out to study it in detail.

After finishing the research, I returned to Zhang Zifeng and continued to dance. I repeated this for more than half an hour.

It wasn't until Zhang Zifeng started changing legs constantly that Mao Weiping took away his magical power and replaced Tao Yixi.

The 7-year-old girl's physical strength was even worse and she had to take two breaks before completing Mao Weiping's assessment work.

Let the two little girls go out to play, and the main creators listen to Mao Weiping's "high lectures" together.

Mao Weiping projected the photo on the wall, pointed at Zhang Zifeng's mugshot with a ray pen and said, "Everyone, after my detailed research and evaluation, Zhang Zifeng is very suitable to play a tomboy."

Everyone on the seats was speechless, Qi Yu smiled and scolded, "You don't have to say it, hurry up and say it seriously."

"Haha, just kidding.

I told Director Chen during the meal that as a makeup artist, what I pay most attention to is the first impression of the character.

Just as a film sets its tone through its first scene, so too does its character set its tone through its first shot.

I just saw Director Chen's storyboard. Mulan's first appearance is a composition with her head peeking out from behind a tree, half exposed and half hidden.

In my mind, the background color of this fixed frame is lively and playful, so the makeup of the character must be high contrast and high contrast against the environment.

Based on this logic, Mulan's clothing should be in contrasting colors that are similar to the environment, so that she can blend into the environment but also stand out from it.

The main colors of Populus euphratica forest are orange and wood, so I suggest that little Mulan’s clothes should be in beige, gray-green and other colors.

Director Chen hopes to highlight Zhang Zifeng's youthful look. Generally speaking, to achieve this effect, the actor's face should be very fair. When applying makeup, the actor should focus on outlining the facial features and enhancing shadows and lines.

In this way, combined with the front light at a suitable angle, the excessive makeup on the face can be neutralized, making the face under the camera both deeply shadowed and well-defined.

But now we are making movies and blockbusters. I don’t recommend using this conventional method. It’s too stagey and too TV-like.

In Director Chen's setting, the little Mulan in this scene is a role similar to a behind-the-scenes strategist. She will not go out to fight and kill herself. She takes the initiative to expose herself, more because she is curious about seeing another little girl. .

Therefore, I think Mulan’s makeup can be bolder, add more external elements, and reveal the character’s personality in a more straightforward way.

For example, compared to the traditional ancient men's clothing worn by your partner, it can be more enthusiastic, neutral, and unrestrained.

It is implied that although Mulan is a tomboy, neither she nor her friends care about her female identity.

In this way, we can add more feminine decorations to Mulan's body, such as adding a grass ring for camouflage on her head, so that the bun surrounded by the grass ring can be made into a better-looking and more complicated style. style.

Then for her neck, you can also add a sweat towel of different colors.

The face does not have to be too clean. There can be green grass juice or dried watermarks on the cheeks. As long as the shape is modified and natural, it can add a layer of contrast to the face. The specific effects require constant experimentation, and I haven’t seen the location and lighting conditions yet. I may need to adjust the test shots many times to achieve the ideal effect. "

Everyone present had mixed reactions to Mao Weiping's suggestion.

Qi Yu's head was nodding, obviously recognizing and affirming the makeup artist he introduced.

Lin Xiao frowned and stared at the notebook in front of him with his eyelids lowered, writing and drawing while listening.

Cui Fang held his chin and raised his head. His eyes looking at the roof were completely out of focus. He didn't know what he was thinking.

The first one to speak was Wang Wei, who guest-recorded the meeting.

"Teacher Mao, if there are too many elements, will the picture look cluttered? Isn't it just a small ball with a straw bandage on your head and a sweat towel around your neck?"

Zhang Zifeng also has thick eyebrows and big eyes. If he takes a close-up like this, I worry that the picture will be very crowded. "

Lin Xiao murmured, "It's a bit risky to do the opposite.

However, this treatment presents a strong contrast with the second appearance of Xiao Wu, which is indeed a positive adjustment to the entire scene. "

Qi Yu also said, "I think we can give it a try. Little Mulan didn't take any makeup photos at all. Isn't it just a matter of one sentence for our director Chen to change the character?"

In this regard, I agree with Xiao Mao's concept. The protagonist's first appearance is crucial, although Mulan only has such a scene.

We must know that in the imagination of the audience, the two Mulan's are coherent and unified. On the premise of matching their personalities, of course they should look as good as they want, and the stronger the impact must be, the better. "

Cui Fang shook his head and objected, "We are shooting a historical drama, not a fantasy. An overly fancy image will weaken the reality of the overall picture.

Imagine that behind the tree is a tomboy with the image of a little knight, and in the open space is a little beauty with a fluttering white dress and a calm expression. Isn't this a perfect scene of the encounter between a female ghost and a mountain spirit? "

Among the several people, some agreed, some opposed, and some were in compromise, and each held his own opinion.

Chen Yiming coughed a few times to stop the argument and said to Mao Weiping, "Continue, Tao Yixi hasn't said anything yet."

Mao Weiping nodded, used his notebook to type Tao Yixi's photo on the wall, and continued to explain.

"Tao Yixi is a very photogenic girl. Her biggest characteristic is that she has two completely opposite qualities when she smiles and when she doesn't smile.

Almond eyes, flat eyebrows, close-fitting brow bones, small face and small mouth, suitable for a variety of makeup looks.

When she smiles, she has a very gorgeous appearance; when she doesn't smile, she has a gentle and demure style.

I have to say that Director Chen’s casting is still very suitable.

I don’t know what the real Wu Zetian was like when she was a child, but on the premise that I knew in advance that Wu Zetian was a favorite concubine and an empress, her childhood image in the movie should have the duality of beauty and calmness.

Specifically, in the movie scenes, Xiao Mulan is the protagonist and Xiao Wu is the supporting role.

Therefore, the image of Xiao Wu should be a sense of insurmountable contrast.

Considering the environmental color of Populus euphratica, Xiao Wu can wear a sky blue or cyan dress.

In Director Chen's design, the two characters will exchange tokens, so considering the grass circle or sweat towel given by Xiao Mulan, it is obvious that Xiao Wu's dress should be in sky blue with greater contrast.

At the same time, you can use accessories to reflect Xiaowu's unique personality.

For example, for her hairpin, she can abandon the traditional feminine style and choose a simple knife and coin, which can not only tie her hair but also protect herself.

In terms of makeup, because Xiao Wu first appeared in an open space and was surrounded by a mist-filled environment, the color of the face should be prominent, and the blush, lipstick, and eye shadow should be thick but not showy, and a base makeup with a strong reflective effect should be used. Give the character a sparkling impact. "

(End of this chapter)