This director needs to apologize

Chapter 319 You can go and bask in the sun with peace of mind

The scene being filmed is actually not that complicated. In the original shooting plan, only three vehicles were needed, and the total number of extras involved was only twenty or thirty people.

In the film, this is a retaliatory action against the Chinatown Police Department planned by a former gangster police officer. It seems to be a vicious crime, but in fact, the movement is not big at all, it is just a scam by Li Daitao.

The former criminal policeman chose to work openly at the meeting point between the criminal police car and the criminals selling stolen goods. The former policeman forced the driver of the criminal policeman who was waiting in the car, and the other policeman pretended to be a criminal policeman to receive the goods from the criminals selling stolen goods.

The two groups of people he wanted to plot could even see each other through the car window. This was no longer enough to be described as the boldness of a skilled person, it was simply a disco on the grave.

However, judging from the layout of the on-site camera positions, it is obvious that Wang Wei has made changes to the shooting plan. For example, the low camera position was not included in the original plan.

Chen Yiming said nothing about this. The director has the right to adjust the shooting according to the actual situation. Of course, the three assistant directors trained by Bojue cannot be limited to just being tools who yell at the storyboards.

A relatively uncomplicated location scene was filmed for three days and still hasn't finished. Apparently there were some differences within the crew, which have not been reconciled so far.

Chen Yiming chose to wait and see what happens. There is plenty of time for filming here in Bangkok, and it is not time to ask about the progress yet.

As Wang Wei gave the instruction to "start at any time", the bustle in the monitors ended one after another and entered the "everyone is in place" state.

The No. 45 Steadicam followed the fat and thin combination in the middle distance, and the low camera position maintained a -degree angle from the side and rear to follow the protagonist group divided into two groups.

However, Wang Wei's handling here is very clever. With the help of several roadside signs with just the right position and size, he achieved the effect of cutting the lens without cutting the lens, making the change of focal length very natural.

The camera seat in the car began to pan to the passenger side, fully revealing Zhang Yu in the driver's seat and Duan Yining in the middle of the back seat.

The low camera position continues downwards, allowing the bottom of the car to be completely transparent, and you can clearly see the feet of the two people getting off the car on the other side.

Xu Yajun's lazy voice came from the monitoring earphones, "Get out of the car!"

The second Steadicam followed steadily until it overlapped with the previous one in front of the fruit tea shop. Another local actor, a fat-looking man, walked out of it with a cup of fruit tea in each hand.

The two groups of people, one in front and one behind, gradually overlapped at the police car. Their faces could not be seen under the high-speed camera position, but their relative positions could be clearly displayed.

The Steadicam panned down, gradually overlapping with the image on the second monitor on the left. The rear door on the same side of the driver's seat opened, and a leg and a shoe were poked out.

The high camera position follows the police car and freezes on the roadside. The wide angle and large depth of field clearly bring the protagonist's car ten meters away into the field of view. At this time, the second Steadicam pushes the mirror forward and is in place, freezing the scene behind the driver's side of the protagonist's car. In the view mirror, you can see most of Zhang Yu's face under his sunglasses, as well as two local actors passing the protagonist's car outside the rearview mirror.

From a wide-angle panorama with a large depth of field, zoom quickly to a long focal length with a small horizontal depth of field to show the details of the police car, and then zoom back to a wide-angle with a large vertical depth of field to enhance the sense of speed of the police car.

The camera in the center of the car cuts into a close-up, allowing the cool Zhang Yu to occupy most of the view frame.

The second Steadicam began to pan, following the "Muay Thai Boy"'s arm, turning counterclockwise more than half a circle to point at an approaching police car in the distance.

In about 10 seconds, the well-organized local group performers appeared in the five camera positions, each performing their duties.

The other one is following the mirror from a close distance. After passing several beautiful girls that attract people's imagination, especially two consecutive naked backs, they follow a thin and strong-looking "Muay Thai boxer".

Zhang Yu still looked expressionless and cold, but Duan Duan's face was full of emotions, obviously worried and scared, and you could still hear his nagging voice, "I've always said that it would be too risky to do anything here. There are many people and many cars..."

The two Steadicam positions each have their own focus. One uses rapid panning and continuous freeze-frame. After taking in multiple gold shop signs, they finally focus on the fruit tea shop next door to the gold shop behind the vehicle where several leading actors are.

Tian Li shouted from the intercom, "Start!"

Then a conversation that Jili Gulu couldn't understand came from Chen Yiming's earphones. It must be in Thai.

Generally speaking, continuous zooming should not be used when shooting a single shot, because this will unnecessarily highlight the presence of the camera and distract the audience.

The mobile high-altitude camera on the far left simultaneously takes a panoramic bird's-eye view of the street. It pans down and switches to a follow-up shot directly behind the police car as it passes by.

Chen Yiming secretly said "beautiful".

The low camera position is fixed on the back of the police car, showing the shoes of different shapes on both sides of the car.

The camera in the car was tilted to the back seat and directly behind to change to a forward perspective. Lao Duan leaned his body forward at the right time, close to Zhang Yu's ear. He could see the front through the windshield over the two of them. Several people in a police car ten meters away.

At this point, Chen Yiming has fully understood the essence of this long shot. He focused his attention on the moving high camera position on the far left, not missing any detail inside. The traffic rules in Tailan are right-hand drive and left-hand driving, so on the sidewalk on the right, Xu Yajun got into the middle of the fat and thin group in a one-on-two manner, with his right hand on the Muay Thai boy's shoulder, and his left hand buried under his body Down.

In the lane on the other side, Lei Jiasheng opened the front door of the police car and got into the passenger seat, looking over his head to say something to the driver.

Bao Jianfeng, who was sitting behind on the same side, opened the door and entered the back seat, crossed his body and opened Xu Yajun's rear door from the inside.

At this moment, Wang Wei pressed the intercom and shouted "click", and then let out a long sigh.

Chen Yiming naturally knew why Wang Wei was frustrated. The fat local Shouto Tuo made a mistake in his position. When he got into the car, he took two beats too fast, exposing the prop gun in Xu Yajun's hand.

Wang Wei's adjustment of this scene obviously followed the line of "moistening things quietly". There are basically no frontal shots of "doing things". They are either very high, very low, or very far away, highlighting the "silent" aspect. .

As the protagonist, Duan Yining didn't get off the bus at all, and many of his lines had nothing to do with the case at hand.

Under this concept, showing a gun in the camera seems very un-artistic, which means that the photography team has been wasting their efforts to cover up the scene for a long time.

Chen Yiming somewhat understood why this scene had to be filmed for three days. With long shots from multiple cameras and precise positioning, it was normal for mistakes to occur.

I raised my hand and looked at the time. It was almost 4 p.m., and I might not be able to finish shooting today.

With Wang Wei's "click", a new round of hustle and bustle began in each monitor, and the crew rushed in to prepare for the next shooting.

Only then did Wang Wei have time to turn around and smile awkwardly at Chen Yiming.

Chen Yiming asked him to sit down and asked with a smile, "Tell me how you successfully persuaded Lao Duan to stay in the car with peace of mind."

According to the storyboard before coming to Tailan, this scene was not the current arrangement. In comparison, the version before the modification was more "hot".

There was supposed to be a non-violent gunfight and a generally exciting drag race here.

Bao Wenqing, played by Lao Duan, was responsible for getting out of the car first with Bao Jianfeng, the actor who played the con man, and pretended to be the driver of a black police car to deceive the fat and thin Tutuo.

It was precisely because the two people's "subcontracting plan" failed to work that it led to a series of subsequent changes.

The previous choreography is not outstanding, but it is not mediocre either, because this section is only the first action of the protagonist group and is not the focus of the entire film.

Wang Wei, who sat down again, replied without hesitation, "Actually, this was Teacher Duan's opinion. He felt that this scene could take on more functions, and it would be too wasteful to shoot it just as a transitional scene.

After discussing it, we decided that it was right. The original gun battles and drag racing seemed tepid, and removing them would have no impact at all. Moreover, I felt that putting the gun battles on the cargo ship would make the movie more compact and focused. "

Chen Yiming said thoughtfully, "So you just put the gunman and Bao Wenwen in the car. If it doesn't matter, just don't let them show up."

Wang Wei nodded, "Yes, that's what I thought. I also had some subjective considerations, which was that I didn't want the protagonist group to appear too vicious in the first half of the movie.

Although their actions are not thieves in the concept of the movie, I don't want the audience to establish the expectation that evil will be punished early. After all, the protagonist is also one of them, and he finally succeeded in getting away with it. This still challenges traditional values. Yes, it is necessary to make some preparations in advance. "

Later, Wang Wei inevitably turned up his volume and spoke faster, obviously hoping to get Chen Yiming's approval.

Chen Yiming waved his hand and said with a smile, "Relax, this is your movie, and it should have your ideas and themes. Your task is first to convince your two partners, then Lao Duan and others to become actors, and then everyone behind the scenes. The team, and finally me as the producer.

As the chief planner of Chinatown, I am very happy that you have grasped the core of this series, which is the overall positive values ​​​​and a world view that is neither black nor white. They are just marginalized people in the shadows, and they may have crossed the line or stepped on the line. , but he is by no means a heinous villain. "

Chen Yiming stood up, patted Wang Wei on the shoulder and walked out, "The studio is well organized. I believe you are only one step away from finishing this scene. I have been on a plane for a long time and my back is so tired that I won't spend time here with you guys." ”

Wang Wei stood up with a look of astonishment on his face, looking at Chen Yiming's back as he pushed the door open and was at a loss. Fortunately, he had been doing psychological construction for most of the day since he got up early today, and had written a lot of drafts in his stomach to deal with Chen Yiming's problems. "Making things difficult".

As a result, this is it?
He didn't know whether to be grateful or disappointed for a moment.

Chen Yiming, the man on the other end, did not disturb the busy Li Zhun. He went to the life producer to get the hotel room card and went straight back to the parking lot.

The three newbies are growing up very fast, and Chen Yiming is quite relieved that they can go to the beach to bask in the sun without any worries.

(End of this chapter)