This director needs to apologize

Chapter 7 Liloli Gubazong

On the evening of Saturday, August 8, the filming of "Holiday in the Magic City" officially started at the Xijiao Hotel.

There were not many scenes in the original film, but they were further compressed after Chen Yiming's magic modification.Now that the boat ride scene couldn't be filmed, Chen Yiming simply decided to film all the scenes with the heroine.

Chen Yiming comforted himself, at least filming this way would be more conducive to Lily, a newbie, getting into the role.

Just spend more money, sigh!
Tonight we are going to film the story of the princess escaping.

Before this scene in the original "Roman Holiday", there was a scene where the princess secretly took off her shoes when receiving an envoy.

This arrangement not only expresses the naughty character of the princess, but also lays the foundation for the rebellious escape. It also echoes the fairy tale of Cinderella. It can be described as a very exquisite setting.

It's a pity that this plot can't be used for reference, and the poor crew can't afford to film it.

This scene will either not be filmed, or it will cost a lot of money to film.

The princess, attendants, and guests all had to put on heavy makeup, and the costumes had to be elegant, and there were no shortage of people. The entire set would cost hundreds of thousands to take a photo of.

There is no other way, if you save money and fool around, you will lose your dignity, and then you will no longer be a royal princess but a miscellaneous princess.

Chen Yiming's magical transformation starts directly from the bedroom scene, and there are only three actors.

The behind-the-scenes team arrived early in the afternoon, set up cameras, set up lights, and made preparations before filming started.

In a large European-style suite, the camera focuses on Lily sitting on the bed.

In front of the monitor, Chen Yiming and Lin Xiao sat on the left and right, and behind the camera was the director of photography and assistant director Xiangrui, holding a microphone.

Chen Yiming made a gesture to start.

Xiangrui, who is 1.5 meters tall, stood on the apple box, raised the microphone, and started to go through the process for the final round of confirmation.

"light."

"Open it!"

"recording."

"Get in place."

"photography."

"ROLLING (powering on)."

As soon as the recorder, who was holding his peaked cap upside down, heard the phone was turned on, he immediately stretched out his arms to hit the board.

The recording guy was an intern from the Documentary Channel who came over to watch the fun. Chen Yiming used to teach him step by step, and now he is more or less capable of playing tricks.

Chen Yiming saw on the monitor that the slate was done well. The position of the slate was neither forward nor backward, just enough to fill the viewfinder, which made it easier to edit later.

"The first shot of the second scene, the first time."

Xiangrui shouted immediately when he saw the scorer withdrawing.

"start!"

Lily on the bed started to make a fuss as planned during the rehearsal.

Turn left, turn right, pat the pillow, put it horizontally, put it vertically, turn it over...

At the end of the struggle, she simply lifted the quilt, jumped up and jumped on the bed.

After jumping around a few times, she felt that her nightgown was in the way, so she lifted up the skirt to get rid of it.

The door opened in time, and Lily jumped back into bed in fright, pulled up the quilt and lay down with an innocent look on her face.

The princess's personal maid appeared, wearing a black dress, black face, and black-framed glasses, highlighting the appearance of an old maid.

The actors are also foreign teachers from the Shanghai Theater Academy.

The supporting role of Chen Yiming has been labeled, and there are not many scenes, so it is not difficult to act.

The female officer came into the mirror, bowed and sat down beside the bed, took out a piece of paper and unfolded it.

"Crack!"

The auspicious shout means the shooting of this shot is over.

The whole group looked at the monitor. Chen Yiming and Lin Xiao looked at each other, then looked at the recording and photography, and after confirming that there was no problem, stood up and shouted.

"Pass!"

The room immediately burst into warm applause, and everyone expressed their appreciation to the fledgling Lily.

This scene looks simple but is actually not simple, because it is completely Lily's one-man show.

Since the scene of taking off her shoes was cut out, this scene was the princess's first appearance in "Holiday."

If you want to hold the audience in a nightgown and build up the audience's psychological expectations of a rebellious princess as soon as you show up, you can't just rely on your appearance.

When Chen Yiming narrated the play to Lily, she only clarified the character's emotions, and it was entirely up to her to decide how to express them.

After all, the audience sees Lily, not Hepburn.

The characters are different and the experiences are different, so the acting method cannot be copied exactly. Chen Yiming cannot use Hepburn's performance in the original film to define Lily.

After the actual filming, at least in Chen Yiming's eyes, Lily's performance has broken away from Hepburn's shadow and has her own style.

Could it be that he had inadvertently discovered an acting genius?

It is said that when filming "Roman Holiday", director William Wyler shot the most NG scene 60 times in order to inspire the young Hepburn, which made Hepburn cry bitterly.

As for today's scene, Lily had only rehearsed it 6 times.

……

The next second shot is not next to the first shot. The camera is focused on the door. After opening the door, it follows the female officer, ending at the end of the first shot.

On the timeline, this shot actually partially overlaps with the first shot, mainly to facilitate post-editing.

What follows is a verbal battle between the princess and the female officer.

The female officer speaks in an authentic Oxford accent, and the actor is a British acting teacher, so he can handle it easily.Lily, on the other hand, spoke with a good translation accent that was a mixture of Chinese and English. Not to mention, just reading the speech was not inappropriate at all.

"Your Highness, please allow me to remind you of tomorrow's itinerary again."

"Again? God Save me!"

"At 10:45, visit Yangquan Road No. [-] Middle School."

"Youth are the hope of human progress. A better world is looking forward to a better you. I will always be with you."

"At 12 o'clock sharp, attend the exchange luncheon."

"The vast world island cannot isolate the friendship between the people of China and Europe. I will always be with you."

"At 14:20, condolences to Sunshine Nursery."

"You are the angels God gave to the world, and I will always be with you.

"At 16:[-] sharp, attend the Airbus ribbon-cutting ceremony..."

The female officer's tone remained the same, while Lily's tone gradually became lower, until she completely collapsed and pulled up the quilt to cover her head with abandon.

The female officer put down the document without any emotion, stood up and said.

"Your Highness, I think you need some sleeping pills. Please allow me to summon Mr. Harker."

Then the female officer bowed slightly and walked out of the room expressionlessly.

This scene was shot back and forth a dozen times.

On the one hand, the princess needs to show a progressive layering of emotions here. Although her face is dull throughout, different small details need to be brought out in combination with her tone of voice.

For example, visiting the campus in the morning is exciting and anticipated, the government luncheon at noon is routine, visiting orphans in the afternoon is refreshing, and finally attending business activities is extremely boring.

The same tone and expression convey different emotions, thereby reflecting the princess's true temperament.

This requires Lily to sort out her inner emotional logic and design the performance accordingly before filming begins.

What's more, the entire scene is a close-up of the face, magnifying the details of the performance to the greatest extent, which further increases the difficulty.

Fortunately, Chen Yiming is not a fan of long lenses. He cuts the lens frequently here, and he can grind it out bit by bit no matter how difficult it is.

By the time tonight's most difficult scene was finished filming, the time had already reached 10 o'clock.

The next few scenes are relatively simple, just follow the process.

The chamberlain arrived, with a peaceful but uncompromising expression, and refused the princess's request to go out and sleep naked. He also gave the princess a few sleeping pills.

What should I do if my children get into trouble?Just put her to sleep!
In Chen Yiming's magical transformation, the internal minister who was just a small supporting role in the original film has been promoted to the first supporting role. His character is richer, his heart is more complex, and his role is more important than that of the male protagonist's photographer friend.

After being alone again, the princess finally couldn't restrain her inner desire for freedom and decided to change her clothes and run away.

She slipped out of the room, walked into the courtyard, climbed onto the liquor truck at the back door, and escaped from the heavily guarded Xijiao Hotel like a child.

The first day of filming officially ended before 12 o'clock, successfully exceeding everyone's expectations.

However, the actors can leave the show and go home immediately, but Chen Yiming cannot call it a day and rest.

He left all the chores such as on-site recovery and handover to Ma Dazhuang and Xiaomei.

Material is the lifeblood, and today is the first day of shooting. He has to follow the photography team to the Magic Tower to oversee the post-production in person.

After reviewing the first version of the sample, it was already four o'clock in the morning when he got home, and he still had to work hard to organize and revise the shooting plan for the night.

By the time he threw himself on the bed and passed out, it was already bright outside.

……

After waking up and eating a full meal, the crew gathered in the evening and started working again to shoot the scene where the male and female protagonists meet each other.

According to the storyboard, this is the fourth scene in the film. The previous third scene was an indoor scene where the male protagonist gambles.

That scene mainly explained the male protagonist's career as a reporter and foreshadowed his participation in the princess's press conference at noon the next day.

There were no scenes where the heroine appeared, so Chen Yiming skipped and delayed filming.

The male protagonist was returning home from the gambling game and happened to pass by the princess sleeping on the bench while crossing the park.

The male protagonist hesitated several times while waiting for the rental, but in the end he couldn't bear to worry about the girl who was out late at night.

He goes back to wake up the princess, and the fairy tale love story begins.

"Crack!"

"Lily, with a little more elegance, you will be a princess from birth, and you will abide by royal etiquette even in your dreams."

"Crack!"

"Lao Gu, the disgust on your face is too obvious, please restrain yourself."

"Crack!"

"Lily, your mood is still wrong. You thought this was your bedroom. You were talking to yourself the whole time. Control your emotions and don't be carried away by the old lines."

"Crack!"

"Take a break for 10 minutes. Lily, don't communicate with Lao Gu and find your own feelings."

After filming for the seventh time, Chen Yiming finally shouted.

As the two actors gradually found their groove, the filming sped up.

Taxi, exterior of a rented house, interior of a rented house, three scenes in a row, masturbating quickly in two nights.

During this period, the princess only needs to close her eyes and follow along, talking in her sleep from time to time.

Lao Gu skillfully controlled the situation, with [-]% fondness, [-]% helplessness, [-]% tolerance, and [-]% disgust. Various emotions were intertwined and clearly explained by his performance.

After all, back then, Gu Yuehe was always good at acting.

The boss in the ancient puppet show is also the boss!
(End of this chapter)