The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 113 Panoramic Scheduling
In the blink of an eye, the filming of "Princess Diaries" has arrived on the fifth day.

at last!

Anson is about to have his first scene.

However, it is not a one-man scene. To be precise, Anson has no one-man scene in the entire movie. He is indeed a qualified vase, shouldering heavy responsibilities at all times.

Including today's scene. Not only is it not a one-man show, but it is also a group show.

This scene was somewhat difficult and required not only scheduling but also coordination, so Gary did not rush to shoot, but waited for the crew to operate smoothly before shooting——

Mia, who still doesn’t know her identity yet and is just an ordinary, transparent middle school student, goes to school with her good friend Lily.

Gary needs a panoramic view to show all the main and secondary characters in the school. Different students are busy with different things and are full of energy, including Mandy Moore, Sandra Oh, Anson and other characters.

Of course, there is also Mia's crush, Josh. This role is played by Erik-von-Detten, who is also eighteen years old and making his big screen debut; Josh is played by Mandy. Cheerleader Lana's boyfriend, the two are inseparable in love.

The difficulty of panorama lies in scheduling.

The camera will have a rigorous movement track to show the director's vision; while the actors will need to stay in their positions and stick to their characters.

On the one hand, when the camera comes into its orbit, it completes the character's task.

On the other hand, when the camera leaves and you become the background, you stay focused and continue your role.

Finally, a complete picture is completed.

This is not easy, it requires performance, rehearsal, and cooperation.

There is such a panoramic shot in Steven-Spielberg's 2004 directorial work "The Terminal":
The actor Tom-Hanks stood in the middle of a square at the airport, dazed and lost. Other passengers coming and going were still busy moving forward in their lives, but he was forced to stay where he was.

It is such a panoramic shot, which only lasts a few seconds in the movie, but Steven used a sand table layout to carefully set every detail of the scene, including how many people were moving from which position and in which direction at what time and at what speed. Movement, all accurate to the second.

After three full days of rehearsal, a perfect picture was finally completed. The movement of the crowd is not only the composition, but also the flowing lines. The presentation effect needs to be busy but also needs to show the vitality of the airport. The entire picture lens itself is a visual enjoyment. Bring impact.

This scene fully demonstrates Steven Spielberg's scheduling ability. There is no doubt that he is a master of composition, scheduling and storyboarding. This is also a part of the film art - and it is very important. part.

Later, the fundamental reason why those superhero movies became more and more theme parks was that there was no scheduling, no composition, and no editing. The imagination of the movie disappeared. Everything became as rigid as a theme park, and it was completely reduced to selling movie peripherals. of a platform.

Of course, Gary is not Steven, nor does he have Steven's creativity and control, but he also has his own ideas about the language of film lenses. What he is best at is using the lens to capture the relationship between characters.

In fact, he still has traces of a TV director, focusing more on the script and the visual effects brought about by some body language than the lens language; but this still makes him an excellent romantic love director.

Gary also discussed with the crew for a long time about the arrangement at the gate of the middle school, and went through a full three hours of rehearsal and practice yesterday afternoon.

Today, Gary hopes for good weather in San Francisco.

He wanted to capture the moment when the sun rises in the early morning and truly present the situation of middle school students going to school, full of youthful atmosphere——

Of course, with a touch of movie drama.

This means that the crew needs to hurry up, because there is only a short period of time when the sun is at the right angle in the morning. Once it is missed, the natural effect Gary is pursuing will be greatly reduced, and the shooting plan may need to be changed or even completely overturned. Existing plans.

It was precisely because of the combination of these factors that Gary did not shoot the scene right away. He started preparing while starting the filming, and ended the shooting early yesterday to take time to rehearse.

Now, finally comes the actual combat.

The crew was a little nervous. Although the staff still followed the steps and were familiar with this kind of filming work, don't forget that most of the student actors in the middle school were filming movies for the first time. Only Sandra Oh, who played the vice principal, is the exception.

Gary hopes that these young people will show their age-appropriate youth and vitality, but the price is the inexperience and rawness. Excited, yes.

Nervous, yes.

Although no one spoke loudly, the air was filled with a rustling and bustling noise, and various emotions could be clearly felt when the eyes were exchanged. It took a second to return to the middle school days——

The school bell rang, but the math teacher who had announced that there would be a class test today did not show up. In the short period of time, various speculations were made nervously and excitedly, but no one dared to make a loud noise to break the depression.

That's what it feels like right now.

Anson is no exception.

I'm not nervous when I'm filming. What's really stressful is the performance.

This is the first time Michael appears in a movie, and it is in full view. There are countless students around him. He needs to leave a deep impression without breaking the nerdy nature of the character himself. This is also the moment to verify his preparation and research during this period.

James Franco gave a lot of help to Anson in the process of preparing for the role, and tried some performances with Anson. As for whether it works, it is a mule or a horse. Now is the time to come out for a stroll.

Nervousness, after all, is still nervousness, mixed with various emotions of anticipation and excitement, coupled with the surging emotions of other young people around him, the gushing and tense heartbeats quietly spread like this.

puff.

puff.

There was a roar above my eardrums, from far to near, and then from near to far. The world shrank briefly, almost squeezing my shoulders.

Then, the squad leader should shout "Quiet"——

"Ready!"

On the set, it’s not the monitor, but the recorder.

When the recorder came on stage, all the noise and discussion were silenced, and we instantly entered the scene where the gun was fired in the Olympic 100-meter final.

A moment of pause, a moment of stagnation.

The tension and excitement of the young people in the audience were pushed to the extreme, and the golden sunlight falling all over the sky also boiled, as if they were standing at the entrance to the magical world.

He stretched out his hand and pushed, and the door slowly opened.

"Start shooting!"

call.

Exhaling gently, Anson calmed down.

There is no tension, no expectations, no distracting thoughts, and I am completely focused on the task in front of me. The sound of my heartbeat above my eardrums gradually fades away, and I enter a subtle state, where my attention quietly gathers.

Wheels.

Wheels.

It seemed like the sound of film rolling could be caught in the air.

　The fourth update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)